Comment

Representation ID: 28158

Received: 30/09/2019

Respondent: Natural Resources Wales

Whilst a tidal lagoon has the potential to offer significant amounts of low carbon energy, there is currently insufficient evidence to be confident that a very large scale tidal lagoon can be developed without a significant impact to the environment. Whilst legal protections for the environment provide mechanisms for projects that have large scale impacts to proceed on a public interest basis, it will be very difficult to meet the tests of such derogations in the absence of a clearer sectoral policy framework for tidal lagoon developments.

Noted. Text will be amended to clarify