East Anglia ONE

Offshore Windfarm

Environmental Statement

Glossary, Volume 1 to Volume 4

Document Reference – 7.6 Environmental Statement Glossary APFP Regulation - 5(2)(a) Author – Environmental Resource Management (ERM) RSK Environment Ltd East Anglia Offshore Wind Limited Date – Nov 2012 Revision History – Revision A

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Volume 1 Glossary

Volume 1 Glossary

Glossary

AC Alternating Current ALC Agricultural land classification AONB Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty AQMA Air Quality Management Areas ASNW Ancient Semi Natural Woodlands BAP Biodiversity Action Plan BDC Babergh District Council BERR Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform BGS British Geological Society BGS British Geological Survey BOCC Birds of Conservation Concern BODC British Oceanographic Data Centre BTO British Trust for Ornithology CCC Committee on Climate Change CCW Countryside Council for Wales CD Chart Datum Cefas Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science CMP Catchment Management Plans CO Carbon Monoxide COWRIE Collaborative Offshore Wind Research into the Environment CPA Coast Protection Act CRoW Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 CWS County Wildlife Sites DBA Desk Based Assessment DCO Development Consent Order DECC Department of Energy and Climate Change DEFRA Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs DPD Development Plan Document cSAC (candidate) Special Area of Conservation EA Environment Agency EAOW East Anglia Offshore Wind Ltd EcIA Ecological Impact Assessment EHO Environmental Health Officer EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMF Electric and Magnetic Fields EMP Environmental Management Plan ERM Environmental Resources Management Ltd ES Environmental Statement EU European Union FEPA Food and Environment Protection Act FIT Feed-in Tariff FRA Flood Risk Assessment GCN Great Crested Newt GCR Geological Conservation Review GEMS Geotechnical Engineering and Marine Surveys

GGOWF Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm

GHG Greenhouse Gas GIS Geographical Information Systems HAP Habitat Action Plans HDD Horizontal Directional Drilling HER Historic Environment Record HGV Heavy Goods Vehicles HLC Historic Landscape Characterisation HMSO Her Majesty’s Stationery Office HSE Health and Safety Executive HVDC High Voltage Direct Current IBC Ipswich Borough Council ICNIRP International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection IEEM Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management IEMA Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment IfA Institute for Archaeologists IPC Infrastructure Planning Commission IPCC International Panel on Climate Change JNCC Joint Nature Conservation Committee km Kilometre(s) LAQM Local Air Quality Management LAT Lowest Astronomical Tide LBAP Local Biodiversity Action Plan LCA Local Character Areas LDF Local Development Frameworks LNR Local Nature Reserve LPA Local Planning Authorities LVIA Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment m Metre(s) m/yr Metres per year Ma Million years ago MAFF Ministry for Agricultural Fisheries and Food (now known as DEFRA) MESL Marine Ecological Surveys Ltd mg/l Milligrams per litre MHWS Mean High Water Spring MLWS Mean Low Water Spring MMO Marine Management Organisation MW Megawatt(s) MSDC Mid Suffolk District Council NAQS National Air Quality Strategy NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NBN National Biodiversity Network NCA National Character Areas NE Natural England NG National Grid NGR National Grid Reference NMR National Monuments Record NOx Nitrogen Oxides NPPF National Planning Policy Framework NPS National Policy Statement

NSIP Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects NTS Non-Technical Summary NTSLF National Tide and Sea Level Facility NVC National Vegetation Classification OBS Optical Backscatter Sensor OWF Offshore Wind Farm PAW Plantation Ancient Woodlands PEI Preliminary Environmental Information PEIR Preliminary Environmental Information Report PM Particulate Matter PPG Planning Policy Guidance PRA Preliminary Risk Assessment PSA Particle Size Analysis PWS Private Water Supply RBMP River Basin Management Plans REA Regional Environmental Assessment RHI Renewable Heat Incentive RIGS Regionally Important Geological Sites RO Renewables Obligation RSK RSK Environment Limited RSPB Royal Society for the Protection of Birds RSS Regional Spatial Strategy SAP Species Action Plans SAQMG Suffolk Air Quality Management Group SBI Sites of Biological Interest SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition SCC Suffolk County Council SCDC Suffolk Coastal District Council SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment SFRA Strategic Flood Risk Assessments SMP2 Shoreline Management Plan 2 SPA Special Protection Area SPD Supplementary Planning Documents SPMP Scour Protection Management Plan SPR ScottishPower Renewables (UK) Limited SPZ Source Protection Zones SSC Suspended Sediment Concentration SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest SWT Suffolk Wildlife Trust TCE The Crown Estate TSHD Trailer Suction Hopper Dredger UEA University of East Anglia UKBAP UK Biodiversity Action Plan UKCIP United Kingdom Climate Change Impact Programme UKHO United Kingdom Hydrographic Office UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change VER Valued Ecological Receptors VOC Volatile Organic Compounds VWPL Vattenfall Wind Power UK Ltd WeBS Wetland Bird Survey

WFD Water Framework Directive WHO World Health Organisation ZTV Zone of Theoretical Visibility

Volume 2 Glossary

Glossary

AARA Air to Air Refuelling Area AC Alternating Current ALARP As Low As Reasonably Possible ALB All weather Life Boat AOD Above Ordnance Datum AONB Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ATA Air Tactics Area AtoN Aids to Navigation BERR Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform BGS British Geological Survey BMM Brown and May Marine Limited BOCC Birds of Conservation Concern BODC British Oceanographic Data Centre BT British Telecom BTO British Trust for Ornithology CAA Civil Aviation Authority CCC Committee on Climate Change CCW Countryside Council for Wales CD Chart Datum CFP Common Fisheries Policy CEFAS Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science CMACS Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies CMP Catchment Management Plans CNS Communication Navigation and Surveillance CO Carbon Monoxide COLREG International Marine Collision Regulations COWRIE Collaborative Offshore Wind Research into the Environment CPA Coast Protection Act CPUE Catch Per Unit Effort dB Decibel DBA Desk Based Assessment DC Direct Current DCO Development Consent Order DECC Department of Energy and Climate Change DEFRA Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs DO Dissolved Oxygen DPD Development Plan Document DTI Department of Trade and Industry DWR Deep Water Route E (field) Electromagnetic EA Environment Agency EAOW East Anglia Offshore Wind Ltd EH English Heritage EHO Environmental Health Officer EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMF Electromagnetic Fields

EMP Environmental Management Plan ERM Environmental Resources Management Ltd ERFP Environmentally Responsible Fisheries Project ES Environmental Statement EU European Union EUNIS European Union Nature Information System FEPA Food and Environment Protection Act FIR Fishing Industry Representative FIT Feed-in Tariff GCR Geological Conservation Review GEBCO General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans GEMS Geotechnical Engineering and Marine Surveys GGOWF Greater Gabbard Offshore Windfarm GHG Greenhouse Gas GIS Geographical Information Systems GPS Global Positioning System GWF Galloper Wind Farm HDD Horizontal Directional Drilling HER Historic Environment Record HF High Frequency HLC Historic Landscape Characterisation HMR Helicopter Main Routes HMSO Her Majesty’s Stationery Office Hp Horsepower HSE Health and Safety Executive HVAC High Voltage Alternating Current HVDC High Voltage Direct Current Hz Hertz IBTS International Bottom Trawl Survey

ICNIRP International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection iE Induced Electromagnetic Field

IEEM Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management IEMA Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment IfA Institute for Archaeologists IMARES Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies IMO International Maritime Organisation IPC Infrastructure Planning Commission IPCC International Panel on Climate Change JCP Joint Cetacean Protocol JNCC Joint Nature Conservation Committee JRC Joint Radio Company km Kilometre(s) LAT Lowest Astronomical Tide LoS Line of Sight LVNL Netherlands Air Navigation Services m Metre(s) m/yr Metres per year Ma Million years ago MAFF Ministry for Agricultural Fisheries and Food (now known as DEFRA) MAGP Multi Annual Guidance Programme

MAIB Maritime Accident and Investigation Branch MALSF Marine Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund MAREA Marine Aggregate Regional Environmental Assessment MarLIN Marine Life Information Network MARPOL International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships

(Marine Pollution) MCA Marine and Coastguard Agency MCZ Marine Conservation Zone rMCZ Recommended Marine Conservation Zone MESL Marine Ecological Surveys Ltd MEPF Marine Environmental Protection Fund MF Mid-Frequency mg/l Milligrams per litre MHWS Mean High Water Spring MLWS Mean Low Water Spring MMO Marine Management Organisation MMMP Marine Mammal Mitigation Plan MNCR Marine Nature Conservation Review MoD Ministry of Defence MPCP Marine Pollution Contingency Plan MRCC Marine Resource Coordination Centre MW Megawatt(s) NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NBN National Biodiversity Network NCA National Character Areas NCEP National Centres for Environmental Prodiction NE Natural England NGO Non-Governmental Organisation NG National Grid NGR National Grid Reference NLO Named Location NMR National Monuments Record NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOx Nitrogen Oxides NPL National Physical Laboratory NPPF National Planning Policy Framework NPS National Policy Statement NSIP Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects NTS Non-Technical Summary NTSLF National Tide and Sea Level Facility OBS Optical Backscatter Sensor OCEMP Outline Construction Environmental Management Plan OfDPM Office of the Deputy Prime Minister OREI Offshore Renewable Energy Installations ORPAD Offshore Renewables Protocol for Archaeological Discoveries OSPAR Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the

North East Atlantic OWF Offshore Wind Farm OWEZ Egmond aan Zee Offshore Windfarm Pa Pascal

PEIR Preliminary Environmental Information Report PEXA Practice and Exercise Areas PM Particulate Matter PPG Planning Policy Guidance PRA Preliminary Risk Assessment PSA Particle Size Analysis PSD Particle Size Distribution PSR Primary Surveillance Radar PTS Permanent Threshold Shift RACON Radio Beacon RAM Range Dependent Acoustic Model RAF Royal Air Force RBMP River Basin Management Plans REA Regional Environmental Assessment REC Regional Environmental Characterisation RHI Renewable Heat Incentive RIGS Regionally Important Geological Sites RNLI Royal National Lifeboat Institution RO Renewables Obligation ROV Remotely Operated Vehicle RSK RSK Environment Limited RSPB Royal Society for the Protection of Birds RSS Regional Spatial Strategy RTC Real Time Closures RYA Royal Yachting Association SAC Special Area of Conservation SAR Search and Rescue SBI Sites of Biological Interest SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition SCC Suffolk County Council SCI Site of Conservation Interest SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment SEL Sound Exposure Level SFRA Strategic Flood Risk Assessments SMP2 Shoreline Management Plan 2 SNSOWF Southern North Sea Offshore Windfarm SNSSTS Southern North Sea Sediment Transport Study SOLAS Safety Of Life At Sea SPA Special Protection Area SPD Supplementary Planning Documents SPL Sound Pressure Level SPMP Scour Protection Management Plan SPR ScottishPower Renewables (UK) Limited SPZ Source Protection Zones SSB Spawning Stock Biomass SSC Suspended Sediment Concentration SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest TASS Turbidity Assessment Software TCE The Crown Estate THC Total Hydrocarbon Concentration

TSA Terrestrial Study Area TSHD Trailer Suction Hoppper Dredger TSS Traffic Separation Scheme TTS Temporary Threshold Shift UEA University of East Anglia UK United Kingdom UKBAP United Kingdom Biodiversity Action Plan UKCIP United Kingdom Climate Change Impact Programme UKHO United Kingdom Hydrographic Office UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UXO Unexploded Ordnance VER Valued Ecological Receptors VOC Volatile Organic Compounds VWPL Vattenfall Wind Power UK Ltd WeBS Wetland Bird Survey WFD Water Framework Directive WHO World Health Organisation WSI Written Scheme of Investigation ZEA Zonal Environmental Appraisal ZTV Zone of Theoretical Visibility

Volume 3 Glossary

Glossary

AADT Annual Average Daily Traffic ALC Agricultural Land Classification AONB Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty AP Aerial Photograph APA Aerial photograph assessment AQMAs Air Quality Management Areas AQMP Air Quality Management Plan ASNW Ancient Semi Natural Woodlands ATC Automatic Traffic Counters BA Bronze Age BAP Biodiversity Action Plan BTO British Trust for Ornithology CA Conservation Area CO Carbon Monoxide CWS County Wildlife Sites DBA Desk Based Assessment DCO Development Consent Order DRX Ditch crossing EcIA Ecological Impact Assessment EH English Heritage ELF Extremely Low Frequency EMF Electro Magnetic Field EMP Ecological Management Plan FRA Flood Risk Assessment FRS Field reconnaissance survey GCN Great Crested Newt GQA General Quality Assessment HDV Heavy Duty Vehicles HER Historic Environment Record HGV Heavy Goods Vehicle HLC Historic Landscape Characterisation HPAs Habitat Action Plans HRA Habitats Regulation Assessment IA Iron Age IAQM Institute of Air Quality Management IDB Internal Drainage Board IEEM Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management IfA Institute for Archaeologists JNCC Joint Nature Conservation Council LAQM Local Air Quality Management LB (I) Grade 1 Listed Building LB (II) Grade 2 Listed Building LBAPs Local Biodiversity Action Plans LNR Local Nature reserve Med. Medieval Meso. Mesolithic

NAQS National Air Quality Strategy NE Natural England Neo. Neolithic NMP National Mapping Programme NMR National Monuments Record NO2 Nitrogen Dioxide NPPF National Planning Policy Framework NPS National Policy Statement NSIP Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects NVC National Vegetation Classification PAW Plantation Ancient Woodlands PM10 Particles measuring 10�m or less Pmed. Post-medieval PPG Planning Policy Guidance PPGs Pollution Prevention Guidance PPS Planning Policy Statement PRA Preliminary Risk Assessment Prehist. Prehistoric PRoW Public Right of Way RBMP River Basin Management Plan RCZAS Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey RDX Road crossing RIGS Regionally Important Geological Sites Rom. Roman RPG I Grade 1 Registered Park and Garden RPG II Grade 2 Registered Park and Garden RSPB Royal Society for the Protection of Birds RVX River crossing SAC Special Area of Conservation SAPs Species Action Plans SAQMG Suffolk Air Quality Management Group SCC Suffolk County Council SCCAS Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service SCCCT Suffolk County Council Conservation Team SCP Singleton Clamp and Partners SGT Super Grid Transformers SM Scheduled Monument SPA Special Protection Area SPZs Groundwater Source Protection Zones SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest SuDS Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems SWTS Suffolk Wildlife Trust Sites TRX Track crossing UKBAP United Kingdom Biodiversity Action Plan VOCs Volatile Organic Compounds WeBs Wetland Bird Survey WFD Water Framework Directive WSI Written Scheme of Investigation WTS Woodland Trust Sites WWII World War Two

ZTV Zone of Theoretical Visibility

Volume 4 Glossary

Glossary

AADT Annual Average Daily Traffic ALC Agricultural Land Classification AONB Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty AQMAs Air Quality Management Areas AQMP Air Quality Management Plan ASNW Ancient Semi Natural Woodlands ATC Automatic Traffic Counters BAP Biodiversity Action Plan BTO British Trust for Ornithology CO Carbon Monoxide CWS County Wildlife Sites DCO Development Consent Order EcIA Ecological Impact Assessment ELF Extremely Low Frequency EMF Electro Magnetic Field EMP Ecological Management Plan FRA Flood Risk Assessment GCN Great Crested Newt GQA General Quality Assessment HDV Heavy Duty Vehicles HGV Heavy Goods Vehicle HPAs Habitat Action Plans HRA Habitats Regulation Assessment IAQM Institute of Air Quality Management IDB Internal Drainage Board IEEM Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management JNCC Joint Nature Conservation Council LAQM Local Air Quality Management LBAPs Local Biodiversity Action Plans LNR Local Nature reserve NAQS National Air Quality Strategy NE Natural England NO2 Nitrogen Dioxide NVC National Vegetation Classification PAW Plantation Ancient Woodlands PM10 Particles measuring 10�m or less PPGs Pollution Prevention Guidance PRA Preliminary Risk Assessment PRoW Public Right of Way RBMP River Basin Management Plan RIGS Regionally Important Geological Sites RSPB Royal Society for the Protection of Birds SAC Special Area of Conservation SAPs Species Action Plans SAQMG Suffolk Air Quality Management Group SCP Singleton Clamp and Partners

SGT Super Grid Transformers SPA Special Protection Area SPZs Groundwater Source Protection Zones SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest SuDS Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems SWTS Suffolk Wildlife Trust Sites UKBAP United Kingdom Biodiversity Action Plan VOCs Volatile Organic Compounds WeBs Wetland Bird Survey WFD Water Framework Directive WTS Woodland Trust Sites