{"id":74310,"date":"2016-09-20T09:20:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T09:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=c64077e3ae973456021afa06abee8b8c"},"modified":"2016-09-20T11:32:59","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T11:32:59","slug":"news-story-noise-and-windfarm-construction-off-the-sussex-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=74310","title":{"rendered":"News story: Noise and windfarm construction off the Sussex coast"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>Officers from the MMO have visited the area where noise has been reported. We are also working closely with the developer to understand and address any relevant concerns.<\/p>\n<p>The windfarm developer, E.On, has made a number of changes to their processes to reduce noise impact. These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>installing noise-reducing acoustic panels around pump equipment onshore (which for safety reasons has to run continuously)<\/li>\n<li>reducing speed of vessels and using anchors so that engines can be turned off<\/li>\n<li>scheduling maintenance activities where noisy tools are required to be in day time only<\/li>\n<li>instructing vessels leaving Shoreham Port at night to follow a different route in order to minimise impact on residences at Shoreham Beach<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The developer has also committed to avoiding piling activity overnight when weather conditions mean excessive noise may carry to shore, for example during warm, still nights.<\/p>\n<p>Any further issues can be reported to the MMO by emailing <a href=\"mailto:info@marinemanagement.org.uk\">info@marinemanagement.org.uk<\/a> or calling 0300 123 1032. Please note the date, time and location of any occurrences so that these can be looked into.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"background-to-the-rampion-development\">Background to the Rampion development<\/h3>\n<p>E.On was given a <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk\/projects\/south-east\/rampion-offshore-wind-farm\/\">Development Consent Order by the Government<\/a> to construct Rampion Offshore Windfarm in July 2014.<\/p>\n<p>This followed careful consideration of the application and a supporting environmental statement. The statement <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk\/wp-content\/ipc\/uploads\/projects\/EN010032\/EN010032-001542-6.1.27%20Noise%20and%20Vibration.pdf\">assessed the potential noise impacts<\/a> including airborne noise and concluded there would be no significant impact as a result of piling activities to construct the wind farm.<\/p>\n<p>Developments are only licensed when the Government is satisfied they meet legal requirements and any effects on the environment and quality of life are minimised.<\/p>\n<p>The work includes constructing 175 wind turbine generators, with the closest turbine being about 13km from the shore.<\/p>\n<p>Further details of the environmental impact assessment performed by the developers is available on the <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk\/projects\/south-east\/rampion-offshore-wind-farm\/\">Planning Inspectorate website.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Details of the MMO\u2019s marine licensing remit with regards to the development are available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/rampion-offshore-wind-farm\">elsewhere on this website.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has been looking into concerns about noise off the Sussex coast and the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74310"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=74310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74310\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=74310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=74310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=74310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}