Notice of Environmental Impact Assessment consent decision

Notice of Environmental Impact Assessment consent decision

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has carried out an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) under the Marine Works (EIA) Regulations 2007 SI 2007/1518 (as amended) (the MWRs) for the following marine aggregate extraction project:

Application number  MLA/2012/00422
Project name Area 108-3
Applicant  Britannia Aggregates Ltd
Duration  13 months
Permitted extraction (tonnes)  383,671

The MMO has decided to grant an EIA consent for the above project, in accordance with Regulation 22 of the MWRs, subject to certain conditions being imposed on the regulated activity.

Full details of the decision including the environmental information taken into consideration, the main reasons and considerations on which the consent decision was based and the conditions attached to the consent may be obtained:

* electronically on the MMO's marine licence register which can be found on our website at the following address:

https://marinelicensing.marinemanagement.org.uk/mmo/fox/live/MMO PUBLIC REGISTER/

* in hard copy from the MMO at the address below for a charge not exceeding a reasonable amount for copying; and

* by inspection during normal office hours free of charge and on prior appointment at the following location:

Marine Licensing Team
Marine Management Organisation, Lancaster House Hampshire Court, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 7YH

Tel: 0300 123 1032

Email*: Marine.consents@marinemanagement.org.uk

The MWRs implement, in relation to certain marine works. Council Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (the "EIA Directive") into UK Law.

The EIA for the above project was carried out following an application for a marine licence under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009. The MMO must ensure that applications for activities that require an EIA are compliant with the MWRs before a marine licence is granted.

*If representations are provided bye-mail and an undeliverable message is received, please post your representations to the above address.