Pilot Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Spatial Plan. Consultation Report
This report outlines the Working Group response to comments received in relation to the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Planning Issues and Options Consultation Paper.
Question 17. Are there other crosscutting/overarching policy areas that should be addressed in the marine spatial plan?
| Response Number* |
Response Summary |
Working Group Response |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Marine Biopolymers |
None that I can think of |
Noted. |
| 2 Pentland Firth Yacht Club |
No comments. |
N/A |
| 4 Orkney Fisheries Association |
No comments. |
N/A |
| 5 Scottish Natural Heritage |
No comments. |
N/A |
| 6 Scottish Environment Protection Agency |
We have not identified any. |
Noted. |
| 7 Pentland Canoe Club |
No comments. |
N/A |
| 8 Scottish Water |
Scottish Water has no comment |
N/A |
| 9 Caithness Kayak Club |
No comments. |
N/A |
| 10 Individual |
No comments. |
N/A |
| 12 Orkney Sustainable Fisheries Ltd. |
No comments. |
N/A |
| 13 Royal Yachting Association |
Maritime and coastal safety is another cross-cutting theme involving communications, monitoring, deployment of rescue assets and provision of tugs. Marine safety appears in policy 13. However, it has wider implications beyond shipping and navigation. For example, a pollution incident could have onshore implications. |
AP246: We shall add text in the cross-cutting section to cover this issue. |
| 14 Orkney Sea Kayak Association |
No comment. |
N/A |
| 15 Kirkwall Kayak Club |
No comments. |
N/A |
| 16 SportsScotland |
No comments. |
N/A |
| 17 The Crown Estate |
We are satisfied that the proposed policies cover all key cross cutting policy areas. |
Noted. |
| 19 RSPB |
No comments |
N/A |
| 20 Highland Council |
Consideration should be given to having a policy in the Plan that specifically seeks high quality design and positive contributions to place-making. |
Noted: place-making is a largely terrestrial environment planning concept that may be of limited value in the marine environment, but we would welcome any examples where this may be applicable. |
| 21 Scottish Renewables |
No comments. |
N/A |
| 22 Scottish Wildlife Trust |
No comments. |
N/A |
| 23 Scottish Power Renewables |
No comments. |
N/A |
| 24 Orkney Renewables Energy Forum |
No comments. |
N/A |
| 25 Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation |
No comments. |
N/A |
| 26 Orkney Trout Fishing Association |
Comments in Question 19 box. |
Noted. |
| 27 Colin Kirkpatrick |
Comments in Question 19 box. |
Noted. |
| 28 Carol Breckenridge |
Aggregate extraction interfere with microclimate seabed e.g. sandeels - puffins. |
Noted. |
| 29 Highlands and Islands Enterprise |
No. |
N/A |
| 30 Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd. |
Comments in Question 19 box. |
Noted. |
| 32 Scottish Fishermen's Association |
None. |
N/A |
*Responses number 3 and 31 were in relation to the draft Environmental Report and are not included here. Response number 11 cannot be made public as a Respondent Information Form was not received and number 18 was from an individual that did not give permission to make their response public.
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