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East Anglia ONE North Offshore Windfarm & East Anglia TWO Offshore Windfarm바카라 사이트¯development consent decisions announced

Today,바카라 사이트¯31 March 2022, the applications for the East Anglia ONE North and East Anglia TWO Offshore Windfarms have been granted development consent by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.바카라 사이트¯

Offshore wind farm

The East Anglia ONE North Offshore Windfarm application was for an offshore wind farm which could consist of up to 67 turbines, generators and associated infrastructure, with an installed capacity of up to 800MW, located 36km from Lowestoft and 42km from Southwold.

The East Anglia TWO Offshore Windfarm application was for an offshore wind farm which could consist of up to 75 turbines, generators and associated infrastructure, with an installed capacity of up to 900MW, located 37km from Lowestoft and 32km from Southwold.

The applications were submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for consideration by바카라 사이트¯ScottishPower Renewables바카라 사이트¯on behalf of East Anglia ONE North Limited and East Anglia Two Limited on바카라 사이트¯25 October 2019바카라 사이트¯and accepted for Examination on바카라 사이트¯22 November 2019.

Following Examinations during which the public,바카라 사이트¯Statutory바카라 사이트¯Consultees and바카라 사이트¯Interested바카라 사이트¯Parties were given the opportunity to give evidence to the Examining Authority, recommendations were made to the Secretary of State on바카라 사이트¯06 October 2021.바카라 사이트¯

바카라 사이트¯These are the 107th and 108th Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects and 66th and 67th energy applications respectively to have been examined by The Planning Inspectorate within the timescales laid down in the Planning Act 2008.바카라 사이트¯

The Planning Inspectorate바카라 사이트™s Chief Executive, Sarah Richards said:바카라 사이트¯

바카라 사이트œThe Planning Inspectorate has examined more than 100바카라 사이트¯nationally significant infrastructure projects since the Planning Act 2008 process was introduced, ensuring바카라 사이트¯local communities바카라 사이트¯have had the바카라 사이트¯opportunity of being involved in the examination of projects that may affect them.바카라 사이트¯

These Examinations took place during the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated restrictions,바카라 사이트¯and the Examining Authority worked hard to ensure that local people, the local authority and other Interested Parties were able to fully participate.

The Examining Authority listened and gave full consideration to local views and the evidence gathered during the examination before making their recommendations.바카라 사이트

The decisions, the recommendations made by the Examining Authority to the Secretary of State and the evidence considered by the Examining Authority in reaching its recommendations are publicly available on the바카라 사이트¯project pages of the National Infrastructure Planning website.바카라 사이트¯

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바카라 사이트¯ Journalists wanting further information should contact the Planning바카라 사이트¯ Inspectorate Press Office, on바카라 사이트¯0303 444 5004 or 0303 444 5005 or email:바카라 사이트¯ Press.office@planninginspectorate.gov.uk바카라 사이트¯ 바카라 사이트¯ Notes to editors:바카라 사이트¯

The Planning Inspectorate바카라 사이트™s details the proposals which are anticipated to be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate as applications in the coming months.바카라 사이트¯바카라 사이트¯

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Published 31 March 2022