Wind plan not just hot air
A STREAMLINED planning system aimed at attracting offshore wind companies to Grimsby has moved a step closer to fruition.
North East Lincolnshire Council has given the green light for a Local Development Order (LDO) for the Port of Grimsby Enterprise Zone to be put out to consultation.
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PLANNING SYSTEM: View of the Port of Grimsby east docks.
The LDO, which sets out a process of "deemed" consent for specific types of development within the Enterprise Zone , will be subject to a 28-day consultation, with the final version due to be approved in January.
The consultation will apply to the 3.6-hectare portion of the 11-hectare enterprise zone located along the North Quay of Grimsby Docks, known as G2.
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Consultation on the LDO for the other 7.4 hectares, which are located further east beyond the Seafood Village, known as G1, has been put on hold to allow for the exact layout of the plot to be finalised and for an environmental impact assessment to be carried out.
An LDO will remove the need to obtain planning permission for specific types of development – meaning, in effect, that outline planning permission would already be in place for business, general industrial and storage and distribution uses.
A simplified planning system is one of the key benefits of enterprise zone status, which was granted to sections of the port estate in November last year.
Another is a discount on business rates, expected to amount to around £275,000 over a five-year period.
The council's head of development Jason Longhurst said the LDO would spread the message that North East Lincolnshire was "open for business".
He added: "This is about enabling development and investment.
"We do need to underpin that message with a fast-track approach to planning and this puts us very much in the driving seat."
The Port of Grimsby Enterprise Zone was set up primarily to attract operations and maintenance companies working in the offshore wind sector.
Centrica and RES already operate from Grimsby Docks and last month EoN was given planning application to build a new operations and maintenance base – which will take up around half of the 3.6-hectare G2 site.
Comments
by Jasbee
Wednesday, October 24 2012, 2:14PM
“Mr incredulous. I am more incredulous than you are. These jobs are of course a complete waste of time. People are being paid , & equipment supplied to perform useless tasks. All this is added to the electricity users bill. The bubble will eventually burst, & the jobs will be gone.”
by MrIncredulous
Wednesday, October 24 2012, 10:07AM
“Jasbee - I don't understand why you and others of your ilk keep on with this argument and criticise the GT over stories like this.
Whilst you may be correct (and many agree with you) about the ineffectiveness of windpower IT IS happening and future developments WILL take place and so plans need to be put in place to make sure that Grimsby benefits to the maximum. We need the jobs and employment in Grimsby, rather than Hull and other east coast ports.
There are currently around 20 - 25 PTVs operating from Grimsby on a daily basis along with a number of other survey & construction vessels and as a result there are probably already several hundred people in Grimsby that are earning money weekly from the Wind Farm industry. These include the slipways, engineers, electricians, transport companies, shipping companies, ships stores, hospitality etc etc and the potential is there for many more.”
by Jasbee
Monday, October 22 2012, 6:39PM
“When is the Grimsby Telegraph going to stop dreaming & look at reality?Wind power does no work it is a costly scam. The steam turbines will always be on the line consuming Fossil Fuel. There is no reduction in CO2, so what. AGW is a fairy tale. The UK met office have recently said that the worlds temperatures have not changed in 15 years. It ain't happening folks. Pretty soon the federal government will stop funding impossible wind.”