The facility at Eyemouth Harbour consists of a three-storey 1040 square metre main building and a two-storey 538 square metre storage warehouse.

Plans were submitted by Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Limited, a joint venture of EDF Renewables and ESB, and Eyemouth Harbour Trust.

The O&M building, which is designed by architects Corstorphine + Wright, will house the office, warehousing and staff welfare facilities required to support the servicing of NnG once the wind farm is operational.

Additional benefits of the O&M facility would be training, retraining and apprenticeship opportunities available to the residents of Eyemouth and the surrounding area.

Neart na Gaoithe project director Matthias Haag said the announcement is a significant next step towards NnG’s O&M facility being based in the town.

He said: “Having worked so closely with the Eyemouth Harbour Trust on the details of this proposal I am very pleased that Scottish Borders Council has approved the plans for our O&M base at Eyemouth Harbour.

“We need an O&M base for the 25-year lifespan of NnG which brings with it fantastic socio-economic benefits for the town of Eyemouth and the local community.”

Eyemouth Harbour Trust business manager Christine Bell added: “We have been working closely with the NnG project team to achieve this goal.

“It’s another positive and significant step towards regeneration opportunities being realised in Eyemouth.”