Galloper Offshore Wind Farm

Registration closes on Friday 24 February 2012 at 11:59pm
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Location

Approximately 27km off the coast of Suffolk

Type of project

Generating Stations

Developer

Galloper Wind Farm Ltd

Developer's contact

Chris Harris - tel. 07500 912002

Additional project information

Update 23/01/12: You can now register your interest in this application by making a relevant representation.

Update 19/12/2011: Together with its acceptance decision, the IPC also issued advice under section 51 of the Planning Act 2008 drawing attention to a number of issues which the developer may wish to consider in relation to the subsequent stages of the process. A copy of that advice is available on this page under 'project documents'.

Offshore wind farm comprising up to 140 turbines and associated onshore and offshore infrastructure, with an installed generating capacity of up to 504MW. Includes new electric downlines and sealing end compounds to connect the wind farm to the existing 400kV network.

This is a Round 2.5 windfarm which will be an extension to the Greater Gabbard Round 2 windfarm currently under construction.

You can now follow the progress of this application on Twitter - http://twitter.com/GalloperWind

What happens next

Once the applicant has published and notified people of an accepted application, the IPC has approximately three months to prepare for the examination. During this stage, you will be able to register to put your case on this application. You will always have at least 28 days to register with us.

The acceptance letter will be available from the documentation page. A link to the letter will also be made available at the top of this page.

When to put your case on this application

  • We will publish the date when you can start to register, the date will be made available in the box at the top of this page. We will tell you when registration ends in the same place.
  • When registration begins, a button will appear at the top of this page where you can download the form for submitting online.

During the pre-examination stage, you will be able to:

  • View the application documents at our website (or contact us to find out where these can be viewed locally)
  • Provide your views in writing (at our website or by post) (this is time limited towards the beginning of this period)
  • Read the views of all who have registered to have their say on this proposal
  • Comment on the views that other people have provided
  • Attend the preliminary meeting
  • Request an open floor hearing is held and ask to speak at it

At the preliminary meeting, the examining Commissioner(s) will decide which issues the examination will focus upon and the timetable for the examination. These details will be sent to all who have registered a relevant representation and be published at our website and will also be available on request from GalloperWindFarm@infrastructure.gsi.gov.uk and our helpline: 0303 444 5000.