Representation by Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (Liverpool City Region Combined Authority)
- Date submitted
- 10 July 2024
- Submitted by
- Non-statutory organisations
Thank you for consulting the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) on the Morgan Offshore Wind Farm Generation Assets Development Consent Order (DCO) application. As set out in the LCRCA Climate Action Plan (2023-2028) becoming a net zero City Region and addressing the wider impacts of climate change are key components of our objective to become a globally competitive, environmentally responsible and socially inclusive City Region. The Climate Action Plan is a key element of the Combined Authority’s policy framework, not only in supporting our Corporate Plan and the Plan for Prosperity, but also in helping shape the emerging Local Transport Plan and the Spatial Development Strategy. The Metro Mayor has recently committed to reaching net zero carbon by 2035, and a key Mayoral priority is a tripling of offshore wind capacity, with aspirations for expansion into two new offshore fields for installation in the next five years. The LCRCA continue to progress the Mersey Tidal Power project – the UK’s most advanced Tidal Energy Scheme, which has the potential to deliver clean, predictable energy for the next 125 years. The proposed Morgan Offshore Wind Farm Generation Assets scheme is therefore in alignment with the objectives of the LCRCA’s existing and emerging policy framework and its key priorities. It is also considered that there could be benefits and future opportunities for supply chain, operations and maintenance support from the Liverpool City Region for the proposed Morgan Offshore Wind Farm Generation Assets scheme. Taking into consideration the above, the LCRCA is supportive in principle of the Morgan Offshore Wind Farm Generation Assets scheme.