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NORTH NORFOLK ACTS TO GAIN ECONOMIC BENEFITS FROM COASTAL ENERGY


of the North Norfolk coast, which has a unique coastal landscape and is a highly popular tourist destination.


LOCAL DEVELOPMENT ORDER (LDO) The District Council, supported by the North Norfolk Renewables Group partners has proposed the establishment of a LDO to offer a simplified planning regime at Egmere, as this would help to create a focus for development associated with the offshore wind energy sector. North Norfolk District Council is now intending to undertake public consultation on the proposed LDO during the early months of 2013.


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The private and public sectors have come together in North Norfolk to co- ordinate the opportunities presented for inward investment, employment and the development of the local supply chain through the development of further large offshore wind energy projects off the coast of North Norfolk.


THE NORTH NORFOLK RENEWABLES GROUP – WORKING TOGETHER TO PROMOTE THE AREA


By working together under the umbrella of the North Norfolk Renewables Group, North Norfolk District Council, Wells Harbour Commissioners and the Holkham and Walsingham Estates are seeking to promote the area as a location for investor development.


With two further offshore wind farms consented in the coastal waters of the southern North Sea- i.e the Dudgeon and Race Bank schemes, the environs of Wells-next-the-Sea are particularly suitable for supporting early project work, such as surveys and environmental assessments,


on-going project management during the construction phase and as a permanent base for the long term operation and maintenance phases of these developments.


SHERINGHAM SHOAL OFFSHORE WIND FARM


The success of the model used by Scira Offshore Energy Limited in constructing its 88 turbine Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm and developing its operation and maintenance centre at Egmere, some 3 miles south of Wells-next-the-Sea has encouraged the North Norfolk Renewables Group to come together in seeking to support other potential operators to invest in the area in support of their offshore investments.


PARTNERSHIP


The partners believe that by working together a co-ordinated response can be provided to inward investment enquiries for sites and premises, which seek to secure the benefits of new job-creating investment by offshore wind companies, whilst respecting the sensitive environment


THE NORTH NORFOLK BUSINESS FORUM (NNBF) The NNBF is a Community Interest Company which champions the interests of North Norfolk’s many businesses, mainly SMEs and micro-businesses, and Chairman Ian Doughty believes the LDO will help encourage the continuing development of the local coastal energy supply chain, saying, “We have worked closely with Scira Offshore Energy over the last 5 years, helping to set up Supplier Days and producing the Sheringham Shoal Supplier Directory, and we are very pleased that there are now many local businesses which have contracts and supply agreements with Scira.


“Through its Coastal Energy and Marine Engineering forums, NNBF will be able to support and encourage the businesses which the North Norfolk Renewables Group attracts to the locality with a wide range of initiatives.”


Leader of North Norfolk District Council Cllr Tom Fitzpatrick said, “Whilst attending a renewable energy conference recently, I was pleased to find that a number of delegates had an understanding of North Norfolk’s growing involvement in offshore wind in the Greater Wash and the Southern North Sea. We now need to build on that understanding to attract businesses in the renewable energy supply chain to the district, and believe that the positive identification of land to accommodate such investment, supported by a Local Development Order, is a demonstration of our commitment in attracting new jobs and investment into North Norfolk and diversifying the local economy.”


North Norfolk Renewables Group www.northnorfolk.org


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