Neutral
Informational - no clear directional impact
Low Impact
Minor progress or informational
In 2021, Ocean Winds submitted the main Environmental Impact Assessment dossier for the BC-Wind offshore wind farm to the Regional Directorate for Environmental Protection in Gdańsk (RDOŚ Gdańsk). The submission comprised the environmental impact report and a formal request for an environmental decision (DŚU) covering the offshore project area in the Baltic Sea north of Choczewo and Krokowa. This filing initiated the statutory environmental permitting process for the wind farm itself, following several years of baseline surveys and wind measurements. The EIA submission was a prerequisite for RDOŚ to assess potential impacts on marine and avian species, underwater archaeology, and hydrological conditions and ultimately issue the environmental decision enabling subsequent building-permit and construction steps.