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On this page you will be able to view all the documents published as part of our ongoing statutory consultation, as well as documents for our previous non-statutory consultations held in 2022 and 2023.
 

    Statutory consultation preliminary environmental information report (January 2026)

    The documents that make up the preliminary environmental information report (PEIR) for LionLink can be found below, including a non-technical summary. 

    PEIR non-technical summary
    PEIR Addendum Note
    PEIR Addendum Note
    Chapter 1 Introduction
    PEIR Volume 1 Chapter 1 Introduction
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 1.1 Competent Experts
    PEIR Volume 3 Chapter 1 Figures
    Chapter 2 Description of the Proposed Scheme
    PEIR Volume 1 Chapter 2 Description of the Proposed Scheme
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 2.1 Outline Onshore Code of Construction Practice
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 2.2 Outline Offshore Construction Environmental Management Plan
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 2.3 Electromagnetic Field Assessment
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 2.4 Thermal Emissions Technical Note
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 2.5 Outline Cable Burial Risk Assessment
    PEIR Volume 3 Chapter 2 Figures
    Chapter 3 Alternatives and Design Evolution
    PEIR Volume 1 Chapter 3 Alternatives and Design Evolution
    PEIR Volume 3 Chapter 3 Figures
    Chapter 4 Legislation and Policy Overview
    PEIR Volume 1 Chapter 4 Legislation and Policy Overview
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 4.1 Legislation and Policy Register
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 4.2 Marine Plan Assessment
    Chapter 5 EIA Approach and Methodology
    PEIR Volume 1 Chapter 5 EIA Approach and Methodology
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 5.1 Transboundary
    Chapter 6 Agricultural Land and Soils
    PEIR Volume 1 Chapter 6 Agricultural Land and Soils
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 6.1 Soils Data
    PEIR Volume 3 Chapter 6 Figures
    Chapter 7 Air Quality
    PEIR Volume 1 Chapter 7 Air Quality
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 7.1 Air Quality Assessment
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 7.2 Air Quality Baseline Data
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 7.3 Air Quality Assessment Results
    PEIR Volume 3 Chapter 7 Figures
    Chapter 8 Ecology and Biodiversity
    PEIR Volume 1 Chapter 8 Ecology and Biodiversity
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 8.1 Baseline Report - Designated Designated Sites
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 8.2 Baseline Report – Habitat Classification Survey
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 8.3 Baseline Report – National Vegetation Classification
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 8.4 Baseline Report - River Condition Assessment Survey
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 8.5 Baseline Report - eDNA Survey
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 8.6 Baseline Report - Hazel Dormouse Survey
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 8.7 Baseline Report – Herpetofauna Survey
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 8.8 Baseline Report – Badger Survey [Redacted]
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 8.9 Baseline Report – Bat Roost Survey
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 8.10 Baseline Report - Bat Activity Survey
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 8.11 Baseline Report – Advanced Bat Survey [Redacted]
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 8.12 Baseline Report - Wintering Bird Survey 2022-2023
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 8.13 Baseline Report - Wintering Bird Survey 2023-2024
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 8.14 Baseline Report – Breeding Bird Survey 2024 [Redacted]
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 8.15 Baseline Report - Inshore and Beach Breeding Bird Survey 2024
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 8.16 Baseline Report - Wintering Bird Survey 2024-2025
    Chapter 9 Geology and Contamination
    PEIR Volume 1 Chapter 9 Geology and Contamination
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 9.1 Preliminary Contamination Risk Assessment
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 9.2 Ground Investigation Data
    PEIR Volume 3 Chapter 9 Figures
    Chapter 10 Health and Wellbeing
    PEIR Volume 1 Chapter 10 Health and Wellbeing
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 10.1 Health and Wellbeing Evidence Review
    PEIR Volume 3 Chapter 10 Figures
    Chapter 11 Historic Environment
    PEIR Volume 1 Chapter 11 Historic Environment
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 11.1 Historic Environment Desk-based Assessment
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 11.2 Historic Environment Gazetteers
    PEIR Volume 3 Chapter 11 Figures
    Chapter 12 Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Drainage
    PEIR Volume 1 Chapter 12 Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Drainage
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 12.1 Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 12.2 Water Environment Regulations (WER) Compliance Assessment
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 12.3 Hydrogeological Impact Assessment
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 12.4 Water Cycle Study
    PEIR Volume 3 Chapter 12 Figures
    Chapter 13 Landscape and Visual Amenity
    PEIR Volume 1 Chapter 13 Landscape and Visual
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 13.1 Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment Methodology
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 13.2 Landscape Baseline
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 13.3 Visual Baseline and Effects
    PEIR Volume 3 Chapter 13 Figures
    Chapter 14 Material Assets and Waste
    PEIR Volume 1 Chapter 14 Material Assets and Waste
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 14.1 Material Assets and Waste Forecast Calculations
    PEIR Volume 3 Chapter 14 Figures
    Chapter 15 Noise and Vibration
    PEIR Volume 1 Chapter 15 Noise and Vibration
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 15.1 Environmental Sound Survey
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 15.2 Construction Noise and Vibration Assumptions and Results
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 15.3 Operational Noise Modelling Assumptions
    PEIR Volume 3 Chapter 15 Figures
    Chapter 16 Socio-economics, Recreation and Tourism
    PEIR Volume 1 Chapter 16 Socio-economics, Recreation and Tourism
    PEIR Volume 3 Chapter 16 Figures
    Chapter 17 Traffic and Transport
    PEIR Volume 1 Chapter 17 Traffic and Transport
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 17.1 Transport Assessment
    PEIR Volume 3 Chapter 17 Figures
    Chapter 18 Marine Physical Environment
    PEIR Volume 1 Chapter 18 Marine Physical Environment
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 18.1 Sediment Dispersion Modelling
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 18.2 Proposed Offshore Scheme Water Framework Directive Assessment
    PEIR Volume 3 Chapter 18 Figures
    Chapter 19 Benthic
    PEIR Volume 1 Chapter 19 Intertidal and Subtidal Benthic Ecology
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 19.1 Benthic Survey Report
    PEIR Volume 3 Chapter 19 Figures
    Chapter 20 Fish and Shelfish
    PEIR Volume 1 Chapter 20 Fish and Shellfish
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 20.1 Atlantic Herring and Sandeel Habitat Study
    PEIR Volume 3 Chapter 20 Figures
    Chapter 21 Ornithology
    PEIR Volume 1 Chapter 21 Intertidal and Offshore Ornithology
    PEIR Volume 3 Chapter 21 Figures
    Chapter 22 Marine Mammals
    PEIR Volume 1 Chapter 22 Marine Mammals
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 22.1 Underwater Noise
    PEIR Volume 3 Chapter 22 Figures
    Chapter 23 Shipping and Navigation
    PEIR Volume 1 Chapter 23 Shipping and Navigation
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 23.1 Navigational Risk
    PEIR Volume 3 Chapter 23 Figures
    Chapter 24 Commercial Fisheries
    PEIR Volume 1 Chapter 24 Commercial Fisheries
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 24.1 Supporting Commercial Fisheries Information
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 24.2 Outline Fisheries Liaison and Coexistence Plan
    PEIR Volume 3 Chapter 24 Figures
    Chapter 25 Other Marine Users
    PEIR Volume 1 Chapter 25 Other Marine Users
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 25.1 Supporting Other Marine Users information
    PEIR Volume 3 Chapter 25 Figures
    Chapter 26 Marine Archaeology
    PEIR Volume 1 Chapter 26 Marine Archaeology
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 26.1 Marine Archaeological Technical Report
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 26.2 Stage 1 Geoarchaeological Review of 2024 Offshore Geotechnical Data
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 26.3 Stage 2 Marine Geoarchaeological Recording
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 26.4 Outline Written Scheme of Investigation
    PEIR Volume 3 Chapter 26 Figures
    Chapter 27 Climate Change and Carbon
    PEIR Volume 1 Chapter 27 Climate Change and Carbon
    PEIR Volume 3 Chapter 27 Figures
    Chapter 28 Cumulative effects
    PEIR Volume 1 Chapter 28 Cumulative Effects
    PEIR Volume 2 Appendix 28.1 Long List of Other Developments
    PEIR Volume 3 Chapter 28 Figures
    Chapter 29 Summary of Likely Significant Effects
    PEIR Volume 1 Chapter 29 Summary of Likely Significant Effects

    LionLink Programme Document (November 2025)

    Every developer applying for a Development Consent Order is now required to produce and maintain a pre-application Programme Document.

    LionLink Programme Document

    Archive landfall decision project update documents (March 2025)

    Project brochure
    Information banners
    Webinar presentation

    Archive non-statutory consultation documents (October 2022)

    Please note, these materials refer to the project as EuroLink. In April 2023, EuroLink was renamed LionLink to better reflect our Anglo-Dutch partnership. The fundamentals of the project remain the same, only the name was changed.

    Briefing pack
    Information banners
    Consultation leaflet
    Feedback form
    Maps
    Overview
    Siting and routeing options
    Shortlisted landfall locations
    Shortlisted converter station sites
    Environmental constraints overview: Heritage
    Environmental constraints overview: Landscape and ecology
    Offshore constraints