Abstract
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is conducting a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of a draft plan/programme to enable future renewable leasing for offshore wind, wave and tidal devices and licensing/leasing for seaward oil and gas rounds, hydrocarbon and carbon dioxide gas storage. The renewable energy elements of the draft plan/programme cover parts of the UK Exclusive Economic Zone and the territorial waters of England and Wales; for hydrocarbon gas and carbon dioxide storage it applies to UK waters (relevant territorial waters and the UK Exclusive Economic Zone); and for hydrocarbon exploration and production it applies to all UK waters.
The consultation ran from 3 March 2016 to 29 April 2016.
Below is a list of key documents published as part of the OESEA3 consultation process:
- Non-Technical Summary
- Environmental Report
- Appendices 1-4 (Contents)
- Appendix 1a.1: Plankton
- Appendix 1a.2: Benthos
- Appendix 1a.3: Cephalopods
- Appendix 1a.4: Fish & Shellfish
- Appendix 1a.5: Marine Reptiles
- Appendix 1a.6: Birds
- Appendix 1a.7: Marine and Other Mammals
- Appendix 1b: Geology, Substrates & Coastal Geomorphology
- Appendix 1c: Landscape/Seascape
- Appendix 1d: Water Environment
- Appendix 1e: Air Quality
- Appendix 1f: Climate & Meteorology
- Appendix 1g: Population & Human Health
- Appendix 1h: Other Users & Material Assests
- Appendix 1i: Cultural Heritage
- Appendix 1j: Conservation
- Appendix 2: Other Initiatives
- Appendix 3: Existing Controls
- Appendix 4: Stakeholder Workshops
- Post-Consultation Report
- Consultation Feedback
- Scoping Report
- Scoping Response Compilation