| Year |
|
Objective |
Conclusion |
| 1995 |
EIA |
An
Environmental Impact Assessment - provided to support the application
for the bund planning application. |
Approval
was granted by the Local Authority 1st October 1997. |
| Aug-96 |
EIA |
Environmental
Impact Assessment - to cover all the development works (including
enlargement and refurbishment of the dock) and the operations
on the site including recycling marine structures) by RPS Clouston
Consultants. |
Approval
was granted by the Local Authority 1st October 1997. |
| Dec-96 |
EA |
An
Ecology Supporting Document - Pipeline Assembly Facility at Graythorp,
Hartlepool. |
|
| Jun-97 |
Reg
48 |
Regulation 48 Assessment - in accordance with the Habitats Directive
by RPS Clouston Consultants. |
Approval
was granted by the Local Authority 1st October 1997. The Reg 48
also covered the bund consent. |
| 02-Feb-98 |
CGI |
Contaminated Ground Investigation Study of the TERRC Facility
by CL Associates in 1996. |
Background
condition document. |
Following
planning approval and during the operation of TERRC the following
assessments have been undertaken to prove that operations have
not had a detrimental effect on the local environment |
| Year |
|
Objective |
Conclusion |
| Jan-00 |
EIA |
Environmental
Impact Assessment - Update to bring the original EIA up to date
Included was for the importation and distribution of vehicles.
This included the sailing in and out of the TERRC facility one
large ship carrying vehicles on a daily basis. |
Daily
ship movements would not have a detrimental effect on the local
environment |
| Jul-00 |
Reg
48 |
An
additional Regulation 48 Assessment (The Conservation (Natural
Habitats, &c) Regulation 1994) was undertaken to assess the
impact of the industrial activities from the TERRC site in so
far as they may impact upon listed species occupying the Seal
Sands |
This level of85dB(A)01, 30 minutes noise is exceeded on the TERRC
site as a result of external sources over which Able (UK) Limited
has no control. The frequency with which this exceedance occurred
during the monitoring periods suggests that such events occur
often, yet the birds remain on the SPA as witnessed by the Durham
University monitoring records. |
| Oct-01 |
Reg
48 |
An
additional Regulation 48 Assessment was undertaken in October
2001 to provide comfort for the removal of Conditions 9 and 10
(which related to noise and human activities restrictions) from
the Planning Permission. |
It concluded that the TERRC site did not have a significant effect
on bird activity on the SPA. |
| Sep-03 |
EA |
Additional
environmental information relating to the closure of the TERRC
basin to support the Waste Management License modification for
TERRC was provided to the EA in September 2003. |
It
concluded that securing the entrance to the dry dock to prevent
ingress or egress of water would not have a significant impact
on the configuration of the channel within the area of the SPA. |
| Oct-03 |
EIA |
An
Environmental Impact Assessment was provided to cover the impact
of the construction of the bund. |
The
EIA confirmed that any impact would be negligible. |
| |
|
Monitoring |
|
| Oct-01 |
|
Environmental
Monitoring |
It
is concluded that the range of industrial activities carried out
on the TERRC site did not result in “significant effects”
on the species of birds monitored on adjoining sectors of the
SPA. |
| Mar-03 |
|
Background
Monitoring commenced in preparation for bund construction works.
|
|
| 97-00 |
|
Noise
monitoring undertaken from 1997 until 2002 |
|
| Ongoing |
|
Surface
water quality monitoring |
No
detrimental environmental impact has been recorded |
| Other
Environmental Assessments undertaken |
| Year |
|
Objective |
Conclusion |
| Sep-03 |
EA
|
Marine
Environmental Risk assessment to cover the MARAD ships from entering
the UK waters to the TERRC facility. |
Considers
that the marine environment risks from the proposed movement of
these MARAD vessels through UK waters is acceptable.This was accepted
by the UK Maritime Coast Guard prior to them allowing the ships
to commence the tow to the UK. |
