Preliminary Environmental Information Report (PEIR)

Guide and non-technical Summary

• North Falls Guide to PEIR
• North Falls Non-technical Summary

PEIR technical chapters, figures and appendices

• Chapter 1 Introduction
  • Chapter 1 Introduction (Volume I)
  • Figures – Chapter 1 Introduction (Volume II)
• Chapter 2 Need for the Project
  • Chapter 2 Need for the Project (Volume I)
• Chapter 3 Policy and Legislative Context
  • Chapter 3 Policy and Legislative Context (Volume I)
• Chapter 4 Site Selection and Assessment of Alternatives
  • Chapter 4 Site Selection and Assessment of Alternatives (Volume I)
  • Figures – Chapter 4 Site Selection and Assessment of Alternatives (Volume II)
  • Appendix 4.1 North Falls Site Selection Golden Rules (Volume III)
• Chapter 5 Project Description
  • • Chapter 5 Project Description (Volume I)
  • Appendix 5.1 Crossing Schedule (Volume III)
• Chapter 6 EIA Methodology
  • Chapter 6 EIA Methodology (Volume I)
  • Appendix 6.1 Grid Connection Optionality – Worst Case Assessment (Volume III)
• Chapter 7 Technical Consultation
  • Chapter 7 Technical Consultation (Volume I)
• Chapter 8 Marine Geology Oceanography and Physical Processes
  • Chapter 8 Marine Geology Oceanography and Physical Processes (Volume I)
  • Figures – Chapter 8 Marine Geology Oceanography and Physical Processes (Volume II)
• Chapter 9 Marine Water and Sediment Quality
  • Chapter 9 Marine Water and Sediment Quality (Volume I)
  • Figures – Chapter 9 Marine Water and Sediment Quality (Volume II)
• Chapter 10 Benthic and Intertidal Ecology
  • Chapter 10 Benthic and Intertidal Ecology (Volume I)
  • Figures – Chapter 10 Benthic and Intertidal Ecology (Volume II)
  • Appendix 10.1 Intertidal-Benthic Ecology Monitoring Report (Volume III)
• Chapter 11 Fish and Shellfish Ecology
  • Chapter 11 Fish and Shellfish Ecology (Volume I)
  • Figures – Chapter 11 Fish and Shellfish Ecology (Volume II)
  • Appendix 11.1 Fish and Shellfish Ecology Technical Report (Volume III)
• Chapter 12 Marine Mammals
  • Chapter 12 Marine Mammals (Volume I)
  • Figures – Chapter 12 Marine Mammals (Volume II)
  • Appendix 12.1 Marine Mammal Baseline (Volume III)
  • Appendix 12.2 UWN Modelling Report (Volume III)
  • Appendix 12.3 Underwater Noise Technical Assessment (Volume III)
  • Appendix 12.4 Unexploded Ordnance Clearance Information and Assessment (Volume III)
  • Appendix 12.5 Marine Mammal Cumulative Effect Assessment Screening (Volume III)
• Chapter 13 Offshore Ornithology
  • Chapter 13 Offshore Ornithology (Volume I)
  • Figures – Chapter 13 Offshore Ornithology (Volume II)
  • Appendix 13.1 Consultation Responses (Volume III)
  • Appendix 13.2 Offshore Ornithology Technical Report (Volume III)
  • Appendix 13.3 Supplementary information for the offshore ornithology cumulative and in combination assessments (Volume III)
• Chapter 14 Commercial Fisheries
  • Chapter 14 Commercial Fisheries (Volume I)
  • Figures – Chapter 14 Commercial Fisheries (Volume II)
  • Appendix 14.1 Commercial Fisheries Technical Report (Volume III)
• Chapter 15 Shipping and Navigation
  • Chapter 15 Shipping and Navigation (Volume I)
  • Figures – Chapter 15 Shipping and Navigation (Volume II)
  • Appendix 15.1 Navigational Risk Assessment Baseline (Volume III)
• Chapter 16 Offshore Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
  • Chapter 16 Offshore Archaeology and Cultural Heritage (Volume I)
  • Figures – Chapter 16 Offshore Archaeology and Cultural Heritage (Volume II)
  • Appendix 16.1 North Falls Offshore Wind Farm and Offshore Cable Corridor Archaeological Assessment of Geophysical Data (Volume III)
• Chapter 17 Aviation and Radar
  • Chapter 17 Aviation and Radar (Volume I)
  • Figures – Chapter 17 Aviation and Radar (Volume II)
  • Appendix 17.1 Airspace Analysis and Radar Modelling (Volume III)
  • Appendix 17.2 Southend Airport Instrument Flight Procedure Assessment (Volume III)
• Chapter 18 Infrastructure and Other Users
  • Chapter 18 Infrastructure and Other Users (Volume I)
  • Figures – Chapter 18 Infrastructure and Other Users (Volume II)
• Chapter 19 Ground Conditions and Contamination
  • Chapter 19 Ground Conditions and Contamination (Volume I)
  • Figures – Chapter 19 Ground Conditions and Contamination (Volume II)
  • Appendix 19.1 Geo-Environmental Desk Study and Preliminary Risk Assessment Report (Volume III)
• Chapter 20 Onshore Air Quality
  • Chapter 20 Onshore Air Quality (Volume I)
  • Figures – Chapter 20 Onshore Air Quality (Volume II)
  • Appendix 20.1 Construction Dust and Fine Particulate Matter Assessment Methodology (Volume III)
  • Appendix 20.2 Air Quality Assessment Traffic Data (Volume III)
  • Appendix 20.3 Ecological Receptor Assessment Tables (Volume III)
• Chapter 21 Water Resources and Flood Risk
  • Chapter 21 Water Resources and Flood Risk (Volume I)
  • Figures – Chapter 21 Water Resources and Flood Risk (Volume II)
  • Appendix 21.1 Geomorphology Baseline Survey (Volume III)
  • Appendix 21.2 Water Framework Directive Compliance Assessment (Volume III)
  • Appendix 21.3 Flood Risk Assessment (Volume III)
• Chapter 22 Land Use and Agriculture
  • Chapter 22 Land Use and Agriculture (Volume I)
  • Figures – Chapter 22 Land Use and Agriculture (Volume II)
• Chapter 23 Onshore Ecology
  • Chapter 23 Onshore Ecology (Volume I)
  • Figures – Chapter 23 Onshore Ecology (Volume II)
  • Appendix 23.1 Extended Phase 1 Habitat Survey Report (Volume III)
  • Appendix 23.2 eDNA Great Crested Newt Results Report (Volume III)
  • Appendix 23.3 Riparian Mammals (Water Vole and Otters) Survey Report (Volume III)
  • Appendix 23.4 Reptile Survey Report (Volume III)
  • Appendix 23.5 Hazel Dormouse Survey Report (Volume III)
  • Appendix 23.6 Terrestrial and Aquatic Invertebrate Survey Report (Volume III)
  • Appendix 23.7 National Vegetation Classification (NVC) Survey Report (Volume III)
• Chapter 24 Onshore Ornithology
  • Chapter 24 Onshore Ornithology (Volume I)
  • Figures – Chapter 24 Onshore Ornithology (Volume II)
  • Appendix 24.1 Onshore Landfall Area: 2020/21 Non-breeding Bird Surveys Report (Volume III)
  • Appendix 24.2 CONFIDENTIAL Onshore Landfall Area 2021 Breeding Bird Surveys Report (Redacted version)
  • Appendix 24.3 Onshore Landfall Area: 2021/22 Non-breeding Bird Surveys Report (Volume III)
  • Appendix 24.4 Onshore Cable Corridor(s): Non-breeding Bird Surveys 2021/22 Report (Volume III)
  • Appendix 24.5 CONFIDENTIAL Onshore Landfall Area 2022 Breeding Bird Surveys Report (Redacted version)
• Chapter 25 Onshore Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
  • Chapter 25 Onshore Archaeology and Cultural Heritage (Volume I)
  • Figures – Chapter 25 Onshore Archaeology and Cultural Heritage (Volume II)
  • Appendix 25.1 Cable Landfall Search Area. Historic Environment Desk-Based (Baseline) Assessment (Volume III)
  • Appendix 25.2 Onshore Cable Corridor(s) and Onshore Substation Zone. Historic Environment Desk-Based (Baseline) Assessment (Volume III)
  • Appendix 25.3 Onshore Infrastructure Setting Assessment (Volume III)
  • Appendix 25.4 Offshore Infrastructure Setting Assessment (Volume III)
  • Appendix 25.5 Heritage Walkover Survey (Volume III)
  • Appendix 25.6 Geoarchaeological Desk Based Assessment (Volume III)
  • Appendix 25.7 Onshore Historic Environment Gazetteers (Volume III)
  • Appendix 25.8 Archaeological Geophysical Survey Report (Volume III)
  • Appendix 25.9 Five Estuaries Archaeological and Geoarchaeological Monitoring of Ground Investigation Works Report (Volume III)
• Chapter 26 Noise and Vibration
  • Chapter 26 Noise and Vibration (Volume I)
  • Figures – Chapter 26 Noise and Vibration (Volume II)
  • Appendix 26.1 Baseline Noise Survey and Acoustic Terminology (Volume III)
  • Appendix 26.2 Road Traffic Noise Assessment (Volume III)
  • Appendix 26.3 Construction Noise and Vibration Assessment (Volume III)
• Chapter 27 Traffic and Transport
  • Chapter 27 Traffic and Transport (Volume I)
  • Figures – Chapter 27 Traffic and Transport (Volume II)
  • Appendix 27.1 Transport Assessment (Volume III)
  • Appendix 27.2 Inter-relationships between impacts (Volume III)
• Chapter 28 Human Health
  • Chapter 28 Human Health (Volume I)
  • Figures – Chapter 28 Human Health (Volume II)
  • Appendix 28.1 Health Baseline Statistics (Volume III)
• Chapter 29 Seascape, Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (SLVIA)
  • Chapter 29 Seascape, Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (SLVIA) (Volume I)
  • Figures – Chapter 29 SLVIA (Volume II)
  • Appendix 29.1 Seascape and Landscape Visual Impact Assessment Methodology (Volume III)
• Chapter 30 Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA)
  • Chapter 30 Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA) (Volume I)
  • Figures – Chapter 30 LVIA (Volume II)
• Chapter 31 Socio-economics
  • Chapter 31 Socio-economics (Volume I)
  • Figures – Chapter 31 Socio-economics (Volume II)
  • Appendix 31.1 Socio-Economics Technical Baseline (Volume III)
• Chapter 32 Tourism and Recreation
  • Chapter 32 Tourism and Recreation (Volume I)
  • Figures – Chapter 32 Tourism and Recreation (Volume II)
• Chapter 33 Climate Change
  • Chapter 33 Climate Change (Volume I)
  • Appendix 33.1 Greenhouse Gas Assessment Methodology (Volume III)

Other reports

• Schedule of Mitigation
• Design Vision
• Habitats Regulations Assessment
  • Draft Report to Inform Appropriate Assessment (RIAA)
  • Habitats Regulations Assessment Screening (RIAA Appendix 1)
  • In Principle Compensation Options Review
• Marine Conservation Zone Assessment
  • Draft Marine Conservation Zone Assessment (MCZA)
  • Marine Conservation Zone Screening (MCZA Appendix 1)
  • MCZA Sensitivity Ranges (MCZA Appendix 2)
  • Measures of Equivalent Environmental Benefit (MCZA Appendix 3)

Information within the documents marked CONFIDENTIAL has been redacted. If you require the unredacted versions please email contact@northfallsoffshore.com to request a copy.