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BOC Immingham Dissolved Acetylene Project Environmental Statement: Vol. 2 Main Text
Features Potential Impacts Impact Significance
Bats No suitable sites for roosting bats are present on the site. Areas considered
suitable for foraging or commuting activity were Middle Drain and the
Railway Line, these areas will not be affected during the operation of the
dissolved acetylene facility.
The presence of the new bridge over Middle Drain should not deter bats
from using Middle Drain as a foraging or commuting feature. The proposed
height of the bridge deck is 3.1 m above site datum, with the base of the
deck at approximately the level of the bank plus a 300 mm freeboard
allowance. Due to the depth of the channel this would allow bats to fly
underneath the bridge. Bats could also fly over the bridge. Any lighting in
this area would be for safe pedestrian and vehicle movement and this would
be designed to reduce light spill along Middle Drain.
Operation of the facility is not likely to have negative impacts on the
conservation status of the local bat populations.
Nesting birds
(not part of the
internationally
important population
associated with the
Humber Estuary)
Small areas of scrub in areas adjacent to the application site have the
potential to support nesting common passerine birds. Nesting birds are
already adjacent to the extant BOC site and therefore it is unlikely that the
routine operation of the proposed development will results in high levels of
disturbance of nesting birds such that birds would either abandon nests or
that birds would be deterred from nesting adjacent to the site. Most
common nesting birds can tolerate a high degree of noise, demonstrated by
nesting birds being present in scrub on the edge of motorways.
Operation of the facility is not likely to have negative impacts on the
conservation status of the local nesting bird populations.
No significant negative effect
No significant negative effect
Reptiles No negative impacts on reptiles during operation of facility are anticipated. No significant negative effect
Brown hare No negative impacts on reptiles during operation of facility are anticipated. No significant negative effect
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