据OE网站1月4日报道，2020年12月31日英国政府规划监察局（ UK Government's Planning Inspectorate）同意了Ørsted拟议的Hornsea项目三号海上风电场的开发。
Hornsea项目三号海上风电场位于诺福克（Norfolk）沿海，发电量高达2.4 吉瓦。
根据The Crown Estate确立的第3轮海上风能许可协议规定，这是在被称为第4区的区域内。
该申请已于2018年5月14日提交审议，并于2018年6月8日接受审查。这是根据《 2008年规划法》制度决定的98项目，也是由规划监察局审查以获得开发同意的第61个能源项目 。
规划监察局的行政长官Sarah Richards表示，在审查申请和提出建议时，检查局充分考虑到社区的意见，特别是英格兰东北海岸附近可能受到这项建议影响的社区的意见，以及国家政策和项目必要性的证据。
根据规划监察局发布的文件，在审查时，该开发项目将包括:
-发电量逾100兆瓦及高达2.4吉瓦;
-多达300个风力涡轮机；
-多达三个海上住宿平台；
-多达12个海上变电站；
-多达四个海上高压直流（HVDC）变电站，或多达六个海底近海高压交流（HVAC）升压站，多达四个海上水面HVAC增压站；
-海底阵列间电路；
-与海岸的海上连接;、
-与陆上变电站的陆上连接；
-与国家电网现有的Norwich Main变电站的连接。
郝芬 译自 OE
原文如下：
UK Gives Consent for Hornsea Project Three Offshore Wind Farm
The UK Government's Planning Inspectorate The Hornsea Project Three offshore wind farm offers a capacity of up to 2,4 GW and is located off the coast of Norfolk.
This is within the area known as Zone 4, under the Round 3 offshore wind licensing arrangements established by The Crown Estate.
The application was submitted for consideration The Planning Inspectorate’s Chief Executive, Sarah Richards, said: "When examining the application and making their Recommendation, the Examining Authority took full account of views from communities, particularly those near the North East coast of England who might be affected by this proposal, alongside national policy and evidence of the need for the project."
According to a document released by the Planning Inspectorate, at the time of Examination, the Development would comprise:
- an electrical capacity above 100 MW and up to 2.4 GW;
- up to 300 wind turbines
- up to three offshore accommodation platforms;
- up to twelve offshore transformer substations;
- up to four offshore High Voltage Direct Current (“HVDC”) converter substations, or up to six
subsea offshore High Voltage Alternating Current (“HVAC”) booster stations and up to four
surface offshore HVAC booster stations;
- subsea inter-array electrical circuits;
- a marine connection to shore;
- an - the connection to National Grid’s existing Norwich Main substation.
