Consultation outcome

UK Offshore Energy Strategic Environmental Assessment 4 (OESEA4)

• From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 17 March 2022
• Last updated: 22 September 2022 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

OESEA4 Public Consultation Government Response

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Detail of outcome

The Government Response presents a summary of the consultation feedback received during the public consultation period. Where appropriate, responses to comments are given to provide factual and technical clarifications. The Environmental Report should be read in light of the further clarifications provided by the Department in the Government Response. A revised set of recommendations have been included to take account of the feedback received and these are listed in Appendix 1.

Feedback received

OESEA4 Consultation Feedback

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Detail of feedback received

A total of 30 organisations and individuals responded to the consultation on OESEA4. The full text of the comments are available to download above, unless respondents requested their feedback not to be published.

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Original consultation

Summary

Draft plan/programme covering future offshore renewables leasing, licensing for oil and gas, hydrocarbon and carbon dioxide gas storage, and offshore hydrogen production.

This consultation ran from
17 March 2022 to 5pm on 27 May 2022

Consultation description

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (the Department) is conducting a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of a draft plan/programme for further leasing for renewable energy (offshore wind, wave and tidal technologies), further licensing for offshore oil and gas exploration and production, and further leasing/licensing for hydrocarbon gas storage and unloading, carbon dioxide transportation and storage, and the offshore production and transport of hydrogen.

The renewable energy elements of the draft plan/programme cover parts of the UK Exclusive Economic Zone and the territorial waters of England and Wales; for hydrocarbon gas and carbon dioxide storage it applies to UK waters (relevant territorial waters and the UK Exclusive Economic Zone); and for hydrocarbon exploration and production it applies to all UK waters.

The SEA Environmental Report is being subject to consultation with the relevant consultation bodies and the public. The Department will consider comments received from the consultation in making their decision on the adoption of the draft plan/programme.

Documents

OESEA4 - Environmental Report

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Appendix 1: Environmental Baseline Cover and Contents

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Appendix 1a.1 Plankton

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Appendix 1a 2 Benthos

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Appendix 1a.3 Cephalopods

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Appendix 1a.4 Fish & Shellfish

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Appendix 1a.5 Birds

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Appendix 1a.6 Marine Reptiles

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Appendix 1a.7 Bats

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Appendix 1a.8 Marine mammals

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Appendix 1b: Geology, Substrates & Coastal Processes

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Appendix 1c: Landscape & Seascape

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Appendix 1d: Water Environment

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Appendix 1e: Air Quality

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Appendix 1f: Climate & Meteorology

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Appendix 1g: Population & Human Health

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Appendix 1h: Other Users

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Appendix 1i: Cultural Heritage

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Appendix 1j: Conservation

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Appendix 2: Other relevant initiatives

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Appendix 3: Existing Controls

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Appendix 4: Stakeholder Workshops

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Published 17 March 2022
Last updated 22 September 2022 + show all updates

1. 22 September 2022

   Publication of the OESEA4 Public Consultation Government Response and OESEA4 consultation responses

2. 17 March 2022

   First published.