Public Notice: Morgan Offshore Wind Limited

MORGAN OFFSHORE WIND LIMITED | SECTION 56 PLANNING ACT 2008

REGULATION 9 OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING (APPLICATIONS: PRESCRIBED FORMS AND PROCEDURE) REGULATIONS 2009

REGULATION 16 OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) REGULATIONS 2017

NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF AN APPLICATION FOR A DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDER (“DCO”)

Notice is hereby given that the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has accepted an application by Morgan Offshore Wind Limited (the “Applicant”) of Building B, Chertsey Road, Sunbury on Thames, UK, TW16 7BP for a Development Consent Order (“DCO”) under the Planning Act 2008 (“the Application”). The Application was submitted by the Applicant to the Secretary of State, C/O the Planning Inspectorate on 24 April 2024 and was accepted on 17 May 2024. The reference number applied to the Application by the Planning Inspectorate is EN010136.

The Project

The Project consists of the generation assets for a proposed offshore wind farm located in the Irish Sea and associated offshore infrastructure. The wind farm is expected to comprise up to 96 wind turbine generators. At the closest points the array area is 22.2 km from the Isle of Man, 37.1 km from the northwest coast of England and 58.5 km from the Welsh coastline (Anglesey).

The proposed DCO will, among other things, authorise:

a) The construction, operation and decommissioning of up to 96 offshore wind turbine generators and their foundations;

b) The construction, operation and decommissioning of up to four offshore substation platforms (OSP) and their foundations; and

c) The construction of a network of subsea inter-array cables connecting the wind turbine generators and a network of interconnector cables connecting the OSPs.

A separate development consent order is being sought for the transmission assets required to convey the electricity generated by the wind turbine generators within the Morgan Array Area to shore and onwards to the existing National Grid substation at Penwortham, Lancashire. An application seeking consent for this infrastructure pursuant to a direction issued by the Secretary of State on 4 October 2022 under section 35 of the Planning Act 2008 is being prepared and will be submitted jointly with Morecambe Offshore Windfarm Limited.

Environmental Impact Assessment – The Project is an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) development as defined in the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017. Consequently, the Applicant has submitted an Environmental Statement as part of the Application. A Non-Technical Summary (“NTS”) of the Environmental Statement is also available.

Viewing the DCO application

All the DCO application documents, including the application form and all the plans and maps, can be freely viewed on the Planning Inspectorate’s website for the full relevant representations period and throughout the examination of the Application here on the Morgan Offshore Wind Project: Generation Assets webpage: https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN010136

You may also access these online versions of the Morgan Offshore Wind Project: Generation Assets DCO documents free-of-charge at the below locations, until at least the end of the relevant representation period of 10 July 2024. Please check directly with the facilities to confirm their opening hours, as well as any bookings or registrations that might be required to access the documents digitally through the computers available at the respective locations.

If you require an alternative method for inspection of the DCO application documents or have any queries, including how to access the documents on the Planning Inspectorate’s website, please call the Applicant on 0800 915 2493 (option 1) or email info@morganoffshorewind.com.

The Applicant can also provide any of the documents as required on a USB (free of charge). Hard copies of the NTS can also be provided upon reasonable request. Provision of hard copies of the ES will be subject to a maximum charge of £7,000, plus VAT, to cover printing and delivery costs.

Relevant Representation

Anyone may register as an Interested Party by submitting a Relevant Representation on the Application during the representation period. The Relevant Representation must be made directly to the Planning Inspectorate (effectively giving notice of any interest in, or objection to, the Application).

Any Relevant Representation must be submitted on the required registration form provided by the Planning Inspectorate and must include details of the party’s name, address and telephone number, along with a summary of key points explaining out the basis on which the representation is made. Please refer to the Planning Inspectorate’s Advice Note 8.2: How to Register to Participate in an Examination, for more information on this process, it can be found online here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationally-significant-infrastructure-projects-advice-note-eight-overview-of-the-nationally-significant-infrastructure-planning-process-for-members/nationally-significant-infrastructure-projects-advice-note-82-how-to-register-to-participate-in-an-examination

The Relevant Representation registration form must be completed and can be accessed online via the Morgan Offshore Wind Project: Generation Assets project page on the Planning Inspectorate’s website here: https://national- infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN010136

Please contact the Planning Inspectorate directly if you require a hard copy of the registration form by telephoning 0303 444 5000 and quoting the name of the Application and the Planning Inspectorate’s reference number: EN010136. A completed hard copy form can be sent to: The Planning Inspectorate, Temple Quay House, Temple Quay, BRISTOL BS1 6PN.

Please note that all representations submitted will be published on the Planning Inspectorate’s website and will be subject to their privacy policy, found online here: https:// www.gov.uk/government/publications/planning- inspectorate-privacy-notices

Relevant representations can be made up to and including 10 July 2024.

Further information about Morgan Generation Assets can be found on the project website: https://morganandmona. com/morgan/ or by contacting the team on 0800 915 2493 (option 1) or email info@morganoffshorewind.com.

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