variable frequency drive starter

You're very vague about your equipment and application, so here's a general paper about the things you need to know when developing a VFD applicaton.

An interesting read...

I wonder why the graphic on page 3 shows spiking as a result of long lead length, but the text of the article does not touch on it specifically. I guess that's the part where noise is referred to as a concern and shielding is recommended, or insulation breakdown and improvement is necessary.

^{I wonder why the graphic on page 3 shows spiking as a result of long lead length, but the text of the article does not touch on it specifically.}

That's probably because that issue warrants white papers all by itself, it's a fairly involved issue. A "reader's digest" version is that capacitive coupling occurrs between the motor lead conductors as a result of the high speed DC switching that makes up the PWM signal going from the VFD to the motor. The capacitive coupling is additive over distance, so the longer the distance the higher the voltage peak of the "standing wave" that is generated, so much so that after a certain amount, it exceeds the insulation breakdown voltage of the motor winding insulation and destroys the motor. If you do a web search for "standing wave generation in VFDs" you will find plenty of articles and papers that will go into it more.

Of course it can be done. And there are no special constraints if the drive is CE-marked. Just follow British Standard 7671 in selecting the correct cable.