4.3.13 Under Regulation 10(b) of the EIA Regulations the applicant must consult on preliminary environmental information relating to the Project. In 2014, this information was compiled into a Preliminary Environmental Information Report (2014 PEIR) (Ref. 4.1), which provided the environmental information collected part of the way through the EIA process as well as an assessment, on a preliminary basis, of the likely significant environmental effects of the Project.
4.3.14 The 2014 PEIR was compiled along with the 2014 PEIR NTS to accompany APL's statutory consultation with both the local community and prescribed consultees in advance of submitting its DCO Application.
4.3.15 Feedback received during the consultation process has helped further inform and refine the development of the design of the Project and the EIA process. More detailed analysis of this will be included within the Consultation Report to be submitted with the proposed DCO Application however a summary of a selection of the main themes is as follows:
4.3.16 This PEIR has evolved from the 2014 PEIR. This PEIR includes an updated preliminary environmental assessment and provides more information on how the Project has developed since the Phase 1 consultation in 2014.
4.3.17 In order to aid the reader, this PEIR highlights where the technical assessments have been updated, either as a result of the Project evolution and / or due to an update in environmental baseline information which has been collated since 2014. Within the Introduction section to each technical chapter, a short summary of any changes which have been undertaken has been included where necessary. Further detailed information on the design changes to the Project is included in Chapter 5: Alternatives Considered.
4.3.18 All chapters provide a technical conclusion to the impact assessment in this PEIR. However the following chapters provide a “Next Steps” section which identifies any further or outstanding works which will be undertaken between the publication of this PEIR and the DCO Application: