Announcements

NAVITUS BAY WIND PARK

SECTIONS 91 AND 93 PLANNING ACT 2008
RULE 13(6) INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING (EXAMINATION PROCEDURE)
THE PROPOSED NAVITUS BAY WIND PARK ORDER
APPLICATION REFERENCE: EN010024 NOTIFICATION OF HEARINGS

1. Notice is given that an open floor hearing will be held by the Examining Authority for the examination of the application made by Navitus Bay Development Limited (the Applicant) of 1 Kingmaker Court Warwick Technology Park, Warwick CV34 6WG for a Development Consent Order (DCO) under sections 14,15 and 37 of the Planning Act 2008 for the Navitus Bay Wind Park (the Application). The Application was made on 10 April 2014 and accepted on 8 May 2014 (reference: EN010024). 2010

2. The hearings will be held as indicated, for times please refer to the Planning Inspectorate website below:

Issue Specific Hearing relating to the Development Consent Order and Deemed Marine Licences
Wednesday 21 January 2015
Bournemouth Highcliff Marriott Hotel St Michael's Road, West Cliff Bournemouth, BH2 5DU

Compulsory Acquisition Hearing
Thursday 22 January 2015 (am)
Bournemouth HighcLiff Marriott Hotel St Michael's Road, West Cliff Bournemouth, BH2 5DU

Issue Specific Hearing relating to the mitigation option put forward in appendix 43
Thursday 22 January 2015 (pm)
Bournemouth Highcliff Marriott Hotel St Michael's Road, West Cliff Bournemouth, BH2 5DU

3. The Application relates to the construction and operation of an offshore wind farm off the Dorset and Hampshire coast to the west of the Isle of Wight.

 4. The Application comprises up to 194 wind turbine generators (WTGs) with a maximum tip height of up to 200 metres, up to one meteorological mast, up to three offshore substations, inter-array cables that collect and transfer power generated by the WTCs to the offshore substations and export cables that take the electricity generated by the WTGs to shore. The onshore electrical works consist of underground cables running from mean low water at the Taddiford Gap between Barton-on-Sea and Milford-on-Sea to a new onshore substation in proximity to the National Grid substation at Mannington in Dorset and an underground connection between the two substations.

5. A copy of the Application form and accompanying plans, maps and other documents may be inspected free of charge at the following public locations:

Location Opening hours
Poole Central Library, Dolphin Centre, Poole, BH15 1QE
Mon - Fri 9am-6pm Sat 9am - 5pm

Bournemouth Library, 22 The Triangle, Bournemouth, BH2 5RQ
Mon 10am - 7pm Thu 9.30am - 7pm Tue 9.30am - 7pm Fri 9.30am - 7pm Wed 9.30am - 5pm 5at 10am - 4pm

Christchurch Library, 29 High Street, Town Centre, Christchurch, BH23 1AW
Mon 9.30am - 5.30pm Thu 9.30am - 7pm Tue 10am - 7pm Fri 9.30am - 5.30pm Wed 9.30am - 1pm Sat 9am - 4pm

Swanage Library, High Street, Swanage, BH19 2NU 
Mon 10am - 6.30pm Thu closed
Tue closed Fri 9-30am - 5pm
Wed 9.30am - 5pm Sat 9-30am - 4pm

West Moors Library, 203 Station Road, West Moors, Ferndown, BH22 OJD
Mon 2pm - 5pm Fri 9.30am - 1pm Tue 2pm - 6.30pm Sat 10am - 12.30pm Thu 9.30am - 1pm & 2pm-5pm

New Milton Library, Gore Road, New Milton, BH25 6RW
Mon 9am - 5pm Fri 9am - 5pm Tue 9am - 5pm Sat 9am - 1pm Thu 9am-7pm

Lord Louis Library, Orchard Street Newport, Isle of Wight P030 ILL
Mon 9am - 5.30pm Thu 11am - 7pm Tue 9am - 5.30pm Fri 9am - 5.30pm Wed 9am - 5.30pm Sat 9am - 5pm

6. All application documents are also available online on the Planning Inspectorate's website at: http://infrastructure.planningportal.gov.uk/projects/south-east/navitus-bay-wind-park/