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The DBS projects were awarded consent for their Development Consent Order by Lord Whitehead on behalf of the Energy Secretary on 14 May 2026.

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Work continues to bring these much-needed projects forward in anticipation of a final investment decision and ultimately construction.

The consent decision was granted with a set of specific conditions, alongside requirements already agreed as part of the examination process. These will need to be met as we move forward with the projects, and we are already working closely with stakeholders to facilitate this.

At the same time, our engineers are developing detailed designs for all aspects of the infrastructure, using information from detailed onshore and offshore surveys already completed. Where necessary, additional surveys will take place to ensure we have all the information we need to design every aspect of the projects down to the last detail.

Information about the projects, considered within the Examination is available on the Planning Inspectorate website.

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