3cafb226-b527-4216-8f20-8056fe9299e1 eng series The Crown Estate +44 020 7851 5000 16 New Burlington Place London W1S 2HX United Kingdom mde@thecrownestate.co.uk http://www.thecrownestate.co.uk pointOfContact 2014-06-04 MEDIN Discovery Profile 2.3.8 2005-2007, Emu Ltd, Kentish Flats Windfarm, Macrobenthic Ecology Study 2008-06 publication 05/J/1/03/0772/ Kentish Flats Ltd (KFL) developed a Wind Farm within the outer Thames Estuary and offshore of north Kent. The site occupies an area of 10km2 and lies approximately 8.5km north of Herne Bay. The scheme is in response to authoritative licensing of Wind Farm developments, which are necessary to fulfil government commitments to the increased exploitation of renewable energy resources. As part of the application process for permission to develop the Kentish Flats site, a full Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was required. A baseline ecological survey was conducted prior to commencing the work in order to provide baseline data on the physical and biological conditions of the development site. A series of post construction benthic surveys are required as part of Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (FEPA) licence No. 31780/03/0 in order to detect if any changes have occurred within the benthic environment following commencement of work. The first post construction benthic survey was conducted in 2005 after the completion of the monopile foundations and finalisation of cable laying. Additional operational surveys were required following the installation of the turbines. The 2006 macro-benthic ecology survey within Kentish Flats is the second in a series of studies following the development of the Windfarm. The data generated from the survey were analysed and compared with those obtained from previous surveys, including the 2002 baseline study and the 2005 first post-construction study. The aim was to investigate if any significant changes have occurred with respect to the physical characteristics and associated biological communities of the benthic environment since the Windfarm development began. The 2007 macrobenthic ecology survey within Kentish Flats is the third in a series of studies following the development of the Wind Farm. The data generated from the survey were analysed and compared with those obtained from previous surveys, including the 2002 baseline study and the 2005 and 2006 post-construction studies. The aim was to investigate if any significant changes have occurred with respect to the physical characteristics and associated biological communities of the benthic environment that might be attributable to the construction or operation of the Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm. Vattenfall Wind Power Ltd +44 (0) 1434 611300 Bridge End Hexham NE46 4NU United Kingdom info@vattenfall.com http://www.vattenfall.com custodian EMU Limited - Head Office +44 (0) 1489 860 050 +44 (0) 1489 860 051 1 Mill Court, The Sawmills mail@emulimited.com originator notPlanned Post-Construction monitoring The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Phases 2012-05-15 revision 1 Offshore Cable Corridor The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Areas 2012-05-15 revision 1 Sedimentary structure Biota properties SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2014-05-27 revision 84 Renewable Energy Lease area The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Areas 2012-05-15 revision 1 Fauna abundance per unit area of the bed SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2017-09-06 revision 103 Sediment grain size parameters SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2017-09-06 revision 103 Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Marine Environmental Data and Information Network http://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/pages/terms-of-use.aspx copyright copyright otherRestrictions http://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/pages/terms-of-use.aspx http://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/pages/terms-of-use.aspx eng environment oceans 1.0323 1.0804 51.2682 51.2843 2005 2007 series Temporal variations were evident in all areas and are not considered to be associated with the construction or operations of the Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/818/summary A link to the web service or dataset. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk A link to the general host site.