Public Notice: Able Humber Ports Limited

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Able Humber Ports Limited of Ogier House, The Esplanade, St Helier, Jersey, JE4 9WG (“the Applicant”) and whose UK Asset Manager is Able UK Limited, Able House, Billingham Reach Industrial Estate, Billingham TS23 1PX, intends to make an application (“the proposed Application”) to the Secretary of State for the Department for Transport, for a material change to be made to the Able Marine Energy Park Development Consent Order 2014 (“the DCO”).

The proposed Application seeks a material change to the DCO that authorised the Able Marine Energy Park, a 1,279 metre quay on the south bank of the River Humber in North Lincolnshire, along with associated development including onshore facilities for the manufacture and storage of marine energy infrastructure and a compensatory habitat on the north bank. The amendment seeks to achieve the following—

1. (a)  a realignment of the proposed quay (within its existing limits of deviation) to remove a berth pocket at the southern end and introduce a setback at the northern end;
2. (b)  changes to the construction methodology to allow the relieving slab at the rear ofthe quay to be piled at the surface or to be omitted, and the use of anchor piles

   instead of flap anchors;

3. (c)  consequential changes to dredge deposits where dredged materials may no longerbe used in the construction of the associated works; and
4. (d)  unrelated to the quay changes, the realignment of a footpath diversion to the northwest of the site to go round the end of a railway track instead of crossing it.

The Applicant considers that the changes may constitute environmental impact assessment development and, therefore, an Environmental Statement will accompany the Application.

How to view the consultation documents
A copy of the consultation documents, plans and maps showing the nature and location of the land, are available to be viewed and downloaded for inspection, free of charge, at https://www.ableuk.com/sites/port-sites/humber-port/amep/, being a website maintained by or on behalf of the Applicant. The documents can be found under the tab “Documents”.
Further information about the proposed Application may be obtained as follows—

Email: amepmc2@ableuk.com
Telephone: 01642 806080
Post: AMEP MC2, Able Humber Ports Limited, Able House, Billingham Reach Industrial Estate, Billingham TS23 1PX

The consultation documents will be published no later than 15 April 2021 and will remain available until at least 26 May 2021.

A copy of the consultation documents can also be provided free of charge on a USB stick. Alternatively, paper copies can be obtained but a charge, up to a maximum of £100, will be made to cover printing, postage and VAT at 20%. To request a USB or paper copies of the Application and accompanying documents or for details regarding payment methods please contact the Applicant using the contact details provided above.

Making representations about the proposed Application

If you wish to respond to this notice or make comments or representations in respect of the proposed Application, these should be sent to the Applicant. Responses should state the ground of representation, the nature of your interest in the proposed project, indicate who is making it, and provide an address to which any correspondence relating to the representation may be sent. Comments and representations may be submitted in the following ways—
Email (preferred): amepmc2@ableuk.com
Post: AMEP MC2, Able Humber Ports Limited, Able House, Billingham Reach Industrial Estate, Billingham TS23 1PX

Any comments or representations on the proposed Application must be received no later than 23:59 on 26 May 2021.
Any comments received will be analysed by the Applicant and any consultants appointed by the Applicant, and copies may be made available in due course to the Secretary of State, the Planning Inspectorate and other relevant statutory authorities so that regard can be had to your comments. For certain parties, those who own an interest in land or are affected by the Application, the Applicant is under a statutory duty to publish names and addresses as part of its DCO application. In respect of other people we will request that your personal details are not placed on public record and these will be held securely by the Applicant in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the General Data Protection Regulation and used solely in connection with the consultation process and subsequent application and, except as noted above, will not be passed to third parties. Please refer to our Privacy Notice at the website https://www.ableuk.com/privacypolicy.

BDB Pitmans LLP
Solicitors and Parliamentary Agents acting on behalf of Able Humber Ports Limited
8 April 2021