The application is for an Offshore wind farm with up to 90 wind turbines, associated foundations and all the electrical infrastructure required to transmit the power into the national electricity network at Bolney in Mid Sussex. 

The application was submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for consideration by Rampion Extension Development Limited on 10 August 2023 and accepted for examination on 7 September 2023.  

Following an examination during which the public, statutory consultees and interested parties were given the opportunity to give evidence to the Examining Authority, recommendations were made to the Secretary of State on 6 November 2024.   

This is the 91st energy application out of 153 applications examined to date and was again completed by the Planning Inspectorate within the statutory timescale laid down in the Planning Act 2008.   

Local communities continue to be given the opportunity of being involved in the examination of projects that may affect them. Local people, the local authority and other interested parties were able to participate in this six-month examination.   

The Examining Authority listened and gave full consideration to all local views and the evidence gathered during the examination before making its recommendation to the Secretary of State.  

The decision, the recommendation made by the Examining Authority to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero and the evidence considered by the Examining Authority in reaching its recommendation are publicly available on the project pages of the National Infrastructure Planning website.  

Journalists wanting further information should contact the Planning Inspectorate Press Office, on 0303 444 5004 or 0303 444 5005 or email:   

Press.office@planninginspectorate.gov.uk