PROPOSED EXTRACTION OF MARINE AGGREGATE FROM AREA 401/2 (GREAT YARMOUTH): RENEWAL OF EXISTING LICENCE
(Reproduced from Public Notices and Tenders, Eastern Daily Press Friday February 11, 2005)
Hanson Aggregates Marine Ltd (HAML) has applied to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) for a Government View to continue to extract a maximum of 2 million tonnes per annum over a 15 year period from Area 401/2 which is located approximately 22km East of Great Yarmouth. The application is for the renewal of an existing licence to dredge this area which is set to expire on 31 st March 2006.
Area 401/2 has two sub-areas, A and B and covers a total area of 50.96km2. The boundaries of the extraction area are defined by the following co-ordinates. Co-ordinates are in WGS84 - degrees decimal minutes to 4 decimal places.
| Area 401/2 A Co-ordinate |
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Name | Latitude | Longitude |
| Al A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 AIO All AI2 Al3 AI4 AI5 AI6 AI? AI8 AI9 A20 |
002° 06.4229' E 002° 05.9569' E 002° 05.4570' E 002° 04.9730' E 002° 04.9570' E 002° 04.7230' E 002° 04.6070' E 002° 04.4070' E 002° 04.4730' E 002° 04.9569' E 002° 04.6900' E 002° 03.3571' E 002° 03.0901' E 002° 05.5333' E 002° 06.2472' E 002° 06.6245' E 002° 06.6408' E 002° 07.1567' E 002° 06.7067' E 002° 06.8750' E |
52° 28.7738' N 52° 28.7908' N 52° 28.4408' N 52° 28.4738' N 52° 28.9238' N 52° 29.0907' N 52° 29.3737' N 52° 29.6737' N 52° 29.9407' N 52° 30.2906' N 52° 30.4736' N 52° 30.5566' N 52° 31.4235' N 52° 32.4224' N 52° 30.8570' N 52° 30.9356' N 52° 30.8826' N 52° 30.9566' N 52° 32.3235' N 52° 32.2158' N |
A21 A22 A23 A24 A25 A26 A27 A28 A29 A30 A31 A32 A33 A34 A35 A36 A37 A38 A39 A40 |
002° 06.9206' E 002° 07.4126' E 002° 07.6829' E 002° 07.6337' E 002° 07.1291' E 002° 06.8360' E 002° 08.0179' E 002° 08.0155' E 002° 07.9673' E 002° 08.6075' E 002° 08.5951' E 002° 10.1893' E 002° 09.9894' E 002° 09.7395' E 002° 07.0898' E 002° 07.1229' E 002° 06.4899' E 002° 06.5729' E 002° 06.3069' E 002° 06.0899' E |
52° 32.1260' N 52° 32.1403' N 52° 32.4508' N 52° 32.5832' N 52° 32.7429' N 52° 32.9540' N 52° 33.4375' N 52° 32.7657' N 52° 32.6980' N 52° 32.7005' N 52° 33.6721' N 52° 34.3233' N 52° 31.1906' N 52° 28.7739' N 52° 29.6237' N 52° 26.5250' N 52° 26.5250' N 52° 27.3909' N 52° 27.6909' N 52° 28.2408' N |
| Area 401/2 B Co-ordinate |
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Name | Latitude | Longitude |
| BI B2 B3 |
002° 04.2041' E 002° 05.7230' E 002° 06.0070' E |
52° 27.7879' N 52° 27.7909' N 52° 27.4239' N |
B4 B5 B6 | 002° 05.1571' E 002° 05.1401' E 002° 04.5901' E |
52° 27.0409' N 52° 26.5250' N 52° 26.5250' N |
Before a Government View is issued, the application must go through the Government View Procedure, a comprehensive consultation process co-ordinated by the ODPM. A favourable Government View will enable the Company to apply to the Crown Estate for a Production Licence.
An Environmental Statement and associated Coastal Impact Study have been lodged with the following organisations:
- Great Yarmouth Borough Council, Planning and Development Department, Town Hall, Hall Plain, Great Yarmouth NR30 2QF.
- Norfolk County Council, County Hall Martineau Lane, Norwich NRI 2DH.
- Suffolk Coastal District Council, Melton Hill, Woodbridge Suffolk IPI2 IAU.
- Waveney District Council, Town Hall, High Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32 IHS.
The plans are available for public inspection and comments on the proposal are invited and should be submitted to HAML clo Emu Ltd, I Mill Court, The Sawmills, Durley, Southampton, Hampshire, S0322EI. Any comments should be submitted to this address no later than 10 weeks from the date of this advertisement.
Copies of the Environmental Statement and Coastal Impact Study (at a cost of £20 for paper copies or free on CD) can be obtained from Emu Ltd at the above address or by emailing your request to jonathan.lewis@emulimited.com Copies of the Non-Technical Summary are also available (free of charge).