Abstract
This Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping Report has been prepared by MarineSpace Ltd on behalf of Simply Blue Energy 1 Ltd (SBE) in support of a formal request for an EIA Scoping Opinion for the proposed ‘Project Erebus’ Floating Offshore Wind (FLOW) development. A Scoping Opinion is requested from the following organisations under the EIA Regulations listed below: Natural Resources Wales (NRW) - Marine Works (EIA) Regulations 2007 (as amended); and Planning Inspectorate (acting on behalf of Welsh Ministers)1 - The Electricity Works (EIA) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017. This report has been prepared in accordance with the relevant legislation and guidance, and recent consultation with NRW, Welsh Government (WG) Planning Directorate, and the Planning Inspectorate (PINS). A description of the project along with SBE’s proposed approach to the EIA is provided.