“People have got reservations about it. We just hope it’s successful.”
Mr Mole called on Vattenfall to work with the village to reduce the ongoing erosion there, possibly by contributing to new sea defences.
Malcolm Kerby, from Happisburgh s Coastal Concern Action Group, said he was not worried about the effect of the drilling.
He said: “From my understanding they’re going to drill down and then horizontally, so they’re not going to disturb the cliff at all. I’ve got far greater concerns with the effects of climate change and rising sea levels.”
But Mr Kerby said the wind farms - which will have a planned lifespan of 25 years - would eventually feel the effects of erosion.