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Map credit: DECC Habitats Regulations Assessments of 14th Onshore Oil and Gas Licencing Round
(Maps are in the Appendix E link at the bottom of the DECC page)
SU81d
Licence Operator IGas
Partner Island Gas Ltd
Other blocks in licence None
Licence type Conventional
Commitments New 2D seismic monitoring
Drill Or Drop clause 1 well
Extension of IGas PL240 licence
Administrative areas covered by licence
West Sussex
Parliamentary constituencies and MPs
Chichester Andrew Tyrie Conservative
European areas overlapping with licence block
None
European areas outside block which could be adversely affected
Singleton and Cocking Tunnels SAC
Rook Cliff SAC
Kingley Vale SAC
Solent Maritime SAC
Ebernoe Common SAC
Wealden Heath Phase 2 SPA
Chichester and Langstone Harbour SPA
Chichester and Langstone Harbour RAMSAR
Sensitivity concerns Bats, Birds, Coastal habitat, Vibration effects from nearby drilling
National Park overlapping block South Downs National Park
Conditions
Stage B, C and D activities will be prohibited at or near to the surface within the boundaries of all European sites in this block. Stage A activities at or near to the surface will be prohibited in certain sites with potentially sensitive features. Stage A activities, at or near tothe surface, are therefore also prohibited in any overlapping areas of two or more European sites, where such activities are prohibited in at least one of those sites .
This block has European sites within it, or within 1km of the block boundary. In general, land within approximately 1km of a European site is considered to be of a potentially sensitive nature (due to its proximity to the European site) such that mitigation and/or alternative siting may be required by authorities further considering HRA issues for specific project-level operations. .- In some instances, bird species that are associated with SPAs and some Ramsar sites may rely on non-designated habitats beyond the European site boundaries, and so could be vulnerable to activities occurring outside the designated site itself. Land within 10kmof an SPA, or a Ramsar site designated for its bird populations, is therefore considered to be of a potentially sensitive nature (due to its proximity to the European site) such that mitigation and/or alternative siting may be required by authorities further considering HRA issues for specific project-level operations. The European sites potentially vulnerable in or near this block are Chichester and Langstone Harbour Ramsar, Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA, Wealden Heaths Phase 2 SPA.- Coastal or marine habitat features could be vulnerable to any changes in coastal processes that occur due to activities occurring along the coastline. Land located along the coastline (i.e. within 1km of the mean low water level), and which is also within 10km of a European site with coastal habitats, is therefore considered to be of a potentially sensitive nature (due to its potential connectivity to a European site) such that mitigation and/or alternative siting may be required by authorities further considering HRA issues forspecific project-level operations. The European sites potentially vulnerable in or near this block are Chichester and Langstone Harbour Ramsar, Solent Maritime SAC.- Bat species usually rely on non-designated habitats beyond the European site boundaries (bats can commute and forage for many kilometres beyond their core habitat), and so could be vulnerable to activities occurring outside the designated site itself. Land withinthe 10km of an SAC designated for its bat populations is considered to be of a potentially sensitive nature (due to its proximity to the European site) such that mitigation and/or alternative siting may be required by authorities further considering HRA issues for specific project-level operations. The European sites potentially vulnerable in or near this block are Ebernoe Common SAC, Singleton and Cocking Tunnels SAC.- Some of European site interest features (e.g. birds species; fish; marine mammals) are potentially sensitive to noise or vibration effects associated with Stage A activities (as well as Stage B, C and D activities). Land within approximately 1km of a European site supporting noise or vibration sensitive features is considered to be of a potentially sensitive nature (due to its proximity to the European site) such that mitigation and/or alternative siting may be required by authorities further considering HRA issues for specific project-level operations. The European sites with features potentially vulnerable to this in or near this block are Chichester and Langstone Harbour Ramsar, Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA, Wealden Heaths Phase 2 SPA.
DRILL OR DROP? 