Planning Consent Awarded

The Scaraben Offshore Wind Farm, a floating offshore wind project of up to 99.5 MW being developed by Nadara as part of Crown Estate Scotland’s INTOG leasing round, has set out an indicative timeline for securing key project consents. Located in the North Sea around 58 km north of Fraserburgh, in water depths of up to 110 metres, the project is progressing through early development steps including scoping and the preparation of consent applications for all development areas. According to the official project timeline, consent applications are scheduled to be submitted between mid‑2025 and mid‑2026, with the subsequent consent decisions expected in the following period from mid‑2026 to mid‑2027. These consent decisions will be critical in authorising the project to advance from early development into detailed design and delivery. The Scaraben project is framed as an innovation‑led floating wind development, intended to harness offshore wind resources while supporting Scotland’s net zero targets, energy security, and local supply chain growth. Nadara highlights that Scaraben will combine innovative technology with a focus on building a skilled Scottish workforce and developing a community ownership model, alongside collaboration with other developers in the region to refine design through shared environmental data. The expected consent decisions in the mid‑2026 to mid‑2027 window sit on the critical path ahead of detailed engineering design and procurement from mid‑2026 onward, construction commencing in the late 2020s, and commercial operation in the early 2030s, as outlined in the project’s indicative schedule.