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Hornsea Two Offshore Wind Farm – Variation 6

Details of Hornsea Two Offshore Wind Farm Order.

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On 7 September 2017 the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change granted consent for the Hornsea Two Offshore Wind Farm Order 2016 (“the Order”) which included in Schedule 8 and 10 (generation assets) and Schedule 9 and 11 (transmission assets) four deemed marine licences (DMLs) in accordance with Section 149 of the Planning Act 2008.

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) received a request from Ørsted to vary the DMLs contained within the Order. On 17 August 2023 the request was received to change the licence holder name from Optimus Wind Limited to Diamond Transmission Partners Hornsea Two Limited, set out in Part 1 of Schedule 9. Additionally, the request was received to change the licence holder name from Breesea Limited to Diamond Transmission Partners Hornsea Two Limited, set out in Part 1 of Schedule 11.

The MMO’s decision was to vary the DMLs as detailed in the Notices of Variation, effective from 11 October 2023.

Published 12 October 2023