Planning application
Fair Isle Channel, Shetland
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Non-Material Variation to Works Licence 2025/007/WL: to encase up to 56m of the Aurora subsea fibre-optic telecommunications cable in Uraduct at the SHEFA-2 cable crossing location (between 059° 34.8139' N 001° 12.8325' W and 059° 34.8040' N 001° 12.7764' W)
As published by the council, reference 2025/007/NMVWL
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/007/NMVWL
- Type
- Non-Material Variation Works Licence
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 1 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 1 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 8 Apr 2026
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Shetland Islands register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2025/018/WL Granted
Fair Isle Channel, Shetland
Variation of existing Works Licence 2025/007/WL for the installation of a subsea fibre optic telecommunication cable system, to enable post-installation rock placement protection at the Shetland HVDC link cable crossing location (59° 40' 2.34" N, 001° 48' 23.88" W)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Apr 2026
Received by Shetland Islands
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8 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 2025/007/WL (Decided)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Environmental Resources Management limited Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 1971 · London
2 applications on PlanIndex
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2 documents on file for this application
- LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE
- URADUCT AT THE SHEFA-2 CROSSING
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Shetland Islands granted permission on 8 April 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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