SECTION 153 OF THE PLANNING ACT 2008
REGULATION 6 OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING (CHANGES TO, AND REVOCATION OF, DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDERS) REGULATIONS 2011
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO MAKE A NON‐MATERIAL CHANGE TO THE FOLLOWING
DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDER: THE NORFOLK VANGUARD OFFSHORE WIND FARM ORDER 2022 (SI 2022/138)
An application has been made by Norfolk Vanguard West Limited (Company No. 08141115) and Norfolk Vanguard East Limited (Company No. 12476373) (together, the Applicant) to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (SoS) to make a non‐material change to the Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Wind Farm Order 2022 (the Order) (Application). Norfolk Vanguard West Limited (previously known as Norfolk Vanguard Limited) was the applicant for the Order and Norfolk Vanguard East Limited has the benefit of part of the Order. The contact details of the Applicant are: Norfolk Vanguard West Limited and Norfolk Vanguard East Limited, both of Windmill Hill Business Park, Whitehill Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, SN5 6PB and VanguardDCO@rwe.com.
The Order granted consent on 11 February 2022 for the development of an offshore wind farm comprising two distinct areas located in the southern North Sea, approximately 70km and 47km from the coast of Norfolk respectively (at the nearest points), covering an area of approximately 828km2. Offshore cables transmitting power from the array make landfall south of Happisburgh. From there underground cables continue approximately 60km to an onshore project substation, and connect into the National Grid substation near Necton, Norfolk.
If granted, the non-material change would make explicit reference to the use of the Marine Recovery Fund (MRF) for discharge of benthic compensation requirements and would remove the requirement for a specified area of marine debris clearance to be completed before cable installation works can commence. This would align the Order with the Benthic Implementation and Monitoring Plan which was approved by the Secretary of State on 17 July 2024. No onshore changes are proposed as part of the non-material change application.
The Application documents can be accessed free of charge electronically at the National Infrastructure Planning Portal (under Norfolk Vanguard, Documents, Documents Published By Stage “Decided”,: https://national-infrastructure-consenting. planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN010079
The latest date that these documents will be available for inspection is 23:59 on 23 June 2025.
Any enquiries on the documents can be sent to the Applicant by emailing the Stakeholder Engagement Team on VanguardDCO@rwe.com or by calling 0800 019 3517. Paper copies can be requested from the Applicant by emailing VanguardDCO@rwe.com but will be subject to a maximum charge of £150 for each copy.
To benefit the environment, it is preferable for any representation about the application to be sent by email to the Planning Inspectorate at NorfolkVanguard@planninginspectorate.gov.uk. Alternatively, representations can be sent in writing to: National Infrastructure Planning, The Planning Inspectorate, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square Temple Quay Bristol BS1 6PN. The Planning Inspectorate reference for the Application (EN010079) should be quoted in any correspondence. If you have difficulty in submitting a representation, please email
NorfolkVanguard@planninginspectorate.gov.uk or telephone 0303 444 5000 and a member of the Planning Inspectorate’s case team will be able to assist.
Please note that any representations received by the Planning Inspectorate in response to the consultation will be handled in compliance with the United Kingdom’s General Data Protection Regulation and published on the relevant page of the Planning Inspectorate’s Infrastructure Planning Portal ( https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ projects/EN010079) with all personal information removed.
The deadline for the receipt of representations in relation to the Application is 23:59 on 23 June 2025. Norfolk Vanguard West Limited and Norfolk Vanguard East Limited
