Sea Link: development consent order, Planning Act 2008
Decision by the Secretary of State on an application by National Grid plc for a subsea interconnector cable, running between Suffolk and Kent.
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Decision by the Secretary of State on an application by National Grid for the construction, operation and maintenance of the electricity transmission network between Kent and Suffolk. It is a high voltage direct current link, from a proposed substation near Sizewell in Suffolk, to run offshore for approximately 122km, to the existing Richborough to Canterbury 400 kilovolt overhead line close to Richborough in Kent, as well as associated developments. It will have a transmission capacity of up to 2 gigawatts.
Date of decision
30 October 2026
Company / location
National Grid Electricity Transmission plc
Avonbank
Feeder Road
Bristol
BS2 0TB