This report provides an overview of the legal framework for spatial and environmental planning in Denmark and examines the opportunities for developing wind turbines in selected sites on Venø. The island transition team aims to develop a community-owned wind turbine. The potential area for selecting a site to develop wind turbines is on the south side of the island.
Based on the secretariat’s findings, most of the environmental and spatial barriers are found on the northern side of the island. The choice of a site towards the south of the island ensures that it does not directly overlap with protected environmental areas or residential areas. However, such a project faces additional restrictions and barriers, and many levels of regulations and jurisdiction must be addressed.
As one of the 27 small islands that may be exempt from spatial requirements, key stakeholders will nevertheless need to be engaged to ensure that construction can take place on the site. Additionally, since the proposed wind turbine location is not within Natura 2000, but does border it, an environmental impact assessment would need to conclude that the risks and impact are minimal to non-existent. Accordingly, proportional mitigation or compensation measures may need to be proposed.