SP Energy Networks have made the SP Transmission Plc (Eastern Green Link 4) Compulsory Purchase Order 2026. The documents are included below for reference.
CPO Schedule
CPO Drawings
Statement of Reasons
Statement of Reasons Appendix 1
- Document 1
Circular 6 2011 Compulsory Purchase Orders - Document 2
Extracts from the Electricity Act 1989 - Document 3
The electricity transmission licence granted to SP Transmission plc - Document 4
Location Plan showing the extent of the Order Land - Document 5
The Electricity Act 1989 Uniform Prices in the North of Scotland Order 2005 - Document 6
Compulsory Purchase in Scotland Guidance for Acquiring Authorities consisting of five parts published by the Scottish Government in April 2018 - Document 7
Chapter 3 Site Selection and Routing of the Environment Impact Assessment Report - Document 8
SPT Routeing and Siting Consultation Document April 2024 - Document 9
SPEN Approach to Routeing and Environmental Impact Assessment - Document 10
EGL4 Round One Feedback Report - Document 11
EGL4 Round Two Feedback Report - Document 12
Applications to the Scottish Ministers for the grant of a Necessary Wayleave in Scotland - Document 13
Ofgem Funding Decision issued on 9 December 2025 - Document 14
National Planning Framework 4 - Document 15
Planning Statement submitted to Fife Council in connection with the Scottish Offshore Scheme - Document 16
Direction issue by the Secretary of State under section 35 of the Planning Act 2008 on 29 February 2024
SP Energy Networks have submitted two planning applications to Fife Council for the EGL4 project, which have now been validated. As agreed with the Council, we have submitted an In Principle application for the converter station and a Full planning application for the underground cables.
Both applications are supported by one environmental impact assessment report (EIAR) and a number of other documents. Those documents are included below for reference.
Non Technical Summary
Contents and Abbreviations
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Project Description
Chapter 3 - Site Selection and Routeing
Chapter 4 - Legislative and Policy Framework
Chapter 5 - Environmental Impact Assessment Methodology
Chapter 6 - Landscape and Visual Amenity
Chapter 7 - Ecology and Nature Conservation
Chapter 8 - Water Environment and Flood Risk
Chapter 9 - Cultural Heritage
Chapter 10 - Access, Traffic and Transport
Chapter 11 – Noise and Vibration
Chapter 12 - Geology and Ground Conditions
Chapter 13 - Climate Change
Chapter 14 - Cumulative and In-Combination Effects
Chapter 15 Summary and Conclusions
Appendices
The applications are also supported by a number of other separate documents:
Planning Statement
Design and Access Statement
Application Drawings
PAC Report
Other Documents
You can also find details of our converter station planning application here, and details of our underground cable application here on the Fife Council website.
Our final round of consultation ran from Monday 12 May to Friday 06 June 2025. We produced a number of supporting documents for this consultation:
Following our second round of consultation, we have produced a report summarising feedback received and how this has influenced our updated plans. You can find the report below, along with exhibition banners containing the key points, which were produced for our final feedback event at Kinghorn on Thursday 7 August 2025.
For our first round of consultation, we have produced a number of supporting documents.