Port and Logistics; and Tourism.
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The adopted Waveney Core Strategy (Waveney District Council 2009) is looking for the offshore wind sector to increase employment numbers in the District area. Its aim is for Lowestoft Port to “have top quality freight handling and distribution facilities, fabrication, services and facilities for the offshore industry”.
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The Strategy highlights the desire to create a Renewable Energy Cluster in Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth. It states that “Lowestoft is ideally located to capitalise on the predicted increase in offshore wind turbines in the North Sea, in order to meet enhanced Government targets for offshore wind energy production by 2020”. The Strategy hopes to build on the existing positive economic impact the renewable energy companies have had on the area in terms of job creation.
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The Waveney Economic Regeneration Strategy 2008-2017 (Waveney District Council 2008) states that Waveney is “increasingly being recognised for its growing potential to become a leading European centre for the Renewable Energy industry”. Lowestoft is recognised as having potential, building on the opening of OrbisEnergy in 2008. Waveney aims to “Encourage inward investment and job creation around key sectoral clusters (renewable energy, office services, leisure and tourism)”.
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The Lowestoft Lake Lothing & Outer Harbour Area Action Plan (Waveney District Council 2012) aims for Lowestoft to capitalise on the expansion of the offshore energy market and its proximity to a number of planned offshore wind farms. Its vision for the Port is to “have top quality freight handling and distribution facilities, fabrication, services and facilities for the offshore industry”.
28.6.2.2 Harwich 61.
As with Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft, Harwich was also successful in being included in the Government’s AAS map. However, Tendring Council has also applied for Centre for Offshore Renewable Engineering Status. No decision has been made yet on this bid.
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In terms of regional policy, the Draft Tendring Local Plan (Tendring District Council 2012) highlights that in order to deliver new jobs in the area, focus should be on “supporting the activities of Harwich International Port, taking account of longer- term port-expansion and associated logistics facilities and supporting growth and innovation in the emerging renewable energy industry”.
Preliminary Environmental Information May 2014
East Anglia THREE Offshore Windfarm
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