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Marine licensing and consenting: offshore renewable energy projects
Guidance for offshore renewable energy projects on marine licensing and consenting requirements that are administered by the Marine Directorate – Licensing Operations Team (MD-LOT) on behalf of Scottish Ministers.
Statutory consultation
Statutory consultation carried out by MD-LOT
MD-LOT, on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, carries out the statutory consultation processes and will routinely consult on the following applications and submitted documents:
- environmental impact assessment screening report
- environmental impact assessment scoping report
- habitats regulations appraisal screening report
- marine licence application
- section 36 consent application
- section 36a declaration
- environmental impact assessment report
- report to inform the Appropriate Assessment
- European Protected Species licence and basking shark licence
- certain aspects of the decommissioning programme
Statutory consultation carried out by prospective applicants
In some cases statutory consultation is the responsibility of applicants. These are:
- statutory marine licensing Pre-application Consultation
- safety zone declaration - applicants must carry out the publication and notification steps required to comply with the requirements of The Electricity (Offshore Generating Stations) (Safety Zones) (Application Procedures and Control of Access) Regulations 2007 (legislation.gov.uk)
- certain aspects of the Decommissioning Programme
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