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Offshore Wind Worldwide 2023
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2. OFFSHORE WIND
PROMOTION SYSTEM
IN GENERAL
2.1 What is the regulatory framework?
The following is a high-level outline
of the legal and regulatory framework
that applies to the development of an
offshore wind project in England and
Wales. Scotland is subject to its own
parallel system.
In overview, the key elements of the
process in England and Wales are as
follows:
The key Government and regulatory stakeholders in England and Wales are as follows:
Area
Responsibility
Seabed leasing
The Crown Estate
UK Energy Policy
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero/Welsh Government
CfD support
Low Carbon Contracts Company ("LCCC")
Electricity licensing and market regulation
Ofgem
Environmental policy
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ("DEFRA") / Welsh
government
Planning consents
Planning Inspectorate
Grid (Transmission)
National Grid ESO / NGET
Statutory nature conservation bodies
Natural England / Natural Resources Wales ("NRW")
Marine Planning and Licensing
Marine Management Organisation ("MMO")/ NRW/ Welsh government
Aviation
NATS Holdings/Civil Aviation Authority
Defence
Ministry of Defence
Navigation
Maritime and Coastguard Agency/Trinity House
