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.
9 Abbreviations
AEOSI Adverse Effect on Site Integrity
BRIA Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment
CES Crown Estate Scotland
EMF Electromagnetic Field
GW Gigawatt
HRA Habitat Regulations Appraisal
HRA AAIR Habitat Regulations Appraisal: Appropriate Assessment Information Report
ICIA Island Communities Impact Assessment
INTOG Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas
IPR Iterative Plan Review
MEEB Measures of Equivalent Environmental Benefit
MPA Marine Protected Area
MW Megawatt
NCMPA Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area
NESO National Energy System Operator
NGO Non-Governmental Organisation
OWD Offshore Wind Directorate
OWIC Offshore Wind Industry Council
RLG Regional Location Guidance
RPA Risk and Policy Analysts Ltd
SA Sustainability Appraisal
ScotMER Scottish Marine Energy Research
SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment
SEIA Social and Economic Impact Assessment
SMP-OWE Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy
T&D Test and Demonstration