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Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission 77576 (Full planning permission for the construction and installation of onshore electrical infrastructure required to export electricity from the White Cross Offshore Wind Farm to the national distribution network; including installation of 132kV underground electricity transmission cable(s) from landfall at Saunton Sands Car park to a new substation at East Yelland. Construction of temporary facilities required during construction to include haul road, vehicular access, compounds, associated works areas and a permanent substation access road . Construction of a new substation under the Rochdale Envelope Approach with additional information regarding architectural form and silhouette, design code, scale and layout, landscaping, lighting, and appearance and materials) to allow an amendment to planning condition 5

White Cross Offshore Windfarm (Onshore Project)

ApprovedReference: 81047North Devon District Council

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Application summary

Status
Approved
Application type
Non-Material Amendment
Received
11 Nov 2025
Validated
11 Nov 2025
Determination deadline
Not published
Local authority
North Devon District Council

Application overview

Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission 77576 (Full planning permission for the construction and installation of onshore electrical infrastructure required to export electricity from the White Cross Offshore Wind Farm to the national distribution network; including installation of 132kV underground electricity transmission cable(s) from landfall at Saunton Sands Car park to a new substation at East Yelland. Construction of temporary facilities required during construction to include haul road, vehicular access, compounds, associated works areas and a permanent substation access road . Construction of a new substation under the Rochdale Envelope Approach with additional information regarding architectural form and silhouette, design code, scale and layout, landscaping, lighting, and appearance and materials) to allow an amendment to planning condition 5

Proposal details

Reference
81047
Ward
FREMINGTON, INSTOW, BRAUNTON WEST AND GEORGEHAM
Parish
FREMINGTON, INSTOW, BRAUNTON
Agent
White Cross Offshore Windfarm Ltd

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White Cross Offshore Windfarm (Onshore Project)

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DocumentPublishedAction
Decision NoticeDecision Notice4 Dec 2025View
Officer Report_81047 - FINALDelegated Report4 Dec 2025View
ApplicationformredactedApplication Form No Personal Data11 Nov 2025View
Covering LetterSupporting Document11 Nov 2025View
Location PlanPage 1 of original Location Plan RevP03_FLO-WHI-LAY-0022.pdf11 Nov 2025View

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