Other Permit Awarded

Marine Scotland’s online record for the Moray West Offshore Windfarm shows that an “European Protected Species Licence - Construction Phase Piling – Moray West Offshore Windfarm, Moray Firth – 00010673” has been issued as a Licence under the “Renewables - Wind” project type, with an associated date of 2024-01-24. This entry appears in the Application stage table alongside other Moray West permissions, indicating that the licence has moved from application to granted status and is now part of the consents supporting the project’s construction. The wording clearly links the permit to construction phase piling activities at the Moray West offshore site in the Moray Firth. On the same Marine Scotland page, the construction phase piling licence is also referenced in a combined listing as “European Protected Species Licence - Construction Phase Piling – Moray West Offshore Windfarm, Moray Firth – 00010488/00010673,” and there is a separate licence entry for reference 00010488 with a date of 2023-10-04, as well as its corresponding application on the same day. This context shows that European Protected Species licensing for piling has been an ongoing regulatory focus for the project. The 24 January 2024 licence entry for 00010673 confirms that updated or additional EPS coverage for construction phase piling was granted by Marine Scotland, complementing a broader suite of marine licences, EPS licences for UXO clearance, boulder and debris clearance, and safety zone determinations that collectively enable Moray West’s offshore construction activities to proceed in compliance with protected species requirements.