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House of Commons · Written Ministerial Statement

Offshore Wind Energy Infrastructure Projects

23 January 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Proposed by Kwasi Kwarteng Con Spelthorne

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At a glance

Key points

  • The Secretary of State has decided to extend the decision deadline for Hornsea Project Three, Norfolk Vanguard, and Thanet Extension offshore wind farms.
  • The extension moves the decision deadline from the original dates to June 1, 2020.
  • The extension is intended to allow additional information to be submitted and assessed.

Issue summary

This statement addresses the re-setting of statutory decision deadlines for offshore wind farm applications.

Action requested

The Secretary of State has decided to extend the decision deadline for Hornsea Project Three, Norfolk Vanguard, and Thanet Extension offshore wind farms from their original dates to June 1, 2020, to allow additional information to be submitted and assessed.

Key facts

  • The statutory decision deadline for Hornsea Project Three was re-set to 1 June 2020.
  • The deadline for Norfolk Vanguard was set to 1 June 2020.
  • The Thanet Extension offshore wind farm's deadline was also set to 1 June 2020.
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