N-3.5

Map of the site N-3.5 Map N-3.5

Procedure status

According to FEP 2023 site N-3.5 will be auctioned by the BNetzA in 2023.

Details on the status of the procedure can be found in the following compilation:

Suitability assessment

On 17 March 2021, the BSH published the drafts of the suitability assessment, the suitability determination and the environmental reports for the sites N-3.5, N-3.6 und N-7.2, which are to be put out to tender in the calendar year 2022 or 2023, and announced the publication in the NfS and on the internet. Subsequently, further documents deemed appropriate by the BSH were published. An online hearing was held on 08 June 2021. At the same time, the transboundary participation of Denmark, and the Netherlands was initiated. Based on the comments and statements made in the consultation, the drafts were revised and the suitability test was completed. The suitability of the areas was determined by legal ordinance of 18 January 2022 and the 2nd WindSeeV was published in the Federal Law Gazette (BGBl I 2022, p. 58) on 27 Jaunary 2022. The final documents were put on ice for one month from 28 February 2022.

The following documents were made available for the area [N-3.5/ N-3.6/ N 7.2] as part of the procedure (most of them only available in german):

SiteDocumentDate*
N-3.5, N-7.2, N-3.6Suitability assessment25.02.2022
Suitability determination (2nd WindSeeV)25.02.2022
Navigational risk assessment23.07.2021
N-3.5Environmental report25.02.2022
Bericht hydrographische Vermessung12.03.2021
Zwischenbericht Benthos, Biotoptypen und Fische 202012.03.2021
Endbericht Benthos, Biotoptypen und Fische16.04.2021
Bericht Meeressäuger 201812.03.2021
Bericht Meeressäuger 201912.03.2021
Bericht Rastvögel 201812.03.2021
Bericht Rastvögel 201912.03.2021
Bericht Zugvögel 201812.03.2021
Bericht Zugvögel 201912.03.2021

* of publication on the BSH website.

Public participation regarding the investigation

The initiation of the procedure for the investigation of site N-3.5 was announced on 01.02.2019. With that, a participation document describing the intended subject and scope of the investigation was published:

Participation document for the investigation on sites N-3.5, N-3.6 and N-7.2 (only available in German)

Investigation framework

Subject and scope of the investigation for site N-3.5 were presented and discussed at a hearing on 20.03.2019. Based on the hearing and the comments received, the following investigation framework was defined on 30.08.2019:

Investigation framework for site N-3.5 (only available in German)

Site information

The information on the site will be published by the BNetzA within the scope of the site tendering no later than six months before the bid date on 01 September 2023.