Other Permit Submitted

On 27 August 2024, an application titled "Marine Licence Variation Application - Cable repair or replacement - Robin Rigg Windfarm Area, Solway Firth - 05442/00009035/00010919" was submitted to Marine Scotland via its marine.gov.scot project portal. The entry is listed under the Robin Rigg Offshore Windfarm project, classified as an application for a renewables – wind activity, indicating that the project’s developer is seeking to modify an existing marine licence rather than applying for an entirely new consent. The scope of the variation specifically relates to cable repair or replacement works within the Robin Rigg wind farm area in the Solway Firth. The portal listing places this variation alongside other historical licences and applications for Robin Rigg, showing it as a discrete, dated submission. By recording the application date as 2024-08-27, Marine Scotland’s system provides a clear regulatory milestone for the project’s ongoing operational management and maintenance permissions. This variation application suggests that the project is proactively securing regulatory cover for subsea cable interventions, which are critical for maintaining export and inter-array cable integrity. From a permitting standpoint, the submission marks the formal start of Marine Scotland’s consideration of the proposed cable repair or replacement activities under the referenced licence numbers (05442/00009035/00010919). The next steps, which are not detailed on this listing page, would typically involve Marine Scotland’s technical and environmental review of the application and, if satisfactory, the eventual issue of a corresponding marine licence variation decision authorising the specified works at Robin Rigg.