Eyemouth Chopper Base Cleared for Takeoff

Eyemouth Harbour Trust has secured planning permission for the construction of a helicopter access facility adjacent to Eyemouth Harbour, Scotland. 

Originally submitted in October 2017, the plans comprise two helipads, a hangar, an office and welfare building, a fuel storage area, a car parking, an access road, and landscaping.

The plans are speculative and said to be a potentially important part of the port’s ambitions to become an Operations & Maintenance base for an offshore wind farm development in the Firth of Forth.

”While it’s an important milestone in the overall strategy of the harbour trust to attract new business to the area, it is speculative and there is still a lot of work to do initially with respect to wind farm operation and maintenance,” Christine Bell, Business Manager for EHT, said.

”However, this consent certainly strengthens Eyemouth’s position as a competitive base for supporting marine operations in the offshore wind sector.”