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1 Application for a Foreshore Lease for the Construction and Operation of an Offshore Electricity Generating Station cat2lce Complete and return, with fourteen (14) copies of EIS and Admiralty Charts and one copy of the Articles of Association, to Foreshore Section, Department of the Marine and Natural Resources, Leeson Lane, Dublin 2 44

2 APPLICATION FOR FORESHORE LEASE TO CONSTRUCT AN OFFSHORE ELECTRICITY GENERATING STATION (Please read the guidance notes before completing this application form) 1. Applicant s Name: Bray Offshore Wind Ltd Address: Kerry Technology Park, Listowel Road, Tralee, Co. Kerry Fax aidan.forde@saorgus.com 1. (a) Name and address of applicant s legal advisor Mark Varian, O'Donnell Sweeney, One Earlsfort Centre, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin Fax mvarian@odonnellsweeney.ie 2. Nature of proposed generating station (i.e. wind powered, wave powered, etc.) Wind powered 3. Details of Authorisation to construct and Licence to generate and supply issued by the Commission for Electricity Regulation (include. photocopies) Applications for an Authorisation to Construct and a Generation Licence have been made to CER and are being processed. See attached letter of confirmation from CER. 4. Longitude and Latitude of proposed generating station site boundaries See attached response. 4.(a) Where the area can be identified on the Ordnance Survey map, the Ordnance survey co-ordinates should also be shown Area cannot be identified on OS map 5. Longitude and Latitude of the central Point of the proposed wind farm 53 deg 11 min 30 sec N; 5 deg 54 min 30 sec W 5(a) Where the area can be identified on the Ordnance Survey map, the Ordnance survey co-ordinates should also be shown Area cannot be identified on OS map 45

3 6. Area to be covered by the proposed generating station 2,000 Ha 7. Dimension of the generating station area at its longest and widest points Length: 8.0 km Width: 2.5 km 8. Number & location of turbines within the area (indicate on charts) 70 turbines. See attached site layout diagram. 9. Maximum height of turbines above chart datum (including, in the case of windfarms, blades when vertical) 160 m 10. Rotor diameter of turbines (in the case of windfarms) up to 120 m 11. Physical dimensions of each complete structure including anchorage or foundation * Turbine tower: See attached diagrams in response to Q12 & Q13. Foundation: Diameter up to 35 m. See attached diagrams in response to Q12 & Q Nature of construction below sea- level* See attached diagram and response. 13. Nature of construction above sea-level* See attached diagram and response. 14. Manner in which structures will be anchored to the sea bed (i.e. cable, set in concrete foundations, etc.)* See attached diagram and response. * Provide scaled drawings with the responses to these questions. 15. Nearest distance from other generating stations or other constructions on the sea-bed (including constructions anchored permanently or semi-permanently to the sea-bed) ** See attached diagram and response. 16. Distance from shore at nearest point 10.2 km (see attached diagram) ** 17. Distance from nearest habitation 10.2 km (see attached diagram) ** 18. Distance from nearest Aquaculture operation if less than 3 km None known to occur. 19. Distance from nearest Special Protection Area (SPA) or Special Area of Conservation (SAC) if less than 5 Km. N/A. See attached response. ** 46

4 20. Distance from shipping lanes at nearest point See attached diagram and response. ** ** Illustrate on the appropriate marine charts accompanying the application 21. Indicate any other economic or leisure activities known to take place within or adjacent to the area proposed for the generating station See attached response. CONDITIONS WHEN OPERATING 22. Maximum noise levels expected at the site See attached response. 23. Normal noise levels expected at the site See attached response. 24. Normal noise levels expected at site of nearest habitation See attached response. 25. Maximum Noise levels expected at site of nearest habitation See attached response. 26. Maximum noise levels expected at nearest SPA or SAC (if closer than 5 Km.) N/A - There are no SPAs or SACs located closer than 5 km. 27. Indicate conditions which might be expected (a) to increase noise levels above normal and (b) to maximum levels (a) Fault in major turbine component such as gearbox / blade. See response to (b). This combined with onshore winds would maximise noise levels. 28. Describe visual impact of the proposal at site of nearest habitation or human activity on-shore (indicate type of site (i.e. houses, beach, boat club, etc.) See attached response. 29. Designed maximum annual output of the proposed generating station Phase 1: 25 MW (74 GWh/yr). Phases 2-5: up to 372 MW (1,101 GWh/yr) 30.. Anticipated maximum annual output of the proposed generating station Phase 1: 25 MW (74 GWh/yr). Phases 2-5: 310 MW (918 GWh/yr) 31(a). Is an exclusion zone for passage of shipping (including fishing and leisure boats) sought (YES/NO) (If yes please supply details and give reasons) See attached response. (b) Is an exclusion zone (or ban) sought on the use of any type of fishing gear or leisure activity within the area occupied by the turbines and/or associated cables? See attached response. 47

5 See attached map indicating the area in question. (exclusion zone should be indicated on the appropriate marine charts which should accompany the application) 32. Capital Cost of Proposed Venture Phase 1: 50m; Phases 2-5: 370m - 745m. 33. Source of capital Debt finance (various banks interested) / equity (Corporate Finance Ireland) 34. Has consultation taken place with Dúchas - the National Heritage Service? (Yes/No) Yes. See attached correspondence. (If yes please supply copies of relevant correspondence ) 35. Have nearby harbour authorities been consulted (Yes/No) Yes. See attached correspondence. (If yes please supply copies of relevant correspondence ) Also consulted by Capt Tom Proctor on our behalf. 36. Has planning permission been received for shore based works? (if yes copy should be attached) No. See attached comments. If planning permission has not been received a copy of the planning application(s) should accompany the application) 37. Have necessary on-shore eaves been obtained? No. See attached comments. Signed for and on behalf of the applicant Name of Signatory (block letters) Aidan Forde Position Director Date 21 Dec 2005 Name address, telephone etc. details of contact (if different from that of the applicant) As per applicant details 48

6 Attachment to Accompany an Application for a Foreshore Lease for the Construction and Operation of an Offshore Electricity Generating Station on the Bray Bank - Bray Offshore Wind Ltd - 21 December 2005

7 Response to Q.3 See below letter of confirmation of applications for Authorisation to Construct and Generation Licence from CER.

8 Response to Q.4 The longitude and latitude of the proposed generating station site boundaries for the Bray Bank are as follows: A N 5-56 W B N 5-53 W C N 5-53 W D N 5-56 W This area is illustrated below:

9 Response to Q.8 The diagram below shows the location of turbines to be sited on both the Kish and Bray Banks. The southernmost 16 rows constitute the proposed generating station to be located on the Bray Bank.

types: (A) Monopile (B) Multi-pile (tripod) (C) Gravity Caisson Monopile Dimensions: The diameter

5 m, and it is driven a distance of between 20 m and 40 m into the seabed.

10 Response to Q.12 The nature of construction below sea-level would consist of one of the following foundation types: (A) Monopile (B) Multi-pile (tripod) (C) Gravity Caisson Monopile Dimensions: The diameter of the monopile varies from 3.5 m to 5.5 m, and it is driven a distance of between 20 m and 40 m into the seabed. Multipile (Tripod) Dimensions: The piles have a diameter of between 1.5 m and 3.5 m. The total area occupied by the structure is up to 35 m in diameter. Gravity Caisson Dimensions: Typically 15 m diameter, though can be as large as 25 m diameter depending on depth of water.

11 Response to Q.13 A diagram of the turbine tower as it would appear above sea-level is indicated below. The maximum hub height is 100 m and the maximum rotor diameter is 120 m.

12 Response to Q.14 Turbine towers would be anchored to the seabed using one of the following methods (see diagram): Monopile foundation turbine is driven / vibrated into the seabed Gravity caisson foundation turbine is set in a concrete / steel caisson Multipile (tripod) foundation a variation of the piled foundation where more than one pile is used The type of foundation to be used at a particular location would depend on the ground conditions at that location.

13 Response to Q.15 The proposed Bray Bank development would be located to the south of the Kish Lighthouse. The shortest distance between the Kish Lighthouse and turbines on the north of the Bray Bank would be 8.4 km (see diagram below). The proposed Codling Bank wind farm development would be located to the southeast of the Bray Bank development. The shortest distance between turbines on the south of the Bray Bank and those on the Codling Bank would be 3.1 km. The shortest distance between turbines from Phase 1 of the Bray Bank and those on the Codling Bank would be 9.1 km. Response to Q The distance from the proposed development to the nearest point onshore (and the nearest habitation) is 10.2 km (see diagram above). Response to Q.19 There are no SPAs or SACs located within 5 km of the proposed development. Bray Head (SAC, pnha) is located 10.4 km from the closest turbine of the development.

14 Response to Q.20 The distance from shipping lanes to the proposed development at the closest point is as follows: North Bray: The closest shipping lane to the north of the Bray bank passes 1-2 cables to the north of the Kish Lighthouse. This is located approximately 9 km to the north of the proposed development on the Bray Bank. Approximately 15% of Dublin traffic (6 passages per day) uses this shipping lane. See diagram below. South Bray: Traffic destined for Dublin (approx. 10 passages per day) passes within 1 nautical mile of the southern extremity of the Bray Bank. See diagram below. East Kish: Traffic destined for Dublin (approx. 3 passages per day) has a closest point of approach of approximately 4.5 nautical miles when passing the southern extremity of the Bray Bank to an average of 1.5 nautical miles when passing the northern extremity of the bank (marked by the Red Can Buoy). See diagram below. West Kish: Traffic operating to the west of the Bray Bank (approx. 3 passages per day) has a closest point of approach of approximately 1 nautical mile to the west of the Bray Bank. See diagram below. The shipping lanes in the vicinity of the Bray Bank are illustrated in the diagrams below. These diagrams were produced as part of the Sector Analysis for the Shipping Collision Risk Assessment study that was performed as part of the Environmental Impact Assessment.

9.0 Sector Analysis 9.1 North Kish The area under consideration is the Ferry/RoRo corridor North of Kish L/H. 1. The Holyhead-Dun Laoghaire Service: 6 passages per day 2.

15 9.0 Sector Analysis 9.1 North Kish The area under consideration is the Ferry/RoRo corridor North of Kish L/H. 1. The Holyhead-Dun Laoghaire Service: 6 passages per day 2. The Liverpool/Birkenhead- Dublin Service: 10 passages per day 3. The Heysham Dublin Service: 4 passages per day 4. The Holyhead-Dublin Service: 14 passages per day. 5. Scheduled and Unscheduled Traffic: 5 passages per day (1.5 East/3.5South) Note: Although the HSC operate at speeds of approximately 40 knots the speed is much reduced on passing Kish and Bennet Bank Revision 0 September 2004 Page 18 of 18

16 9.2 South Kish Southern Extremity of Kish/Bray Bank East of India North West of India North 1. Dublin Traffic: 9 passages per day 2. Drogheda, Dundalk, Greenore, Warrenpoint & Belfast Traffic: 1 passages per day NB: Wicklow/Waterford traffic has not been shown as its impact is not considered important as it routing is biased further West Revision 0 September 2004 Page 19 of 19

17 9.3 East Kish Analysis 1. Dublin Traffic: 3 passages per day. 2. Drogheda, Dundalk, Greenore, Warrenpoint & Belfast Traffic: 4 passages per day 3. Belfast /Larne Traffic: 6 passages per day Revision 0 September 2004 Page 20 of 20

9.4 West Kish Analysis The area under consideration is West of Kish Bank referred to in text as the Inside passage 1. Wicklow Traffic: 1 passage per day. 2.

18 9.4 West Kish Analysis The area under consideration is West of Kish Bank referred to in text as the Inside passage 1. Wicklow Traffic: 1 passage per day. 2. Dublin Traffic: 10 passages per day 3. Drogheda, Dundalk, Greenore, Warrenpoint & Belfast Traffic: 1.5 passages per day Revision 0 September 2004 Page 21 of 21

19 Response to Q.21 The following economic and leisure activities are known to take place on and around the Kish and Bray Banks: Commercial Fishing Due to the dangerous nature of the Kish and Bray banks, the banks themselves tend not to be fished. There is a thriving inshore industry in the fishing of whelks that extends to a lesser degree to the banks. Mussel Seedbeds While mussel seedbeds have been located inshore from the Kish and Bray banks and on a number of sites to the south of the banks, the banks themselves have not been used to date for the location of mussel seedbeds for the mussel culture industry. Sea Angling Some sea angling is carried out in the area of the banks though activities tend to be located more inshore than on the banks themselves due to the distance of the banks from shore and the dangerous nature of the banks. Sailing While the majority of sailing activity in the vicinity of the development is confined to areas further inshore, there is some sailing activity around the banks. Response to Q.22 / 23 / 24 / 25 The noise level that would arise from the proposed development was estimated by producing a noise intensity profile map (see below). The location of Dalkey and Bray town is marked on the map. The noise level of each turbine at source was assumed to be db(a) with onshore wind speed of 8 m/s for the wind turbine at 90 m hub height (Phase 1), and db(a) with onshore wind speed of 8 m/s for the wind turbine at 100 m hub height (Phases 2-5). The noise intensity map was produced for Phase 1 alone (90 m hub height, 90 m rotor diameter) and for Phases 1-5 (Phase 1: 90 m hub height, 90 m rotor diameter; Phases 2 5: 100 m hub height, 120 m rotor diameter). The attached diagrams indicate that the resulting noise level experienced at the nearest residence onshore would be negligible (< 20 db).

20 Phase 1 Point A indicates the location of Dalkey; Point B indicates the location of Bray town.

21 Point A indicates the location of Dalkey; Point B indicates the location of Bray town.

22 Response to Q.28 The nearest site of human activity to the development which was assessed in the Visual Impact Study is Greystones Harbour, Co. Wicklow. The nearest turbine to the development would be located at a distance of 10.2 km from this site. All turbines in the proposed development would be visible against the horizon from this viewpoint with no local screening being provided. Given that the wind farm occupies a significant portion of the seascape and that the turbines are located at a close distance of 10.2 km from this viewpoint, the visual impact from this point would be significant. The closest turbines, which are located to the right (southern side) of the development, are regularly spaced. As one moves to the left, a number of avenues of turbines appear and towards the far left (northern side) of the development the turbines gradually taper, easing the transition to open sea. The visual impact from this viewpoint was assessed as Adverse Moderate. Response to Q.31(a) No existing shipping lanes traverse the banks. No exclusion zone is sought for commercial traffic / trawlers. Leisure boats and fishing vessels would be permitted access to the site, with the exception of those vessels (such as very large sailing yachts) whose mast height would exceed the lowest point of the arc swept by the turbine blades (40 m asl). It is understood that such vessels do not use the site in any case. Response to Q.31(b) The development would require that trawling on the Bray Bank be forbidden in the area within each phase of the project from when the construction of that phase commences. It should be noted that the Bray Bank is already too dangerous for this activity. These areas are outlined in the diagram below (the area within which trawling would be forbidden for each phase is indicated by the red dashed line for that phase). Sailing boats would be permitted to use the site, with the exception of very large sailing yachts whose mast height would exceed the lowest point of the arc swept by the turbine blades (40 m asl).

24 Response to Q.34 Letters of consultation were sent to the following people: Ms Alison Harvey, Planning Officer, The Heritage Council, Rothe House, Co. Kilkenny Mr Niall Callan Secretary General Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government Custom House Quay Dublin 1 Mr Chris O Grady The Director of Planning National Parks and Wildlife Service Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government 7 Ely Place Dublin 2 A copy of the relevant correspondence is shown below.

25 Form consultation letter and attachment

26 Saorgus Energy Ltd Enterprise House, Kerry Technology Park, Listowel Road, Tralee, Co. Kerry TEL FAX info@saorgus.com WWW «Name1» «Address1» «Address2» «Address3» «Address4» 18/11/2005 Re: Kish and Bray Banks Offshore Wind Farm Project Dear «Salutation», Saorgus Energy Ltd is leading the development of an offshore wind farm to be located on the Kish and Bray Banks in the Irish Sea approximately ten kilometres off the coast of Dublin / Wicklow. The wind farm is to be developed in a number of phases commencing with sixteen turbines to be constructed in the summer of 2006 with the capability to generate 50MW of power. It is intended that subsequent phases will be developed over the following five year period with up to 145 turbines, equivalent to 435MW, being finally installed see the attached diagram of the proposed site layout and phasing. This approach will allow for continuous monitoring of each phase of the development to be carried out, with ongoing development being dependent on the results of the previous phases. The turbines will consist of a tower height of up to 90m, with a rotor diameter of up to 90m. The wind farm will be connected to the mainland by means of an undersea cable to a point near Bray. Renewable energy generated from the wind provides many environmental and economic benefits for Ireland. The development of the Kish and Bray Banks project comprises up to 435MW of electrical power generated from an indigenous renewable resource. This will help to significantly reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from fossil fuel generation plants. It will very significantly improve Ireland s position in relation to the Kyoto Agreement. The development will help to reduce our dependence on imported fossil fuels that would otherwise be required to generate electricity and it will help to improve our control over the security of electricity supply. Direct employment will be provided during the construction, continued monitoring and operational phases of the project. The proposed wind farm on the Kish and Bray Banks will also provide additional local benefits. Registered in Ireland No VAT No. IE K Registered Office: Enterprise House, Kerry Technology Park, Listowel Road, Tralee, Co.Kerry Directors: M. Barry, A. Forde, J. Bourke

27 Wind data that has been collected as part of this project is being made available to Met Éireann to assist in weather forecasting in Dublin Bay. The wind data is also being made available to the Dublin Coastal Flooding Protection Project. The marking of the wind farm on the shallow Kish and Bray Banks will help to serve as a navigational aid for commercial and recreational marine traffic. The Environmental Impact Assessment for the proposed development is currently being undertaken. As part of this work, we now invite any comments that you would like to make in relation to the proposed development. If you would like to make any comments or suggestions in relation to the proposed development please contact me at the above address or by at Damien.Courtney@saorgus.com. With your permission, submissions that are made may be included in the Environmental Impact Statement. Yours sincerely Damien Courtney Saorgus Energy Ltd

1NM N Phase 5 35 turbines Phase 4 40 turbines Phase 1 AER6 project 16 turbines 18.

28 1NM N Phase 5 35 turbines Phase 4 40 turbines Phase 1 AER6 project 16 turbines km 500m Phase 2 24 turbines Phase 3 30 turbines Kish and Bray Banks Project Preliminary layout of all five phases totalling 145 turbines Turbines are Vestas V90, >500m separation Saorgus Energy Ltd, Kerry Technology Park, Tralee, Co. Kerry. Phone: SIZE FSCM NO DWG NO REV SCALE As shown SHEET 1 OF 1

29 Responses from DoEHLG

34 Response to Q.35 Letters of consultation were sent to the following people: Mr David Dingham, Dublin Port Company, Port Centre, Alexandra Road, Dublin 1 Mr Capt John Barlow Wicklow Port Company North Quay Wicklow The same form of consultation letter as shown above in the response to Q34 was sent. No responses indicating any objections were received. The following bodies were also contacted by Capt Tom Proctor, Vectra Group, as part of the Shipping Collision Risk Assessment study: The Harbour Master, Arklow Harbour The Harbour Master, Wicklow Harbour The Harbour Master & Commercial Department, Port of Dublin The Harbour Master, Drogheda The Harbour Master, Dundalk The Harbour Master, Greenore The Harbour Master, Warrenpoint The Commercial Department, Port of Belfast The Harbour Master, Port of Larne Response to Q.36 No, planning permission has not been obtained for shore based works. While a connection application for Phase One of the project was submitted in Aug 2004, a connection offer has not yet been received from ESB. Since the connection point for the project is not yet known, a planning application for the onshore connection works cannot yet be submitted. The planning application will be submitted once clarity is provided for the connection point of the project. It is expected that Phase One of the project would be connected at Fassaroe, Co. Wicklow. The area around Fassaroe has been examined, and potential sites for the onshore substation / switchgear have been identified. Response to Q.37 The onshore wayleaves will be arranged when the location of the connection point is confirmed. However, should the connection point be located at Fassaroe, Co. Wicklow, it is expected that the offshore cable would come ashore close to Bray town, and it would be connected to the grid at Fassaroe via underground cable that runs along the public road.

The Marking of Offshore Wind Farms. Provide guidance for a response to IALA. M-4 B445.8 &.9 (& B for on-shore wind farms).

CSPCWG2-INF 2 The Marking of Offshore Wind Farms Submitted by: Executive Summary: Chairman (from IALA via IHB) Provide guidance for a response to IALA. Does the Related Project reference have any impact