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The pre-application development process began in earnest in Autumn 2020 after the owners’ joint venture agreement was signed. This initial work includes early surveys, engagement with relevant statutory consultees, data gathering, and assessing key onshore and offshore constraints.
North Falls is a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project and as such, the team will act in accordance with the Planning Act 2008 duty to consult principle, engaging with project stakeholders, being any person, group or organisation with an interest in the project. Local stakeholder and community consultation will be undertaken throughout the pre-application phase.
Pre-application consultation is the main opportunity for stakeholders to review the plans, provide comments, submit feedback and have an influence on elements of the process and shape of the development. The objective is to ensure that stakeholders who are most affected by the proposals are engaged in the development of the wind farm from the start to finish, and have the opportunity to comment on the proposals at key decision making points.
Local residents and the community in the vicinity of the proposed onshore infrastructure will be a priority.
The development of North Falls will be an iterative process and we will welcome views at any time, however there will be specific consultation periods where we will be asking for comments related to defined elements of our proposals.
Our first consultation to introduce the project ran from 25 October to 10 December 2021 and even though the consultation is over, you can still view the proposals here.
Our second consultation phase ran from Monday 17 October and until Friday 9 December 2022 and as per the introductory consultation, you can still view the proposals here.
Our statutory consultation will run from Tuesday 16 May to Friday 14 July. The consultation activity will be shaped around the needs of our stakeholders and also in ways that will ensure we are able to gather and incorporate opinions and feedback. The consultation portal is now live and open for comments.
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The current timetable for our consultation phases is as follows: |
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Ongoing |
Informal engagement |
25 October to 10 December 2021 |
Informal Introductory Consultation |
Spring 2022 |
Statement of Community Consultation |
17 October to 9 December 2022 |
Pre-application Consultation 1 |
16 May to 14 July 2023 |
Pre-application Consultation 2 |
Late 2023 |
Final Pre-application Consultation |
Our 2022 consultation included five face-to-face events at locations near our proposed onshore project area as well as two webinars. We will hold more face-to-face events and webinars in conjunction with our statutory consultation as follows:
Friday 2 June – 3.30pm to 7.30pm
Great Bromley Village Hall – Parsons Hill, Great Bromley, Colchester, CO7 7JA
Saturday 3 June – 9am to 1pm
Tendring Village Hall – Tendring, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 0BG
Thursday 8 June – 3.30pm to 7.30pm
McGrigor Hall – 85 Fourth Ave, Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 9EB
Friday 9 June – 3.30pm to 7.30pm
Thorpe-le-Soken Women’s Institute Hall – High Street, Thorpe-le-Soken, CO16 0EF
Saturday 9 June – 9am to 1pm
Ardleigh Village Hall – Station Road, Ardleigh, Essex, CO7 7RS
Tuesday 13 June and Wednesday 21 June
Webinar*
* A link to register for the webinars is in the programme of events table on the welcome page of the consultation portal
If you would like to be informed of our future consultation activities, please register your details and preferred method of contact.
North Falls is a nationally significant infrastructure project which means that the planning application, known as a development consent order application, will be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate, to review and decide whether or not to accept it for examination. There is a page on the Planning Inspectorate website dedicated to North Falls and our process, however you can also visit the site to find out more about how the application process works.
