Substation Support at Planning Committee

East Lothian Council’s Planning Committee has unanimously approved the detailed application for the Seagreen 1A substation.  The decision builds on the 2021 planning permission in principle for the Seagreen 1A onshore substation plans at Cockenzie.

The Seagreen 1A project is a proposal to build the remaining 36 consented offshore wind turbines adjacent to Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm, which required a separate grid connection through the Cockenzie substation. The proposed onshore substation is therefore an essential component to enable connection into the national electricity grid and help Scotland reach a net-zero carbon future.

The substation proposals had been recommended for approval by East Lothian Council planning officers, subject to conditions, and had received no local representations against the plans.

Simon Hindson, Lead Onshore Consents Manager for Seagreen, said: “We welcome the continued support from East Lothian Council. We have worked hard on the detailed designs and all the proposed Seagreen 1A substation buildings will be significantly lower in height than the existing substation next door.”