Updates for 2024
East Anglia THREE - Extended working hours at the onshore converter station site (update - 1 Nov 2024)
Siemens Energy have been given permission by the local planning authority to work four additional Sundays. The additional hours are needed to take advantage of the dry period in setting out and placement of electrical equipment. The dates are as follows:
Sunday 3 November, Sunday 17 November, Sunday 1 December and Sunday 15 December.
Work will take place between 0700 and 1600 and includes the use of a 40t crane, a telehandler and a Mobile Elevating Work Platform. Plant will be in intermittent use and the rest of the works are manual labour only. Most of the work will take place within the converter hall building.
East Anglia ONE North and TWO - Community engagement update
Prior to our upcoming archaeology investigations across our East Anglia ONE North and TWO development area, we will be holding a drop-in community engagement event. This is an opportunity for the local community to hear about the activity expected, meet our contractors, ask questions, and find out more.
The detail of the event is as follows:
Wednesday 21st August, 11.30am - 7pm, Sizewell Sports and Social Club, IP16 4JX
East Anglia THREE - consultation on Decommissioning Programme (update 17 July 2024)
East Anglia THREE have received a Section 105 Notice from the Secretary of State requiring the production of a high-level Decommissioning Programme, in accordance with the project discharge documents.
East Anglia THREE are undertaking a consultation before submitting the draft Programme to the Secretary of State. The draft Decommissioning Programme is publicly available for 28 days from 17th July 2024 on the Project website. More information is available on our Project Notices page.
East Anglia THREE - transformer deliveries (update - 7 June 2024)
The East Anglia THREE converter station will be taking delivery of the transformers this summer. Once the windfarm is operational, the transformers will connect the green electricity generated offshore to the National Grid. Deliveries are planned to take place on Sunday 23 June, Sunday 30 June, Sunday 7 July and Sunday 14 July. More information about the delivery route and associated traffic managment on Wherstead Road is available on our News page.
East Anglia THREE - fencing installation (update - 16 May 2024)
Site fencing will be installed week commencing 20th May at acces points off Somersham Road, Bramford Road (B1113) and Old Ipswich Road. The locations are at existing access points and no traffic management is required.
East Anglia THREE - Extended working hours (update - 4 May 2024)
A concrete pour is planned to take place from Tuesday 21st May into the early morning on Wednesday 22nd May. The additional hours are required as the work must be completed in one operation once it has started to ensure the correct quality of finish. The East Anglia THREE Code of Construction Practice allows for some works to be undertaken outside normal core hours. As the work is weather dependant, the above dates and times may need to be pushed back 24 hours in the event of bad weather.
East Anglia ONE North and TWO - Infiltration testing (April - May 2024)
We will be undertaking infiltration testing across the cable route and substation development area. The start of this work will begin with a non-intrusive Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey of the area to scan for utilties. This will be followed by the main infiltration testing work which will consist of filling various pits in the development area with water, to test how long it takes to soakaway. All affected parish councils have been engaged with.
East Anglia THREE community engagement (update - 16 January 2024)
Prior to the next phase of works along the East Anglia THREE cable corridor, a series of drop-in public information days will be held where you can meet the project teams, learn about forthcoming activities and ask any questions you may have about the project. These will be held at the following local venues:
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Loraine Victory Hall, Bramford, IP8 4AL, 2pm-6pm, Monday 5th February
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Burstall Village Hall, IP8 3DR, 3pm-7pm, Tuesday 6th February
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Bawdsey Village Hall, IP12 3AJ, 3pm-7pm, Wednesday 7th February
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Westerfield Village Hall, IP6 9BE, 3pm-7pm, Thursday 8th February
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Waldringfield Village Hall, IP12 4QP, 3pm-7pm, Monday 12th February
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Playford Village Hall, IP6 9DU, 3pm-7pm, Tuesday 13th February
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Martlesham Community Hall, IP12 4PB, 1.30pm-5.30pm, Wednesday 14th February
More information is available on our Events page.
Updates for 2023
East Anglia THREE – Extended working hours at the onshore converter station (update - 12 October 2023)
The second of an anticipated four concrete pours is planned to take place from Tuesday 17th October into the early morning on Wednesday 18th October. As before, concrete will be delivered to the converter station site at Bullen Lane, Bramford, during our normal working hours, pumped out, levelled and left to firm. The curing time will depend on weather conditions. From Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday morning, hand-operated machinery will be used to produce a smooth, level surface finish.
East Anglia THREE – Extended working hours at the onshore converter station (update - 2 October 2023)
A concrete pour is planned to take place from Thursday 5 October into the early morning on Friday 6 October. The additional hours are required as the work must be completed in one operation once it has started to ensure the correct quality of finish. The East Anglia THREE Code of Construction Practice allows for some works to be undertaken outside normal core hours.
Concrete will be delivered during our normal working hours on Thursday. Concrete will be pumped out, levelled and left to firm. The curing time will depend on weather conditions. From Thursday afternoon into Friday morning, hand-operated machinery will be used to produce a smooth, level surface finish.
East Anglia THREE - Completion of temporary CCS at Clappits Farm (update - 11 Sept 2023)
Following the installation of a site access in 2022, contractors have returned to complete the installation of the temporary Consoloidated Construction Site at Clappits Farm, Newbourne. Installation is expected to be completed by the end of September 2023.
East Anglia THREE - converter station work resumes at Bramford (update - 04 May 2023)
The new converter station is where the green electricity generated offshore will join the National Grid to power homes, businesses and public buildings. It is being built next to the existing East Anglia ONE and National Grid substations at the end of Bullen Lane. More information is available here.
East Anglia Hub Interactive Project Activity Map Launched (update - 27 April 2023)
To ensure local communities are fully informed about pre-enabling and construction activity taking place across our windfarm projects our new Project Activity pages and interactive Project Activity map have been published on our website. The map provides details of different elements of the projects and will be used to identify locations where activity is taking place, timings and any other supporting information.
Find out more on the relevant pages below:
Updates for 2022
East Anglia THREE community engagement
Edward Rees re-joined ScottishPower Renewables last year as Community Liaison Officer for East Anglia THREE, having previously worked on East Anglia ONE. Edward organised Public Information Days prior to the installation of temporary Consolidated Construction Sites (CCSs) last summer, giving the local community an opportunity to meet the project management team and ask questions about the construction works.
Further events will be held in summer 2023, prior to the installation of the remaining CCSs. Organisations can also request SPR attendance at events and meetings and, dependent on programme and availability, these will be honoured where possible.
If you have any questions about East Anglia THREE, you can contact us at eastangliathree@scottishpower.com. Further information on our approach to community engagement is available in our Project Community and Public Relations Procedure.
East Anglia TWO and ONE North Development Consent granted
Development Consent Orders were awarded to East Anglia TWO and ONE North at the end of March 2022. ScottishPower Renewables is continuing to make preparations for the delivery of these projects in accordance with the commitments made during the consenting process.