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DATE: Sat, 4th Feb 2012

TIME: 0948 GMT

PORT OF FALMOUTH DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

 

Falmouth Harbour Commissioners and Falmouth Docks and Engineering Company Ltd have recently submitted consents to the Marine and Fisheries Agency to carry out works for the Port of Falmouth Development Initiative.

The proposed works comprise:

• Dredging approximately 700,000m³ marine sediment to create a deeper and straighter approach channel from the Carrick Roads to the Queens and Northern Wharves;

• seabed habitat mitigation works in the eastern channel; and

• Construction of a longer berth combining the Queens and Northern Wharves;

Reproduced below are a copy of the consent applications and supporting documents including the Environmental Statement that was undertaken for the project.

• COPIES OF CONSENT APPLICATIONS                                                          

          Consent 1 (PDF) 3.88Mb

          Consent 2 (PDF) 3.83Mb

          Consent 3 (PDF) 4.70Mb

• SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION FOR THE CONSENT APPLICATIONS

          Copy correspondence with Natural England (PDF) 2.79Mb

          Location Plan of Dredging Area (PDF) 3.49Mb

          Location Plan of Falmouth Bay Offshore Disposal Site and Spe (PDF) 1.27Mb

          Location Plan of Maerl replacement Habitat Mitigation Area (PDF) 354Kb

          Location Plans showing proposed Northern Wharf and Queens Wharf (PDF) 354Kb

          Method of construction of Queen's Wharf Cruise Quay (PDF) 529Kb

          Method statement for disposal of material at Fal Bay Disposal (PDF) 46.8Kb

          Project Programme - Dredge Disposal and Maerl Habitat Mitigation (PDF) 65.5Kb

          Project Programme - Northern Wharf - Queen's Wharf (PDF) 23.7Kb

• ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY

          ES Non-Technical Summary July-09 Final (PDF) 5.79Mb

• ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT

          Section 1- Contents and Introduction (PDF) 4.73Mb

          Section 2 - Project Description (PDF) 3.95Mb

          Section 3 - Consideration of Alternative Options (PDF) 883Kb

          Section 4 - Planning and Policy Context (PDF) 268Kb

          Section 5 - Hydrodynamic and Sediment Regime (PDF) 1.98Mb

          Section 6 - Sediment Quality (PDF) 2.98Mb

          Section 7 - Water Quality (PDF) 1.54Mb

          Section 8 - Marine and Coastal Ecology (PDF) 1.03Mb

          Section 9 - Ornithology (PDF) 240Kb

          Section 10 - Terrestrial Ecology (PDF) 208Kb

          Section 11 - Fish and Shellfish Resource (PDF) 1.01Mb

          Section 12 - Commerical fisheries and Shellfisheries (PDF) 1.57Mb

          Section 13 - Marine Mammals (PDF) 625Kb

          Section 14 - Navigation and Recreation (PDF) 817Kb

          Section 15 - Archaeology and Heritage (PDF) 0.99Mb

          Section 16 - Traffic and Transportation (PDF) 449Kb

          Section 17 - Noise and Vibration (PDF) 400Kb

          Section 18 - Air Quality (PDF) 9.58Mb

          Section 19 - Landscaping and Visual Setting (PDF) 973Kb

          Section 20 - Land Quailty (PDF) 1.40Mb

          Section 21 - Socio-economics (PDF) 180Kb

          Section 22 - Summary of Potential Impacts and Mitigation Measures (PDF) 218Kb

          Section 23 - Cumulative Impacts (PDF) 561Kb

          Section 24 - Implications for the Designated Status of the Fal and Helford Esturies SAC (PDF) 1.49Mb

          Section 25 - Proposals for Monitoring (PDF) 76.2Kb

          Section 26 - References (PDF) 210Kb

• APPENDICES TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT

          Appendix A Hydrodynamic and Sediment Study Report Part 1 (PDF) 2.84Mb

          Appendix A Hydrodynamic and Sediment Study Report Part 2 (PDF) 10.0Mb

          Appendix A Hydrodynamic and Sediment Study Report Part 3 (PDF) 7.98Mb

          Appendix B Sediment Quailty (PDF) 1.23Mb

          Appendix C Marine Ecology Report (PDF) 2.67Mb

          Appendix D Terrestrial Ecology Report (PDF) 1.63Mb

          Appendix E Archaeological Assessment Report Part 1 (PDF) 4.35Mb

          Appendix E Archaeological Assessment Report Part 2 (PDF) 6.69Mb

          Appendix F Noise Info (PDF) 82.3Kb

          Appendix G LVIA Report Part 1 (PDF) 970Kb

          Appendix G LVIA Report Part 2 (PDF) 9.90Mb

          Appendix G LVIA Report Part 3 (PDF) 2.05Mb

          Appendix H Contaminated Land Phase I Report Part 1 (PDF) 9.58Mb

          Appendix H Contaminated Land Phase I Report Part 2 (PDF) 5.95Mb