Offshore wind energy - draft updated sectoral marine plan 2025: consultation analysis report

Key findings from the consultation on the draft updated Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy (SMP-OWE), which ran from 30 May to 22 August 2025.


Appendix B: Respondent sub-types

Table 3: Respondent sub-types per question (questions 1 to 6)
Respondent Sub-Types Q1.1 Q1.2 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6.1 Q6.2
Individual 167 81 146 144 131 190 144 110
Public body 13 13 13 14 12 14 10 13
Energy company / developer / association 13 15 16 16 16 15 13 13
Industry bodies / member organisations 11 8 11 12 14 13 11 11
NGO 4 5 5 5 5 5 3 5
Other commercial sector 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
Did not respond 93 180 110 110 123 64 120 149
Table 4: Respondent sub-types per question (questions 7 to 11)
Respondent Sub-Types Q7 Q8 Q9.1 Q9.2 Q10 Q11.1 Q11.2
Individual 93 99 127 70 90 141 118
Public body 14 15 13 12 13 8 7
Energy company / developer / association 14 14 10 12 17 8 11
Industry bodies / member organisations 9 11 9 10 14 8 5
NGO 5 5 4 5 5 1 3
Other commercial sector 2 2 2 2 2 3 2
Did not respond 167 158 139 193 163 135 158
Table 5: Respondent sub-types per question (questions 12 to 19)
Respondent Sub-Types Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 Q19
Individual 70 195 94 59 108 93 80 83
Public body 11 11 18 8 12 11 11 12
Energy company / developer / association 13 14 14 8 14 14 13 13
Industry bodies / member organisations 9 9 12 7 11 10 9 9
NGO 4 3 5 4 3 5 3 3
Other commercial sector 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 1
Did not respond 194 69 160 218 154 170 187 183

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