APPLICATION FOR PRIOR NOTIFICATION

Freshwater & Marine Aquaculture

Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (As Amended)

Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992 (As Amended)

Schedule 1, Part 6A, Development Classes 21A, 21B, 21C, 21D & 21E

Please refer to the accompanying Guidance Notes for completing this Prior Notification form. Guidance Notes on the interpretation of Fish Farming permitted development rights can be accessed at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/marinescotland

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1. Applicant’s Details

2. Agent’s Details (if any)

3. Location of existing aquaculture site

Please identify/describe the location of the site (maps/plans should be included to clearly identify the site):

Grid ref. and Lat./long. of existing farm at each corner of the site (both mooring points & cage/pen grid):

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3. Location of existing aquaculture site (continued)

Centre point of site

Mooring point of existing feed barge

Please provide reference numbers of any previous application/audit/review/order and date(s) when granted:

4. Proposed works and description of proposal

What is the notification for? Please tick the boxes which apply:

• [ ] Replacement of existing finfish cage or installation of an additional finfish cage/pen (see section 4a below)
• [ ] Replacement and/or repositioning of a feed barge at a finfish farm (section 4b)
• [ ] Replacement of top nets and/or their support structures at a finfish farm (section 4c)
• [ ] Temporary deployment of equipment (excluding fish cage/pens) at a finfish farm (section 4d)
• [ ] Addition of longlines at a shellfish farm (section 4e)

Description of proposed works:

• [ ] I confirm that no work has been undertaken in connection with the development described within this prior notification.
• [ ] I confirm that the proposed works will not extend beyond the existing consented site boundary.

4a. replacement of an existing finfish cage or installation of an additional finfish cage/pen (Class 21A)

(Please confirm matters and tick the boxes which apply)

• [ ] I confirm that the total surface area of this fish farm covered by equipment would not as a result of this proposal be greater than 15,000 sq. m.; and
• [ ] I confirm that the increase in total cage/pen area would not exceed the lesser of 1,000 square metres or 10% of the original total cage/pen area.
• [ ] An existing finfish pen is to be relocated.
• [ ] A new finfish cage/pen is to replace by an existing finfish cage/pen in the same location.
• [ ] A new finfish cage/pen is to be placed in a new location within the site to replace an existing finfish cage/pen.
• [ ] An additional finfish pen is to be installed.

Description of the proposed finfish pen, including details of its location, size, shape, colour and design:

Existing Consented Biomass: ________

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4a. Finfish cage and pen details

Circular Cages/Pens

Non-circular Cages/Pens

Current cage/pen location

Proposed cage/pen location

4b. Replacement or relocation of a new or existing feed barge (Class 21B)

(tick boxes which apply)

• [ ] The existing feed barge is to be relocated.
• [ ] A replacement feed barge is to be located in the same position as the existing feed barge.
• [ ] A replacement feed barge to be placed in a new location within the site.
• [ ] The replacement feed barge will be the same size, colour and design as the existing feed barge.
• [ ] The replacement feed barge will be a different size, colour and design as the existing feed barge.

Description of the current location and proposed location of feed barge within existing fish farm site

Existing anchorage/mooring

Proposed anchorage/mooring

Description of the proposed feed barge including dimensions of the feed barge. [Please provide scale drawings and photos as appropriate]

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4c. The placement or assembly of equipment within the area of an existing fish farm (Class 21C)

(Please confirm matters and tick boxes which apply)

• [ ] I confirm that no top nets or equipment to support top nets will exceed 2.5 m. in height.
• [ ] The existing top net or support for a top net is to be replaced with a top net or support of a different size, colour and design.
• [ ] The existing top net or support for a top net is to be replaced with a top net or support of the same size, colour and design.

Description of proposal (include details of locations, colour, size and design):

4d. Temporary deployment of equipment within an existing fish farm site/shellfish site which is required in connection with the operation of the fish farm (Class 21D)

(Please confirm matters and tick the boxes which apply)

• [ ] I confirm that the proposed equipment will not be placed on site for a period greater than 3 months.
• [ ] I confirm that the proposed equipment has not been placed within this fish farm site in the previous 12 months.
• [ ] I confirm that the equipment proposed is not a finfish pen or cage, longline, barge or top net support.
• [ ] I confirm that the surface area covered by the proposed equipment is no greater than 1% of the surface area covered by the permanent equipment of the existing fish farm.
• [ ] I confirm that no equipment proposed will be greater in height than 2.5 m. unless a feed barge is on site and then the equipment will be no greater than ½ the height of that feed barge.

Description of equipment (include details of colour, size and design):

Equipment location

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4e. The placement or assembly of a longline for use in shellfish farming within the area of an existing marine farm (Class 21E)

• [ ] I confirm that the surface area covered by the longline, together with the original equipment (and any other equipment placed or assembled under this Class), would not be more than 500 square metres greater; or more than 10% greater than the surface area covered by the original equipment.

Description of proposal

Proposed longline position (both ends)

5. Check List and Supporting Information

Check list

Please ensure you have submitted the following with your application:

• [ ] Location plan including north point (existing site outlined in red)
• [ ] Admiralty chart showing the application site
• [ ] Site plan or block plan (showing the layout of the site and equipment highlighting the new proposal)
• [ ] Plans and sections of the proposed cages/cultivation equipment/feed barge ancillary equipment

If you want to submit other information to support this prior notification: please specify:

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6. Application Fee

An application fee of £ ________ is submitted with this notification.

DECLARATION – Prior Notification

I/we hereby give prior notification to the planning authority that I/we intend to carry out the works described in this form and the accompanying plans/drawings and additional information.

I/we certify that the proposed works are required for the purposes of aquaculture and will be designed accordingly.

I/we understand that the proposed development cannot commence until the Planning Authority issues notification that prior approval is not required or that prior approval is granted by the Planning Authority or, within 28 days of the receipt of this application, the Planning Authority fails to issue notification of their determination.

NB. Any personal data which you have been asked to provide on this form will be held and processed in accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998. Details of the application may also be released under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and/or the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004.