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 Dredging to be undertaken on a 24/7 basis to maximise use of plant.
-==== Other information ====
+Tees Bay A - Disposal of dredged silts and soft material.
+Tees Bay C - Disposal of dredged clay.
+Able Seaton Port Holding Basin and Channel -
+  * Deepening of Seaton Channel, Seaton Channel Holding Basin and Quays 10 and 11 - Navigational dredging (capital)
+  * Maintenance dredging of Seaton Channel, Holding Basin and Quays 10 and 11 - Navigational dredging (maintenance)
+  * The use of Erosion Mats for mitigation purposes - Maintenance of existing works
+  * TERRC Basin, Quays 7, 8 & 9 - Lowering of the TERRC Basin to -8.5mCD - Navigational dredging (capital)
 === Applicant details ===
-Mr   Colin Harrison / +44 (0)1642 806 080 / charrison@ableuk.com\\
+Mr   Colin Harrison, ABLE UK LTD / ABLE HOUSE BILLINGHAM REACH INDUSTRIAL ESTATE HAVERTON HILL ROAD BILLINGHAM / TS23 1PX
-ABLE UK LTD / ABLE HOUSE BILLINGHAM REACH INDUSTRIAL ESTATE HAVERTON HILL ROAD BILLINGHAM / TS23 1PX
-==== View application and documents ====
-=== MLA/2015/00334 ===
 [[this>Teesworks/Planning/MLA_2015_00334/MLA_2015_00334-APPLICATION-FORM.pdf|View Application]]
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+====== Consultations ======
+===== Case Consulation Responses =====
+==== Natural England - 1 - Northumbria ====
+Consulted on 23 November 2017. Responded on 11 December 2017.
+The consultee was asked for their comments on an older version of this case (MLA/2015/00334/3). They responded: [[this>Teesworks/Planning/MLA_2015_00334/Consultations/TERRC Basin.pdf|TERRC Basin.docx]]
+==== Environment Agency - North East Area ====
+Consulted on 23 November 2017. Responded on 13 December 2017.
+The consultee was asked for their comments on an older version of this case (MLA/2015/00334/3). They responded:
+Dear Sir/Madam, Please find attached Environment Agency response to application ref: MLA/2015/00334/03. If you have any questions regarding our comments, please do not hesitate to contact me using the details provided on the attached response. Regards, Louise Tait
+The consultee included the following files with their response: [[this>Teesworks/Planning/MLA_2015_00334/Consultations/EA Response to app ref MLA201500334.pdf|EA Response to app ref MLA201500334.pdf]]
+==== Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science - SEAL ====
+Consulted on 23 November 2017. Responded on 24 November 2017.
+The consultee was asked for their comments on an older version of this case (MLA/2015/00334/3). They didn't have any comments.
+The consultee included the following files with their response:
+[[this>Teesworks/Planning/MLA_2015_00334/Consultations/20171124 MLA201500334 Tees Bay, Seaton Port Berths, Holding Basin and Channel Marine Licence Final Advice Minute + QC.pdf|20171124 MLA201500334 Tees Bay, Seaton Port Berths, Holding Basin and Channel Marine Licence Final Advice Minute + QC.docx]]
+==== Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science - SEAL ====
+Consulted on 29 August 2018. Responded on 26 September 2018.
+The consultee was asked for their comments on an older version of this case (MLA/2015/00334/4). They responded:
+Please see attached.
+The consultee included the following files with their response:
+[[this>Teesworks/Planning/MLA_2015_00334/Consultations/20180925 MLA201500334 Able Seaton Port Marine Licence Advice Minute + JL QC (003)+ CC QC.pdf|20180925 MLA201500334 Able Seaton Port Marine Licence Advice Minute + JL QC (003)+ CC QC.docx]]
+==== Environment Agency - North East Area ====
+Consulted on 29 August 2018. Responded on 21 September 2018.
+The consultee was asked for their comments on an older version of this case (MLA/2015/00334/4). They responded:
+Dear Sir/Madam,
+Please find attached response from the Environment Agency on application ref: MLA/2015/00334/4.
+If you have any questions in respect of the response, please do not hesitate to contact me.
+Regards,
+Louise Tait
+The consultee included the following files with their response:
+[[this>Teesworks/Planning/MLA_2015_00334/Consultations/EA response to application ref MLA2015003344.pdf|EA response to application ref MLA2015003344.pdf]]
+==== Natural England - 1 - Northumbria ====
+Consulted on 29 August 2018. Responded on 26 September 2018.
+The consultee was asked for their comments on an older version of this case (MLA/2015/00334/4). They responded:
+Please find NE's attached response letter.
+Many thanks,
+Josh
+The consultee included the following files with their response:
+[[this>Teesworks/Planning/MLA_2015_00334/Consultations/MLA201500334-4, NE Response to AA for ABLE Dredge Extension, 26.09.18, JP.pdf|MLA201500334-4, NE Response to AA for ABLE Dredge Extension, 26.09.18, JP.pdf]]
+===== Document Consulation Responses =====
+==== NE (1 - Northumbria) ====
+Variation 11 HRA.
+Consulted on 2 May 2023. Responded on 22 May 2023.
+The consultee was asked for their comments on 20230425_MLA201500334_Variation 11_HRA_v4.docx . They responded:
+Please find attached supporting document.
+The consultee included the following files with their response:
+[[this>Teesworks/Planning/MLA_2015_00334/Consultations/431900 MLA_2015_00334 MMO_Consultation_Response Able Port Tees.pdf|431900 MLA_2015_00334 MMO_Consultation_Response Able Port Tees.pdf]]
+===== Return Consulation Responses =====
+==== CEFAS (SEAL) ====
+R6.2
+Consulted on 27 March 2020. Responded on 27 April 2020.
+The consultee was asked for their comments on these documents:
+  - [[this>Teesworks/Planning/MLA_2015_00334/Consultations/MAR00562 Interim (003).xls|MAR00562 Interim (003).xls]]
+  - [[this>Teesworks/Planning/MLA_2015_00334/Consultations/MAR00562.pdf|MAR00562.pdf]]
+  - [[this>Teesworks/Planning/MLA_2015_00334/Consultations/MAR00562.xls|MAR00562.xls]]
+  - [[this>Teesworks/Planning/MLA_2015_00334/Consultations/MMO_Results_Template  - MAR00562.xlsm|MMO_Results_Template - MAR00562.xlsm]]
+They responded:
+Please see my advice attached.
+The consultee included the following files with their response:
+[[this>Teesworks/Planning/MLA_2015_00334/Consultations/20200427 MLA2015003344 Able Seaton L201700012 Mid-licence Marine Licence Advice Minute+sJB.pdf|20200427 MLA2015003344 Able Seaton L201700012 Mid-licence Marine Licence Advice Minute+sJB.docx]]
+====== Variations ======
 ===== MLA/2015/00334/1 =====
 Variation 1 - Submitted 15-Mar-2017
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 ===== MLA/2015/00334/4 =====
 Variation 4 - Submitted 09-Feb-2018
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 === What would you like to vary about your current licence(s)/response(s)? ===
 Activity 1.1 – Licensed Activity
-Activity to be updated to include an additional 30,000 tonnes of clay to be removed from the holding basin. It should be noted that the Holding
+Activity to be updated to include an additional 30,000 tonnes of clay to be removed from the holding basin. It should be noted that the Holding Basin and Quays 10&11 are recognised under the same activity,
-Basin and Quays 10&11 are recognised under the same activity,
 therefore, only the additional quantities are to be revised.
 Schedule 5 – Dredge Location Scheduled Document
 Please find attached an updated plan (ASC-001-00009 Rev G) of dredge locations to include the area as noted in this application. This drawing shall replace the existing plan found in the Licence schedule. As the plan shows, Quay 10 now includes an area of the holding basin, which is to be dredged to -13.5mCD. The location is shown from points 13-16.
 Schedule 4 – Dredge Quantity Scheduled Document
 Please find attached an updated dredge quantity table, to include the additional material to be removed. An additional 30,000 tonnes of clay will be removed from the holding basin during a capital dredge.
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 Accepted
 [[this>Teesworks/Planning/MLA_2015_00334/8/MLA_2015_00334_8-VARIATION-8-FORM.pdf|View Variation]]
+=== What would you like to vary about your current licence(s)/response(s)? ===
+Where the current licence does not permit the use of erosion control matting, Able wish to vary the licence in order to add the erosion control matting to the existing licence.
+To support this update, I have appended a document which outlines the summary of changes and provides a review of the original HRA assessment.
+Amend the existing coordinates on the main licence for 'Able Seaton Port, Quays 10 and 11' as there is an error. Additional coordinate has been provided. No areas outside existing 'licenced area' will be affected.
+The area included within the revised coordinate was also assessed in the original HRA.
+=== Why would you like to vary your licence(s)/response(s) in this way? ===
+We are proposing to carry out capital and maintenance dredging at Quay 10 and 11 at Seaton Port. This will include dredging at the eastern end adjacent to land fronting the Power Station. This request is to have the ability to install erosion control matting over the area of the berth where slopes will form from dredging activities. This is to protect the land adjacent to the berth from erosion impacts.
+=== What date would the varied licence(s)/response(s) come into effect? ===
+-JAN-2021
+=== Closed Date ===
+-AUG-2021
 ==== Response Documents - Licence L/2017/00012/7 ====
 |File|Date|
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 [[this>Teesworks/Planning/MLA_2015_00334/9/MLA_2015_00334_9-VARIATION-9-FORM.pdf|View Variation]]
+=== What would you like to vary about your current licence(s)/response(s)? ===
+The existing Seaton Port Approach Channel is proposed to be widened from 85m to 100m and this will involve the capital dredging of around 75,000m3 of clay and silt material. Therefore the changes to the licence will include the following:
+- Amendment to Marine Licence Schedule 3, which will consist of updating the coordinates for the site "Seaton Port Approach Channel", to include the widened channel.
+- Amendment to Activity 1.2, which will consist of updating the quantities to include an additional 145,000m3 of material.
+- To include an -0.5m over-Dredge allowance for each dredging activity
+(the total volumes will not change)
+Please see attached Covering Letter for further information.
+=== Why would you like to vary your licence(s)/response(s) in this way? ===
+Currently, access to ASP is constrained by virtue of the approach which requires vessels to navigate along a 120m wide channel that is dredged to -6.5m CD within which lies an 85m wide channel, dredged to a depth of -9.5m CD. Buoys mark the shallower 120m wide channel, whilst the 85m channel is unmarked. ABLE proposes to develop the site by widening the 85m channel by 15m to provide a 100m channel dredged to -9.5m CD. The Buoys could then be relocated to mark the deeper channel. This would enable a wider range of vessels associated with OWF development to access the facility.
+=== What date would the varied licence(s)/response(s) come into effect? ===
+-SEP-2022
+=== Closed Date ===
+-SEP-2022
 ==== Response Documents - Licence L/2017/00012/8 ====
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 Accepted
 [[this>Teesworks/Planning/MLA_2015_00334/10/MLA_2015_00334_10-VARIATION-10-FORM.pdf|View Variation]]
+=== What would you like to vary about your current licence(s)/response(s)? ===
+) Incorrect Coordinates
+Upon review, 6no coordinates on Licence Schedules (Able Seaton Port Holding basin and Channel) are to be amended correctly.
+Historically Seaton Channel has been dredged to a depth of up to - 5.8mCD and a width of up to 164m. Seaton Channel joins the River Tees at a location that is maintained by PD Ports at -11.7mCD (refer to Admiralty Chart for Tees and Hartlepool Bays). The intersection between Seaton Channel and the River Tees is formed by a slope falling (at around 1:3) from Seaton Channel to the River Tees. See attached drawing ASC002-00003 where the slope has been annotated. One of the original objectives of the MLA was to obtain consent for lowering Seaton Channel to -9.5mCD over a width of 85m up to its intersection with the River Tees.
+The coordinates for Seaton Channel in the original MLA were specified at the top of the slope connecting Seaton Channel to the River Tees. The substitute coordinates submitted in Variation 10 amends the coordinates so that they are located at the bottom of the slope.
+See attached of PDF table
+) Incorrect Quantities
+Following a review of the Marine licence we request the following nonmaterial corrections in addition to the coordinate corrections:
+  - Due to historic errors, the disposal tonnages are not consistent with the dredge volumes. In particular: a.V3 of the Licence permitted 1,212,000 wet tonnes of clay to be deposited but this have been 1.221,000T (555,000m3*2.2); b.V6 of the Licence increased the permitted capital dredge volume of clay in Activity 1.1 from 545,000m3 to 575,000m3 but there was no commensurate increase in the permitted disposal tonnage as there should have been; c.V8 of the Licence increased the permitted total capital dredge volume in Activity 1.1 by 145,000m3, but again there was no commensurate increase in the permitted disposal tonnage as there should have been. We request changes to the disposal tonnages so that they are consistent with the dredge volumes. A spreadsheet is attached to evidence the working. No new dredging is being requested. These are simply corrections to the disposal tonnages that have occurred due to historic drafting errors.
+  - We request a change to the volumes provided in Activity 1.2 as the volumes of silt and clay have been wrongly transposed from V6 of the Licence and both were incorrectly identified as silt in V7.
+  - We request that where annual volumes are specifically stated for Site 2, these volumes can be carried over to subsequent years as dredging may not occur every year but silt will still accumulate.
+  - V8 allowed for Seaton Channel to be widened and a consequential additional capital dredge of 145,000m3 . We advised that this would be silts and clays. All of the material is expected to be dredged by BHD and will comprise silts/soft clays and stiff clay. We propose amending Activity 1.1 so that the whole of the additional dredging is classed as clay and that Activity 4.1 is amended to permit the anticipated 50,000m3 of silts/soft clays to be deposited in Tees Bay A.
+  - A number of dredging methods are consented within the Licence but Activity 1.1 only describes backhoe dredging, we request that the methodology is extended to include TSHD which is consented for other Activities.
+  - We request a change to the text describing the methodology of Activity 2.1 to remove reference to 30,000T of clay which is not in any event listed in the quantities for that Activity.
+  - We request that Activity 2.3 is split into two Activities, one covering the capital works and the other the maintenance works.
+  - We request changes to the description and methodology of Activities 3.1 and 4.1 to remove inconsistencies in the current wording.
+  - We request corrections to the description of the source of material specified in Activity 3.1 and 4.1
+All of our proposed textual changes to the Licence are included in the attached WORD document with the changes tracked for transparency.
+=== Why would you like to vary your licence(s)/response(s) in this way? ===
+An administrational change to ensure consistency. Dredging is proposed to be undertaken in November in line with the mitigation.
+=== What date would the varied licence(s)/response(s) come into effect? ===
+-NOV-2022
+=== Closed Date ===
+-JAN-2023
 ==== Response Documents - Licence L/2017/00012/9 ====
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 Accepted
 [[this>Teesworks/Planning/MLA_2015_00334/11/MLA_2015_00334_11-VARIATION-11-FORM.pdf|View Variation]]
+=== What would you like to vary about your current licence(s)/response(s)? ===
+The proposal will deepen a minor area of the existing dredged "Holding Basin" from -9.5mCD to -13.5mCD, which is the same depth as Quay 10 and 11. This will result in increased activity of dredging and disposal of 1,250m3.
+The dredge will be completed within one day and undertaken by a backhoe dredger with disposal at Tees Bay C, in alignment with Marine Licence L/2017/00012/9
+Changes
+.Dredge Quantity in Activity 1.1 to increase by 1,250m3
+.Disposal Activity 3.1 - 1,474,000 tonnes will increase to 1,476,750 tonnes.
+.Updated Dredge Location Plan Schedule Document - “Dredge Location Drawing ASC-001-00009 (L)”.
+=== Why would you like to vary your licence(s)/response(s) in this way? ===
+The work is essential to accommodate a new installation vessel (already chartered) that will collect offshore wind turbines from ASP. As the installation is planned to commence in April 2023, dredging is required as a matter of urgency to allow the installation vessel to load-out the wind turbines from the quay (where they are being stored) for onward transport and installation at the offshore windfarm site (Dogger Bank A, B and C). To load out the turbines, the installation vessel must jack up from the sea-bed and its jack up feet must bear onto level ground. As existing, the feet will straddle an area dredged to -9.5m CD and an area dredged to -13.5m CD. Failure to load out the turbines will cause the whole project to be jeopardised. The extent of the proposed dredging is insignificant, making up 0.08% of the current total disposal allowance.
+The area of the extension is sited within a previously dredged area and adjacent to the area dredged in January 2023. Extensive maintenance sampling in this location has been undertaken and approved previously by the MMO to allow for undisrupted dredging activities.
+Notably, the Dogger Bank project is one of the largest projects of its kind in the world, and of great importance to the UK’s long-term national energy security (powering 6 million British homes). Any delay to the project will have significant consequences.the MMO to allow for undisrupted dredging activities.
+=== What date would the varied licence(s)/response(s) come into effect? ===
+-MAR-2023
+=== Closed Date ===
+-JUN-2023
 ==== Response Documents - Licence L/2017/00012/10 ====
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 Open
 [[this>Teesworks/Planning/MLA_2015_00334/12/MLA_2015_00334_12-VARIATION-12-FORM.pdf|View Variation]]
-Response Documents: No published documents
+What would you like to vary about your current
-Additional Documents: No published documents
+licence(s)/response(s)?
+Update of Schedule 3 of the licence to reflect the co-ordinates approved
+in Variation 11, illustrated on Drawing ASC-001-00009 L, which forms
+Schedule 6 of the licence.
+The discrepancy between the approved co-ordinates in Schedules 3 and
+is illustrated on attached drawing ASC-006- 00022 A.
+=== Why would you like to vary your licence(s)/response(s) in this way? ===
+The Dredge Location Drawing ASC-001-00009 L co-ordinates for dredging were approved through the previous variation application (Variation 11) ,
+however the licence schedule documents are inconsistent due to the Schedule 3 co-ordinates having not been updated to correctly reflect the newly approved polygon for dredging in Schedule 6.
+In order to provide clarity to dredging contractors and provide a consistent set of approved dredging co-ordinates, it is requested that the approved co-ordinates included within the attached Drawing ASC-001-00009 L are included within Schedule 3.
+=== What date would the varied licence(s)/response(s) come into effect? ===
+-MAY-2024
+==== Response Documents: No published documents ====
+==== Additional Documents: No published documents ====
 ===== Consultations =====