The Federal Public Service Economy, SMEs, Self-Employed and Energy has submitted an application for an authorization for the construction and a permit for the operation of offshore windfarms and parc cabling in the Belgian part of the North Sea. This application is subject to an environmental impact assessment procedure.
The application, the environmental impact statement and the non-technical summary can be consulted from 12 December 2023 to 11 January 2024 at the offices of MUMM (Management Unit of the Mathematical Model of the North Sea) in Brussels (Institute of Natural Sciences, Vautierstraat 29, 1000 Brussels; mdevolder@naturalsciences.be; tel 02 627 43 52) or Ostend (3de en 23ste Linieregimentsplein, 8400 Ostend; jhaelters@naturalsciences.be; tel. 02 788 77 22), by appointment only and during office hours between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm. The application can also be consulted at every coastal community, during office hours. The list of locations and contact persons of coastal communities is available by simple request to MUMM.
The documents can also be consulted electronically:
- Application (only in Dutch)
- Environmental impact statement (including concept of the appropriate assessment) (only in Dutch)
- Environmental impact statement – annex 1
- Environmental impact statement – annex 2
- Environmental impact statement – annex 3
- Environmental impact statement – annex 4
- Environmental impact statement – annex 5
- Non-technical summary (Dutch, French, English)
Any interested party may submit its views, comments and objections to Ms Brigitte Lauwaert by letter or email until 26 January 2024:
Institute of Natural Sciences/MUMM
Attn. Ms. Brigitte Lauwaert
Vautierstraat 29
1000 Brussels
blauwaert@naturalsciences.be