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Written question asked by Andrew Snowden (Conservative) on Tuesday, 21 January 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 23 January 2025. It was answered by Michael Shanks (Labour) on Wednesday, 29 January 2025 on behalf of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.


Wind Power: Lytham St Annes

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether proposals to temporarily close parts of St Anne’s beach to lay cables to connect the Morgan and Morecambe windfarm to its substations includes provisions to compensate affected business owners.

Answer

All relevant information on the Morgan and Morecambe transmission assets can be found on the appropriate project page of the Planning Inspectorate website. The developers set out their proposals for a contingency fund to address temporary business disruptions caused by necessary construction works in their Development Consent Order Application documents.[1]

[1] https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/wp-content/ipc/uploads/projects/EN020032/EN020032-000632-D1.1_MMTA_Annex%201%20Morgan%20Offshore%20Wind%20Limited%20Property%20Cost%20Estimate.pdf


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
25386
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Compensation Business Closures Wind power Lytham St Annes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk