Onshore decommissioning of offshore platform
ENVIRON Felicity Arthur [email protected] 0131 2559899 Outer Harbour Decom facility, Gt Yarmouth Jeremy Cork [email protected] 0161 2427880 Onshore decommissioning of offshore platform infrastructure, Great Yarmouth ENVIRON was appointed to undertake a review of the environmental considerations required to support an application for the development of an onshore decommissioning facility at the newly developed Outer Harbour at East Port, Great Yarmouth, required to facilitate the decommissioning of six former southern North Sea platforms. ENVIRON undertook an environmental permitting (EP) scoping study, which reviewed current EP requirements and standards in EPR sector guidance documents. It also outlined the information required to support the permit application package. This was completed in consultation with the Environment Agency (EA) and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). The proposed facility was screened as an environmental impact assessment (EIA) development. As such, ENVIRON produced and submitted an initial scoping study and then the ES to accompany the planning application. This included the collection of baseline environmental conditions, review of local, regional and national policy, an assessment of any significant environmental effects and proposed mitigation. ENVIRON also prepared a sustainability statement that evaluated the contribution of the proposed development towards sustainable development objectives contained within local and regional planning policy including site planning and design and construction.
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