Other Permit Awarded

Marine Scotland’s licensing records for the Seagreen 1A Export Cable Corridor show that a Marine Licence Variation titled “Alternative Landfall Cable Installation Method – Cockenzie, East Lothian” (reference 00010019) was issued on 16 August 2023. This licence entry is categorised under “Cable”, confirming that it specifically relates to the export cable works associated with the Seagreen 1A project, and it is recorded in the system as a granted “Licence” rather than an application or pre-application item. The variation concerns an alternative method for installing the export cable at the Cockenzie landfall in East Lothian, indicating that the regulator has formally authorised this revised approach within the existing marine licensing framework for the export cable corridor. The project record also lists a sequence of prior regulatory steps connected to this change in landfall installation method. These include a Screening Request and Screening Opinion for the “Alternative Landfall Cable Installation Method – Cockenzie, East Lothian” dated 14 June 2022, followed by a Marine Licence Variation application for the same scope submitted on 25 August 2022. The 16 August 2023 licence entry therefore represents the culmination of this variation process, moving the item from application to approved licence status in Marine Scotland’s database. By granting this Marine Licence Variation, Marine Scotland has confirmed that Seagreen 1A is permitted to proceed with the specified alternative method for installing its export cable at Cockenzie. This decision provides regulatory certainty for implementing the adjusted landfall works within the broader Seagreen 1A Export Cable Corridor consents framework.