Other Permit Awarded

regulatory

Eastern Green Link 4

12 September 2023

View SourcePublished: 12 Sept 2023

Event Details

Event Type:Other Permit Awarded

Category:regulatory

Date:12 September 2023

Date Precision:day

Event Signals

Positive

Project advancing - milestone achieved

High Impact

Major milestone or critical setback

Regulatory Details

Authority:Marine Scotland

Permit Type:European Protected Species licence and Basking Shark licence (geophysical & geotechnical surveys)

Description

Marine Scotland granted European Protected Species and Basking Shark licences to SP Transmission PLC to permit geophysical and geotechnical surveys for Eastern Greenlink 4. The licences (EPS and Basking Shark) commenced on 2023-09-13 and allowed survey work within defined time-limited windows to inform environmental assessment and routeing.