From 21 November 2025, the Dogger Bank Creyke Beck Offshore Wind Farm Order 2015 has been amended by a non-material change, as published on legislation.gov.uk. The Development Consent Order can now be applied to Project A and Project B separately, meaning approvals, enforcement and conditions are handled on a project-specific basis rather than collectively.

For investors and contractors, the practical shift is accountability. Bizco 1 is named for Project A and Bizco 4 for Project B. That matters for risk allocation, counterparties and any future financing that wants cleaner ring-fencing of obligations by project, without re-opening the underlying consent.

End-of-life duties are now split. If Project A offshore works are abandoned or fall into decay, the Secretary of State can require Bizco 1 to repair, remove and make the site safe. If the same occurs on Project B, Bizco 4 receives the notice and must fund restoration; where removal happens outside an abandonment scenario, the Secretary of State also consults the relevant statutory nature conservation body.

Definitions are recut to remove ambiguity around scope. Project A offshore works comprise Work Nos. 1A, 2A and 2T, while Project B offshore works comprise Work Nos. 1B, 2B, 2BA, 2BC and 2T. Each project has its own converter station works and onshore cable works, with cable preparation excluded where delivered as shared works. Shared works cover elements of Work No. 7 other than the converter stations, plus Works 10A to 10F.

Phasing gets clearer because fencing is treated as a gating item. Permanent fencing for each converter station must be completed before any part of that asset is brought into use; and fencing for the shared elements of Work No. 7 must be finished before any part of either project’s onshore works goes live. This helps sequence energisation and site security in a predictable way.

Project B now mirrors Project A on pre-commencement environmental controls. Its converter station works cannot start until a detailed scheme addressing the matters set out in the Order is approved by the relevant planning authority after consultation with the Environment Agency. Each project must deliver its own approved scheme and keep it current.

Operational noise is capped at 35 dB LAr,Tr under BS4142 at specified receptors, including Halfway House, Model Farm, Poplar Farm and Wanlass Farm, with the cap applying when both converter stations are considered together. For Project B, standby generator testing is limited to 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday to Saturday, with no testing on Sundays or bank holidays unless the authority agrees in writing.

Artificial light controls are also split. Project A’s light management plan remains, while Project B must secure its own written scheme for managing and mitigating artificial light from the converter station, approved after consulting the statutory nature conservation body, and maintain it during operation of the Project B onshore works.

Telecoms and TV interference will be remedied by project. If interference arises from Project A onshore works or the shared works, Bizco 1 must submit a rectification scheme for approval. If it arises from Project B onshore works or the shared works, Bizco 4 must submit the scheme. Each scheme is then implemented as approved by the authority.

Decommissioning is ring-fenced by design. Three months before stopping commercial operation, Bizco 1 or Bizco 4 must submit a demolition and removal plan for their respective onshore works and any shared works no longer needed by the other project, including the intended final land condition and a timetable. One project’s shutdown does not trigger the other’s obligations.

For project structuring, the outcome is straightforward: discrete duties, discrete approvals, and shared assets governed through defined interfaces. Counterparties now know which entity is responsible for notices, restoration and compliance for each half of Dogger Bank Creyke Beck, reducing cross-contamination of risk between A and B.

The Order was made on 20 November 2025 and came into force on 21 November 2025, signed on behalf of the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero by John Wheadon. The timing offers immediate clarity for 2026 procurement and commissioning plans across the supply chain.