2011, EGS, Gunfleet Sands 3, Nearshore Geophysical and Environmental Survey

The required survey is to inform the environmental and engineering assessment of a potential offshore wind farm export cable route. The route runs from a proposed demonstration site adjacent to the existing Gunfleet Sand I and 2 operational wind farms to a landfall on the Clacton shoreline. ln the first instance the data will inform the environmental assessment of the export cable, reported via an Addendum to an Environmental Statement for the Demonstration Project. A geophysical and environmental survey has been completed along two preferred cable routes offshore. The geophysical and environmental survey was procured by DONG Energy and was completed by a 3rd Party. A shortfall in this data had been identified and the objective of the present survey is to infill this shortfall. To meet the objective a full detailed Geophysical and Environmental survey was carried out across the Clacton-on-Sea site.