Complex sentence: A planning application for Project 2 was submitted and accepted for examination in early 2015; the Project 2 area was located adjacent northwest of the Project 1 area, with the cable export route following that of Project 1's cable and adjacent on the northward side.
Split into simpler sentences: A planning application for Project 2 was submitted and accepted for examination in early 2015. The planned Project 2 was located adjacent northwest of the Project 1 area, with the cable export route following that of Project 1's cable adjacent on the northward side.