The application documents contain extensive, detailed and technical information. They also include documents which are more accessible to all readers, describing the Project’s development, aims, impacts and benefits in a less technical and more illustrated way. For anybody who is unfamiliar with the volume of information presented, Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay (TLSB) recommends starting with the following documents before addressing detail elsewhere:
- The “Non-Technical Summary of the Environmental Statement” (Volume 6, document 6.1) – the “NTS” is a 40-page, illustrated summary of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process and results (reported in full in the accompanying Environmental Statement, ES). The NTS starts with an introduction to the Project and its operation, the consenting process, and a description of access and design matters. The document then summarises the potential effects of the Project on the local and wider environment, as well as measures to reduce effects and provide benefits. The NTS is provided in English and Welsh and is a great starting point for all readers.
- The “Design and Access Statement” ( Volume 8, document 8.1 ) – the “DAS” records and illustrates the design principles, rationale, process and final Project design. It shows how the Project design has responded to consultation, as well as to operational requirements, viability analysis, technical engineering, and the EIA process. The DAS starts with a 7-page summary (provided in English and Welsh) and includes multiple images, plans and maps to show readers how the Project will look and work ‘on-the-ground’ for its future staff and visitors alike.
- The “Consultation Report” ( Volume 5, document 5.1 ) – this explains how TLSB has consulted statutory and non-statutory consultees, land owners, stakeholders and the public (in line with legal requirements and best practice). It shows how TLSB has “had regard” (or responded) to the consultation.
- The “Planning Statement” ( Volume 8, document 8.2 ) – this sets out the relevant planning considerations relating to the Project. It describes the context of the scheme including its surroundings, the planning history of the site and other local features. The Project is then assessed against relevant national and local policy (including the UK’s urgent need for new, renewable energy generating capacity) to demonstrate to the decision maker (the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change) how the Project accords with policy at all levels.
- Finally, for readers who want to see what the Project would look like once completed, please refer again to the DAS (described above, Volume 8, document 8.1 ), and the visually-verified (accurate and to-scale), computer-generated, photo montages provided from viewpoints all around Swansea Bay in Figures 13.20 to 13.77 of the ES (Volume 6, document 6.3), and in our interactive map here .
This layman’s guide is repeated, with a graphic showing the entire document structure, in Volume 1, document 1.4 . All of the Application documents, plans and maps are provided below and on the Planning Inspectorate’s website , where all representations about the Lagoon will also be published.
Volume 1: Application Form Functions
1.3 Copies of newspaper notices
Volume 2: Plans
Land Plans
2.1.1-2.1.20 Combined Land and Crown plans
Works Plans
Special Plans
Planning Drawings
2.4.10 Western landfill sections
2.4.11 Western landfall sections
2.4.13 Eastern landfall sections
2.4.14 Offshore building public realm plan
2.4.15 Offshore building public realm section
2.4.18 Typical Queen’s Dock access road
2.4.19 Typical lagoon wall treatment
2.4.22 Typical fencing gate details
2.4.27 Turbine house elevation
2.4.48 Proposed plan – Basement 2
2.4.49 Proposed plan – Basement 1
2.4.50 Proposed plan – Ground floor
2.4.51 Proposed plan – First floor
2.4.52 Proposed plan – Second floor
2.4.58 Proposed drawings – Burrows information centre
2.4.9 Western landfall vegetation
Volume 3: Draft Development Consent Order
3.1 Draft development consent order
Volume 4: Compulsory Purchase Information
Volume 5: Reports
Consultation Report
5.1 CR2 Project design evolution
5.1 CR3 Non-stat project def and EIA
5.1 CR5 Non-stat issues and options
5.1 CR7 Stat cons with stat consultees
5.1 CR9 Stat cons with local community
5.1 CR11 Non-stat ongoing engagement
Consultation Report Appendices
CR1 Appendix – Project timeline
CR2.1 Appendix – Lagoon designs A-N
CR2.2 Appendix – Cable route iterations
CR2.3 Appendix – Access strategy
CR2.4 Appendix – Building locations
CR2.6 Appendix – Public realm: Masterplan designs
CR3.1 Appendix – List of stat cons S42a & S42b
CR3.2 Appendix – List of stat cons S42d
CR3.3 Appendix – Non prescribed bodies S47
CR3.4 Appendix – List of all community consultees
CR3.5 Appendix – Early project definition
CR3.6 Appendix – List of consultees at phase 1A
CR3.7 Appendix – Lagoon proposal summary brochure
CR4.1 Appendix – Responses received by PINS to inform scoping opinion
CR4.2 Appendix – Welsh Government (MCU) scoping reponse
CR5.1 Appendix – Early issues and options
CR5.2 Appendix – Late issues and options
CR5.3 Appendix – Sample letter to key stakeholders
CR5.4 Appendix – Local community consultation exhibition materials
CR5.5 Appendix – Project introduction flyer
CR5.6 Appendix – Project film: selected stills and script
CR5.7 Appendix – Local community consultation events (April 2003) – feedback form
CR5.8 Appendix – Local community consultation events (April 2003) – feedback for reports
CR5.9 Appendix – Local community consultation events (April 2003) – publicity materials
CR5.10 Appendix – List of consultees at phase 1C
CR5.11 Appendix – Local community consultation events (s47) – web based publicity materials
CR5.12 Appendix – TLSB leisure facilities feasibility study
CR6.1 Appendix – Notice letter sent to Local Planning Authorities – consultation on SoCC
CR6.2 Appendix – Draft consultation strategy and SoCC
CR6.4 Appendix – Final Statement of Community Consultation (SoCC)
CR6.5 Appendix – Local Authority sign-off of SoCC
CR6.6 Appendix – Consultation strategy
CR6.7 Appendix – Schedule copies of SoCC newspaper publications
CR6.8 Appendix – Map of zones for local community consultation (s47)
CR6.9 Appendix – ZTV study for lagoon design D – 06.06.12
CR6.10 Appendix – ZTV study for lagoon design J3 (13m envelope for Offshore Building) – 19.06.13
CR6.11 Appendix – ZTV study for lagoon design J3 (35m envelope for Offshore Building) – 24.09.13
CR6.12 Appendix – Final s48 notice – multiple versions
CR6.13 Appendix – Advertising schedule and copies of published s47 and s48 notices
CR7.2 Appendix – Section 42, 48 covering letter to Secretary of State (DECC)
CR7.3 Appendix – Example notice issued to Local Planning Authorities (s43) and recipients
CR7.4 Appendix – Example notice issued to Statutory Consultees (s42a) and recipients
CR7.6 Appendix – PEIR Non-Technical Summary (NTS)
CR7.7 Appendix – PEIR and NTS – list of deposit locations and events
CR9.1 Appendix – Exhibition boards – local community consultation events (s47)
CR9.2 Appendix – Local community consultation events (s47) – questionnaire
CR9.4 Appendix – Local community consultation events (s47) – publicity materials
CR10.1-10.3 Appendix – Redline Plan – Phase 1, Phase 2 & Phase 3
CR10.4 Appendix – Schedule of notices served to people with an interest in the land – PIL (s42d)
CR10.7 Appendix – Inland fishing engagement table
CR11.1 Appendix – Invitation and Schedule – EIA Event
CR11.2 Appendix – EIA Event attendees
CR11.4 Appendix – Schedule of meetings with non-statutory consultees – ongoing engagement
CR11.7 Appendix – Bauman Institute Report
CR11.8 Appendix – TLSB and NRW correspondence
Other reports
5.2 Flood Consequence Assessment
5.3 Historic Environment Report
5.5 Habitats Regulations Assessment
5.6 List of Other Consents and Licences Required
5.7 Statement in respect of Statutory Nuisance
Volume 6: Environmental Statement
Non-Technical Summary (English)
Chapters
2.0 EIA Process and Assessment of Significance
3.0 Site Selection and Option Appraisal
5.0 Planning and Policy Context
6.0 Coastal Processes, Sediment Transport and Contamination
7.0 Marine Water Quality Assessment
8.0 Intertidal and Subtidal Benthic Ecology
9.0 Fish, including Recreational and Commercial Fisheries
10.0 Marine Mammals and turtles
13.0 Seascape & Landscape Visual Impact Assessment
14.0 Navigation and Marine Transport Assessment
15.0 Onshore Transport Assessment
18.0 Land Quality and Hydrogeology
20.0 Cultural Heritage: Marine Archaeology
21.0 Cultural Heritage: Terrestrial Archaeology and Historic Landscape
22.0 Economy, Tourism and Recreation
23.0 Mitigation and Monitoring
Figures
Fig 1.1 Location of Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon
Fig 5.1 Local Authority Boundary
Fig 6.1 Numerical Model Extents
Fig 6.2 Local Detail of Numerical Model
Fig 6.3 Regional Map of Swansea Bay
Fig 6.4 Modelled Current Speed and Direction
Fig 6.5 Current Roses from Metocean Sites for Spring and Neap Tides
Fig 6.7 Wave Roses for Metocean Sites and Scarweather Buoy
Fig 6.8 Titan Seabed Sediment Distribution
Fig 6.9 PSA Results from Benthic Survey
Fig 6.10 Measured Variation in Key Coastal Process Parameters at Metocean Site 1
Fig 6.11 Measured Variation in Key Coastal Process Parameters at Metocean Site 2
Fig 6.12 MODIS Satellite Surface SSC – Summer
Fig 6.13 MODIS Satellite Surface SSC – Winter
Fig 6.14 Historical Beach Profiles for Location around Swansea Bay
Fig 6.15 Postulated Sand Transport Directions in Swansea Bay
Fig 6.16 Locations of samples analysed for sediment contamination
Fig 6.17 Maximum Predicted SSC Increases – West Bund Construction
Fig 6.18 SSC Timeseries Plots for West Bund Construction
Fig 6.19 Maximum Predicted Sedimentation – West Bund Construction
Fig 6.20 Sedimentation Timeseries for West Bund Construction
Fig 6.21 Predicted Sedimentation at End of Spring-Neap Cycle – West Bund Construction
Fig 6.22 Maximum Predicted SSC Increases – East Bund Construction
Fig 6.23 SSC Timeseries Plots for East Bund Construction
Fig 6.24 Maximum Predicated Sedimentation – East Bund Construction
Fig 6.25 Sedimentation Timeseries Plots for East Bund Construction
Fig 6.26 Predicted Sedimentation at End of Spring-Neap Cycle – East Bund Construction
Fig 6.27 Maximum Predicted SSC Increase – Sediment Disposal
Fig 6.28 SSC Timeseries Plots for Sediment Disposal
Fig 6.29 Maximum Predicted Sedimentation – Sediment Disposal
Fig 6.30 Sedimentation Timeseries Plots for Sediment Disposal
Fig 6.31 Predicted Sedimentation at End of Spring-Neap Cycle – Sediment Disposal
Fig 6.32 Mean Spring Baseline Flow Speeds
Fig 6.33 Predicted Difference in Mean Spring Tidal Flow – Absolute Change
Fig 6.34 Predicted Difference in Mean Spring Tidal Flow – Relative Change
Fig 6.35 Timeseries Plots of Flow Speed Changes – Site L1
Fig 6.36 Timeseries Plots of Flow Speed Changes – Site L4
Fig 6.37 Timeseries Plots of Flow Speed Changes – Site L7
Fig 6.38 Timeseries Plots of Flow Speed Changes – Site O5
Fig 6.39 Timeseries Plots of Flow Speed Changes – Site O3
Fig 6.40 Baseline Tidal Residual
Fig 6.41 Scheme Tidal Residual
Fig 6.42 Predicted Changes to MHWS
Fig 6.43 Predicted Changes to MLWS
Fig 6.44 Predicted Changes to Wave Parameters – 10 in 1 Year Southwesterly Wave
Fig 6.45 Predicted Changes to Wave Parameters – 1 in 1 Year Southwesterly Wave
Fig 6.46 Predicted Changes to Wave Parameters – 1 in 10 Year Southwesterly Wave
Fig 6.47 Predicted Changes to Wave Parameters – 1 in 20 Year Southwesterly Wave
Fig 6.48 Predicted Changes to Wave Parameters – 10 in 1 Year Southwesterly Wave
Fig 6.49 Predicted Changes to Wave Parameters – 1 in 10 Year Southwesterly Wave
Fig 6.50 Predicted Changes to Mud Deposition During a 10 in 1 Year Storm Event
Fig 6.51 Predicted Changes to Mud Deposition During Calm Periods (Spring Tide Only)
Fig 6.52 Predicted Changes to Mud Deposition During a 1 in 20 Year Storm Event
Fig 8.10 Biotope Map West of River Tawe A
Fig 8.11 Biotope Map West of River Tawe B
Fig 8.12 Biotope Map North of Mumbles Head A
Fig 8.13 Biotope Map North of Mumbles Head B
Fig 8.14 Predicted Subtidal Habitats
Fig 8.15 Seabed Classification
Fig 8.16 Seabed Sediment Distribution Titan Survey
Fig 8.17 Titan Survey Sample Points
Fig 8.18 Faunal Assemblage Groups
Fig 10.1 Study Areas for Marine Mammal Baseline
Fig 10.2 Location of Boat Based Surveys and Fixed Monitoring Sites
Fig 10.3a Inter-Agency Marine Mammal Working Group Management Units
Fig 10.3b Inter-Agency Marine Mammal Working Group Management Units
Fig 10.4 Long-term Mean Sighting Rates of Harbour Porpoise
Fig 10.5 Marine Mammal Sightings Recorded in the Atlantic Array Baseline Monitoring
Fig 10.6 Harbour Porpoise Sightings GMMP
Fig 10.7 Long-term Mean Sighting Rates of Common Dolphin
Fig 10.8 Long-term Mean Sighting Rates of Bottlenose Dolphin
Fig 10.9 Long-term Mean Sighting Rates of Risso’s Dolphin
Fig 10.10 Long-term Mean Sighting Rates of Minke Whale
Fig 10.11 Long-term Mean Vessel Sighting Rates of Seals
Fig 10.12 At-Sea Usage Map for Grey Seal
Fig 10.13 GPS track of Seal Pups
Fig 11.1 Western Bird Survey Area
Fig 11.2 Eastern Bird Survey Area
Fig 11.3 Bird Survey – 21 October 2011
Fig 11.4 Bird Survey – 15 November 2011
Fig 11.5 Bird Survey – 15 December 2011
Fig 11.6 Bird Survey – 06 January 2012
Fig 11.7 Bird Survey – 20 February 2012
Fig 11.8 Bird Survey – 09 March 2012
Fig 11.9 Bird Survey – 21 September 2012
Fig 11.10 Bird Survey – 25 October 2012
Fig 11.11 Bird Survey – 26 November 2012
Fig 11.12 Bird Survey – 18 December 2012
Fig 11.13 Bird Survey – 22 January 2013
Fig 11.14 Bird Survey – 15 February 2013
Fig 11.15 Bird Survey – 28 March 2013
Fig 11.16 Bird Survey – 26 April 2013
Fig 11.17 Bird Survey – 24 May 2013
Fig 11.18 Bird Survey – 10 June 2013
Fig 11.19 Bird Survey – 11 July 2013
Fig 11.20 Bird Survey – 23 August 2013
Fig 11.21 High Tide Roost Locations
Fig 13.2-3 Regional Seascape Unit Plans
Fig 13.4 Local Seascape Unit Plan
Fig 13.5 Zone of Theoretical Visibility
Fig 13.6 Cumulative Development Locations
Fig 13.8 Landscape Designations
Fig 13.20-13.77 Viewpoint Photomontages – to view these please follow the link to our Interactive map
Fig 16.1 Air Quality Study Area
Fig 18.10 BGS Groundwater Flooding Susceptibility
Fig 20.1-20.3 Marine Archaeological Appendices I
Fig 20.4-20.11 Marine Archaeological Appendices II
Fig 21.1 Terrestrial Archaeological assets within a detailed study area
Fig 21.2 Terrestrial Archaeological assets within a detailed study area
Appendices
App 2.1 List of Statutory Consultees
App 2.2 Transboundary correspondence
App 5.1 Sustainability – Carbon Balance
App 6.1 Model Setup, Calibration and Validation
App 6.2 Model Bathymetry Review
App 6.3 Summary of Results from Contamination and PSA Analyses
App 6.4 Summary of Model Run Scenarios for Coastal Processes EIA
App 7.1 Hydrodynamic Model Update and Validation Report
App 7.2 Supporting Technical Information Report
App 8.1 Benthic Survey Proposal
App 8.2 Intertidal Biotope Survey Notes
App 8.3 Artificial Structures in Coastal Habitats
App 9.1 Fish, Including Recreational and Commercial Fisheries Baseline
App 9.2 Fish Fauna Characterisation Surveys
App 9.3 Fish Turbine Encounter Modelling
App 9.4 Fish Turbine Passage Modelling
App 9.5 Accuracy and Limitations
App 11.1 Summary of WeBS High Tide Core Count Data Graphs
App 11.2 Gower Ornithological Society Data
App 12.1 – 12.8 and 12.10 Terrestrial Ecology Technical Appendices
App 12.9 CFD Simulation Results
App 13.1 Visually Verified Montages by iCreate Methodology Report
App 14.1 Navigation Risk Assessment
App 15.1 Baseline Traffic Data
App 15.4 Traffic Flow Diagrams
App 15.5 Fabian Way/Quay Parade Kings Road LinSig Results
App 15.6 Fabian Way/Port Tennant Junction LinSig Results
App 15.7 Fabian Way/Park Ride Access LinSig Results
App 15.8 Langdon Road Roundabout Arcady Results
App 15.9 Fabian Way/Elba Crescent LinSig Results
App 15.10 Fabian Way/Ffordd Amazon Transyt Output
App 15.11 A483/A48 LinSig Results
App 15.12 Draft Construction Phase Travel Plan
App 15.13 Draft Operational Phase Travel Plan
App 15.14 Major Event Travel Plan Framework
App 18.1 Groundwater-Intertidal Zone Discharge Conceptual Model
App 19.1 World Health Organisation Guidelines
App 20.1 Gazetteer of Known Maritime Sites
App 21.1 Cultural Heritage Terrestrial Archaeology Baseline
App 22.1 Turning Tide – the Economic Significance of the TLSB
App 23.1 Adaptive Environmental Monitoring Plan
Volume 7: Additional Information (APFP: Regulation 6)
7.1 Cable and Grid Connection Statement
7.3 Statement of Recreational Amenity
Volume 8: Other Documents
8.1 Design and Access Statement
8.3 Water Framework Directive Compliance Assessment
8.4 Table of mitigation and where secured
8.5 Marine licence application forms