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Paragraph 7 I1

England and Wales

Cables and cable protection

(1)

In the event of scenario 1, scenario 2, scenario 3 or scenario 4, within Work No. 2A the in-field cables must not, in total—

(a)

exceed 36 in number;

(b)

exceed 90 kilometres in length;

(c)

exceed 0 cable crossings;

(d)

have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 4,000 square metres in area; or

(e)

have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 1,000 cubic metres in volume.

(2)

In the event of scenario 1, scenario 2, scenario 3 or scenario 4, within Work No. 2B the in- field cables must not, in total—

(a)

exceed 54 in number;

(b)

exceed 135 kilometres in length;

(c)

exceed F1five cable crossings;

(d)

have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding F213,590 square metres in area; or

(e)

have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding F36,900 cubic metres in volume.

(3)

In the event of scenario 1, scenario 2 or scenario 3, within Work Nos. 3A to 5A, the offshore export cables must not, in total—

(a)

exceed one in number;

(b)

exceed 40 kilometres in length;

(c)

exceed four cable crossings;

(d)

have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 9,504 square metres in area; or

(e)

have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 6885 cubic metres in volume.

(4)

In the event of scenario 1, scenario 2, scenario 3 within Work Nos. 3B to 5B the offshore export cables must not, in total—

(a)

exceed one in number;

(b)

exceed 62 kilometres in length;

(c)

exceed four cable crossings;

(d)

have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 9,504 square metres in area; or

(e)

have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 6885 cubic metres in volume.

(5)

In the event of scenario 1, scenario 2 or scenario 3, within Work No. 4B the interlink cables must not, in total—

(a)

exceed F4four in number;

(b)

exceed F592 kilometres in length;

(c)

exceed F6twelve cable crossings;

(d)

have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding F722,216 square metres in area; or

(e)

have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding F813,960 cubic metres in volume.

(6)

In the event of scenario 4 within Work Nos. 3C to 5C, the offshore export cables must not, in total—

(a)

exceed two in number;

(b)

exceed 80 kilometres in length;

(c)

exceed eight cable crossings;

(d)

have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 16,008 square metres in area; or

(e)

have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 12,645 cubic metres in volume.

(7)

In the event of scenario 4, within Work No. 4C the interlink cables must not, in total—

(a)

exceed F9eight in number;

(b)

exceed F10224 kilometres in length;

(c)

exceed F11fourteen cable crossings;

(d)

have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding F1230,252 square metres in area; or

(e)

have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding F1317,370 cubic metres in volume.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Word in Sch. 2 para. 7(2)(c) substituted (7.2.2025) by The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extensions Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/145), arts. 1, 5(a)

F2

Word in Sch. 2 para. 7(2)(d) substituted (7.2.2025) by The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extensions Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/145), arts. 1, 5(b)

F3

Word in Sch. 2 para. 7(2)(e) substituted (7.2.2025) by The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extensions Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/145), arts. 1, 5(c)

F4

Word in Sch. 2 para. 7(5)(a) substituted (7.2.2025) by The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extensions Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/145), arts. 1, 5(d)

F5

Word in Sch. 2 para. 7(5)(b) substituted (7.2.2025) by The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extensions Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/145), arts. 1, 5(e)

F6

Word in Sch. 2 para. 7(5)(c) substituted (7.2.2025) by The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extensions Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/145), arts. 1, 5(f)

F7

Word in Sch. 2 para. 7(5)(d) substituted (7.2.2025) by The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extensions Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/145), arts. 1, 5(g)

F8

Word in Sch. 2 para. 7(5)(e) substituted (7.2.2025) by The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extensions Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/145), arts. 1, 5(h)

F9

Word in Sch. 2 para. 7(7)(a) substituted (7.2.2025) by The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extensions Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/145), arts. 1, 5(i)

F10

Word in Sch. 2 para. 7(7)(b) substituted (7.2.2025) by The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extensions Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/145), arts. 1, 5(j)

F11

Word in Sch. 2 para. 7(7)(c) substituted (7.2.2025) by The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extensions Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/145), arts. 1, 5(k)

F12

Word in Sch. 2 para. 7(7)(d) substituted (7.2.2025) by The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extensions Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/145), arts. 1, 5(l)

F13

Word in Sch. 2 para. 7(7)(e) substituted (7.2.2025) by The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extensions Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/145), arts. 1, 5(m)

Commencement

I1

Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 7 in force at 9.5.2024, see art. 1