A snippet from O&G11 May 2018 08:43
Taking account of the evidence and assessment presented above, the report determines that
the licensing through the 30th Licensing Round of the 47 Blocks considered in this AA will not
have a significant adverse effect on the integrity of the relevant sites (identified in Section 1.3),
and BEIS have no objection to the OGA awarding seaward licences (subject to meeting
application requirements) covering Blocks 42/13b, 42/14, 42/15b, 42/17, 42/18, 42/20a,
42/30d, 43/2, 43/7, 43/8, 43/10, 43/14, 43/15, 43/16, 43/17a, 43/23, 43/24b, 43/26c, 44/6, 44/7,
44/8b, 44/9b, 44/11d, 44/12d, 44/12e, 47/2d, 47/3f, 47/7, 47/8f, 47/10d, 47/15c, 48/6d, 48/8b,
48/11c, 48/11d, 48/12b, 48/16, 48/17d, 48/18b, 48/19b, 48/20c, 48/24a, 53/1b, 53/13, 53/14b,
53/8, 53/9. This is because there is certainty, within the meaning of the ECJ Judgment in the
Waddenzee case, that implementation of the plan will not adversely affect the integrity of
relevant European Sites (as described in Section 5), taking account of the mitigation measures
that can be imposed through existing permitting mechanisms on the planning and conduct of
activities (as described in Section 5.1 and 5.2).