Planning application · Offshore wind · The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure
Dogger Bank A & B (was Creyke Beck A & B)
Under Construction2400 MWApplication EN010021Submitted 29 August 2013Granted 17 February 2015
The application
- Application number
- EN010021
- Planning authority
- The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure
- County or area
- Offshore
- Nation
- England
- Technology
- Offshore wind
- Capacity
- 2400 MW
- Status
- Under Construction
- Operator or applicant
- SSE/Equinor (formerly Statoil, formerly Forewind)
- Location
- 125km off coast of Yorkshire
- Turbines
- 190, 260 m to tip
Timeline
- 29 August 2013 Planning application submitted
- 17 February 2015 Planning permission granted
- 17 February 2020 Planning permission expired
- 1 July 2021 Construction started
Preview of the planning evidence pack for this site
The pack for this site lists 11 comparable offshore wind incidents in the United Kingdom, nearest first. The nearest is EIR-0758, Service vessel collision damages turbine at Orsted's Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm, 229 km from this site.
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| EIR-0758 | 2024 | Service vessel collision damages turbine at Orsted's Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm | 229 km | Significant |
| EIR-1778 | 2018 | Engineer loses arm during repair at North Sea Siemens Gamesa turbine | 229 km | Major |
| EIR-0447 | 2023 | Fire destroyed turbine at Scroby Sands Offshore Wind Farm in 2023 | 374 km | Major |
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The first 3 rows as the pack shows them. The other 8 are in the pack, each with its distance, sources and the fire service guidance it bears on.
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In the full packWhat the planning evidence pack adds for this application
The pack is made for Dogger Bank A & B (was Creyke Beck A & B) from the register and the government planning database: every comparable incident, nearest first, with its sources; the schemes refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal within 40 km, your council first; and the fire service guidance each incident bears on. One fixed, dated file, as a PDF, a web page and a Word document.
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