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Map credit:   DECC Habitats Regulations Assessments of 14th Onshore Oil and Gas Licencing Round
(Maps are in the Appendix E link at the bottom of the DECC page)

SU90a is PEDL326

Licence Operator   IGas
Partner        Island Gas Ltd

Other blocks in licence None
Licence type Conventional
Commitments New 2D seismic surveying
Drill Or Drop clause One well

Administrative areas covered by licence
West Sussex

Parliamentary constituencies and MPs
Arundel and South Downs            Nick Herbert  Conservative
Chichester    Andrew Tyrie Conservative
   Bognor Regis and Littlehampton           Nick Gibb       Conservative

European areas overlapping with licence block       No records

European areas outside block which could be adversely affected
  Singleton and Cocking Tunnels SAC
Solent Maritime SAC
Arun Valley SPA
Pagham Harbour SPA
Chichester and Langstone Harbour SPA
Pagham Harbour RAMSAR
Chichester and Langstone Harbour RAMSAR
Arun Valley RAMSAR

Wildlife Trust sites overlapping with block
Hundred House Copse (Sussex Wildlife Trust)

Sensitivity concerns     Bats, Birds, Coastal habitat, Vibration effects from nearby drilling

National Park overlapping block           South Downs National Park

Conditions
No conditions proposed.

Advice
In some instances, bird species that are associated with SPAs and some Ramsar sites may rely on non-designated habitats beyond the European site boundaries, and so could be vulnerable to activities occurring outside the designated site itself. Land within 10kmof an SPA, or a Ramsar site designated for its bird populations, is therefore considered to be of a potentially sensitive nature (due to its proximity to the European site) such that mitigation and/or alternative siting may be required by authorities further considering HRA issues for specific project-level operations. The European sites potentially vulnerable in or near this block are Arun Valley Ramsar, Chichester and Langstone Harbour Ramsar, Pagham Harbour Ramsar, Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA, Pagham HarbourSPA, Arun Valley SPA.- Coastal or marine habitat features could be vulnerable to any changes in coastal processes that occur due to activities occurring along the coastline. Land located along the coastline (i.e. within 1km of the mean low water level), and which is also within 10km of a European site with coastal habitats, is therefore considered to be of a potentially sensitive nature (due to its potential connectivity to a European site) such that mitigation and/or alternative siting may be required by authorities further considering HRA issues forspecific project-level operations. The European sites potentially vulnerable in or near this block are Chichester and Langstone Harbour Ramsar, Solent Maritime SAC.- Bat species usually rely on non-designated habitats beyond the European site boundaries (bats can commute and forage for many kilometres beyond their core habitat), and so could be vulnerable to activities occurring outside the designated site itself. Land within the 10km of an SAC designated for its bat populations is considered to be of a potentially sensitive nature (due to its proximity to the European site) such that mitigation and/or alternative siting may be required by authorities further considering HRA issues for specific project-level operations. The European sites potentially vulnerable in or near this block are Singleton and Cocking Tunnels SAC.- Some of European site interest features (e.g. birds species; fish; marine mammals) are potentially sensitive to noise or vibration effects associated with Stage A activities (as well as Stage B, C and D activities). Land within approximately 1km of a European site supporting noise or vibration sensitive features is considered to be of a potentially sensitive nature (due to its proximity to the European site) such that mitigation and/or alternative siting may be required by authorities further considering HRA issues for specific project-level operations. The European sites with features potentially vulnerable to this in or near this block are Arun Valley Ramsar, Chichester and Langstone Harbour Ramsar, Pagham Harbour Ramsar, Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA, Pagham Harbour SPA,Arun Valley SPA.

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