# The Five Estuaries Offshore Wind Farm Order 2025, Paragraph 116: Cable Specification and Installation Plan

Extent: E+W

The cable specification and installation plan referred to in paragraph 115 must be informed by a cable burial risk assessment, and set out for Work No. 2(c), in so far as it applies to the Deep Water Routes—
(a) that any part of Work No. 2(c), any associated development or ancillary works located within the Area of Interest as shown shaded yellow on the Deep Water Route Cable Installation Area (Future Dredging depths) plan must be installed at a level which would not impede the dredging of those parts of the Sunk and Trinity Deep Water Routes—
(i) shown shaded in yellow and outlined in a bold black line (and labelled Sunk Area A (22m CD)) to a level of 22 metres below Chart Datum;
(ii) shown shaded in yellow and outlined in a blue dotted line (and labelled Trinty (22m CD)) to a level of 22 metres below Chart Datum; and
(iii) shown shaded in yellow and cross hatched in orange (and labelled Sunk Area B (19m CD)) to a level of 19 metres below Chart Datum;
(b) the proposed cable installation methods and measures for management of construction risks;
(c) any cable protection proposed including type, volume and locations;
(d) during construction of the cables and cable protection in the Area of Interest arrangements for the consultation of the PLA in a timely manner, on such matters regarding those works as the PLA may reasonably request including arrangements for providing the PLA with a point of contact for continuing liaison and co-ordination throughout the construction of these works;
(e) the proposed programme of work for cable installation and arrangements for notification of any changes to the programme to the PLA;
(f) monitoring arrangements and the results of these surveys being made available to the PLA within 10 business days of the undertaker receiving reports of the survey results; together with methods and timescales to rectify any issues which may compromise the level referred to in sub paragraph (a) of this paragraph 116; and
(g) a requirement for a process (subject to paragraphs 119 and 120) and timescales (both the undertaker and PLA acting reasonably) for cable re-installation if the level of the cable is such that the under keel clearance specified in the Outline CSIP cannot be achieved over the lifetime of the authorised development.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/1376/schedule/9/paragraph/116 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/five-estuaries-offshore-wind-farm-order-2025/schedule-9/paragraph-116
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