FAQs

• There is a community fund of upto £1,060,000 associated with the construction of the onshore converter stations.
• The fund will become available when full construction of the onshore converter stations commences in 2027. 
• It will be managed by an independent adminstrator who will recruit a decision-make panel comprising local representatives.

• Funding criteria will be established by the administrator and the community decision-making panel.
• Potential eligible themes identified during our consultation activities include environment and nature, youth activities, sport and leisure, community buildings and community transport.
• The communities closest to the project are expected to be prioritised, while maintaining a fair geographic coverage.https://doggerbanksouth.co.uk/contact

Pre-construction preparatory works in the vicinity of the onshore converter stations are planned to start in November 2026. Main onshore converter station construction is due to start in summer 2027. Offshore surveys in preparation for offshore construction will take place in 2027. Please visit our current construction activities page.

Contact our Community Liaison Officer, Lee, or the project team on freephone 0800 254 5459, by email at dbs@rwe.com, or by post at FREEPOST DBSOWF.

• We have prepared a Construction Traffic Management Plan which includes measures to manage, control and monitor traffic construction movements - this will be enforced and managed by a Traffic Management Co-Ordinator.
• Heavy Goods Vehicle movements will avoid village centres and sensitive roads. 
• Contractors and workers will be required to adhere to routes agreed by East Riding of Yorkshire Council.
• Before any significant activity, we will write to local residents within 1km around four weeks prior to work commencing. 
• You can sign up for targeted e-news bulletins which will notify you about planned works.
• We will organise drop-in public information days ~4 weeks before main onshore works begin. For smaller works we will use website updates and e-news bulletins. We may also use adverts, parish notices, local radio and road/footpath signage.

• The converter-station design is being developed with an independent Design Review Panel, Design Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Historic England, Rowley Parish Council and local ward councillors.
• Materials and colours will be selected to help the buildings integrate into the surrounding environment.
• The final design is expected to be submitted to East Riding of Yorkshire Council in November 2026.
• The maximum building height is 24 metres, with lightning masts up to 27 metres.
• The detailed layout remains subject to final agreement.

• The footpath to the north of Butts Farm and the Gun Battery near Autherd Drain will be affected during the pre-construction preparatory work during late 2026 and early 2027. 
• A temporary diversion will operate while a permanent diversion, including a ramp across the permanent onshore converter stations' access road, is constructed.

• Monday to Saturday 07:00 – 19:00.  There will be no works outside these hours without prior consultation and agreement with the council, immediate residents or other stakeholders with a relevant interest.
• Occasionally we may need to do essential work outside standard hours (for example abnormal load movements, plant deliveries or certain highway / footpath works).
• Any out of hours activity will be agreed with East Riding of Yorkshire Council in advance and affected third parties will be consulted with.
• We will notify people in advance where practicable (e-news bulletins to subscribers, parish councils, ward councillors and neighbouring properties).
• If you have any concerns about out of hours work, please contact our Community Liaison Officer in the first instance.

 We expect construction of the onshore converter stations to take about 4 years.

• Traffic measures will be in place for periods of the construction. 
• Please visit our current construction activities page for details.

Temporary fencing and CCTV will be used to secure the site of the onshore converter stations during construction.

• Biodiversity Net Gain measures include new trees, hedgerows and habitat creation, alongside woodland management at Bentley Moor Wood.
• The project expects to purchase biodiversity credits to address any remaining deficit and achieve no net loss and, where possible, net gain.
• Although construction will generate emissions, the two wind farms are expected to deliver approximately 168.4 million tonnes of lifetime CO₂ savings compared with natural-gas generation.

• The project design has been adjusted to reduce heritage impacts, including avoiding significant features such as the deserted medieval village at Nunkeeling and areas of prehistoric and probable Romano-British settlement near landfall.
• Trial trenching has been undertaken near the converter stations, along the onshore export-cable route and near landfall.
• Our archaeology contractor, AOC Archaeology, is continuing to examine areas around our point of landfall, near Skipsea, advance of construction activities.
• Visit our achaeology page for more information.

• Finds will be cleaned, analysed, recorded and reported before being stored in local museums.
• We will share reports from AOC on the website, via the community newsletter and at local out reach events in accordance with our archaeology engagement strategy.