APPLICATION FOR MARINE FISH FARM PLANNING PERMISSION

Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Acts

Please refer to the accompanying Guidance Notes when completing this application.

Limited space is available on the form, provide additional information on a separate sheet of paper.

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1. Applicant’s Details

• Title:
• Forename:
• Surname:
• Company Name:
• Building No./Name:
• Address:
• Postcode:
• Telephone:
• Mobile:
• Fax:
• Email:

2. Agent’s Details (if any)

• Ref No.:
• Forename:
• Surname:
• Company Name:
• Building No./Name:
• Address:
• Postcode:
• Telephone:
• Mobile:
• Fax:
• Email:

3. Location of Proposed Development

Please identify/describe the location of the site or sites:

• Grid reference (at mid-point of site):
  • Easting:
  • Northing:
• Latitude/longitude position (at external corners or edges):

4. Type of Application

What is the application for? Please select one of the following:

• ☐ New site
• ☐ Change of Use of Existing site (including species change)
• ☐ Alterations/extension to existing site
• ☐ Variation or removal of condition

If there have been previous planning permissions on this site please provide the reference number of the most recent one:

• Reference No.:
• Date of decision:

Please provide details of any other consent for the site (i.e. Crown Estate, Scottish Ministers):

4a. Species

If mixed use please indicate.

5. Description of the Proposal

Please describe the proposal including any change of use:

Please tick the relevant boxes for the type(s) of equipment which will be involved (see notes for full explanation):

• ☐ Circular cages
• ☐ Square/rectangular cages
• ☐ Longlines
• ☐ Raft/grids
• ☐ Moorings
• ☐ Feed barges
• ☐ Feed pipes to shore
• ☐ Pontoons
• ☐ Accommodation on the marine installation(s)
• ☐ Other (please specify):

Have the works already been started?

• ☐ Yes
• ☐ No

If yes, please state date and, if completion, the completion date:

• Date started:
• Date completed:

If yes, please explain why work has already taken place in advance of making this application:

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6. Development Area

Please state the dimensions of the site in metres and the total site area in both square metres and hectares:

Is the surface area of the site 2 hectares or above?

• ☐ Yes
• ☐ No

If yes please include with your application a pre application consultations report along with a design statement.

7. Equipment

7a. Primary Equipment

Other equipment – specify below:

7b. Ancillary Equipment

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8. Production Information

9. Operation of Facility /Landing/Servicing

How will the site be serviced?

Where will the site be served from? Details of the shore base location(s):

Normal daily operational hours of site (feeding, deliveries etc):

Operational activities during harvesting and stocking periods (method of delivering stock etc):

10. Supporting Information

Will the site be used in a rotational basis with other sites?

• ☐ Yes
• ☐ No

Are there agreements in place with other nearby fish farms and/or fishing interests?

• ☐ Yes
• ☐ No

Please provide details.

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What operational and management practices are to be put in place to ensure site containment and disease control? Please provide details.

What methods will be used to control the impacts of predatory wildlife (e.g. top nets, anti-predator nets or Acoustic Deterrent Devices. With ADD’s provide name of the manufacturer and the model, also the proposed pattern of use (ie continuous/ scare-response/ seasonal). Please provide details.

Note: site-specific strategy on predator control may be required which takes account of conservation legislation. Data on protected species in the area may also be required. These should be provided as an attachment.

What level of local employment will be generated directly as a result of the proposal?

What restoration works are proposed in the event of cessation of operations?

Nutrient enhancement calculations, benthic impact, water column and assimilative capacity along with impacts on biodiversity are all issues that are of interest to consultees in the planning process and it may aid their ability to comment on the application if information on these matters are included within your application.

Please provide this information or any other relevant information below.

11. Discharges

Not required for shellfish developments.

Has an application been made to SEPA under The Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2005?

• ☐ Yes
• ☐ No

If yes, please give the date of approval and the maximum biomass approved.

12. Water Quality

Has a water quality report been prepared?

• ☐ Yes
• ☐ No

If yes, please attach a copy of the report with your application.

If a shellfish proposal, please indicate status of water (e.g. is it shellfish waters):

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13. Environmental Assessment

Has the development been the subject of a screening and or scoping opinion under the Environmental Impact Assessment (Scotland) Regulations 1999(as amended)?

• ☐ Yes
• ☐ No

If yes, please provide a copy of the screening and or scoping opinion.

Was an Environmental Assessment required?

• ☐ Yes
• ☐ No

If yes, please submit the environmental statement along with the application.

14. Pre-Application Discussion

Have you received any advice from the planning authority in relation to this proposal?

• ☐ Yes
• ☐ No

If yes, in what format was the advice given?

• ☐ Meeting
• ☐ Telephone call
• ☐ Letter
• ☐ Email

Please indicate who you discussed this proposal with: name & date

15. Planning Service Employee/Elected Member Interest

Are you / the applicant / the applicant’s spouse or partner, a member of staff within the planning service or an elected member of the Council?

• ☐ Yes
• ☐ No

Or, are you / the applicant / the applicant’s spouse or partner a close relative of a member of staff in the planning service or elected member of the planning authority?

• ☐ Yes
• ☐ No

If you have answered yes please provide details:

16. Land Ownership Certificate

Includes seabed.

(a)

I hereby certify that 21 days before the date of the application: (tick one box only)

1. ☐ No person (other than the applicant) was the owner of any of the land, including the seabed, to which the application relates, or an agricultural tenant.

   Or

2. ☐ The applicant does not own all the land involved, including the seabed, in the application site, but has given a copy of the requisite notice under Regulation 15(1) to the owner(s) or agricultural tenants of any of the application site.

They are:

(b)

I further certify that 21 days before the date of the application: (tick one box only)

1. ☐ None of the land formed part of an agricultural holding.

   Or

2. ☐ The applicant has given notice to every person who was a tenant of an agricultural holding, any part of which formed part of the application site.

These persons are:

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CHECKLIST

Please complete the following checklist to make sure you have provided all the necessary information in support of your application. Failure to submit all this information may result in your application being deemed invalid.

• ☐ Appropriate fee (please refer to the guidance notes or Scale of Fees)
• ☐ Signed and dated Land Ownership Certificate
• ☐ Location plan including north point and scale (Site boundary shown in red)
• ☐ Admiralty chart showing the application site
• ☐ Site plan or block plan (showing the layout of the site, equipment and grid reference and co-ordinates)
• ☐ Plans and sections of the cages/cultivation equipment, including all ancillary equipment
• ☐ Photographs and/or photomontages (where these have been specified as necessary by the planning authority)

Provide copies of the following documents if applicable:

• ☐ Environmental statement:
• ☐ Landscape and visual impact assessment
• ☐ Design statement
• ☐ Pre-application consultation report (required when sites with a surface area of 2 hectares or above)
• ☐ Water Quality report
• Other, please specify:

DECLARATION

I, the applicant/agent certify that this is an application for planning permission. The accompanying plans/drawings and additional information are provided as part of this application.

I, the applicant/agent hereby certify that the attached Land Ownership Certificate has been completed.

• Signature:
• Name:
• Date:

Any personal data that you have been asked to provide on this form will be held and processed in accordance with the requirements of the 1998 Data Protection Act.

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