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6. Planning Permission was granted by the NYMNPA (reference NYM/2014/0676/MEIA), covering Woodsmith Mine and the Ladycross Plantation ‘intermediate’ MTS shaft site. 7. RCBC granted Planning Permission (reference R/2014/0627/FFM) for the areas of the Woodsmith Project within its remit, i.e., Lockwood Beck and Tocketts Lythe ‘intermediate’ shaft sites, and the MTS Tunnel Portal at Wilton International. 8. Amendments to Woodsmith Mine were granted permission in 2018 (reference NYMNPA NYM- 2017-0505-MEIA) via a Section 73 application that was supported by the 2017 SES produced by Lichfields (Lichfields, 2017). 2.2 This Application 9. As the Woodsmith Project has progressed, Anglo American has identified changes to the original design that are necessary for the safe and efficient operation of the currently Approved Development. Anglo American now seeks planning approval, via an amendment under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, from NYMNPA and RCBC, for a number of proposed design amendments, which are outlined in Section 3 . 10. An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has been undertaken in support of this planning application, encompassing an assessment of temporary and permanent activities during the lifetime of the Project for the following topics: • Water Resources, Flood Risk, Drainage and Water Environment Regulations. • Geology and Hydrogeology. • Landscape and Visual Impact. • Noise and Vibration. • Air Quality. • Traffic and Transport. • Climate Change. • Socio-economics. • Shadow Habitat Regulations Assessment. 11. The EIA also provides context on the background, principal elements of, and rationale for the proposed amendments to the currently Approved Development, in the context of it being an already permitted and part-implemented scheme. The topics included as part of the EIA have been identified and agreed via a formal scoping process carried out by the NYMNPA and RCBC. 12. The EIA is documented in a Supplementary Environmental Statement (SES), the full version of which is available in the application documents and can be viewed on the Planning Portals of NYMNPA and RCBC. A paper or electronic copy of the Environmental Statement can be requested by contacting Anglo American: • Email: cropnutrients.info@angloamerican.com • Postal address: Woodsmith Mine, Sneaton, Whitby, YO22 5BF 13. Reasonable copying and printing charges will be applied to paper or CD copies. 2.3 Planning Policy 14. The relevant national and local planning and environmental policy and legislation, in addition to any relevant technical guidance that underpins and informs the EIA, are detailed in SES Chapter 2 Background and Relationship to the Wider Project .
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