When will SPR submit its applications for permission for the windfarm?
A number of permits are necessary to develop an offshore windfarm in Scotland. SPR intend to submit applications for all permits in first quarter of 2012. They will present the results of assessments to relevant consultees including the Tiree public in advance of finalising the application for permission. back to top 8. How long is the planning process for an offshore windfarm? The Scottish Government has committed to determine applications for renewables developments within nine months in cases where there is no public inquiry. Marine Scotland, a new Scottish Government department, will now play a large role in the permitting of offshore wind energy developments in Scotland. It aims to streamline the consenting procedure for these developments. Such streamlining has been put in specifically to avoid delay to the project’s development. If sufficient objections are received one of the statutory consultees (in particular, Argyll and Bute Council) can demand a public enquiry, in which cas
