07-05-2025
Decision day for Saunton Sands electricity cable plans
Decision day for beach electricity cable plans
Developers want to bring an electricity cable from an offshore wind farm onshore at Saunton Sands
A decision is due to be taken on controversial plans to bring an electricity cable from an offshore wind farm onshore at a Devon beauty spot.
White Cross offshore windfarm has applied to put seven floating turbines about 30 miles (52km) off the north Devon coast and wants to bring a power cable onshore at Saunton Sands, then under Braunton Burrows and across the Taw Estuary to connect to a new electricity substation.
North Devon Council planning officers have recommended the scheme for approval and White Cross said the project would create jobs in north Devon and provide thousands of homes with renewable energy.
More than 1,800 people have objected to the cable plans.
