Offshore wind, wave and tidal energy applications: consenting and licensing manual
This document provides guidance on applying for consents and marine licences for offshore renewable energy projects within both Scottish Territorial Waters (out to 12 nautical miles (“nm”)) and Scottish Offshore Waters (12-200 nm). It updates and replaces the draft Marine Scotland Licensing and Consents Manual published in 2013.
Abbreviations
AA - Appropriate Assessment
BEIS - Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
BT - British Telecom
CAA - Civil Aviation Authority
cSAC - candidate Special Area of Conservation
DECC - Department of Energy and Climate Change
dSAC - draft Special Area of Conservation
dSPA - draft Special Protection Area
EA - Environmental Assessment
ECU - Energy Consents Unit
EEA - European Economic Area
EEC - European Economic Community
EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment
EIA Report - Environmental Impact Assessment Report
ES - Environmental Statement
EMP - Environmental Management Plan
EPS - European Protected Species
FEAST - Feature Activity Sensitivity Tool
FLO - Fisheries Liaison Officer
HES - Historic Environment Scotland
HRA - Habitats Regulations Appraisal
HSE - Health and Safety Executive
IALA - International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities
IROPI - Imperative Reasons of Overriding Public Interest
JNCC - Joint Nature Conservation Committee
LSE - Likely Significant Effect
MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency
MGN - Marine Guidance Note
ML - Marine Licence
MoD - Ministry of Defence
MPA - Marine Protected Areas
MPP - Marine Planning Partnership
MRFG - Marine Renewable Facilitators Group
MS - Marine Scotland
MS-LOT - Marine Scotland Licensing Operations Team
MSS - Marine Scotland Science
MW - Megawatt(s)
NATS - National Air Traffic Services
NLB - Northern Lighthouse Board
nm - Nautical Miles
NRA - Navigational Risk Assessment
OFTO - Offshore Transmission Operator
OMR - Offshore Marine Regulations
PA - Planning Authority
PAC - Pre-application Consultation
PEMP - Project Environmental Monitoring Programme
PLI - Public Local Inquiry
pSAC - proposed Special Area of Conservation
pSPA - proposed Special Protection Area
RAG - Regional Advisory Group
Ramsar - The Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971)
SAC - Special Area of Conservation
SCI - Sites of Community Importance
ScotMER - Scottish Marine Energy Research programme
SEA - Strategic Environmental Assessment
SEPA - Scottish Environment Protection Agency
SG - Scottish Government
SNH - Scottish Natural Heritage
SMP - Sectoral Marine Plan
SPA - Special Protection Area
SpORRAn - Scottish Offshore Renewables Research Framework
S.36 - Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989
s.105 - Section 105 of the Energy Act 2004 (as amended)
TPC - Third Party Certification
TPV - Third Party Verification
VHF - very high frequency
WANE - Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act
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