Design Flexibility in ORE Development/Consenting and Planning

When developing an offshore wind farm, between initial project scoping, the submission of a planning application, and construction, there will be several iterations of project design as more detailed information is gathered on the site, as technology advances, and as engagement with the supply chain increases and suitable components and suppliers are identified. As project development progresses, however, projects will be required to prepare and submit their planning applications. Final design parameters will not be available at the time of application submission due to the long lead times between the preparation and submission of a planning application and the eventual construction of an offshore wind farm, as well as the phased nature of site investigation and design strategies employed by projects. Projects will therefore require flexibility in their consented design envelope, to account for details that are not finalised at the time of planning application submission. This report makes recommendat

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10793/2003

Citation

Bohan, G., Dunne, J. & Kelly, A. (2024). Design Flexibility in ORE Development/Consenting and Planning. Marine Research Programme 2021-2027. Marine Institute, Ireland