Consultation begins into offshore wind farm plans
People are being invited to have their say on plans to extend the world's largest offshore windfarm.
Developers SSE Renewables and Equinor said Dogger Bank D would include up to 113 wind turbines about 210km (130 miles) off the East Yorkshire coast.
The project would also include onshore facilities to carry the electricity generated by the turbines into the national grid.
An eight-week statutory consultation into the proposals runs until Tuesday 5 August.
The project is an extension to the 277-turbine Dogger Bank Wind Farm, which is currently in construction and, when complete, will generate up to 3.6GW of electricity, enough to power four-and-a-half million homes.
SSE said Dogger Bank D would produce up to 2GW of additional power.
Plans include a subsea cable to export power from the wind farm to a landfall point near Skipsea.
From there, underground cables would transmit the electricity 55km (34 miles) to a new substation called Birkhill Wood, which is being developed near Cottingham.
The consultation into the plans includes two online sessions and six in-person events, taking place on the following days:
Tuesday 24 June, 15:00 to 18:30 BST: Skipsea Village Hall
Wednesday 25 June, 14:00 to 19:00: Leven Sports Hall
Thursday 26 June, 10:00 to 14:00: Cottingham Civic Hall
Thursday 26 June, 15:00 to 18:00: Walkington Village Hall
Friday 27 June, 10:00 to 14:00: Toll Gavel Church Hall, Beverley
Saturday 28 June, 10:00 to 14:00: Beverley Memorial Hall
Sophie Large, senior project manager for Dogger Bank D, said: "We are looking forward to welcoming the public to our consultation events for Dogger Bank D and providing the opportunity for the community to learn more about our proposals.
"It's important to us that local communities share their deep knowledge of the region and continue to review, and be informed about, our plans."
SSE Renewables and Equinor said they would use the feedback from the consultation in its final application for a Development Consent Order, which would have to be approved by the government.
The plans are also subject to a final investment decision by the developers.
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