LONDON, Dec. 17 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news:

Five Estuaries is an offshore wind farm to generatein excess of300MW. The project will be comprised of (but not limited to): an offshore wind farm, including wind turbine generators and associated foundations and array cables; transmission infrastructure, including offshore substations and associated foundations, offshore and onshore export cables (underground), including associated transition bays and jointing bays, an onshore substation, and connection infrastructure into the National Grid.

The application wassubmittedto the Planning Inspectorate for consideration byFive Estuaries Offshore Wind Farm Ltdon25March2024and accepted forexamination on23April2024. 

Following anexamination during which the public,statutoryconsultees andinterestedparties were given the opportunity to give evidence to the Examining Authority, recommendations were made to the Secretary of State on18June2025.  

This is the103rdenergyapplication out of170applications examined to date and was again completed by the Planning Inspectorate within the statutory timescale laid down in the Planning Act 2008.  

Local communities continue to be given the opportunity of being involved in the examination of projects that may affect them. Local people, the localauthorityand otherinterestedparties were able toparticipatein this six-monthexamination.  

The Examining Authority listened andgave full consideration toall local views and the evidence gathered during theexamination before making its recommendation to the Secretary of State. 

The decision, the recommendation made by the Examining Authority to the Secretary of State forEnergy Security and Net Zeroand the evidence considered by the Examining Authority in reaching its recommendation are publicly available on the project pages of the National Infrastructure Planning website. 

This decision was made by MinisterAlan Whitehead (Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero)on behalf ofthe Secretary of State.

Journalists wanting further information should contact the Planning Inspectorate Press Office, on 0303 444 5004 or 0303 444 5005 or email:  

Press.office@planninginspectorate.gov.uk

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