# The Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm Order 2026, Paragraph 12: Design parameters


(1) The total length of the cables forming part of the authorised scheme and the authorised scheme in licence 1 (generation) and the volume and area of their cable protection must not exceed the following (whether installed under this licence or licence 1 (generation))—
Work No.
Length
Area of cable protection
Volume of cable protection
Work No. 4 (interlink cables)
123.75km
406,438m2
399,234m3
Work Nos. 5 and 11 (offshore export cables)
440km
1,524,870m2
1,457,579m3
(2) The total number of cable crossings must not exceed—
(a) 16, in respect of the interlink cables comprised within Work No. 4; and
(b) 38, in respect of the offshore export cables comprised within Work No. 5,
unless otherwise agreed with the MMO.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/138/schedule/11/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/outer-dowsing-offshore-wind-farm-order-2026/schedule-11/paragraph-12
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