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The convertor station will be located just off Brock Lane in East Sleekburn.  The site forms part of the wider Blyth Estuary Renewable Energy Zone and falls within the Cambois Zone of Economic Opportunity.

The converter station will involve construction of a series of buildings within a securely fenced compound.  The buildings will be constructed with a steel frame and clad with grey insulated metal panels.  Some additional outdoor electrical equipment may also be required, but most of the equipment will be indoors.

Onshore underground cables will be required to connect the subsea cables to the converter station. Underground electricity cables will then connect the converter station to a new 400kV substation at Blyth (located next to the existing substation) which will be owned and operated by National Grid Electricity Transmission PLC.

National Grid North Sea Link Limited has been granted outline planning permission from Northumberland County Council for the development of a convertor station and the installation of underground electricity cables in the East Sleekburn area.