Presentation to The Local Government Association The Crown Estate and Offshore Renewables 25 November 2010

1. Presentation to The Local Government AssociationThe Crown Estate and Offshore Renewables25 November 2010 David Charlesworth Senior External Relations Manager Anne Savage Round 3 Consents Advisor

2. The Crown Estate - A Brief History 1760 George III: the land revenues of the Crown were surrendered to Parliament Civil List payment in return Similar surrender has been made by all succeeding Sovereigns Proposed changes announced in Comprehensive Spending Review October 2010 The Crown Estate Act 1961 - Sustainable management and long term view (commercialism and stewardship)

3. The Crown Estate now 2010 Capital Value of £6.6bn Net revenue all paid to UK Treasury £210.7m in 2009-10 The Urban Estate - urban property including Regent Street & Pall Mall in London, key worker housing, new investments The Rural Estate - 110,000 ha of rural land and property The Windsor Estate The Marine Estate

4. How we work Core values of Commercialism, Integrity and Stewardship Manage the assets on behalf of the country Net revenue all paid to UK Treasury The Crown Estate is a landowner not a regulator It is not part of Government but works closely with Government Departments, the devolved administrations, statutory bodies and other key stakeholders.

5. The Marine Estate Approx. 17,250km of foreshore, around half of UK total Approx. half of UK estuaries & tidal river beds Ownership of the territorial seabed Rights to explore and exploit the natural resources of the Continental Shelf The Renewable Energy Zone – rights vested in us by the Energy Act 2004 Rights of carbon dioxide and methane gas storage – vested in us by the Energy Act 2008

6. The Marine Estate does not include Water column Fisheries Rights to Oil, Gas and Coal Public rights of navigation

7. Activities on the Marine Estate Marine Aggregates Moorings, Marinas, Ports Pipelines and Telecommunication Cables Electricity transmission cables Aquaculture Renewable Energy Carbon capture and storage Gas storage

8. Relevance to LGA Coastal SIG ‘Onshore’ aspects of development Scale of Round 3 Involvement of Local Authorities Opportunities for Local Authorities

9. The role of The Crown Estate

10. Offshore Wind

11. Round 3 – A different approach

12. Offshore wind, IPC & Local Authorities 32GW = approx 45 project applications before 2015 Pre-application SoCC Coordination between Local Authorities OFTO regime

13. Offshore Wind Opportunities Local investment and job creation Ports and harbours Manufacturing O&M support

14. Summary The scale of offshore wind development is increasing. Offshore wind applications via the IPC will demand increasing input from Local Authorities. Offshore wind offers opportunities to local areas in terms of investment and jobs.

16. Marine Spatial Planning Marine Management Organisation (MMO) Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) projects