Tendring District Council have been working with Essex County Council to provide technical input into the full planning process for the Five Estuaries Offshore Wind Farm development. The proposed route corridor assumes a 132kV underground connection will be made to the proposed East Anglia Green 400kV Norwich to Tilbury powerline and a new substation in the Lawford/Ardleigh/Great Bromley area. It is also assumed that a separate customer sub-station serving the Five Estuaries development is likely to be located close to the new 400kV substation.
The Statement of Common Ground (SoCG) sets out the areas where there is agreement between Tendring District Council, Essex County Council and the applicant Five Estuaries Offshore Wind Farm. As part of the process of preparing the Statement of SoCG there are also areas where the parties are not agreed, these are matters for the Planning Inspectorate to decide upon.
Authority for Delegated Decision:
Part 3, Schedule 3 – Responsibility for Executive Functions delegated to Officers paragraph 4.3 (1) – the Corporate Director has delegated authority to discharge executive functions within their respective service areas (Part 3.38). All delegations are subject to consultation where considered appropriate in the circumstances (paragraph 4.3 (4(ii) – Part 3.39).