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South Hook CHP Plant Herbrandston, Pembrokeshire Environmental Statement Volume 4 – Non Technical Summary The Planning Act 2008

The Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms & Procedure) Regulations 2009 Regulation 5(2)(a)

May 2013 Applicant: QPI Global Ventures Limited

South Hook CHP Plant

Environmental Statement Volume 4 – Non Technical Summary

Document History

TITLE: Environmental Statement Volume 4 – Non Technical Summary

DOCUMENT REF: Document 1.3.4

Version Status/Purpose/ Description

Originator Checked Authorised Date

Final Submission 31/05/13

Non Technical Summary 1. Introduction

2. Overview

3. The Developers

4. Site Context

5. Alternatives

6. The Scheme

7. Environmental Impact Assessment

8. National Policy Context

9. Habitats Regulations Assessment

10. Ground Conditions and Hydrogeology

11. Hydrology, Water Quality and Flood Risk

12. Seascape, Landscape and Visual Resources

13. Terrestrial Ecology

14. Marine Environment and Ecology

15. Air Quality

16. Noise and Vibration

17. Historic Environment

18. Traffic and Transport

19. Socio economics

20. Cumulative Assessment

21. Availability of the Environmental Statement

1 South Hook CHP Non Technical Summary Document 1.3.4 May 2013

Non Technical Summary 1.Introduction

1. The Environmental Statement (ES) of which this Non Technical Summary (NTS)

forms part, has been submitted by QPI Global Ventures Limited (the Applicant), on behalf of itself, ExxonMobil Power Limited (ExxonMobil) and Total Gas and

Power Business Services S.A.S. (together the Developers) to accompany its

application for a Development Consent Order (DCO) to the National

Infrastructure Directorate of the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) to construct and

operate a combined heat and power (CHP) plant (the CHP Plant) within the

existing boundary of the South Hook Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal (the

LNG Terminal) near Herbrandston, in the county of Pembrokeshire, Wales.

2. This document is the Non Technical Summary of the ES. The ES comprises

four volumes:

Volume 1: Text (Document 1.3.1).

Volume 2: Figures, Photographs and Photomontages (Document 1.3.2).

Volume 3: Technical appendices (Document 1.3.3).

Volume 4: Non Technical Summary (Document 1.3.4).

2. Overview 3. The Application Site is mainly located within Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

(PCNP) and also comprises land within the jurisdiction of Pembrokeshire County

Council (PCC). The Application Site is centred at National Grid Reference SM

874 and is shown on the Site Location Plan (Figure NTS 1). The Application Site

itself is the area within the Order Limits Boundary (as shown on the Proposed

Site Layout Plan, Figure NTS 2). The electricity generating station and

associated infrastructure (the Main CHP Plant Site) will occupy an area of

approximately 10 hectares (ha) (again, as shown on the Proposed Site Layout

Plan, Figure NTS 2). In addition the required area for a future carbon capture


facility will occupy an area of approximately 4ha. Overall however, taking into

account drainage and access requirements and the required interconnections

with the LNG Terminal, (principally comprising fuel and cooling integration with

the modified submerged combustion vaporisers (SCVs)) the area within which

permanent works will be undertaken will amount to approximately 31ha. In

addition a further 30ha of land will be required for temporary land works during

construction.

4. The DCO will authorise the construction and operation of the CHP Plant which

will have a nominal gross electrical output capacity of up to 500 MW electrical

(MWe) and as such the proposed development (or Scheme), falls within the

thresholds for nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs). Under

normal operating conditions the CHP Plant will be fully integrated with the

working of the adjacent LNG Terminal with the heat from the CHP Plant being

used to vaporise LNG which is then fed into National Grid Gas plc's National

Transmission System for gas (the Gas NTS).

5. In addition all the power generated by the CHP Plant will be either exported to

the electricity grid or to other industrial sites adjacent to the Milford Haven

Waterway, or will replace power currently imported by the LNG Terminal.

Building the CHP Plant will produce enough electric power to supply up to

900,000 homes, and significantly reduce gas utilisation by the LNG Terminal.

3. The Developers

QPI Global Ventures Limited

6. QPI Global Ventures Limited is the Qatar Petroleum International Limited

subsidiary responsible for the evaluation of the CHP Plant project. The

Applicant is the majority sponsor of the project, working collaboratively to

develop the Scheme with ExxonMobil and Total.

7. Qatar Petroleum International Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Qatar

Petroleum, the state-owned national oil company of the State of Qatar. Qatar

Petroleum International Limited's subsidiaries hold controlling interests in South


Hook LNG Terminal Company Ltd (SH LNG), the company that owns and

operates the LNG Terminal, and in South Hook Gas Company Ltd (SH Gas),

the company that owns and manages the capacity at the LNG Terminal.

ExxonMobil Power Limited

8. ExxonMobil Power Limited has been established specifically for the evaluation

and consideration of potential combined heat and power opportunities at the

LNG Terminal. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation.

Through other subsidiaries Exxon Mobil Corporation holds a minority interest in

SH LNG and SH Gas.

Total Gas and Power Business Services S.A.S.

9. Total Gas and Power Business Services S.A.S. replaced Total Gas and Power

Ventures S.A.S. in 2012 as the Total S.A. subsidiary responsible for the

evaluation of the CHP Plant project. Total S.A. is also a shareholder in the LNG

Terminal via its subsidiary Elf Petroleum UK Limited.

4. Site Context

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

10. The Application Site is located straddling the edge of the Pembrokeshire Coast

National Park within an area of countryside typified by gently undulating hills and

valleys. However, the landscape in this part of Pembrokeshire is also

dominated by the significant industrial installations adjacent to the Milford Haven

Waterway (the Waterway) including oil refineries, power stations, LNG

terminals, storage terminals, docks, a ferry terminal, marinas, jetties and vacant

former industrial sites. The Application Site itself occupies part of the area of

the former Esso oil refinery that was closed in 1983. The boundary of the PCNP

bisects the LNG Terminal site, of which the Application Site forms part, from

north to south such that the western part of the LNG Terminal site lies within the

PCNP; nevertheless the landscape characteristics that prevail are largely

maritime industrial.


Pembrokeshire Coast Path and Amenity Assets

11. The Pembrokeshire Coast Path National Trail (part of the All Wales Coastal

Path) (the Coastal Path) follows the northern and southern coastline of the

Waterway and the western and southern boundary of the LNG Terminal site

closest to the Application Site between Sandy Haven and Gelliswick Bay.

12. The Milford Haven Golf Club course lies to the east of the Application Site and

borders the eastern boundary of the LNG Terminal site.

Local Communities

13. There are several small settlements close to the Application Site including the

small village of Herbrandston approximately 1.5km to the north, Hubberston,

Hakin and other residential areas of Milford Haven approximately 2km to the

east, and Upper Neeston approximately 1km to the north east. The small

hamlet of Angle is located some 3km to the south across the Waterway.

14. The larger communities of Milford Haven and Pembroke Dock are located some

3km to the east and 8km to the south east of the Application Site respectively.

Nearest Residential Properties

15. The nearest residential properties are located just under 1km to the north from

the main noise generating equipment in the CHP Plant (e.g. the gas/steam

turbine generator building). Further to the north are the dwellings of the village

of Herbrandston, including Herbrandston Hall and the isolated property at Big

Neeston. To the east and south east there are a number of residential

properties on South Hook Road in Gelliswick.

Historic Environment

16. The Application Site lies within the Milford Haven Waterway Landscape of

Outstanding Historic Interest. As a result of this designation it is considered to

be a highly articulate and distinctive land and seascape which exhibits both

continuity and adaptation, and its overall setting and range of features make it

unique in Wales. The wider landscape encompassing the site consists of a


combination of open rural landscape, heavy industry, villages, towns, and the

Waterway.

17. The landscape around the Waterway has been strongly influenced by its past

and present industrial land uses. The settlements of Pembroke, Milford Haven

and Neyland originated as a result of fishing, trade, boat building and maritime

transport. More recently, the deep waters of the Waterway have allowed the

Waterway to receive deep draught vessels for bulk cargoes from the sea,

leading to the development of a large petrochemical industry in the area.

5. Alternatives 18. Given the proposed synergistic relationship between the CHP Plant and the

LNG Terminal the only locations considered by the Developers for the Main

CHP Plant Site were all within the LNG Terminal site on land previously

identified in the planning permissions granted for the LNG Terminal for “future

expansion”.

19. Initially five possible locations within the LNG Terminal were considered for the

CHP Plant. Using a range of selection criteria these were reduced to a western

and an eastern potential development zone which were the subject of the

Preliminary Environmental Information Report and associated consultation in the

late summer of 2012. As a result of that consultation the Developers decided to

select the western option.

20. Since then a small number of alternative layouts have been considered for the

western site, mainly in response to engineering requirements and to optimize

the integration with the LNG Terminal site. Architects were appointed and

further refinements were subsequently made, partly in response to concerns

from the residents of Herbrandston on the visual impact of the Scheme.

21. At the outset five standby cooling options were being considered – once through

seawater cooling, hyperbolic natural draft cooling towers, air cooled condensers,

a mechanical draft wet closed-loop cooling system, and direct air-cooled fin fan

coolers. After careful consideration of the engineering, operational and


environmental merits of each standby cooling option, the direct air-cooled fin-fan

coolers were selected.

22. During the design of the Scheme slightly different plant layouts have been

examined primarily to optimise operating efficiency, and alternative architectural

concepts for the ‘mitigate by design’ approach adopted have been considered.

These have been discussed with Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority

(PCNPA) and PCC. In addition, in order to allow for further design evolution

and development and to provide sufficient flexibility in the final design, a

maximum or worst case parameter (Rochdale Envelope) approach has been

adopted for the main buildings/structures in the Scheme (see Section 36 of this

NTS) enabling the environmental impact assessment to be undertaken robustly.

23. A key objective in developing the design philosophy for the proposed CHP Plant

is to provide a high quality appearance that, despite being distinctive, also

succeeds in reducing the visual impact of the CHP Plant having regard to its

surroundings and views from key visual receptors.

6. The Scheme 24. Full details of the Scheme are set out in Chapter 4 of the main text in Volume 1

of the ES, together with its appendices. These are summarised as follows.

25. The CHP Plant will burn natural gas to generate electricity and heat. Heat

generated by the CHP Plant steam turbine condenser system will be utilised

within the LNG Terminal to vaporise LNG, turning it back into natural gas,

making this the largest operational high efficiency CHP Plant in the UK. A

combined-cycle system with co-generation of heat and power offers a high

degree of energy efficiency, with a thermal efficiency of up to 88%.

26. The CHP Plant will provide heat to the LNG Terminal during normal operation,

but both facilities will also be designed to enable independent operation, as set

out below - if one of the facilities is unavailable for any reason.

27. The four main modes of operation are the following:


Integrated mode (normal operating condition) – the CHP Plant operating

as designed with heat being provided to the LNG Terminal for LNG

vaporisation;

Independent mode (a) – the LNG Terminal operating as it currently does,

without a heat supply from the CHP Plant (e.g. due to CHP Plant

maintenance);

Independent mode (b) – the CHP Plant operating but not providing all of its

heat to the LNG Terminal due to lack of heat demand (e.g. due to the LNG

Terminal having a low gas send-out demand and hence a low heat demand);

Independent mode (c) – both the CHP Plant and the LNG Terminal

operating with the requisite supply and demand of heat available, but without

heat being provided to the LNG Terminal (e.g. due to the hot and return

water lines between the CHP Plant and the LNG Terminal being unavailable

as a result of maintenance during a period of high demand for gas and

electricity).

28. In normal operation, the CHP Plant is designed to meet the LNG Terminal’s

demand for heat when the LNG Terminal is operating at 70% of its maximum

gas send-out capacity. In this mode of operation there will be a reduction of

approximately two thirds of the consented discharges (under the LNG Terminal

environmental permit) to atmosphere from the SCVs, approximately equivalent

to the emissions from 10 SCVs.

29. All of the above modes of operation result in a reduction in emissions from the

LNG Terminal, with the exception of independent mode (c). It is extremely

unlikely, however, that a period of high demand for both gas and electricity will

coincide with unavailability of the hot and return water lines, which means that

independent mode (c), whilst possible, is unlikely to occur in practice.

30. The early design stages for the Scheme have been completed, informed by the

iterative environmental analyses undertaken as part of the Environmental

Impact Assessment (EIA) and Habitats Regulation Assessment (HRA)

processes and the consultation process mandated by the Planning Act 2008 as


amended (the Planning Act). The final detailed design will be completed within

the constraints set by the DCO application and is due to be completed by the

end of 2013. Subject to the timing of the DCO process, the expected

programme for construction and operation is:

construction commencing mid to late 2014;

commissioning commencing mid to late 2016; and

commercial operation commencing 2017.

Overview of Current and Proposed Operation at the LNG

Terminal

31. The LNG Terminal receives, stores and vaporises LNG for ultimate supply to the

Gas NTS. The LNG Terminal has the capacity to process up to 15.56 million

tonnes of LNG per year. Vaporisation of LNG is currently achieved by operation

of up to 15 SCVs, the number of units operating at any given time being

dependent on gas send-out requirements. Each SCV comprises a stainless

steel tube bundle immersed in a warm water bath. The LNG flows through the

tube bundle and is heated and vaporised by heat transferred from the water

bath. The warm water temperature is maintained by supplying heat to the water

in the SCVs through direct contact with hot gases resulting from the combustion

of a small portion of the re-gasified natural gas produced at the LNG Terminal.

32. Modifications to the existing SCVs and associated plant are required to enable

heat recovered from the steam turbine condenser system of the CHP Plant to be

used, with the remainder being able to continue to operate as installed, if

required. The modifications to the selected SCVs will include the following:

modifications to the SCV bath to accommodate hot water circulation;

installation of water mixers on the deck of each SCV;

installation of hot water and return lines between the SCVs and the CHP

Plant; and

construction of water sumps and return pumps.


CHP Scheme Overview

33. In summary, the DCO application seeks consent for the CHP Plant which

comprises the main generating plant and other integral infrastructure within the

Application Site. The CHP Plant is described in detail in Schedule A of the draft

DCO (Document 1.4) and includes an electricity generating station with a

nominal gross electrical output capacity of up to 500MWe including:

Gas/steam turbine generator building containing gas turbine generator set

and steam turbine generator set;

Administration office and control room;

Workshop and maintenance/warehouse building;

Electrical sub-station (HV switchgear indoor gas insulated building and

compound) and electricity transformer;

Heat recovery steam generator building containing heat recovery steam

generator set;

Standby direct air-cooled fin-fan coolers;

Raw/fire water storage tank, pump house, pipework and hydrants;

Demineralised water storage tank, demineralised water treatment plant, and

pipework;

Stack for discharge of flue gas;

Fuel gas lines (1) from existing connection to the Gas NTS and (2) from the

LNG Terminal, and gas receiving station;

Electrical supply power lines;

Water treatment equipment;

Electrical export line to electrical sub-station;

Pumps;

Hot and return water lines, and support structure (where lines not buried);


Security fencing, gates and kiosk(s); and

Process waste water treatment plant and pipes to process waste water

discharge point.

34. Also included within the CHP Plant and the Application Site are the following

elements and requirements:

Integration of hot and return water lines into existing LNG Terminal SCVs;

Ground grading, levelling and landscape works;

Partitioned attenuation basin and associated surface water infrastructure;

Foul water drainage system;

Secure access corridor for utilities infrastructure and internal site roads;

Open storage of excavated materials; and

Land reserved for carbon capture.

35. Temporary land requirements include:

Land for preparatory works including demolition;

Contractors' car parking, offices, canteen, welfare and related support

facilities;

Open and covered storage, construction laydown areas, warehouse,

workshops and stores; and

Open storage of excavated materials.

Design Parameters

36. The key buildings and structures forming part of the CHP Plant together with

their maximum dimensions or parameters are set out in the following table.


Building/Structure Dimensions (metres)

Height Length Width

Gas/Steam Turbine Generator Building 30.5 m 126 m 101 m Administration Office and Control Room 19 m 66 m 34.5 m Workshop and Maintenance/Warehouse Building 20 m 65 m 35 m

Electrical Sub-station (HV Switchgear Indoor Gas Insulated Building and Compound)

7 m 79 m 47 m

Heat Recovery Steam Generator Building 42 m 66 m 50.5 m Standby Direct Air-cooled Fin-fan Coolers 22 m 142 m 101 m Raw/Fire Water Storage Tank 16 m 21 m (diameter) Demineralised Water Storage Tank 16 m 21 m (diameter) Stack Up to 85 m Up to 8 m (external

diameter)

37. Other structures on the Application Site include a revised surface drainage

system and new permanent perimeter fencing, security gates and access.

Drainage System and Process Water Discharge

38. Dedicated surface water and process waste water drainage systems will be

established for the CHP Plant in accordance with a drainage plan agreed with

Natural Resources Wales (NRW, formerly, in this context, the Environment

Agency Wales). Process waste waters will be treated within the process waste

water treatment plant for the CHP Plant. After treatment these will discharge

into the LNG Terminal process waste water effluent pipeline, with the combined

discharges from the CHP Plant and the LNG Terminal ultimately discharging

from the existing LNG Terminal discharge point into the Waterway under the

applicable conditions for the substances specified in the the existing permit for

the LNG Terminal.

Waste water from Amenities 39. Waste water from amenities (such as toilets and canteens) will be connected to

the LNG Terminal’s foul water drainage system and discharged to the existing


foul water sewer connection, which has sufficient capacity to accept the

anticipated flow of approximately 0.1 m3 per hour.

Access and Traffic Movement

40. Access to the CHP Plant will be via the existing road network junction and

entrance to the LNG Terminal. There will be no vehicle movements associated

with the delivery of primary fuel to the CHP Plant as this will be piped direct from

the adjacent LNG Terminal, or if not available from the LNG Terminal, from the

Gas NTS.

Hours of Operation and Shift Pattern

41. The CHP Plant will be designed for continuous operation, except for

maintenance periods, with the operational flexibility to work on a shift basis

when commercially desirable to do so.

42. The CHP Plant is expected to employ around eight full time day staff and 25 full

time shift workers split between five rotational shifts. During days this will mean

a total of 13 employees working on-site, reducing to approximately five at nights

and at weekends. There will be some additional cleaning/grounds/security

personnel, though numbers at present are unknown and will depend on the

extents of cross-sharing of these resources with the LNG Terminal.

7. Environmental Impact Assessment 43. The Scheme requires Environmental Impact Assessment as it is a thermal

energy generating facility with an installed capacity in excess of 300MW and

falls within the description of projects contained in Schedule 1 of the

Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2009

(the EIA Regulations 2009). This NTS is provided in accordance with the EIA

Regulations 2009.

44. The ES records the results of the EIA which has examined the effects of the

Scheme during its construction, operational and decommissioning phases on a

wide range of environmental topics. These topics were agreed with PINS


through a formal EIA scoping process. The ES also considers the cumulative

effects of the CHP Plant with other major developments in both the vicinity of the

Waterway and wider afield in Pembrokeshire and adjacent counties.

45. All the environmental topics were assessed using the following key baselines:

The existing situation in 2010 - 2012;

A future baseline of 2017 - which is when the CHP Plant will become

operational; and

A future baseline of 2032 for traffic data and related assessments only (e.g.

noise and air quality).

46. Where relevant, consultation was undertaken with the local authority and

prescribed consultees to determine study areas, methodology and mitigation

measures for each environmental topic.

47. The purpose of an EIA is to describe “the likely significant effects of the

development on the environment”. Where sufficient information and knowledge

exists a three stage approach is normally adopted to determine the likely

significant effect:

assigning an environmental value to (or sensitivity of) a resource or receptor

(e.g. a protected species or designated site);

assigning a level of impact or effect; and

assigning a level of significance.

48. The significance of the effect, in broad terms, is usually determined by a

combination of the value of the receptor being affected and the magnitude or

level of the effect. This is reflected in a five point scale – Negligible, Minor,

Moderate, Major, Substantial – whereby material effects (i.e. those that are, or

may be, key decision making issues) are those where the significance of the

effect is ‘moderate’ or greater. Thus, a Minor effect will not be a significant

effect in EIA terms, whereas a Moderate effect may be, and a Major effect

almost certainly will be.


8. National Policy Context 49. As noted in Section 4 above of this NTS, the Scheme falls within the thresholds

for NSIPs, which are defined by the Planning Act. The energy National Policy

Statements (NPS’s) set out national policy against which proposals for major

energy projects will be examined by PINS and the Secretary of State, when

deciding the outcome of DCO applications.

50. The NPSs which are relevant to the DCO application are the:

Overarching NPS for Energy (EN-1); and

NPS for Fossil Fuel Electricity Generating Infrastructure (EN-2).

9. Habitats Regulations Assessment 51. In accordance with the Scoping Opinion issued by PINS an HRA has been

undertaken of the Scheme to assess the potential effects on the conservation

status of those European designated sites closest to the Scheme, namely the

Pembrokeshire Marine Special Area of Conservation (SAC), the Pembrokeshire

Bat Sites and Bosherston Lake SAC and the Cleddau Rivers SAC, together with

those further afield; namely the Castlemartin Coast Special Protection Area

(SPA), the Limestone Coast of South West Wales SAC and the Skokholm and

Skomer SPA.

52. The HRA is included as part of the DCO application documentation and has

been prepared in parallel with the EIA; it is however the subject of a separate

report.

10. Ground Conditions and Hydrogeology 53. The assessment of ground conditions and hydrogeology (the occurrence and

distribution of, and effects on underground or ground water) comprised a desk-

based review of the site history, geology, and hydrogeology of the Application

Site and the surrounding area, and a review of a comprehensive existing

groundwater chemical and physical dataset.


54. The underlying ground and groundwater conditions have been shown not to

present a significant risk to human health or controlled water receptors. With

the proposed mitigation measures in place most of the effects on receptors are

considered to be Negligible.

55. However, it is recognised that provision must be made for unforeseen situations

and the fact that the inevitable disturbance of land associated with construction

can lead to changes that may affect the way in which contaminants interact with

the environment. A Code of Construction Practice and a Construction

Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) will be in place to control the risks of

encountering and managing unexpected and unidentified contamination during

construction, including minimising risks to construction workers and

environmental receptors. The mobilisation and/or migration of existing

contaminated soil and groundwater, and the storage and use of potentially

contaminated substances are considered to have a Moderate adverse effect.

11. Hydrology, Water Quality and Flood Risk 56. An assessment of the baseline conditions in relation to hydrology has

demonstrated that the Application Site is at little to no risk from flooding. During

construction and operation, the flood risk posed to the Application Site has been

assessed as Negligible/Minor taking into account the adoption of appropriate

mitigation measures.

57. The flood risk posed by the Application Site will be mitigated by a range of

proposed surface water drainage techniques that will ensure run-off from the

Application Site is discharged at the existing rate despite an increase in

impermeable surfaces. This is achieved by design of a drainage system and the

inclusion of a primary and secondary basin capable of conveying and storing

flood water to maintain existing drainage rates from the Main CHP Plant Site.

The smaller secondary drainage basin allows temporary bypass of the primary

basin to be undertaken during fire-fighting or pollution incidents to maintain flood

alleviation during co-incident storm events.


58. There are unlikely to be any significant effects on hydrological conditions during

the construction phase. Activities on the Application Site will be controlled

through best practice site management practices including pollution prevention

and response plans, use of settling tanks or ponds to remove sediment and use

of temporary interceptors to remove oils, which will be implemented through the

CEMP. Effects will be temporary and are anticipated to be either Negligible or

Minor, neither of which are significant in EIA terms.

59. Potential impacts on water quality will be monitored to ensure mechanisms put

in place via the CEMP are effective and mitigate any impacts.

60. During operation, potentially polluting activities on site will be controlled through

site management practices under the environmental permit (EP) that will be

obtained from NRW as part of the separate consent to operate procedure. The

effect on the hydrology is considered to be Negligible to Minor, taking into

account the adoption of appropriate on site management, discharge limits set as

part of the EP and sustainable drainage techniques incorporated as part of the

drainage strategy, i.e. storm water basins.

61. Effluent discharges are anticipated to discharge certain substances (e.g. trace

amounts of heavy metals) into the Waterway at concentrations above relevant

environmental quality standard concentrations. Dilution and dispersion

modelling of this discharge plume shows the impacts to be of limited size and

duration, close to the outfall location. It was concluded such impacts are

negligible in EIA terms. Discharges will be controlled via the EP to prevent

pollution of the Waterway.

62. Effects during decommissioning will be dependent on the approach to

decommissioning and the extent of restoration considered appropriate for the

Application Site. Some beneficial effects are possible in the event that the

developed footprint is fully restored. Effects arising from the decommissioning

of the CHP Plant will be controlled through implementation of a CEMP.


12. Seascape, Landscape and Visual

Resources 63. The Seascape, Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (SLVIA) considers

the potential effects of the CHP Plant on seascape and landscape character and

representative visual receptors. Since the Scheme will be lit, the SLVIA

considers effects during the daytime and at night. It has been prepared based

on best practice guidance and the methodology and scope of the assessment

has been subject to consultation with the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW,

since April 2013 NRW), PCNPA and PCC.

64. In Wales the key characteristics of seascape and landscape character areas

have been identified in studies undertaken on behalf of CCW and the effects of

developments on seascape and landscape character are assessed against

those characteristics. On land the principal reference documents are the CCW

LANDMAP and the Landscape Character Assessment of the Pembrokeshire

Coast National Park published in 2007. Reference is made also to ‘The

Register of Landscapes of Historic Interest in Wales’. Information contained

within the LANDMAP data base has provided a basis for the assessment

together with additional desktop and field studies. 28 individual landscape

character types derived from five ‘aspect’ layers – visual and sensory, historic

landscape, cultural landscape, geological landscape, and landscape habitats -

have been identified as being potentially affected by the Scheme.

65. The Application Site is located on the north shore of the natural harbour of the

Waterway, west of Milford Haven town. The plateau shaped peninsula of South

Hook Point lies mainly at 35 to 40m AOD, forming a prominent location within

this seascape context which lies partially within the PCNP. The village of

Herbrandston and the suburbs of Hakin and Hubberston on the fringes of Milford

Haven form the closest settlements to the site. The landscape/seascape

context to the west is an attractive seascape of high scenic value within the

PCNP. The landscape/townscape context to the east is dominated by large

scale energy and petrochemical installations which cluster around the shores of


the Waterway. The key feature of the CHP Plant for the SLVIA is its stack which

is recommended to be 75m in height but has been assessed for visual effects at

85m above ground level, in accordance with the design parameters, as a worst

case (see Sections 22 and 36 of this NTS).

Summary of Construction Effects on LANDMAP Aspect

Areas

66. Five landscape aspect areas will experience direct effects during the

construction phase of the Scheme. The effects will range from Minor to

Negligible in the day and at night and will all be medium term in duration. These

effects will not be significant in terms of the EIA Regulations 2009, either

individually or collectively.

67. The 81 aspect areas which lie either adjacent to, near or are distant from the

Application Site will experience indirect effects on character. The nature of

these effects will be adverse in the medium term for 58 of these receptors which

will experience a Negligible effect in the day and at night. Another 21 receptors

will experience indirect adverse effects of a Minor significance in the day and at

night. The remaining two aspect areas will experience Moderate effects in the

day and at night. These effects are not significant in EIA terms.

Summary of Visual Effects during Construction

68. Of the 22 viewpoints assessed, the receptor at the nearest viewpoint on the

Coastal Path at South Hook will experience Major effects during the day, which

will be significant in EIA terms. Moderate effects will be experienced by this

receptor at night. Moderate effects will be experienced during the day also at

two near receptors (Herbrandston and Upper Neeston) and one mid-distance

receptor (Great Castle Head). Four mid-distance receptors and three distant

receptors will experience Minor effects in the day and at night. Two near, five

mid-distance and three distant receptors will experience Negligible effects in the

day and at night.


69. Walkers using the Coastal Path will experience Moderate to Major effects

between Watch House Point and South Hook which will be a significant

sequential effect. Effects on mid to long distance views from other sections of

the Coastal Path will be Minor or Negligible, which is not significant.

Summary of Operational Effects on Seascape Character

70. The CHP Plant will be placed in the central industrialised section of the

Waterway within the Milford Haven seascape character unit. There would be no

loss of important characteristics within the unit, whilst the scale of the proposals

will have some influence over the wilder, undeveloped parts of the seascape.

The direct effects on character will be Moderate, which is not significant in EIA

terms.

Summary of Operational Effects on LANDMAP Aspect

Areas

71. Five landscape aspect areas will experience direct effects during the operational

phase of the Scheme. The effects will range from Minor to Negligible in the day

and at night and will all be medium term in duration. These effects will not be

significant in terms of the EIA Regulations 2009 either individually or collectively.

72. The 81 aspect areas which lie either adjacent to, near or are distant from the

Application Site will experience indirect effects on character. The nature of

these effects will be adverse in the medium term for 56 of these receptors which

will experience a Negligible effect in the day and at night. Another 21 receptors

will experience indirect adverse effects of a Minor significance in the day and at

night. The remaining four aspect areas will experience Moderate effects in the

day and at night. These effects are not significant in EIA terms.

Summary of Operational Effects on the Pembrokeshire

Coast National Park

73. The direct effect of the further development of the Application Site, which

predominantly lies within the PCNP, will not result in a significant effect on the


special qualities or purpose for designation of the Pembrokeshire Coast National

Park and will not result in the loss of any important features, elements or

characteristics. The dramatic juxtaposition of large scale industrial installations

and wild seascape is typical of the Waterway and will not be compromised by

the development. The sympathetically designed buildings and structures within

the CHP Plant will limit any adverse effects on the national park due to an

intensification of development at South Hook Point.

Summary of Visual Effects during Operation

74. Of the 22 viewpoints assessed for the operational scheme, receptors at three

near viewpoints will experience Major effects in the day and Moderate effects at

night (South Hook, Herbrandston and Upper Neeston). One receptor (Great

Castle Head) in a mid-distance location will experience Moderate effects during

the day and Minor effects at night. Receptors at 15 mid-distance viewpoints will

experience Minor effects in the daytime and at night. Two receptors at distant

viewpoints will experience Negligible effects in the day and at night.

75. Walkers using the Pembrokeshire Coast Path National Trail will experience

Moderate to Major sequential effects between Watch House Point and South

Hook Point which will be a significant sequential effect. Effects on mid to long

distance views from other sections of the path will be Moderate to Negligible,

which is not significant. Sequential effects on occupiers of vessels within the

Waterway will range from near to long distance in nature and range in

significance from Moderate to Minor, which is not significant in EIA terms.

Summary of Cumulative Zones of Theoretical Visibility

76. The combined Zones of Theoretical Visibility (ZTVs) for the five major industrial

sites (Murco Refinery, Valero Refinery, Dragon LNG Terminal, Pembroke Power

Station, the LNG Terminal) which exist in the vicinity of Milford Haven will result

in a visual receptor at any point within the ZTV for the proposed CHP Plant

always being able to see at least one group of stacks within the landscape. This

emphasizes the importance of industrial development as a feature within the

landscape and seascape of Pembrokeshire. The expectation of the visual


receptor within the study area is that they will see large scale industrial

infrastructure as prominent and sometime dominant features in the vicinity of

Milford Haven. The proposed CHP Plant will be visible, but not uncharacteristic,

in this established context.

13. Terrestrial Ecology 77. There are three international designations found within a 10km radius of the

Application Site (Limestone Cliffs of South West Wales SAC, Pembrokeshire

Marine SAC and the Castlemartin Coast SPA) and three further internationally

designated sites within 15km (see Figure NTS 3). A nationally designated site

lies within 2km of the Application Site, the Milford Haven Waterway SSSI.

78. The Main CHP Plant Site comprises naturally recolonising areas surfaced with

crushed stone characterised by early successional plant communities.

79. Other biodiversity interests on the wider LNG Terminal site include the Nature

Conservation Area (NCA). A mosaic of grassland, scrub and wetland habitats in

the NCA support a diversity of flora and fauna and the assemblage species

have nature conservation interest in a county context.

80. Greater horseshoe (GHS) bats roost in the South Hook Fort and associated gun

emplacements throughout the year. Numbers of bats reach nationally important

levels in winter and regional importance in summer.

81. The main GHS bat flight paths lie outside the LNG Terminal with only low level

commuting by greater horseshoe bats within the NCA. Common pipistrelle and

soprano pipistrelle were the main bat species recorded but activity levels across

the LNG Terminal site, excluding the NCA and skim pond, were negligible.

82. A series of measures have been designed for each phase of the Scheme to

protect the value of the noted ecological receptors. The principles of noise

abatement, lighting design, dust suppression, and pollution prevention are

integrated into the Scheme. Existing measures which minimise access into the

NCA will be extended to include all the construction and operational staff

involved in the Scheme.


83. Direct impacts will result from both permanent and temporary habitat loss. A

population of an uncommon plant species in Pembrokeshire occurs in the Main

CHP Plant Site and will be unavoidably impacted.

The permanent loss of habitat for the Main CHP Plant Site and temporary loss

of habitat associated with the construction phase will be of Minor significance,

however this is not significant in EIA terms.

84. The Main CHP Plant Site and wider Application Site have low value for

protected species although localised areas have the potential to support reptiles.

In line with legislative obligations, measures will be taken to avoid the killing or

injury of animals during construction activities through the implementation of

advance protection measures.

85. There are potential indirect impacts on habitats adjacent to the Main CHP Plant

Site and the faunal species using them. Potential impacts on the section of the

NCA directly adjoining the Main CHP Plant Site will be expected to have

Negligible significance for biodiversity.

86. The assessment has concluded that the designed in mitigation measures

including the CEMP are sufficient to avoid or control impacts on GHS bat roosts

or foraging during construction.

87. The behaviour of mobile species using the NCA, including breeding birds, will

probably be affected during construction but the significance of the effect should

not be greater than Minor, which is not significant in EIA terms. Wintering bird

activity on the eastern side of the NCA during the construction period may also

experience a Minor effect which would be localised to the area of the LNG

Terminal.

88. The air emission modelling has shown that the modelled nitrogen deposition and

acidification on terrestrial habitats in Milford Haven Waterway SSSI within 2km

of the emission point falls below 1% of the relevant environmental quality

standard and will not be significant.

89. The grassland mosaic within the NCA will also be subject to increased air

emissions although the modelled levels of acidification and nitrogen deposition


will not be sufficient to change vegetation structure or composition or alter the

status of habitats in the NCA.

90. At worst the significance of the effect of the Scheme on the summer GHS roost

could be Minor, while there will be no impact, and thus no effect, on the

hibernation roost.

91. There will be a change in the context of the eastern boundary of the NCA due to

the operation of the CHP Plant but a sensitive lighting plan will be implemented

to prevent a reduction in quality of the habitats for greater horseshoe bats,

breeding birds and wintering birds. For each of these receptors, the significance

of effect will be no greater than Minor which is not significant in EIA terms.

92. The potential impacts that could arise during the decommissioning phase of the

Scheme will be similar to those identified during construction but of a shorter

duration. No impacts with a significance of effect of greater than Minor are

predicted from the available information.

93. There are no other known permitted or proposed developments in close

proximity to the LNG Terminal through which cumulative impacts could arise on

terrestrial habitats.

94. In summary, the effect on many faunal groups (including bat species) will have

potential ecological significance of no greater than Minor, which is not significant

in EIA terms. The effect on dittander species (a rare plant of county importance)

will be Moderate adverse, which is significant in EIA terms.

14. Marine Environment and Ecology 95. The potential impacts and subsequent effects associated with the Scheme have

been assessed in relation to the marine environment. In terms of impacts

associated with the construction and decommissioning phases these are

considered to be limited as no construction will be undertaken within the marine

environment and there will be no net change in surface water discharge at the

relevant discharge point. Thus, the marine ecological assessment focused


principally on the operational impacts as a result of integrating the CHP Plant

with the LNG Terminal.

96. The outputs of aqueous modelling with regard to the mass balance equation for

nitrate, has shown that there will be an overall reduction in nitrate concentration

and mass in the combined process waste water discharge at the relevant

discharge point. In addition, the results of the aerial emissions modelling for the

nitrogen mass balance assessment has shown that there will be a decrease in

nitrous oxide (NOx) concentrations and decrease in nitrogen deposition at all

marine sites following integration of the CHP Plant and LNG Terminal.

Consequently no further assessment was undertaken on the effects of aerial

emissions on the marine environment.

97. As a result, the marine ecological assessment focused on the potential change

that may occur for various process waste water parameters (i.e. temperature,

metals (copper, nickel, zinc and lead), chlorine and ammonia) in the discharge

following integration of the CHP Plant with the LNG Terminal. The results of

that assessment indicate that, for most impacts, the subsequent effects on the

marine ecology are predicted to be no greater than of Minor significance, which

will not be significant in EIA terms.

98. In terms of cumulative effects for the most part there will be no significant

adverse effects as a result of constructing and operating the CHP Plant with

other projects. In terms of additive effects from dredging projects, these are

considered to be limited as dredging occurs over short time frames and over

relatively small discrete areas sufficiently far apart that there is no spatial

overlap. Consequently, it is unlikely to lead to an adverse additive effect on the

marine environment.

99. In terms of the high level assessment for the grid connection options (being a

trenched solution or a tunnel to cross the Waterway) alone and cumulatively, for

the majority of impacts, with the implementation of suitable mitigation measures,

the effects are considered to be Minor, which is not significant in EIA terms.

There is some uncertainty with regard to type of subtidal habitat present along

the potential grid connection corridors if a trenching option is utilised, and


therefore the potential effects. Prior to the submission of the relevant grid

connection applications (where necessary) further surveys will be undertaken to

determine the habitat, extent and health of the communities present to quantify

the impact more precisely.

15. Air Quality 100. The air quality assessment has considered nuisance dust effects during the

construction phase of the Scheme and the air quality effects due to the

operation of the Scheme.

101. A risk assessment of construction-related effects has been undertaken based on

the Institute of Air Quality Management guidance. Given the rural setting,

distance from receptors and assuming good practice controls during the

construction phase, dust impacts are forecast to be Negligible.

102. Detailed atmospheric dispersion modelling has been undertaken for the first

year in which the Scheme is expected to be fully operational, 2017. Predicted

environmental concentrations of pollutants are forecast to be well below the

relevant objectives at receptors. Changes in pollutant concentrations

associated with the operation of the Scheme at existing receptors are not

expected to be significant, with slight improvements in pollution concentrations

forecast for many receptor locations for the pollutants assessed, when

compared with the current process contributions from the 15 existing SCVs.

The overall significance of effects is considered to be Minor.

103. In conclusion, the potential worst case effects on air quality will not represent a

constraint to the Scheme.

16. Noise and Vibration 104. The assessment considered the potential for noise and vibration effects on

Noise Sensitive Receptors as a result of the Scheme.

105. Baseline noise conditions were established through noise surveys carried out at

representative locations near to the Application Site.


106. The assessment demonstrates that, during the construction phase of the

Scheme, there is a potential for adverse noise effects at some residential

properties, although this is dependent on the levels of mitigation, construction

techniques and location of works.

107. A small number of residential properties may experience a Minor effect due to

normal operation of the CHP Plant but it is anticipated that these effects will be

reduced or eliminated during the detailed engineering design process for the

Scheme.

108. Noise from commissioning of the CHP Plant and when it is operating in

independent mode will also potentially equal or exceed the representative

background noise level at a small number of nearby locations, resulting in a

Minor effect. However, due to the infrequent and temporary nature of these

activities, it is not considered that this will constitute a significant effect.

109. There will be no significant vibration effects associated with the construction or

operational phases of the Scheme.

110. There will be no significant noise effects on recreational amenity in the area, i.e.

along the Coastal Path.

111. The effects of noise (including ultrasound) on ecological receptors has been

considered also and noise levels have been predicted for the NCA adjacent to

the Main CHP Plant Site. It is considered that noise emitted during the

operational phase of the Scheme is unlikely to have an adverse ecological

effect. Any further measures designed to control noise emissions to protect

residential receptors will also serve to reduce noise levels at ecologically

sensitive locations.

112. On the basis of the above, it is considered that with the proposed mitigation,

noise levels from the Scheme will be appropriately controlled using Best

Available Techniques.


17. Historic Environment 113. The assessment of the historic environment has identified the potential for the

proposed Scheme to result in Moderate or possibly Major effects on buried

archaeological remains in one clearly identified location to the north of the Main

CHP Plant Site. Such effects will occur during construction and will be direct

and permanent.

114. Any such effects will be offset through a programme of archaeological

investigation within that part of the land required for the Scheme where a high

potential for the presence of archaeological remains has been identified. This

programme will be agreed with the relevant authorities prior to commencement

of any work in this area.

115. There will also be a Moderate reversible effect on the Scheduled Monument and

Grade II* listed building of South Hook Fort as a result of changes within its

setting.

116. All other effects on historic environment resources will be Minor or Negligible,

and fully reversible following decommissioning. This includes a Minor effect on

the registered Milford Haven Waterway Landscape of Outstanding Historic

Interest.

18. Traffic and Transport 117. The construction, operational and decommissioning transport impacts of the

Scheme have been assessed in accordance with the Institute of Environmental

Management and Assessment (IEMA) guidance entitled ‘Guidelines for the

Environmental Assessment of Road Traffic’ (Institute of Environmental

Assessment 1993)

118. The maximum number of vehicle movements generated during the peak

construction phase of the Scheme over a one day period is estimated at 996

two-way movements per day, 80 of which will be HGV movements.


119. Construction staff have been assumed to arrive at the Application Site between

07:00 and 08:00 and depart between 18:00 and 19:00 and have been assessed

on this basis. In reality, the construction staff will have staggered working hours

and their movements will be spread over longer than a one hour period. Such

an assumption creates a concentrated mass movement of construction staff and

thus a robust theoretical assessment.

120. Construction HGVs will generally be routed to and from the Application Site

along the A4076, although it is also possible that HGVs will travel directly to and

from a local quarry with rock and associated material. In order to create a

robust assessment, two scenarios have therefore been created, one that

assumes all construction HGVs are routed to and from the Application Site via

the A4076 and a second that assumes that they are routed to and from Bolton

Hill Quarry via Tiers Cross Road.

121. The assessments undertaken have predicted that the peak construction period

will increase daily (12 hour) total traffic flows by a maximum of 39.5% and daily

(12 hour) HGV flows by a maximum of 53.3% on Dale Road (east of Application

Site access).

122. The environmental impact assessment undertaken establishes that the traffic

increases during the peak construction period for the Scheme are unlikely to

create any non-Negligible effects upon the highway network. The assessment

undertaken demonstrates that during the peak construction phase for the

Scheme there will be no significant impact in relation to visual effect, severance,

driver delay, pedestrian delay, pedestrian amenity, accidents and safety,

hazardous loads or dust and dirt.

123. Traffic flows generated by the operational CHP Plant are predicted to be

substantially lower than those during the construction phase. The traffic flows

generated during this phase will not exceed the thresholds set out in the IEMA

Guidance which indicates such increases will not be perceptible and a full

assessment of the impact upon visual effects, severance, driver delay,

pedestrian delay, pedestrian amenity, accidents and safety, hazardous loads

and dust and dirt is not necessary.


124. The traffic generated during the decommissioning phase of the Scheme will be

less or similar to the construction phase. There will therefore be no significant

impact upon visual effect, severance, driver delay, pedestrian delay, pedestrian

amenity, accidents and safety, hazardous loads or dust and dirt during the

construction, operational or decommissioning phases of the Scheme.

125. It is therefore considered that in terms of traffic and transport there are no

significant environmental effects as a result of the Scheme.

19. Socio economics 126. There are two strands to the socio-economic assessment, the first of which

concerns the economic effects of the Scheme in terms of the direct provision of

employment during its construction and operational phases. The second strand

concerns the potential effects of the Scheme on recreation and tourism in the

area.

127. In the case of the first strand, data to establish the baseline economic conditions

in Pembrokeshire and the adjacent counties of Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion

were obtained from both the 2011 Census and 2001 Census data as well as

from sources such as NOMIS Labour Market Profiles and the StatsWales

section of the Welsh Government website. For recreation and tourism,

information was gathered mainly from Ordnance Survey maps and local

authority websites.

128. The census and other data show that economic conditions in the three counties

in general are relatively healthy with above (Welsh) average health indicators,

car ownership, levels of skilled workers and less than (Welsh) average levels of

unemployment. The 2011 Indices of Multiple Deprivation and the latest

research by Sheffield Hallam University (September 2012) both confirm this

picture. However, all three counties have earnings below the Welsh average

129. In addition to the above, Pembrokeshire has above (Welsh) average economic

activity, job density and levels of qualifications.


130. The Coastal Path runs in close proximity to the Application Site but it is a long,

linear facility extending to 299km with only a small part providing views of the

proposed CHP Plant. The main opportunities for outdoor recreation are found

elsewhere in the PCNP and the county of Pembrokeshire, and the principal

visitor attractions of Pembrokeshire are mainly located some distance away

from the Milford Haven area. The overall impact of the Scheme on tourism and

recreation in Pembrokeshire is therefore, considered to be Neutral.

131. The Scheme is likely to provide several hundred construction jobs on average

during the 26-30 month construction period and around 30 permanent jobs

when complete and in operation. This will be of benefit to the local economy

and this benefit is increased when the multiplier effect is taken into account in

relation to indirect and induced employment.

20. Cumulative Assessment 132. The cumulative assessment of the Scheme with other major developments,

either in construction or in the planning system, identified the following projects

for assessment.

Wind Farms (onshore and offshore)

Atlantic Array Offshore Wind Farm in the Bristol Channel;

Single wind turbine (48m hub height) at Sandy Haven (St. Ishmaels);

Single wind turbine (48m hub height) at Amroth, Narbeth;

Single wind turbine (37m hub height) at Amroth, Narbeth; and

Single wind turbine (35m hub height) at Pelcomb Bridge, Haverfordwest.

133. The cumulative assessment concluded that, with the exception of the proposed

single turbine at Sandy Haven, their effects on the LANDMAP Landscape

Character aspects will be either Negligible or Minor, neither of which are

significant in EIA terms. In respect of visual impacts the significance of the

cumulative effects will be no greater than the significance of effect with the

Scheme alone.


Marine Environment

Aqueous discharge from the LNG Terminal;

Potential grid connection options for the Scheme;

Current dredge areas (with the nearest dredged area occurring at a distance

of 1.1km from South Hook Jetty and extending out to a distance of 9.55km);

Possible future dredge/development areas (with the nearest located at a

distance of 1.5km);

Aqueous discharges (the nearest being Pembroke Power Station which is

located at distance of 5.7km);

Aerial emissions (the nearest stack being located at a distance of 1 km from

the Application Site); and

Renewable projects (the nearest being located at a distance of 7.3 km).

134. All of the above projects affecting the marine environment, with the exception of

the aqueous discharge from the LNG Terminal and the potential grid connection

options for the Scheme, have been screened out in terms of individual impacts,

as there will be no spatial overlap with the modelled discharge plume for the

Scheme and therefore no synergistic effects or the projects are already built and

operational and therefore any potential effect will already be included in the

baseline information gathered as part of this assessment.

135. The current aqueous discharge from the LNG Terminal is a component part of

the overall marine assessment and therefore this has been included as part of

the assessment of the four operating modes under the Scheme.

136. The potential grid connection for the Scheme between the Main CHP Plant Site

and National Grid Electricity Transmission plc’s sub-station at Pembroke Power

Station (the Pembroke Sub-station) is at an early stage of definition. Two

options are currently under consideration. The first of these is a utility tunnel

between the Application Site and the Popton area which will be located beneath

the Waterway with onward cable trenching to the Pembroke Sub-station. The


second of these is a cable trenching corridor from the Application Site across

the Waterway to the Popton area, again with onward cable trenching to the

Pembroke Sub-station. Given the likely tunneling techniques that will be

employed on the first option, no cumulative effects are anticipated on the marine

environment of the Waterway and any cumulative effects of the terrestrial

cabling component are anticipated to be of no more than Minor significance.

137. Similarly for the second option, given the known extent of the marine habitats

present and the cabling techniques available the cumulative assessment

predicts that the effects will be no greater than Minor, which will not be

significant in EIA terms.

21. Availability of the Environmental Statement 138. The ES will be deposited for inspection during opening hours at the following

addresses:

Pembrokeshire County Council, County Hall, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire

SA61 1TP;

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority, Llanion Park, Pembroke Dock,

Pembrokeshire SA712 6DY;

Carmarthenshire County Council, County Hall, Castle Hill, Carmarthen,

Carmarthenshire SA31 1JP;

Ceredigion County Council, Nueadd Cyngor Ceredigion, Penmorfa,

Aberaeron SA46 0PA;

Milford Haven Library, Cedar Court, Havens Head Business Park, Milford

Haven SA73 1LS;

Neyland Library, St. Clements Road, Neyland SA73 1SH;

Pembroke Library, Commons Road, Pembroke SA71 4EA;

Pembroke Dock Library, Water Street, Pembroke Dock SA72 6DW;

St. David's Library, City Hall, St. David's SA62 6SD; and


Pembrokeshire County Library, Dew Street, Haverfordwest SA61 1SU.

139. The full ES including this Non Technical Summary (in English and Welsh) can

be viewed and downloaded from the National Infrastructure Planning website at:

http://infrastructure.planningportal.gov.uk/projects/wales/south-hook-combined-

heat-power-station/. It can also be viewed and downloaded from the Scheme

website: www.SouthHookCHP.com.

140. Paper copies of the Non Technical Summary (in English and Welsh) are

available free of charge from Freepost RTAH-TCBZ-RZJJ, South Hook CHP,

PO Box 6989, Cardiff CF15 5DH or by contacting [email protected].

141. Paper copies of Volumes 1, 2 and 3 of the ES are available on request to the

Freepost address above, but please note that a charge of £400 per paper copy

will be made to cover the costs of production and despatch. Copies can also be

provided electronically on compact disc at a nominal charge of £10 per copy.

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