A call on the applying for Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted’s A/S (CPH:ORSTED) 2.6-GW Hornsea 4 offshore wind mission within the UK has been delayed.
The Planning Inspectorate introduced on Thursday that the deadline for the choice on the event consent utility has been prolonged to July 12 from the present statutory deadline of February 22.
The Secretary of State has three months from the receipt of the Analyzing Authority’s report back to decide however can even set a brand new deadline.
The Secretary of State wants additional time to contemplate further info that’s now being requested from the developer and Pure England. The request pertains to updates or info on impacts on birds, the adequacy of the proposed compensation measures and the developer’s proposal to repurpose the Wenlock platform as a man-made nesting construction.
Trade group RenewableUK mentioned the delay of practically 5 months to the choice is an indication that the planning system wants reform.
“This decision clearly shows that Government needs to reform our cumbersome planning system urgently to ensure that renewable energy projects are not subject to needless delays,” said RenewableUK’s executive director of policy Ana Musat.
“Due to unclear guidance to planning authorities, no offshore wind project wind since 2017 has been recommended for approval by the Planning Inspectorate. All 6 GW of these projects were delayed until the Secretary of State reviewed them to confirm approval,” Musat added.
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