Ørsted Wraps Up Hornsea Three Cable Corridor Talks

Ørsted has closed further statutory consultation for the proposed Hornsea Project Three offshore wind farm project.

Following the statutory consultation on the project held from July to September 2017, Ørsted proposed modifications to the onshore and offshore cable corridor for the Hornsea Project Three.

The previous round of consultation encompassed a 1.5 kilometre wide offshore cable corridor search area and a 200 metre wide onshore cable corridor search area, within which an 80-metre wide refined onshore cable corridor, along with associated access routes and storage areas, would be located.

Following the first round of consultation, Ørsted proposed works beyond the 200-metre-wide onshore cable corridor, as well as two potential offshore cable re-routes beyond the search area presented earlier this year. The developer also identified new access routes, potential storage areas, potential visual screening and potential footpath diversion areas.

The further statutory consultation was targeted at those who either have an interest in the land and/or are affected by any works now proposed beyond the previously proposed areas or whose interest in land was established after the previous round of consultation, the developer said.

Ørsted is currently processing the received feedback and expects to publish ”refined plans in the New Year.”

The Hornsea Project Three wind farm is located some 120 kilometres off the north Norfolk coast, UK. If built to full capacity, the wind farm will be capable of generating up to 2.4GW of electricity.

The project is currently in the pre-application phase, with a Development Consent Order (DCO) application expected to be submitted in the second quarter of 2018.