
Orkney Islands Council Harbour Authority has submitted additional information to Scottish Ministers in relation to the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) application for the proposed Scapa Deep Water Quay at Deepdale, Scapa.
This submission—referred to as the Supplementary Environmental Information (SEI) Report (May 2025)—has been provided in response to requests from statutory consultees and reflects design changes made since the original application. It includes updated and additional information on:
- Addressing points raised by consultees after submission of the application. This information supplements the findings of the EIA in the EIAR which accompanied the marine licencing application and the planning application.
- To introduce and evaluate the environmental effects of proposed changes to elements of the design that formed the 2023 marine licencing application and the planning application, and also new and additional design proposals that have been developed since submission of the planning application.
- To present supplemental information that was either not available at the time of the marine licencing application and the planning application, or is now required in support of the proposed design changes.
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