OUTER DOWSING OFFSHORE WIND CONSULTATIONS
Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind is a 1.5 GW wind farm that is being developed 54km (33 miles) off the Lincolnshire coast by TotalEnergies, Corio Generation (a portfolio company of Macquarie Asset Management operating on a standalone basis) and Gulf Energy Development. Underground cables would carry the power from a landfall site at Wolla Bank to a new onshore substation at Surfleet Marsh. We see huge value in local knowledge and are committed to working with communities and stakeholders as we finalise our proposals.
In addition to the consultations below we are consulting with landowners in the area. If you have received correspondence from ODOW please refer to the deadlines provided as they may differ from the deadlines provided below.
TARGETED CONSULTATION: MONDAY, DECEMBER 18TH 2023 TO FRIDAY, JANUARY 19TH 2024
Based on feedback from our Autumn Consultation, we are running a targeted consultation to seek feedback on some updates to Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind’s project plans in preparation for our DCO application which will be submitted in Q1 2024. This Targeted Statutory Consultation under section 42(1) of the Planning Act 2008 is to consult on proposed amendments to our onshore plans. In particular we wish to seek views on the following changes:
- Refinement of landscaping to better align with landownership boundaries to prevent severed land and enable access for maintenance;
- Addition of drainage works adjacent to the landscaping to mitigate landowner concerns of potential impacts of planting on land drainage;
- Amendments to accesses following landowner consultation;
- Re-location and removal of passing places following design optimisation studies;
- Removal and re-location of construction compounds based on engineering refinements and landowner feedback; and
- Refinement of landfall works to accommodate optimised engineering design and environmental mitigation.
Given that these changes only effect a small proportion of consultees, we are holding a targeted consultation. This means that all those who are potentially affected by the changes will be contacted and invited to take part in this consultation.
There are a range of ways to learn and provide feedback on the project plans, you can:
- View the documentation online
- Email us on contact@outerdowsing.com
- Call us free of charge on 0808 175 2970
- Write to us at FREEPOST ODOW
Links to Targeted Consultation Resources:
- Targeted Consultation Supporting Information
- Targeted Consultation Onshore Order Limits Plan
- Targeted Consultation Refinements Plan
- Targeted Consultation Onshore Order Limits Interactive Map
- ODOW Refined Onshore Order Limits.kmz
- ODOW Refined Onshore Order Limits_Shapefiles
AUTUMN CONSULTATION
In the summer of 2023, we welcomed over 430 consultees to our consultation events and received many valuable insights. Thank you to all those who gave your feedback. Combined with the feedback that we have received from our previous rounds of consultation, we have been able to further refine our project designs.
Our Autumn Consultation sought feedback on Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind’s updated project plans in preparation for our DCO application which will be submitted in February 2024. There are a range of ways to learn and provide feedback on the project plans; we prepared an online exhibition, we hosted two online webinars as well as five in person public information events. Information was also available at local spaces across Lincolnshire and available for download on this web page. Please see the consultation leaflet in the resource section below for more details.
Consultees were invited to:
- Attend our online exhibition and complete the feedback form
- Meet us in person at one our five public information day events
- Speak with us online at one of our two live webinars
- Review the materials at one of the information points
- Email us on contact@outerdowsing.com
- Call us free of charge on 0808 175 2970
- Write to us at FREEPOST ODOW
Links to Autumn Consultation resources:
Autumn Consultation online exhibition
Visit our online exhibition to view the same panels shown at the public consultation events from the comfort of your own home.
Autumn Consultation refined maps
View the refined cable corridor, use the interactive map to measure distance and access google and .kmz files showing the project plans.
Autumn Consultation draft location plan – offshore
View the offshore draft location plan as a PDF.
Updated visualisations of our indicative substation design and proposed planting plans at Surfleet Marsh
Review our refined substation plans along with our planting scheme complete with details of the species of tree and hedgerow we are considering to plant close to the substation.
Environmental Update Report
Review our Environmental Update Report to learn more about how the refined elements of the Project are considered in terms of the Project’s Environmental Impact Assessment.
Other resources:
- Section 48 notice
- Autumn Consultation invitation with details of in-person events
- Exhibition panels download
Online webinars
Our online webinars took place on Thursday 26 October at 1pm and 7pm. You can view the videos of the webinars here:
THE PRELIMINARY ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION REPORT (PEIR)
Below you can access the various chapters of the PEIR.
The Non-Technical Summary is also available here
1.1 Guide to the Formal Consultation Material.
We recommend everyone reads this guide to help them understand the submission documents and where to find what they are looking for.
2.2 Draft Works Plans Offshore
2.3 Draft Location Plan Onshore
2.4 Draft Location Plan Offshore
2.5 Draft Public Rights of Way Plan
2.6 Draft Historic Environment Plan Onshore
2.7 Draft Statutory and Non‐Statutory Nature Conservation Sites Onshore
2.8 Draft Statutory and Non‐Statutory Nature Conservation Sites Offshore
2.9 Draft Onshore Crossings Plan
2.10 Draft Offshore Crossings Plan
Please click here to download GIS and KMZ shape files
The report as submitted at Scoping, to inform the items for included for consultation and for DCO Application.
Non-Technical Summary
We recommend everyone reads this summary to help them understand the submission documents and where to find what they are looking for.
Introductory
6.1.2 Need, Policy and Legislative Context
6.2.3.1 Cable Burial Risk Assessment
6.2.3.2 Underwater Noise Assessment
6.2.3.3 Onshore Substation Design Principles
6.1.4 Site Selection and Consideration of Alternatives
6.2.4.1 Landfall Assessment and Offshore ECC Route Optioneering
6.2.5.1 Cumulative Effects Assessment Longlist Offshore
Offshore
6.1.7 Marine Physical Processes
6.2.7.1 Physical Processes Technical Baseline
6.2.7.2 Physical Processes Modelling Report
6.1.8 Marine Water and Sediment Quality
6.2.8.1 Water Framework Directive
6.1.9 Benthic and Intertidal Ecology
6.2.9.1 Benthic Ecology Technical Report (Array)
6.2.9.2 Benthic Ecology Technical Report (ECC)
6.2.9.3 Intertidal Technical Report
6.2.9.4 Marine Conservation Zone Assessment
6.1.10 Fish and Shellfish Ecology
6.2.10.1 Fish and Shellfish Ecology Technical Baseline
6.2.11.1 Marine Mammals Technical Baseline
6.1.12 Offshore and Intertidal Ornithology
6.2.12.1 Offshore and Intertidal Ornithology Baseline Characterisation Report
6.2.12.2 Collision Risk Modelling Assessment Annex
6.2.12.3 Displacement Assessment Annex
6.1.13 Marine and Intertidal Archaeology
6.2.13.1 Marine and Intertidal Archaeological Technical Report
6.2.14.1 Commercial Fisheries Technical Report
6.1.15 Shipping and Navigation
6.2.15.1 Navigational Risk Assessment
6.1.16 Aviation, Radar, Military and Communication
6.2.16.1 Aviation Technical Report
6.1.17 Seascape, Landscape and Visual
6.2.17.2 SLVIA Figures Wirelines and Visualisations
Onshore
6.2.19.1 Onshore Air Quality Construction Phase Dust Assessment Methodology
6.2.19.2 Non-Road Mobile Machinery Emissions Assessment
6.2.19.3 Offshore Activities Assessment
6.2.19.4 Road Traffic Dispersion Modelling
6.1.20 Onshore Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
6.2.20.1 Onshore Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Desk-Based Assessment
6.2.20.2 Onshore Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Statement
6.2.21.1 Onshore Ecology Ecological Desk-Based Assessment
6.2.21.2 Initial Habitat Survey
6.2.21.3 Preliminary Roost Surveys for Bats
6.1.23 Geology and Ground Conditions
6.1.24 Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Flood Risk
6.2.26.1 Sound Level Meter Calibration Certificates
6.2.26.2 Full Baseline Survey Results
6.2.26.3 Construction Plant List
6.2.27.1 Traffic and Transport Technical Baseline Report – Part 1
– split into two for website download, but available as one document
6.2.27.1 Traffic and Transport Technical Baseline Report – Part 2
– split into two for website download, but available as one document
6.2.27.2 Traffic and Transport Trip Generation
6.1.28 Landscape and Visual Assessment
6.2.28.1 Landscape and Visual Assessment Visualisations – Part 1
– split into two for website download, but available as one document
6.2.28.1 Landscape and Visual Assessment Visualisations – Part 2
– split into two for website download, but available as one document
7.1 Draft Without Prejudice Report to Inform Appropriate Assessment
7.2 Draft Without Prejudice Benthic Compensation Strategy
7.3 Draft Without Prejudice Offshore Ornithology Compensation Strategy
7.4 Draft Without Prejudice Offshore Artificial Nesting Structures Ecological Evidence and Roadmap
7.5 Draft Without Prejudice Predator Reduction Ecological Evidence and Roadmap
7.6 Draft Without Prejudice Fisheries Management Ecological Evidence and Roadmap
All documents beginning 8.1 will form part of the Code of Construction
Practice to be submitted as part of the DCO Application.
8.1.1 Outline Noise and Vibration Management Plan
8.1.2 Air quality management plan
8.1.3 Outline Soil management plan
8.1.4 Outline Pollution Prevention and Emergency Incident Response Plan
8.1.5 Outline Construction Traffic Management Plan
8.1.7 Outline Public Access Management Plan
8.1.8 Outline Preliminary Crossing Schedule Onshore
8.1.9 Outline Preliminary Crossing Schedule Offshore
8.1.10 Outline Artificial Light Emissions Management Plan
8.3 Outline Biodiversity and Marine Net Gain Principles and Approach
8.4 Outline Marine Mammal Mitigation Protocol
8.5 Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation Offshore
8.6 Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation Onshore
8.7 Landscape and Ecology Design Principles Plan (LEDPP)
Previous consultations
Please click here for details of our previous consultations