The trade body noted that this move is a positive step forward for the £450m project, Able Marine Energy Park, which covers nearly 800 acres of the south bank of the Humbe.
This decision will bolster the project’s potential to create approximately 4,000 jobs supplying offshore wind turbines’ components, along with providing an assembly and installation base for North Sea projects.
Commenting on the decision, RenewableUK Deputy Chief Executive Maf Smith said that the announcement made marks an important step forward in the development of the UK’s offshore wind manufacturing sector.
"This project demonstrates the massive scale of the opportunity we have to revitalize coastal areas around the country, creating tens of thousands of green-collar jobs by focusing specifically on marine renewables.
"Development of sites like this will be important in building a national and regional cluster of supply chain companies," added Smith.
Earlier this year, the government unveiled the world’s largest offshore wind farm, London Array, and the Lincs offshore wind farm.
RenewableUK noted that the the government has also given planning consent to an even bigger project, Triton Knoll, to be built off the east coast of England.
