What has actually happened, in the order it happened.
The geophysical survey of the export corridor closed out on 11 July after nine weeks on site. The data goes to the burial assessment, which sets how deep the cable can go on each section. We will publish the agreed depths once the fisheries liaison group has seen them.
Two hundred and fourteen companies came to the briefing at the Port of Blyth, a third of them new to offshore wind. The onshore civils and survey support packages were walked through in detail. Slides went out to everyone on the register the following morning.
The second round is open until 30 September, with the same £750 floor and £48,000 ceiling as the first. Round one paid out £287,400 to 41 groups. The panel has asked for more applications from sea cadet units and harbour trusts this time.
The Phase A foundation package went to market on 12 May, covering 81 monopiles and their transition pieces. Secondary steel is a separate package and will follow in 2027, which keeps it open to smaller fabricators.
The spring meeting covered survey vessel windows for the summer, gear positions along the inshore end of the corridor, and the rock berm question. Minutes go to every association that sent a representative, and to two that did not.
Site clearance and access track construction began in south east Northumberland on 9 March. The first six weeks are drainage and haul road. Local residents have a direct number for the site manager, which is on the notice board at the entrance and in the parish newsletter.