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Offshore: Future Rounds

BERR is conducting an SEA of a Draft Plan to hold further rounds of offshore wind leasing, offshore oil and gas licensing and hydrocarbon gas storage licensing in UK waters.
For offshore wind leasing, the SEA will cover the UK Renewable Energy Zone and the territorial waters of England and Wales where the water depth is around 60m or less. It does not include Scottish territorial waters or the territorial waters of Northern Ireland.

For copy of the SEA 8 Scoping Report, please go to the Strategic Environmental Assessment website.

A copy of the press notice is available from the press room, suggest searching date of press releases on 10th December 2007.

Information on the policy for commercial offshore wind farms is available from the “Future Offshore” document below:

Future Offshore - a strategic framework for the offshore wind industry (1662KB)

Information regarding site leasing arrangements for offshore wind farms can be found from the Crown Estate (CE) website.

For developers seeking development consents for the construction of electricity generating stations and for overhead lines, please go to the Electricity Development Consents page.

For information on offshore wind farms under construction and those generating electricity for the grid network, please visit the British Wind Energy Association website.