The Hornsea Four Offshore Wind Farm Order 2023

10.  Following consultation with the H4 OOEG, the GCIMP must be submitted to the Secretary of State for approval in consultation with the MMO and relevant SNCB for the offshore compensation measure, and with Natural England, the local planning authority and Alderney Wildlife Trust for the onshore compensation measure. The GCIMP must be based on the strategy for guillemot compensation set out in the guillemot and razorbill compensation plan (as relevant to guillemot) and include— E+W+S

(a) for the predator eradication measure—

(i) details of the location(s) where the compensation measure will be delivered;

(ii) details of the number of nest sites that need to be created within the Herm Island complex (Herm, Jethou, including Grand Fauconniere and the Humps) and locations around Alderney. This must take into account both the number of chicks that will need to be produced to ensure that the required number of adults survive to adulthood and the proportion of adult birds that are expected to be recruited into the UK NSN;

(iii) details of how any necessary land access rights, licences and approvals have or will be obtained and any biosecurity measures will be or have been secured;

(iv) an implementation timetable for delivery of the predator eradication measure, such timetable to ensure that the predator eradication method has commenced no later than two years prior to the commencement of Work No. 1(a) and 1(b), Work No. 2(a), 2(b) and 2(c) and Work No. 3(a);

(v) details for the proposed ongoing monitoring of the measure including—

(aa) survey methods for predators and seabirds;

(bb) success criteria;

(cc) survey and reporting programmes

(dd) seabird productivity rates;

(ee) seabird breeding population;

(ff) distribution of breeding seabirds; and

(gg) evidence of guillemot natal dispersal to the UK NSN;

(vi) recording of H4 OOEG consultations and project reviews;

(vii) details of any adaptive management measures, with details of the factors used to trigger any such measures. Such measures should consider offshore artificial nesting structures for guillemot;

(viii) provision for reporting to the Secretary of State, to include details of the use of the location(s) by breeding guillemot to identify barriers to success and target any adaptive management measures;

(b) for the bycatch reduction measure—

(i) details of relevant technology supply agreements and arrangements with fishers to use the bycatch reduction technology that will be or have been secured by the undertaker;

(ii) the locations where the measures will be deployed and the number of fishing vessels to be included in the scheme;

(iii) an implementation timetable for provision of the bycatch reduction measure, such timetable to ensure that contract(s) are entered into with fishers for the provision and use of bycatch reduction technology no later than one year prior to the commencement of Work No. 1(a) and 1(b), Work No. 2(a), 2(b) and 2(c) and Work No. 3(a);

(iv) details for the proposed ongoing monitoring of the measure including collection of data from participating fishers;

(v) the success criteria, defined as the estimated reduction in the number of guillemot killed;

(vi) recording of H4 OOEG consultations and project reviews;

(vii) details of any adaptive management measures and details of the factors used to trigger any such measures; and

(viii) provision for annual reporting to the Secretary of State, to identify barriers to success and target the adaptive management measures.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 16 para. 10 in force at 3.8.2023, see art. 1