Inch Cape has applied to the Scottish Minsters of the Scottish Government to construct and subsequently remove a cofferdam that will enable additional landfall works as part of the installation of the offshore wind farm’s export cables at its Cockenzie site.

The cofferdam would be a temporary small scale enclosure constructed within the project’s existing cable corridor. It would be pumped dry to enable cable construction work to take place below the tide line. The documents related to the application can be found on the Marine Directorate website.

Individuals or organisations wishing to have a say on the safety of navigation or any environmental issues relating to the application now have 28 days to send their comments to the Scottish Marine Directorate via email. Representations sent in should quote both the reference number: 00010690 and applicant name: Inch Cape Offshore Limited.

A notice under Part 4 of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 will be published in the East Lothian Courier today (Thursday 29 February).