SSE and Equinor, co-developers of the proposed Dogger Bank D fourth phase of Dogger Bank Wind Farm, have filed a Scoping Report to the Planning Inspectorate. This comes after the Transitional Centralised Strategic Network Plan (tCSNP2) was released by National Grid ESO in March 2024. It contained confirmation that Dogger Bank D will connect to Birkhill Wood, a projected 400kV substation in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
Dogger Bank D, a 50-50 joint venture between SSE Renewables and Equinor, would be situated in the North Sea, approximately 210 km off the northeast coast at its closest point to shore, and have an installed capacity of up to 2GW if licenced and approved for delivery. The opportunity to enhance capacity from the eastern portion of the current Dogger Bank C site has allowed for project development. To agree on the development of Dogger Bank D, Dogger Bank D is collaborating closely with The Crown Estate, who oversees the seabed around England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Dogger Bank A, B, and C, the three build-out phases of the 3.6GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm, are presently underway in the North Sea. The project was awarded development consent in 2015. When Dogger Bank Wind Farm is finished, it will be the largest offshore wind farm in use worldwide. Dogger Bank D, the wind farm’s projected fourth phase, has been named a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) with a producing capacity of more than 100 MW. Therefore, in order for the project to file an application for a Development Consent Order (DCO), an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is necessary. A further round of public consultation on the proposals for Dogger Bank D will take place in Autumn 2024.
