Representation by East Anglia ONE North Limited (East Anglia ONE North Limited)
- Date submitted
- 27 January 2020
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
APPLICATION FOR A DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDER BY THE PLANNING INSPECTORATE UNDER SECTION 56 OF THE PLANNING ACT 2008 East Anglia TWO – APPLICATION REFERENCE EN EN010078 Dear Sirs I write to you on behalf of East Anglia ONE North Limited with regard to the above application. Whilst the East Anglia ONE North and East Anglia TWO projects share the same parent company, they are being developed by separate project companies and as such are separate commercial entities. East Anglia ONE North Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) which in turn is part of the Iberdrola Group, a world leader in clean energy and the leading wind energy producer worldwide. SPR is at the forefront of the development of the renewables industry and is contributing towards providing cost effective energy security for the UK, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and maximising economic opportunities through investment in the UK. East Anglia ONE North Limited fully supports the Development Consent Order application made by East Anglia TWO Limited. The project will make a significant contribution to the UK’s renewable energy supply and consequently help provide significant benefits in terms of local and regional economic growth, energy security and decarbonisation. The East Anglia TWO project will continue SPR’s investment in East Anglia as part of our East Anglia HUB initiative, where to date SPR has already spent, or has committed to spending (through the East Anglia ONE project), over £75 million with businesses across the East of England, providing significant jobs and investment to the region. The East Anglia ONE project has also facilitated further investments of £30m in port infrastructure at Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth. The East Anglia ONE North Offshore Windfarm is located 10km from the proposed East Anglia TWO Offshore Windfarm. The East Anglia ONE North offshore cable corridor is partially shared with the East Anglia TWO offshore cable corridor northern route. East Anglia ONE North also shares the onshore development area with East Anglia TWO. East Anglia TWO’s draft Development Consent Order includes Protective Provisions to protect the integrity of East Anglia ONE North Limited’s offshore and onshore assets where interaction between the projects occurs. East Anglia ONE North Limited consider that this is the appropriate mechanism to ensure its assets are protected in the future and will continue to liaise with East Anglia TWO Limited during subsequent phases of the project to ensure these protective provisions are adhered to. Yours faithfully David Walker Offshore Development Director On behalf of East Anglia ONE North Limited