A series of key consultations has been launched for BlueFloat and Renantis’ Scottish offshore wind farms.
A scoping request and Habitats Regulations Assessment screening report has been submitted to the Marine Directorate for the Broadshore Hub Wind Farm Development Areas, covering the Broadshore, Sinclair and Scaraben offshore wind farms.
A series of consultation events are being held for the Broadshore Hub and the Bellrock project.
Located 47 km north of Fraserburgh, the Broadshore Hub, will have a 1.1GW capacity.
The Bellrock Offshore Wind Farm is located 120 km east of Stonehaven and will have a 1.2GW capacity.
The scoping request seeks an opinion from the Scottish Ministers on the scope and detail to be provided in the Broadshore Hub’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report, whilst the Habitats Regulations Assessment screening report provides information on its potential impact on European sites of nature conservation importance.
A series of public consultation events are also being held by the Broadshore Hub and Bellrock project between 5 and 9 February 2024.
Brian McGrellis, Head of Consents and Land for the Broadshore Hub and Bellrock project, said: “Stakeholder feedback provided to the Marine Directorate will allow Scottish Ministers to adopt the most robust scoping opinion possible and inform important aspects of the Broadshore Hub’s EIA, which in turn will improve the quality of the EIA.
“We very much appreciate stakeholders taking time to review the scoping report and screening report and submitting comments to the Marine Directorate.
“Whilst these projects are at an early stage of development, our consultation events are an opportunity for local communities and stakeholders to meet our development team, find out more about our projects, and importantly provide feedback which can help shape our projects going forward.”