Pilot Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan. Consultation Analysis and Modifications Report.
The Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan is a pilot process undertaken by a working group consisting of Marine Scotland, Orkney Islands Council and Highland Council in advance of statutory regional marine planning. This report presents an
41. Partial Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment
41.1 Summary of responses received
| Stakeholder | Count |
|---|---|
| Commercial | 3 |
| Fisheries and aquaculture | 2 |
| Individual | 1 |
| Non-governmental organisation | 0 |
| Public sector | 4 |
| Recreation | 2 |
| TOTAL | 12 |
41.2 Main themes
41.2.1 Eight of the respondents had no further comments to make. The remaining four stakeholders made a number of specific points related to the potential impacts on business as a result of the Plan.
41.2.2 One respondent noted that even small additional costs may have a potentially detrimental impact on the viability of the wave and tidal industry.
41.2.3 One respondent noted the need to recognise that encouraging business to maximise a range of potential benefits should not be at the expense of the wider project viability.
41.2.4 A fisheries respondent felt that activities having a defined spatial or zoned footprint are favoured in the Plan while the wide-roaming nature of fishing operations places them at a disadvantage.
41.2.5 A respondent from the aquaculture industry felt that regulators and stakeholders were becoming overburdened with an increasingly complex planning process and duplication of policy documents.
41.2.6 Support for the development and adoption of a pilot Plan was received from one respondent.
41.2.7 A correction was made by the working group, Sectoral Policy 8: Pipelines, electricity and telecommunications infrastructure was moved to Annex A from Annex B. This is a baseline policy and had been listed with the new policies in error.42. Equality Impact Assessment Record
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