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28.6 Strategy and Policy Review


28.6.1 National Policy Context 43.


The regional and county policy environment is set in context by over-arching national policy on energy and socio-economics. Further information on this is available in Chapter 3 Policy and Legislative Context.


44.


The UK Low Carbon Transition Plan (DECC 2009) takes the Climate Change Act a step further by addressing the following areas in terms of reducing carbon emissions: power sector, homes and communities, workplaces and jobs and transport. Key steps of relevance to socio-economics highlighted in the Plan are:


 Helping make the UK a centre of green industry by supporting the development and use of clean technologies, including investment in offshore wind and marine energy.


45.


Six National Policy Statements for Energy were designated in 2011, under the Planning Act 2008. These National Policy Statements (NPS) set out national policy against which proposals for major energy projects will be assessed and decided on by the Secretary of State. Planning policy directly relating to socio-economics is covered within NPS 3 Renewable Energy Infrastructure.


46.


The Offshore Wind Industrial Strategy – Business and Government Action (UK Government 2012) highlights the economic importance of the offshore wind sector. The strategy aims to “develop the UK’s offshore wind industry and provide the tools necessary to support large scale investment in the UK supply chain, raise awareness of the commercial opportunities in the UK and overseas and deliver the innovation and competition needed to bring down costs for consumers”.


47. One of the main visions of the strategy is to deliver “economic growth creating tens of thousands of long term UK jobs”. It aims to do this through strengthening the UK supply chain to the offshore market. It highlights that ‘large economic benefits’ are one of the main opportunities of the UK Offshore Wind sector. In total the offshore wind sector is quoted as having the potential to deliver up to £7bn GVA and over 30,000 FTE.


48. The key elements of the strategy include:


 £20 million from the Regional Growth Fund for Offshore Wind Supply Chain Growth (GROW): Offshore wind, a Manufacturing Advisory Service programme to support the UK supply chain in England to become more competitive by offering tailored support from specialists;


Preliminary Environmental Information May 2014


East Anglia THREE Offshore Windfarm


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