Consent Variation Awarded

On 31 August 2017, Marine Scotland issued a further marine licence variation for the Hywind Scotland Pilot Park, recorded on its project page under reference 05515/17/0 and categorised as a Marine Licence Variation for renewables – wind. This entry appears in the ‘Project Applications and supporting documentation’ section for Hywind Scotland, where it is listed specifically as a licence rather than as an application, indicating that the variation had been formally granted rather than merely submitted. The licence variation sits alongside earlier core consents for the project, including the original marine licence and an earlier variation, reflecting an incremental process of refining the consented scope of the offshore works. By awarding marine licence variation 05515/17/0, Marine Scotland formally amended the existing marine licence framework governing construction works and deposits for the Hywind Scotland Pilot Park, located approximately 25 km off the coast at Peterhead in north‑east Scotland. While the project page does not elaborate on the detailed content of the variation, its presence as an issued licence demonstrates that the regulator agreed to modify the previously consented conditions or parameters for the development and associated marine activities. This consent variation supported the project’s progression through the post‑consent phase by ensuring that any updated design, method statements, or construction practices remained fully aligned with Scotland’s marine licensing regime and were legally authorised before or during offshore works.