Evaluation

Significant Impact Factor

At a glance

The following table is not intended to be a comprehensive guide to the application and consent process, but a brief idea of where to start and the involvement likely by the relevant bodies.

Body/org.	EIS/SEA*	Env Statmnt	Consult	Legislation/remit	Contact details
CE				Site permit/license	www.crownestate.co.uk
SNH				EC Habitats Directive, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981	www.snh.org.uk
MCA				Coastal Protection Act (CPA), SOLAS, MGN 275	www.mca.gov.uk
MOD				Testing areas and land ownership	www.defence-estates.mod.uk
LA				Various	Location dependent
Port Authority				Various, CPA etc	Location dependent
DTI				principle consents Electricity Act 1989, Food and Environmental Protection Act 1985, CPA	www.dti.gov.uk
NLB				Rite of free passage, CPA etc	www.nlb.org.uk
UKHO				Bathymetric charts, tidal prediction service	www.ukho.gov.uk
DERT/DfT				Consult regarding Marine Consents and Environment Unit (MCEU)	www.dtlr.gov.uk
National Grid				CUSC etc, BETTA, RETSl	www.nationalgrid.com
Carbon Trust				Good resource + possible funding	www.thecarbontrust.co.uk

	For more detailed guidance of the consent process please visit the following, otherwise please check the references section for more general resources:
	www.dti.gov.uk/energy/leg and reg/consents/guidance.pdf
	www.mceu.gov.uk/mceu_local/FEPA/eia-main.htm
	www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_shipping/documents/page/dft_shipping_035819.hcsp
	(Similarly, see HIE, Emec, NaREC and SuperGen for Scottish renewable development)
	Strategic Environmental Assessment likely for the larger sites, with competitive round for site permission

 

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