Isle of Anglesey - Multiple Planning Applications

MORECAMBE OFFSHORE WINDFARM LTD
ADRAN 56, DEDDF CYNLLUNIO 2008
RHEOLIAD 9 O REOLIADAU CYNLLUNIO SEILWAITH (CEISIADAU: FFURFLENNI A GWEITHDREFNAU RHAGNODEDIG) 2009
RHEOLIAD 16 RHEOLIADAU CYNLLUNIO SEILWAITH (ASESIAD O’R EFFAITH AMGYLCHEDDOL) 2017
HYSBYSIAD O DDERBYN CAIS AM ORCHYMYN CYDSYNIAD DATBLYGU (“DCO”)

Hysbysir drwy hyn bod yr Ysgrifennydd Gwladol dros Ffyniant Bro, Tai a Chymunedau wedi derbyn cais gan Mona Offshore Wind Ltd (yr “Ymgeisydd”) o 12 Alva Street, Caeredin, yr Alban, EH2 4QG am Orchymyn Cydsyniad Datblygu (“DCO”) o dan Ddeddf Cynllunio 2008 (“y Cais”). Cyflwynodd yr Ymgeisydd y Cais i’r Ysgrifennydd Gwladol, D/O yr Arolygiaeth Gynllunio ar 31 Mai 2024 a chafodd ei dderbyn ar 27 Mehefin 2024. Mae’r Arolygiaeth Gynllunio wedi nodi’r cyfeirnod canlynol ar gyfer y Cais: EN010121.

Asedau Cynhyrchu Fferm Wynt Alltraeth Morecambe (Y “Prosiect”)
Mae safle’r fferm wynt (sy’n cynnwys holl seilwaith y Prosiect) wedi’i leoli yn Nwyrain Môr Iwerddon, tua 30km o’r pwynt agosaf ar arfordir Swydd Gaerhirfryn, 50km o arfordir gogledd Cymru a 59km o arfordir Ynys Manaw. Mae’r Prosiect yn cyfeirio at Asedau Cynhyrchu sydd yn safle’r fferm wynt, gan gynnwys generaduron tyrbinau gwynt, ceblau rhyng-aráe, platfformau is-orsaf ar y môr a cheblau cyswllt platfform posibl i gysylltu platfformau is-orsaf ar y môr.

Pan fydd yn gweithio’n llawn, disgwylir i’r fferm wynt gynhyrchu capasiti enwol o 480MW a chynhyrchu p er adnewyddadwy ar gyfer dros 500,000 o gartrefi yn y Deyrnas Unedig.

Bydd y Gorchymyn Cydsyniad Datblygu arfaethedig, ymysg pethau eraill, yn awdurdodi’r canlynol:
a) Adeiladu a gweithredu hyd at 35 generadur tyrbinau gwynt ar y môr a’u sylfeini;
b) Adeiladu hyd at ddau blatfform is-orsaf ar y môr a’u sylfeini; ac
c) Adeiladu rhwydwaith o geblau rhyng-aráe dan y môr a cheblau cysylltu platfformau.
Gofynnir am orchymyn cydsyniad datblygu ar wahân ar gyfer yr asedau trawsyrru sydd eu hangen i gludo’r trydan sy’n cael ei gynhyrchu gan y generaduron tyrbinau gwynt o’r Prosiect i’r lan ac ymlaen i is-orsaf bresennol y National Grid yn Penwortham, Swydd Gaerhirfryn. Mae cais sy’n gofyn am gydsyniad datblygu ar gyfer y seilwaith trawsyrru hwn, yn ogystal â seilwaith trawsyrru Prosiect Gwynt Alltraeth Morgan, yn unol â chyfarwyddyd a gyhoeddwyd gan yr Ysgrifennydd Gwladol ar 4 Hydref 2022 o dan adran 35 o Ddeddf Cynllunio 2008, yn cael ei baratoi a bydd yn cael ei gyflwyno ar y cyd gan Morecambe Offshore Wind Ltd a Morgan Offshore Wind Limited.

Asesiad o’r Effaith Amgylcheddol - Mae’r Prosiect yn ddatblygiad y mae Asesiad o’r Effaith Amgylcheddol yn berthnasol iddo fel y’i diffinnir yn Rheoliadau Cynllunio Seilwaith (Asesiad o’r Effaith Amgylcheddol) 2017.

O ganlyniad, mae’r Ymgeisydd wedi cyflwyno Datganiad Amgylcheddol fel rhan o’r Cais. Mae Crynodeb Annhechnegol o’r Datganiad Amgylcheddol hefyd ar gael.

Gweld y Cais am Orchymyn Cydsyniad Datblygu
Mae holl ddogfennau’r cais am Orchymyn Cydsyniad Datblygu, gan gynnwys y ffurflen gais, y cynlluniau a’r mapiau, i’w gweld yn rhad ac am ddim ar wefan yr Arolygiaeth Gynllunio drwy gydol y cyfnod sylwadau perthnasol a chyfnod archwilio’r Cais yma: https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN010121.

Gallwch hefyd gael gafael ar y fersiynau ar-lein o ddogfennau’r cais am Orchymyn Cydsyniad Datblygu yn rhad ac am ddim yn y lleoliadau isod, tan o leiaf ddiwedd y cyfnod sylwadau perthnasol, sef 19 Awst 2024.

Cysylltwch â’r lleoliadau yn uniongyrchol i gadarnhau beth yw eu horiau agor ac unrhyw ofynion o ran archebu neu gofrestru a allai fod eu hangen i gael gafael ar y dogfennau’n ddigidol ar y cyfrifiaduron sydd ar gael yn y lleoliadau priodol.

Ynys Manaw

Gogledd-orllewin Lloegr

Gogledd Cymru

*Rhaid bod yn aelod a/neu rhaid cael cerdyn llyfrgell i Os oes angen dull arall o archwilio dogfennau’r cais am Orchymyn Cydsyniad Datblygu arnoch neu os oes gennych chi unrhyw ymholiadau, gan gynnwys sut mae cael gafael ar y dogfennau ar wefan yr Arolygiaeth Gynllunio, ffoniwch yr Ymgeisydd ar 0800 915 2493 (opsiwn 2) neu anfonwch e-bost at hello@morecambeoffshorewind.com.

Gall yr Ymgeisydd hefyd ddarparu unrhyw un o’r dogfennau yn ôl yr angen ar USB (yn rhad ac am ddim). Gellir hefyd ddarparu copi caled o’r Crynodeb Annhechnegol ar gais rhesymol. Codir ffi hyd uchafswm o £6,500 a TAW am ddarparu copïau caled o’r Datganiad Amgylcheddol, er mwyn talu am y costau argraffu a phostio.

Sylwadau Perthnasol
Gall unrhyw un gofrestru fel Parti â Diddordeb drwy gyflwyno Sylwadau Perthnasol ar y Cais yn ystod y cyfnod cyflwyno sylwadau. Rhaid cyflwyno’r Sylwadau Perthnasol yn uniongyrchol i’r Arolygiaeth Gynllunio (gan roi hysbysiad i bob pwrpas o unrhyw fuddiant yn y Cais, neu wrthwynebiad iddo).

Rhaid i unrhyw Sylwadau Perthnasol gael eu cyflwyno ar y ffurflen gofrestru ofynnol a gaiff ei darparu gan yr Arolygiaeth Gynllunio, a rhaid cynnwys manylion enw, cyfeiriad a rhif ffôn y parti, y prif gyflwyniadau a, phan fo’n ymarferol, manylion llawn y pwyntiau a godir. Cyfeiriwch at Nodyn Cyngor 8.2: Sut mae Cofrestru i Gymryd Rhan mewn Archwiliad, i gael rhagor o wybodaeth am y broses hon, mae ar gael ar-lein yma: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationally-significant-infrastructure-projects-advice-noteeight- overview-of-the-nationally-significant-infrastructure-planning-process-for-members/nationallysignificant- infrastructure-projects-advice-note-82-how-to-register-to-participate-in-an-examination Rhaid llenwi’r ffurflen gofrestru Sylwadau Perthnasol ac mae hon ar gael ar-lein drwy dudalen prosiect Asedau Cynhyrchu Fferm Wynt Alltraeth Morecambe ar wefan yr Arolygiaeth Gynllunio yma: https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN010121 Cysylltwch â’r Arolygiaeth Gynllunio yn uniongyrchol os oes angen copi caled o’r ffurflen gofrestru arnoch, drwy ffonio 0303 444 5000 a rhoi enw’r Cais a chyfeirnod yr Arolygiaeth Gynllunio, sef: EN010121.

Gallwch anfon copi caled o’r ffurflen wedi’i llenwi at: The Planning Inspectorate, Temple Quay House, Temple Quay, BRYSTE BS1 6PN.

Sylwch y bydd yr holl sylwadau a gyflwynir yn cael eu cyhoeddi ar wefan yr Arolygiaeth Gynllunio a byddant yn rhwym wrth ei pholisi preifatrwydd, sydd ar gael yma: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/planning-inspectorate-privacy-notices Gellir cyflwyno sylwadau perthnasol hyd at ac yn cynnwys 19 Awst 2024.

Mae rhagor o wybodaeth am Asedau Cynhyrchu Fferm Wynt Alltraeth Morecambe ar gael ar wefan y prosiect: www.morecambeandmorgan.com/morecambe neu drwy gysylltu â’r tîm ar 0800 915 2493 (opsiwn 2) neu anfonwch e-bost at hello@morecambeoffshorewind.com.

MORECAMBE OFFSHORE WINDFARM LTD
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 Morecambe Offshore Windfarm Ltd (the “Applicant”) of 12 Alva Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH2 4QG 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 31 May 2024 and was accepted on 27 June 2024. The reference number applied to the Application by the Planning Inspectorate is EN010121.

Morecambe Offshore Windfarm Generation Assets (“the Project”)
The windfarm site (encompassing all Project infrastructure) is located in the Eastern Irish Sea, approximately 30km from the nearest point on the coast of Lancashire, 50km from the north coast of Wales and 59km from the coast of the Isle of Man. The Project refers to the Generation Assets located within the windfarm site, including wind turbine generators (WTGs), inter-array cables, offshore substation platform(s) (OSP(s)) and possible platform link cables to connect OSPs.

When fully operational, the windfarm is anticipated to generate a nominal capacity of 480MW and produce renewable power for over 500,000 homes in the UK.

The proposed DCO will, among other things, authorise:
a) The construction and operation of up to 35 offshore WTGs and their foundations;
b) The construction of up to two OSPs and their foundations; and
c) The construction of a network of subsea inter-array cables and platform link cables.

A separate development consent order is being sought for the transmission assets required to convey the electricity generated by the WTGs from the Project to shore and onwards to the existing National Grid substation at Penwortham, Lancashire. An application seeking development consent for this transmission infrastructure, as well as the transmission infrastructure of the Morgan Offshore Wind Project, 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 by Morecambe Offshore Windfarm Ltd and Morgan Offshore Wind 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 (ES) as part of the Application.

A Non-Technical Summary (“NTS”) of the ES is also available.

Viewing the DCO application
The DCO application documents, including the application form, plans and maps, can be freely viewed on the Planning Inspectorate’s website for the full relevant representation period and throughout the examination of the Application here: https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN010121.

You may also access the online versions of the DCO application documents free-of-charge at the below locations, until at least the end of the relevant representation period of 19 August 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.

Isle of Man

North West England

North Wales

*Membership and/ or library card required to use facilities
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 2) or email hello@morecambeoffshorewind.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 £6,500 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, principal submissions, and where practicable, the full particulars of the points raised. 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-advicenote- eight-overview-of-the-nationally-significant-infrastructure-planning-process-for-members/nationallysignificant- 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 Morecambe Offshore Windfarm Generation Assets project page on the Planning Inspectorate’s website here: https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN010121 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: EN010121. 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 19 August 2024.

Further information about Morecambe Offshore Windfarm Generation Assets can be found on the project website: www.morecambeandmorgan.com/morecambe or by contacting the team on 0800 915 2493 (option 2) or email hello@morecambeoffshorewind.com.