1bf58dfb-826e-4c84-a71d-bb51faef6e71 eng series Celtic Array GIS and Data Manager Millstream East, First Floor Windsor SL4 5GD United Kingdom info@celticarray.com round3.documentcontrol@centrica.com www.celticarray.com pointOfContact 2014-09-17 MEDIN Discovery metadata standard 2.3.8 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 2012, Pelagica Environmental Consultancy Ltd, Zone 9 Celtic Array, Offshore Habitats Regulations Assessment Screening Assessment 2014-09 creation 2014-09 publication R32012PelagicaRhiannonOffshoreHRAScreening http://www.centrica.com documentDigital mapDigital tableDigital The Offshore Habitats Regulations Assessment- HRA - Screening Report is an iterative document and is based on the information and assessments available at the time. It is intended that the Offshore Habitats Regulations Assessment -HRA- Screening Report can be updated following further anlaysis which may indicate a likely significant effect or determine no likely significant effects on features from the Rhiannon Wind Farm. Further analysis will be undertaken in support of the Environmental Impact Assessment and the outputs will be considered to determine if the Offshore Habitats Regulations Assessment -HRA- Screening Report needs to be refined. The scope of the screening assessment is based on the advice received during consultation on the Offshore Scoping Report. All coastal Special Protection Areas and Ramsar sites and all coastal and offshore Special Areas of Conservation with interest features that could be affected by the proposed Rhiannon Wind Farm development were included in the screening assessment. The geographical extent of the screening assessment extends from the Rum SPA to the north to Skokholm and Skomer SPA, 216km to the south. It also considers sites in Ireland, Lough Neag and Loch Begg, 149km to the west. Corresponding Centrica Document No: SE-D-EV-133-0117-000000-001 Available Datasets : 1. ArcGIS files (mxd, . shapefiles), 2. Drawings (pdf, jpeg,), 3. Reports (.doc, .xls, .txt, csv), To determine whether there is a likelihood of a significant effect on the qualifying features of European Sites in light of the conservation objectives and characteristics and specific environmental conditions as a result of the proposed Rhiannon Wind Farm. onGoing Celtic Array GIS and Data Manager Millstream East, First Floor Windsor SL4 5GD United Kingdom round3.documentcontrol@centrica.com info@celticarray.com custodian Pelagica Environmental Consultancy Ltd Director Cotehill Farm, Collieston Aberdenshire AB41 8RX United Kingdom N/A N/A originator weekly Shapefile MXD, PDF Unknown doc unknown Habitat characterisation SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2019-07-26 revision 113 Zone search area The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Areas 2012-05-15 revision 1 Consenting The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Phases 2012-05-15 revision 1 Cetacean abundance SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2019-07-26 revision 113 Fish abundance in water bodies SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2019-07-26 revision 113 Bird counts SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2019-07-26 revision 113 Bird behaviour SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2019-07-26 revision 113 Acoustic noise in the water column SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2019-07-26 revision 113 Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Marine Environmental Data and Information Network otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Distribution by Celtic Array Ltd on a case by case basis Distribution by Celtic Array Ltd on a case by case basis 3700 eng biota environment inlandWaters oceans Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2014-09 creation Irish Sea ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 36E5 -5.0537 -3.6694 53.4913 53.9755 2011 2012 series The screening assessment was undertaken for impacts both alone and in combination. all coastal SPAs and Ramsar sites and all coastal and offshore SACs with interest features that could be affected by the proposed Rhiannon Wind Farm development were included in the screening assessment. In total 36 SPAs and 19 SACs were considered. Of the 36 SPAs originally included within the HRA screening assessment, 16 were considered to have the potential of likely significant effects on eight qualifying species of seabird. Of the 19 SACs originally included within the HRA screening assessment, four were considered to have the potential of likely significant effects on five habitat types and three species The geographical extent of the screening assessment extends from the Rum SPA to the north to Skokholm and Skomer SPA, 216km to the south. It also considered sites in Ireland, Lough Neag and Loch Begg, 149km to the west The scope of the screening assessment was determined by the requirements of the Directives for assessments to include all qualifying species or habitats for which the site has been designated to be assessed. The assessment did not selectively consider individual components or qualifying species (EC 2010). Consequently, if a site was identified as being at potential risk of a significant effect, all qualifying species of that site were required under the Directives to be assessed and not just those considered likely to be potentially affected. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/2666/summary A link to the web service or dataset. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk A link to the general host site.