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Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm TMZ – Interim Report on the Stakeholder Consultation Date: 10th December 2014 Revision: Issue 1 This document is of UK origin and has been prepared by Osprey Consulting Services Limited (Osprey) and, subject to any existing rights of third parties, Osprey is the owner of the copyright therein. The document is furnished in confidence under existing laws, regulations and agreements covering the release of data. This document contains proprietary information of Osprey and the contents or any part thereof shall not be copied or disclosed to any third party without Osprey’s prior written consent. © Osprey Consulting Services Limited 2014 The Forge, London Road, Bentley, Hampshire. GU10 5HY 01420 520200 / enquiries@ospreycsl.co.uk Registered in England and Wales under No: 6034579
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| Issue 1Executive Summary DONG Energy is the Sponsor for a proposed airspace change over the existing operational Walney Offshore Wind Farms (1 and 2), the Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm, West of Duddon Sands (WoDS), Ormonde and Barrow Wind Farms, located northwest of Morecambe Bay in the Irish Sea. As part of the Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) Airspace Change Process (ACP)(CAP 725) [Reference 1], DONG Energy is required to submit a case to the CAA to justify the establishment of a Transponder Mandatory Zone (TMZ) over the existing Walney, WoDS, Ormonde and Barrow Wind Farms and the Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm, and to undertake a consultation exercise with all relevant stakeholders. This ensures that all stakeholders who may be affected directly or indirectly by the proposed change are consulted, as well as highlighting any environmental impacts that the proposed airspace change may have. DONG Energy has engaged Osprey Consulting Services Ltd (Osprey) to project manage the ACP on their behalf. This document is an Interim Report on the consultation being carried out by DONG Energy between 10th October 2014 and 11th January 2015. It will be followed by a Final Report at the end of the consultation period and when the analysis of the responses has been completed. Subject of the Consultation The purpose of this consultation is to gather and analyse the views of the various stakeholders concerning a proposal to establish a TMZ over the existing Walney Wind Farms and the Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm in Morecambe Bay. Fundamentally, the consultation will enable DONG to obtain or confirm views and opinions about the impact of the proposed airspace change. Consultees The Consultation Document was circulated to a total of 72 consultee organisations or individuals; of these three emails was returned as undelivered. The aviation consultees included aviation parties such as the Ministry of Defence (MOD), airlines, aircraft operators, adjacent aerodromes, all local airspace users and the national bodies representing all UK aviation interests who may be affected by the regulatory requirements within the TMZ. National bodies such as LAA, BALPA, AOA etc. are represented through the auspices of the National Air Traffic Management Advisory Committee (NATMAC), sponsored by the CAA. A number of military organisations are also members of the NATMAC. Non-aviation stakeholders for consultation included environmental and heritage organisations, local planning authorities and the general public. Although the proposed change to the airspace lies offshore, and there are no changes to the way aircraft operate over land, the neighbouring coastal districts and parish councils were also consulted. The views of individual members of the public were also welcomed. Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm TMZ – Interim Report on the Stakeholder Consultation | Glossary 3 | Issue 1
Consultation Statistics to Date To date, four responses to the consultation were received (5.8 % of consultees). Of the four responses received; one consultee (1.4 %) supported the proposal; two consultees (2.9 %) provided a neutral response, whereby the consultee did not object or provided no comments on the proposal. One consultee raised other comments relating to the presence of the Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm and not to the development of the Walney TMZ (the subject of the consultation). Such comments have therefore not been included in the analysis. Next Stages All consultee responses will continue to be recorded and closely monitored as they are received until the end of the consultation period. The records of consultation correspondence and the analysis of the results will be collated in a Final Consultation Report, which will be presented to the CAA as part of the overall airspace change submission. DONG Energy will submit a formal Airspace Change Proposal to the Airspace Regulation (AR) of the CAA, detailing the case for the proposed TMZ once analysis of all responses has been completed. Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm TMZ – Interim Report on the Stakeholder Consultation | Glossary 4 | Issue 1
Contents 1 Glossary ......................................................................................................................................... 7 2 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 11 2.1 General......................................................................................................................................................... 11 2.2 Subject of the Consultation ................................................................................................................. 11 2.3 Development of the Consultee List .................................................................................................. 12 2.4 Confidentiality .......................................................................................................................................... 13 2.5 Document structure ............................................................................................................................... 13 3 Consultation Statistics ............................................................................................................ 14 3.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 14 3.2 Consultee Organisations....................................................................................................................... 14 3.3 Responses ................................................................................................................................................... 15 3.4 Meetings with Major Stakeholders .................................................................................................. 16 4 Analysis of Responses ............................................................................................................. 17 4.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 17 4.2 Response Support Ratio ....................................................................................................................... 17 4.3 Objections ................................................................................................................................................... 18 4.4 Isle of Man Airport PSR Concerns .................................................................................................... 18 5 Preliminary Issues Arising.................................................................................................... 19 5.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................................... 19 5.2 Conclusion .................................................................................................................................................. 19 6 Next Stages .................................................................................................................................. 20 6.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................................... 20 6.2 Next Stages of the Consultation and ACP ...................................................................................... 20 7 References .................................................................................................................................. 21 A1 Consultation Background and Methodology .................................................................. 22 A1.1 Background to the Consultation ........................................................................................................ 22 A1.2 Method of Consultation ......................................................................................................................... 22 A2 Stakeholder / Consultee List ................................................................................................ 24 A2.1 Aviation Consultees: Aerodromes / Local Aviation Consultees ........................................... 24 A2.2 Aviation Consultees: National Organisations (NATMAC) ....................................................... 24 Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm TMZ – Interim Report on the Stakeholder Consultation | Glossary 5 | Issue 1
A2.3 Non-Aviation Consultees: National Bodies ................................................................................... 26 A2.4 Non-Aviation Consultees: Regional Council Authorities ......................................................... 26 A2.5 Non-Aviation Consultees: Regional Council Authorities ......................................................... 26 A2.6 Information Organisations: Members of Parliament ................................................................ 28 A2.7 Information Organisations: Civil Aviation Authority................................................................ 28 Table of Figures Figure 1 Distribution of Consultees ....................................................................................................................... 15 Figure 2 Responses from Listed Consultees....................................................................................................... 16 Figure 3 Support Ratio from Listed Consultees ................................................................................................ 18 Table of Tables Table 1 Responses from Consultees to Date ...................................................................................................... 15 Table 2 Pre-Consultation Stakeholder Meetings .............................................................................................. 16 Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm TMZ – Interim Report on the Stakeholder Consultation | Glossary 6 | Issue 1
1 Glossary
Acronym Meaning
ACC Airport Consultative Committee
ACP Airspace Change Process
ACAS Airborne Collision Avoidance System
AEF Air Experience Flight
agl Above ground level
AIP Aeronautical Information Publication
AOA Airport Operators Association
AOPA Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
AR Airspace Regulation
ARA Advisory Radio Area
ARPAS Association of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems
ASL Above Sea Level
ATC Air Traffic Control
ATM Air Traffic Management
ATSOCAS Air Traffic Service Outside Controlled Airspace
ATS Air Traffic Service
ATSU Air Traffic Service Unit
BAA British Airports Association
BABO British Association of Balloon Operators
BALPA British Airline Pilots’ Association
BATA British Air Transport Association
BBAC British Balloon and Airship Club
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| Issue 1BBGA British Business and General Aviation Association
BGA British Gliding Association
BHA British Helicopter Association
BHPA British Hand Gliding and Paragliding Association
BMAA British Microlight Aircraft Association
BMFA British Model Flying Association
BPA British Parachute Association
CAA Civil Aviation Authority
CAP Civil Aviation Authority Aeronautical Publication
CAS Controlled Airspace
CAT Commercial Air Transport
CHA Chester Hawarden Airport
CTA Control Area (Class D UK Airspace)
DAATM Defence Airspace and Air Traffic Management
Directorate of Airspace Policy (part of the CAA – now
DAP
SARG)
DfT Department for Transport
DS Deconfliction Service
ELFAA European Low Fares Airline Association
FL Flight Level
GA General Aviation
GASCo General Aviation Safety Council
GAT General Air Traffic
GAPAN Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators
GATCO Guild of Air Traffic Control Officers
HCGB Helicopter Club of Great Britain
HQ DAAvn Headquarters Director Army Aviation
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| Issue 1HTZ Helicopter Traffic Zone
IAIP Integrated Aeronautical Information Package
IFP Instrument Flight Procedure
IoMA Isle of Man Airport
LAA Light Aircraft Association
LARS Lower Airspace Radar Service
LJLA Liverpool John Lennon Airport
LoA Letter of Agreement
MAA Military Aviation Authority
MOD Ministry of Defence
MP Member of Parliament
NATMAC National Air Traffic Management Advisory Committee
NATS The National Air Traffic Service Provider
NERL NATS En-Route Ltd
NCHQ Navy Command Head Quarters
NM Nautical Miles
OS Ordnance Survey
PINS Planning Inspectorate
PSR Primary Surveillance Radar
RAF Royal Air Force
SARG CAA Safety and Airspace Regulation Group
SRG Safety Regulation Group (part of the CAA)
SSR Secondary Surveillance Radar
TMZ Transponder (SSR) Mandatory Zone
UAS University Air Squadron
UAV Unmanned Air Vehicles
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| Issue 1UKAB UK Airprox Board
UKFSC UK Flight Safety Committee
VGS Volunteer Gliding Squadron
VHF Omni Directional Radio Range; a type of short-range
VOR
radio navigation system for aircraft
WAL Wallasey VOR
WoDS West of Duddon Sands
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| Issue 12 Introduction
This document is an Interim Report of the on-going consultation, carried out by
DONG between 10th October 2014 and 11th January 2015, on the establishment of
a Transponder Mandatory Zone (TMZ) over the existing Walney (1 and 2)
Offshore Wind Farms, the Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm, West of Duddon
Sands (WoDS), Ormonde and Barrow Wind Farms. The aim of this report is to
present details on the preliminary statistical data arising from the responses to
the consultation received to date, together with an analysis of the feedback
received.
2.1 General
DONG Energy is the Sponsor for a proposed airspace change over the existing
Walney (1 and 2) Offshore Wind Farms, the Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm,
West of Duddon Sands (WoDS), Ormonde and Barrow Wind Farms to the northwest
of Morecambe Bay in the Irish Sea.
As part of the Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) Airspace Change Process (ACP)(CAP
725) [Reference 1], DONG Energy is required to submit a case to the CAA to justify
the establishment of a Transponder Mandatory Zone (TMZ) over the existing Walney,
WoDS, Ormonde and Barrow Wind Farms and the Walney Extension Offshore Wind
Farm, and to undertake a consultation exercise with all relevant stakeholders. This
ensures that all stakeholders who may be affected directly or indirectly by the
proposed change are consulted, as well as highlighting any environmental impacts
that the proposed airspace change may have.
DONG Energy has engaged Osprey Consulting Services Ltd (Osprey) to project
manage the ACP on their behalf. The Walney TMZ airspace change is hereafter
referred to as ‘the proposal’.
This document is an Interim Report on the consultation being carried out by DONG
between 10th October 2014 and 11th January 2015. It will be followed by a Final
Report at the end of the consultation period and when the analysis of the responses
has been completed.
The background to the consultation and the methodology used are detailed in Annex
A1 to this document.
DONG would like to thank all consultees and other individuals who took the time to
participate in this consultation and for their very useful feedback.
2.2 Subject of the Consultation
The purpose of this consultation is to gather and analyse the views of the various
stakeholders concerning a proposal to establish a TMZ over the existing Walney (1
and 2), the Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm, WoDS, Ormonde and Barrow
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Introduction
| Issue 1Wind Farms in Morecambe Bay. Fundamentally, the consultation will enable DONG
Energy to obtain or confirm views and opinions about the impact of the proposed
airspace change.
The proposed establishment of the TMZ is one element of a three-part Mitigation
Package aimed at negating the impact of the clutter from the the Walney Extension
Offshore Wind Farm wind turbines upon the Warton Primary Surveillance Radar
(PSR). The three parts are:
Element 1: Establishment of a TMZ;
Element 2: Authorisation to control Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR)-only
and;
Element 3: Suppression of PSR returns within the boundary of the Wind
Farms.
Such an airspace change is necessary in order to mitigate the effects of the wind
turbines on the Warton PSR. This will ensure that a full suite of Air Traffic Service
Outside Controlled Airspace (ATSOCAS)1 can continue to be provided, whilst
maintaining the current levels of airspace effectiveness and efficiency in this area.
This consultation is not about facilitating change of routine air traffic procedures at
local aerodromes.
2.3 Development of the Consultee List
A full list of consultees was developed with the advice of the CAA and is given at
Annex A2.
At the start of the consultation, DONG sent out a notification to 72 consultees,
comprising:
39 Aviation “National Organisations” (CAA National Air Traffic Management
Advisory Committee (NATMAC2) list);
12 Local Aerodromes/Aviation Consultees;
5 Members of Parliament (MP);
11 Council Wards; and
5 Local/National Environmental Organisations.
Of the above, three emails were returned as undelivered. Therefore the total number
of consultees that received the consultation email was 69.
Further detail on the categories of consultee organisations is provided in Section 3.2
of this report.
1 ATSOCAS are provided by a variety of air traffic units and used by a wide variety of users from General
Aviation to commercial flights and military aircraft.
2 It should be noted that NATMAC comprises a total of 37 organisations, represented by 48 individuals.
The consultation document was circulated to each individual. However, this analysis reflects the views
of the organisations as a whole and not of the individuals representing them. In some cases it was found
that representation had changed from the list provided by the CAA.
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Introduction
| Issue 12.4 Confidentiality
The CAA Safety and Airspace Regulation Group (SARG) requires that all consultation
material, including copies of responses from consultees and others, is included in any
formal submission to the CAA of an Airspace Change Proposal.
DONG Energy undertakes that, apart from the necessary submission of material to
the CAA and essential use by Osprey for analytical purposes in developing this report
and subsequent Airspace Change Proposal material, DONG Energy will not disclose
personal details or content of responses or submissions to any third parties. Osprey
and DONG consultants are signatories to confidentiality agreements in this respect.
2.5 Document structure
This document contains eight main sections and three Annexes, outlined below for
convenience:
Section 1 provides a glossary;
Section 2, this section, introduces the document;
Section 3 details the preliminary consultation statistics;
Section 4 provides an overview of the responses and support ratio;
Section 5 highlights the key issues arising to date from the consultation;
Section 6 outlines the next stages with respect to the DONG Airspace Change
Proposal Consultation; and
Section 7 provides a list of references.
There are two Annexes:
Annex A1 details the background to this consultation and the consultation
methodology; and
Annex A2 lists the consultees.
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Introduction
| Issue 13 Consultation Statistics
The Walney TMZ consultation invitations were circulated by email to a total of 72
stakeholder consultee organisations or individuals, of which three were returned
as undeliverable. To date, a total of four responses to this consultation were
received.
3.1 Introduction
This section describes the categories of consultee organisations and individuals that
were consulted and gives a breakdown of the responses received to date.
3.2 Consultee Organisations
The Walney TMZ consultation invitations were circulated to a total of 72 stakeholder
consultee organisations or individuals detailed in Annex A2.
As stated in Section 2.3, three consultation emails was returned as undelivered,
making the total number of consultees equal to 69. The consultation document was
distributed via a dedicated link on the DONG website3 and by email to all consultees.
Consultees broadly fall into two categories:
Aviation consultees; and
Non-aviation consultees.
Aviation consultees included aviation parties such as MOD, airlines, aircraft
operators, adjacent aerodromes, all local airspace users and the national bodies
representing all UK aviation interests who may be affected by the regulatory
requirements within the TMZ. National bodies such as LAA, BALPA, AOA etc. are
represented through the auspices of the NATMAC, sponsored by the CAA. A number
of military organisations are also members of the NATMAC.
Non-aviation stakeholders for consultation included environmental and heritage
organisations, local planning authorities and the general public. The consultee
groups that received the consultation email are detailed in Figure 1 below.
3http://www.walneyextension.co.uk/en/application-for-consents/consultation-for-transponder-
mandatory-zone
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Consultation Statistics
| Issue 1Figure 1 Distribution of Consultees
3.3 Responses
A total of four responses (5.8 % of consultees) to this consultation were received to
date. A breakdown of these is provided in Table 1 below.
Number
Consultee Groups Responses %
Consulted4
1 NATMAC (Civil) 33 1 3.03
2 NATMAC (Military) 5 0 0
3 Local Aerodromes/Aviation Consultees 12 3 25.00
4 MPs 5 0 0
5 Council Wards & Local Authorities 9 0 0
6 National Bodies/Environmental Organisations 5 0 0
7 Individuals N/A 0 N/A
Totals 69 4 5.8 %
Table 1 Responses from Consultees to Date
4 Includes only consultees who received the consultation email.
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Consultation Statistics
| Issue 1Figure 2 Responses from Listed Consultees
It should be noted that “NATMAC (Civil)” and “NATMAC (Military)” comprise those
organisations who are members of the CAA’s NATMAC. The NATMAC consultee list
includes some CAA Departments who, for reasons of CAA impartiality, do not
respond to consultations.
3.4 Meetings with Major Stakeholders
Prior to the commencement of the consultation period, a number of meetings were
held with some of the major stakeholders. Although most of these organisations had
been contacted during the initial requirements capture phase, the purpose of these
meetings was to present the detail that would be incorporated into the Consultation
Document to ensure there were no surprises for stakeholders when it came to formal
comment.
Details of the pre-consultation meetings that were organised with the major
stakeholders are given in Table 2 below.
Stakeholder Meeting Date Notes
Submitted a letter
BAE Barrow/Walney Island 10th July 2014
response
Cumbria Airspace Users Meeting minutes
24th September 2014
Forum available
Bond Helicopters 15th August 2014
Table 2 Pre-Consultation Stakeholder Meetings
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Consultation Statistics
| Issue 14 Analysis of Responses
Of the four responses received to date; one consultee supported the proposal; two
consultees provided a neutral response, whereby the consultee did not object or
provided no comments on the proposal. One consultee raised other comments
relating to the presence of the Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm and not to
the development of the Walney TMZ.
4.1 Introduction
This section provides details on the number of responses received from the various
organisations and individuals that were consulted. It also explores the support ratio
of consultee responses received to give a general indication on the stakeholder
acceptance of this proposal.
4.2 Response Support Ratio
Of the four responses received to date from the consultee organisations:
One consultee (1.4 %) supported the proposal to establish a TMZ over the
Morecambe Bay Offshore Wind Farms;
Two consultees (2.9 %) provided a neutral response, whereby the consultee
did not object or provided no comments on the proposal; and
One consultee (1.4 %) raised other comments relating to the presence of the
Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm and not to the development of the
Walney TMZ. Such comments have therefore not been included in the
analysis.
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Responses
| Issue 1Figure 3 Support Ratio from Listed Consultees
4.3 Objections
There have been no objections raised on the proposal so far.
4.4 Isle of Man Airport PSR Concerns
Isle of Man Airport (IoMA) expressed their concerns regarding technical omissions to
the consultation document and technical effects on the IoMA Primary Surveillance
Radar by offshore wind farms.
The issues raised above relate specifically to the presence of the Walney Extension
Offshore Wind Farm and not to the proposed TMZ. Following a positive Secretary of
State decision on 7th November, on a ‘consent’ for the Walney Extension Offshore
Wind Farm, these issues have therefore not been included in this TMZ consultation
analysis.
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Responses
| Issue 15 Preliminary Issues Arising
Of the responses received to date, no key issues or areas of concern that would
affect the proposed Walney TMZ have been raised.
5.1 Overview
The purpose of this section is to analyse any preliminary issues or areas of concern
highlighted by the consultee organisations, with the aim of identifying the key
themes arising from this consultation.
5.2 Conclusion
An analysis of all responses received to date indicated that there exist no major
issues or areas of concern that impact the consultees that have responded to date.
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Issues Arising
| Issue 16 Next Stages
Once the stakeholder consultation has been completed and any issues arising have
been dealt with accordingly, a Final Report on the Consultation will be produced.
This will identify any emerging issues of concern that have been presented by the
consultees throughout the consultation period.
6.1 Overview
Following the consultation period, all comments received will be thoroughly
analysed and reviewed by DONG Energy (and Osprey) in order to identify emerging
issues of concern, leading to a Final Report on the Consultation.
6.2 Next Stages of the Consultation and ACP
All consultee responses will continue to be recorded and closely monitored as they
are received until the end of the consultation period.
On closure of the consultation period, feedback will be provided to all consultees by
means of a report that will highlight the key themes that arose and how DONG
Energy will incorporate those concerns into their plans. The Consultation Feedback
Report will be published on the DONG Energywebsite.
The records of consultation correspondence and the analysis of the results will be
collated in a Final Consultation Report, which will be presented to the CAA as part of
the overall airspace change submission.
DONG Energy will submit a formal Airspace Change Proposal to the Airspace
Regulation (AR) of the CAA detailing the case for the proposed airspace change, once
analysis of all responses has been completed.
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| Issue 17 References
Reference Name Origin
1 CAP 725 CAA Guidance on the CAA
Application of the Airspace Change
ISBN 978 0 11790 739 3
Process
Third Edition (corrected) April 2007
2 Code of Practice on Consultation Cabinet Office
July 2008 URN 08/1097
Table 1 Table of References
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| Issue 1A1 Consultation Background and
Methodology
A1.1 Background to the Consultation
DONG Energy wishes to develop an extension to the existing operational Walney Offshore Wind
Farms (1 and 2), located northwest of Morecambe Bay in the Irish Sea.
The presence of the Walney Extension turbines would affect BAE Systems Warton (Warton)
Aerodrome flying and Air Traffic Service (ATS) operations and potentially those of BAE Systems
at Barrow/Walney Island Aerodrome, with the most significant effect being the detection of the
Walney Extension wind turbines by the Warton Primary Surveillance Radar (PSR). DONG
Energy are working with Warton to identify a mitigation to the effect of the turbines on the PSR
which will enable the Walney Extension wind turbines to be built without affecting Warton
flying operations. Warton’s preferred solution is to establish a TMZ) around the Walney, WoDS,
Ormonde and Barrow operational Wind Farms and Walney Extension (collectively referred to
as the Morecambe Bay Offshore Wind Farms) up to Flight Level (FL)100, (10,000 ft) to be active
during the Warton Lower Airspace Radar Service (LARS) provision times.
DONG Energy, as the sponsor of the proposed airspace change, is required to submit a case to
the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to justify the change in airspace over the Morecambe Bay
Offshore Wind Farms. Also, as part of the CAA’s Airspace Change Process (ACP), it is DONG
Energy’s responsibility to consult with all relevant stakeholders who may be directly or
indirectly affected by the proposal.
A1.2 Method of Consultation
The DONG Energy Airspace Change consultation was conducted in accordance with the
principles set out in the Cabinet Office Code of Practice on Consultation [Reference 2], as
required by the CAA.
A comprehensive Consultation Document was prepared by DONG Energy, with the assistance of
Osprey. Full details of the proposed change, including rationale, perceived impacts and the
mitigation measures undertaken by DONG Energy, were provided in the Consultation
Document.
A link to the Consultation Document was made available on the DONG website5. All consultees
were notified by email detailing the consultation and how to access the Consultation Document.
Local aviation stakeholders were engaged at an early stage during the design process. Prior to
the preparation of the Consultation Document, meetings were conducted with the following
major stakeholders:
5http://www.walneyextension.co.uk/en/application-for-consents/consultation-for-transponder-
mandatory-zone
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Background and Methodology
| Issue 1 BAE Barrow/Walney Island;
Cumbria Airspace Users Forum; and
Bond Helicopters.
The primary purpose of these meetings was to present the detail that will be incorporated into
the Consultation Document to ensure there are no surprises for stakeholders when it comes to
formal comment.
Full consultation commenced with wide circulation of the electronic Consultation Document to
all identified stakeholders on 10th October 2014 on completion of the design process and
environmental studies. The consultation process is scheduled to run until 11th January 2015 - a
period of fourteen weeks. This allows a minimum of twelve weeks required for formal
consultation6, recognises the number of Public Holidays during the period and provided scope
for any unforeseen delays at the start, or any significant issues that may arise during the
process.
Consultees were asked to consider the proposal and submit a response to DONG Energy using a
response form on the DONG consultation website or through a dedicated email address
(walney.tmz@ospreycsl.co.uk).
In order to promote maximum response an email reminder was sent on 20th November 2014
(more than one month before the end of the consultation period), to those consultees who had
not yet responded to date.
6The Cabinet Office Code of Practice on Consultation [Reference 2] and the CAA requirements specify a
minimum period of 12 weeks for consultation.
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Background and Methodology
| Issue 1A2 Stakeholder / Consultee List
A2.1 Aviation Consultees: Aerodromes / Local Aviation Consultees
Consultee Also known As
Blackpool International Airport EGNH
Bond Offshore Helicopters
Caernarfon Aerodrome Bangor
Chester Hawarden EGNR
City (Barton) Heliport EGCB
Manchester
Ince West Lancashire Microlight
Isle of Man Airport EGNS
Liverpool John Lennon Airport EGGP
Lleweni Parc Airfield Denbigh Gliding
RAF Woodvale EGOW
Barrow/Walney Island EGNL
Lakes Gliding Club
A2.2 Aviation Consultees: National Organisations (NATMAC)
Consultee Also known As
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association AOPA UK
Airport Operators Association AOA
Association of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems ARPAS
Aviation Division Navy Command Headquarters NCHQ
Aviation Environment Federation AEF
BAESystems Warton BAES
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/ Consultee List
| Issue 1British Air Transport Association BATA
British Airline Pilots’ Association BALPA
British Airways BA
British Association of Balloon Operators BABO
British Balloon and Airship Club BBAC
British Business and General Aviation Association BBGA
British Gliding Association BGA
British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association BHPA
British Helicopter Association BHA
British Microlight Aircraft Association BMAA
British Model Flying Association BMFA
British Parachute Association BPA
Civil Aviation Authority CAA SRG
Defence Airspace and Air Traffic Management (incl. the Military User Advisory
DAATM (MUACT)
Consultative Team)
Euro UAV Systems Centre Ltd
European Low Fares Airline Association ELFAA
General Aviation Safety Council GASCo
Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators GAPAN
Guild of Air Traffic Control Officers GATCO
Headquarters Director Army Aviation HQ DAAvn
Heavy Airlines
Helicopter Club of Great Britain HCGB
Light Aircraft Association LAA
Light Airlines
Low Fares Airlines
Military Aviation Authority MAA
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/ Consultee List
| Issue 1Ministry of Defence MOD
MOD Flight Test Regulator
NATS (NSL) NSL
NATS En-Route Ltd NERL
PPL/IR Europe PPL/IR
RAF Safeguarding Team RAF ST
The British Business and General Aviation Association BBGA
UK Airprox Board UKAB
UK Flight Safety Committee UKFSC
3 AF-UK/A3
A2.3 Non-Aviation Consultees: National Bodies
Consultee
National Trust for England
English Natural Heritage
Friends of the Earth
Campaign to Protect Rural England
Natural England
A2.4 Non-Aviation Consultees: Regional Council Authorities
Consultee
Barrow-In-Furness Council
Copeland Borough Council
Fleetwood Town Council
Lancaster City Council
South Lakeland Council
A2.5 Non-Aviation Consultees: Regional Council Authorities
Borough of Barrow-In-Furness
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Askam and Ireleth Parish Council
Walney North Ward
Walney South Ward
Roosecote Ward
Copeland Borough Council
Consultee
Haverigg Ward
Millom
Fleetwood Town Council
Consultee
Pharos Parish
Warren Parish
Rossall Parish
Lancaster City Council
Consultee
Bolton-Le-Sands
Carnforth Ward
Harbour Ward
Heysham North
Heysham Central
Heysham South
South Lakeland District Council
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Arnside and Beetham
Grange North
Grange South
Ulverston East
Ulverston South
A2.6 Information Organisations: Members of Parliament
UK Parliament
Consultee Constituency
John Woodcock MP Barrow and Furness
Jamie Reed MP Copeland
Eric Ollerenshaw MP Lancaster and Fleetwood
David Morris MP Morecambe and Lunesdale
Tim Farron MP Westmorland and Lonsdale
A2.7 Information Organisations: Civil Aviation Authority
Consultee Also known As
Safety and Airspace Regulation Group SARG
Safety and Airspace Regulation Group Head of
SARG AAA Manager Aerodromes
Aerodrome & Air Traffic Standards Division
Safety and Airspace Regulation Group Flight Ops
SARG Flight Ops Division
Division
Safety and Airspace Regulation Head of Airspace
SARG AAA Manager Airspace Regulation
Regulation
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