SLR Consulting has secured planning permission on behalf of ScottishPower Renewables for the installation of an artificial nesting structure (ANS) for kittiwakes at the Port of Lowestoft, U.K.
Adam Gailitis, project planner at SLR, acted as the lead planning consultant, liaising with governing authority East Suffolk Council.
The ANS is set to provide a nesting habitat for the local kittiwake population, which are on the U.K. conservation red list.
The application was made to support the East Anglia ONE North Offshore Windfarm and RWE’s Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone, which was awarded consent in 2022 to provide compensation nesting habitat for kittiwakes associated with the Flamborough and Filey Coast Special Protection Area.
The structure is made of reinforced concrete, with a modular wall design that mimics a cliff face, akin of a kittiwake natural habitat, without the need for meaningful interaction with human activity given its location on the outer harbor wall, away from any properties.
The new ScottishPower Renewables structure is expected to be installed later this year.
