Planning & Consent

West of Orkney Offshore Application

Scottish Ministers have now granted offshore consent for the West of Orkney Windfarm.

Our full submission can be viewed below, and includes applications for consent under the Electricity Act 1989 and marine licence applications under the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010.

Accompanying these is an extensive suite of assessments based on survey data collected over two and a half years.

West of Orkney Offshore Application – Document Downloads

Following the submission of our offshore consent application The Scottish Government requested additional information in early 2024 to enable them to determine the application.

This is commonplace for Scottish offshore windfarm applications, and we submitted this additional information which clarified key points raised during consultation and provided further comprehensive evaluation as part of the consenting process in October 2024.

The additional information can be viewed here:

West of Orkney Offshore Application – Additional Information

 

The decision letter and other documents are available on the Marine Scotland website. 

The West of Orkney Windfarm EIA Public Notice of Additional Information can be found here.

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West of Orkney Onshore Application

We have received planning permission in principle under the Town & Country Planning Act for our onshore proposals for the West of Orkney Windfarm.

The documents submitted as part of the onshore application can still be viewed by clicking the button below.

West of Orkney Onshore Application – Document Downloads

The decision notice and other documents are available on The Highland Council’s website.

Reference: 23/05353/PIP.

Proposal: West of Orkney Wind Farm - construction of onshore transmission infrastructure comprising up to two cable landfalls, an onshore substation and up to five associated export circuits.

The Highland Council Decision Notice and Documents