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MORECAMBE OFFSHORE WINDFARM GENERATION ASSETS

MORECAMBE OFFSHORE WINDFARM GENERATION ASSETS

Published: 12 April 2023

MORECAMBE OFFSHORE WINDFARM GENERATION ASSETS (THE “PROJECT”)

THE PLANNING ACT 2008 – SECTION 48 ‘DUTY TO PUBLICISE’

THE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING (APPLICATIONS: PRESCRIBED FORMS AND PROCEDURE) REGULATIONS 2009 REGULATION 4

THE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) REGULATIONS 2017 - REGULATION 13

NOTICE OF PUBLICISING A PROPOSED APPLICATION FOR A DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDER (“DCO”) FOR THE MORECAMBE OFFSHORE WINDFARM GENERATION ASSETS

The Application

Notice is hereby given that Morecambe Offshore Windfarm Ltd (the “Applicant”) whose registered office is 12 Alva St, Edinburgh, is proposing to submit an application to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero under Section 37 of the Planning Act 2008 for development consent (the “Proposed Application”) to authorise the construction of the Project. The Applicant is a joint venture between Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios, S.A. (“Cobra”) and Flotation Energy Ltd.

The Proposed Application will also cover the operation and maintenance of the Project.

The Project

The Project consists of a proposed offshore windfarm located in the east Irish Sea. It is anticipated to generate a nominal capacity of 480 megawatts (MW) and produce renewable power for over 500,000 homes in the United Kingdom (UK). At its nearest point, the windfarm site is approximately 30km from the shore of the Lancashire coast. The Project will help the UK to achieve its target of generating 50GW of power from offshore wind by 2030. The Project will comprise of the following elements:

  • Up to 40 offshore wind turbine generators
  • Up to two offshore substation platforms
  • Platform link cables
  • Inter-array cables

The wind turbines and offshore substation platforms will be located within the windfarm site (shown below) and fixed to the seabed with foundation structures. The transmission infrastructure to connect the Project to the National Grid will be the subject of a separate application for a Development Consent Order (“DCO”). This separate application will be for the transmission assets for both the Project and the Morgan Offshore Wind Farm Generation Assets.