The South Coast Designated Maritime Area Plan for Offshore Renewable Energy (SC-DMAP)
- Foilsithe: 23 Deireadh Fómhair 2024
- An t-eolas is déanaí: 25 Deireadh Fómhair 2024
The South Coast Designated Maritime Area Plan for Offshore Renewable Energy (SC-DMAP) is Ireland's first forward spatial plan for offshore renewable energy (ORE).
The Plan identifies four Maritime Areas in the Irish part of the Celtic Sea within which proposed future ORE projects may be located, which in this instance relates to fixed offshore wind technology. One of these four Maritime Areas, known as Tonn Nua or Maritime Area A, is identified to be developed by the winner of Ireland's second offshore wind auction, and will aim for deployment by 2030 or as soon as feasible thereafter.
The SC-DMAP includes a suite of policy objectives which will collectively support and guide implementation of the Plan. As a statutory plan established under provisions in the Maritime Area Planning (MAP) Act 2021, as amended, the SC-DMAP, together with the National Marine Planning Framework, will inform future decision-making processes and assessments by relevant competent authorities regarding the award of Maritime Area Consents and development permissions.
The SC-DMAP was made by the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications on 24 October 2024, subsequent to the earlier approval by both Houses of the Oireachtas of the draft Plan. This followed revisions made to the draft SC-DMAP published in May 2024 to take into account relevant considerations arising from public consultations in Item was unpublished or removed and August 2024, and the environmental assessments carried out.
The submissions made during the course of the public consultations in summer 2024, together with the NIS and Environmental Report prepared in respect of the draft SC-DMAP published in May 2024 are available here .
SC-DMAP Data
The SC-DMAP data are available to view and download. You can access a WebApp to view and explore the DMAP at this link.
The boundary of the SC-DMAP is available to download on the Marine Institute website from this link.
The SC-DMAP four Maritime Areas can also be downloaded from this link.
