LONDON, Feb. 10 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news:
The schemecomprisesan offshore wind farm andassociatedoffshore and onshore infrastructure including offshore and onshore high voltage electricity cables, onshore and offshore electricity substation(s), connection(s) to the National Grid and ancillary and temporary works.
The application wassubmittedto the Planning Inspectorate for consideration byGT R4 Limited (trading as Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind)on19March2024and accepted forexamination on16April2024.
Following anexamination during which the public,statutoryconsultees andinterestedparties were given the opportunity to give evidence to the Examining Authority, recommendations were made to the Secretary of State on10July2025.
This is the104thenergyapplication out of172applications examined to date and was again completed by the Planning Inspectorate within the statutory timescale laid down in the Planning Act 2008.
Local communities continue to be given the opportunity of being involved in the examination of projects that may affect them. Local people, the localauthorityand otherinterestedparties were able toparticipatein this six-monthexamination.
The Examining Authority listened andgave full consideration toall local views and the evidence gathered during theexamination before making its recommendation to the Secretary of State.
The decision, the recommendation made by the Examining Authority to the Secretary of State forEnergy Security and Net Zeroand the evidence considered by the Examining Authority in reaching its recommendation are publicly available on the project pages of the National Infrastructure Planning website.
This decision was made byLord Whiteheadon behalf of theEnergySecretary's legal authority.
Journalists wanting further information should contact the Planning Inspectorate Press Office, on 0303 444 5004 or 0303 444 5005 or email:
Press.office@planninginspectorate.gov.uk
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