Environmental Impact Statement

All proposed developments like this need a detailed Environmental Impact Assessment to ensure that any relevant environmental effects have been assessed.

We are working with independent environmental consultants who will conduct the detailed Environmental Impact Assessment, the scope of which will be agreed with North York Moors National Park and the Environment Agency.

We are committed to ensuring that our operations are carried out to the highest environmental standards and we will publish a non-technical summary of the Environmental Impact Assessment on our website, once it is completed.

The Environmental Impact Assessment will cover:

• Landscape and visual effects
• Noise and vibration
• Dust and air quality
• Traffic and transport
• Ecology and ornithology
• The marine environment
• Cultural heritage
• Geology and subsistence
• Tourism and recreation
• Climate and energy use
• Health and accidents
• Cumulative effects