Navitus Bay Invites Public to Meet Offshore Wind Park Project Team (UK)

The three-hour drop-in sessions will be held in eight different locations across the region and will give local communities an opportunity to learn more about the development, which, if granted planning permission, could generate enough electricity to power up to 790,000 homes each year.

These informal events follow a series of public exhibitions in February and come as Navitus Bay prepares for the next round of community consultation in September.

Mike Unsworth, Project Director of Navitus Bay, said:

“Navitus Bay is committed to communicating honestly and openly with members of the public to ensure that they are given as much information as possible about the proposed wind park, which will deliver significant economic benefits to the local community.

“We have been carrying out comprehensive consultation with the community since 2010. As a result of the feedback we have gathered to date, we have scaled back the project and moved the northern boundary further away from the shore.

“We are still listening and will continue to act on the feedback we receive. We would therefore encourage as many people as possible to come to these sessions to hear more about our proposals and to make their views known.” 

All the sessions are open to the public and will be held at the following venues:

June 26, between 9am – 12pm
St Edwards Church Hall, Victoria Avenue, Swanage, BH19 1AH

June 26, between 2pm – 5pm
Room 3b, RNLI College, West Quay Road,  Poole, BH15 1HZ

June 27, between 9am – 12pm
Riviera Suite, Menzies Carlton Hotel, East Overcliff Grove Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 3DN

June 27, between 2pm – 5pm
West Moors Pavilion, Fryer Field, Bond Avenue, West Moors, BH22 0LJ

July 3, between 9am – 12pm
Hope Jones Room, Lymington Community Centre, New Street, Lymington, SO41 9BQ

July 3, between 2pm – 5pm
Phase 3 Lounge, The Riverside Centre, The Quay, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QR

July 4, between 9am – 12pm
New Milton Town Hall, 2 Ashley Road, New Milton, BH25 6AS

July 4, between 2pm – 5pm
Georgian Lounge, The Kings Arms, 18 Castle Street, Christchurch, BH23 1DT

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Press release, June 7, 2013; Image: navitusbaywindpark