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The Awel y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Order 2023

S.I. 2023/1033 · Made 19 September 2023 · Extends to England and Wales

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Infrastructure Planning

Made 19th September 2023

Coming into force 11th October 2023

An application has been made to the Secretary of State under section 37 of the Planning Act 2008f1 (the “2008 Act”) for an Order granting development consent.

The application was examined by a panel of 5 members (appointed by the Secretary of State) in accordance with Part 6 of the 2008 Act and carried out in accordance with the Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010f2.

The panel, having considered the application together with the accompanying documents, in accordance with section 74(2) of the 2008 Act, has submitted a report and recommendation to the Secretary of State.

The Secretary of State has considered the report and recommendation of the panel, has taken into account the environmental information in accordance with regulation 4 of the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017f3, and, as a national policy statement has effect in relation to the proposed development, has had regard to the documents and matters referred to in section 104(2) of the 2008 Act.

The Secretary of State is satisfied that the open space forming special category land specified in the land plans and special category land plan (as defined in article 2 of this Order), when burdened with any new rights authorised to be compulsorily acquired under this Order, will be no less advantageous than it was before to the persons in whom it is vested, other persons, if any, entitled to rights of common or other rights, and the public, and that, accordingly, section 132(3) of the 2008 Act applies.

The Secretary of State, having decided the application, has determined to make an Order granting development consent for the development described in the application with modifications which in the opinion of the Secretary of State do not make any substantial changes to the proposals comprised in the application.

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 114, 115, 120 and 140, and Schedule 5 to the 2008 Act, makes the following Order—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2008 c. 29. Section 37 was amended by sections 128(2) and 137(5) and Schedule 13, Part 1, paragraphs 1 to 5 of the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20).

f2

S.I. 2010/103. This instrument was amended by S.I. 2012/635.

f3

S.I. 2017/572.

Contents

  1. Part 1: Preliminary
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part 2: Principal Powers
  5. 3Development consent etc. granted by the Order
  6. 4Operation of generating station
  7. 5Power to maintain the authorised development
  8. 6Benefit of the Order
  9. 7Application and modification of legislative provisions
  10. 8Defence to proceedings in respect of statutory nuisance
  11. Part 3: Streets
  12. 9Street works
  13. 10Application of the 1991 Act
  14. 11Temporary stopping up of rights of way
  15. 12Temporary restriction of use of streets
  16. 13Access to works
  17. Part 4: Supplemental powers
  18. 14Discharge of water
  19. 15Authority to survey and investigate the land
  20. 16Protective works to buildings
  21. 17Removal of human remains
  22. Part 5: Powers of acquisition
  23. 18Compulsory acquisition of land
  24. 19Time limit for exercise of authority to acquire land compulsorily
  25. 20Compulsory acquisition of rights
  26. 21Compulsory acquisition of land: minerals
  27. 22Private rights
  28. 23Application of the 1981 Act
  29. 24Acquisition of subsoil only
  30. 25Modification of Part 1 of the 1965 Act
  31. 26Rights under or over streets
  32. 27Temporary use of land for carrying out the authorised development
  33. 28Temporary use of land for maintaining the authorised development
  34. 29Statutory undertakers
  35. 30Recovery of costs of new connections
  36. 31Funding
  37. Part 6: Miscellaneous and general
  38. 32Application of landlord and tenant law
  39. 33Felling or lopping of trees and removal of hedgerows
  40. 34Trees subject to tree preservation orders
  41. 35Abatement of works abandoned or decayed
  42. 36Saving provisions for Trinity House
  43. 37Crown rights
  44. 38Protective provisions
  45. 39Operational land for the purposes of the 1990 Act
  46. 40Certification of plans, etc.
  47. 41Service of notices
  48. 42No double recovery
  49. 43Requirements, appeals, etc.
  50. 44Arbitration
  51. Signature
  52. Schedule 1: Authorised development
  53. 1Authorised development
  54. 2Ancillary works
  55. Schedule 2: Requirements
  56. 1Time limits
  57. 2Offshore design parameters
  58. 3Aviation safety
  59. 4Offshore Noise
  60. 5Stages of authorised development
  61. 6Substation works
  62. 7Detailed design parameters onshore
  63. 8Provision of landscaping
  64. 9Implementation and maintenance of landscaping
  65. 10Code of construction practice
  66. 11Highway accesses
  67. 12Onshore archaeology
  68. 13Landscape and Ecology management plan
  69. 14European protected species onshore
  70. 15Construction hours
  71. 16Surface and foul water drainage
  72. 17Restoration of land used temporarily for construction
  73. 18Control of noise during operational stage
  74. 19Control of operational artificial light emissions
  75. 20Skills and Employment Strategy
  76. 21Offshore decommissioning
  77. 22Onshore decommissioning
  78. 23Great Dun Fell and St Annes Primary Radar Mitigation Scheme
  79. 24Landscape enhancement scheme
  80. 25Wake effects
  81. 26Requirement for written approval
  82. 27Amendments to approved details
  83. Schedule 3Streets subject to street works
  84. Schedule 4Rights of way to be temporarily stopped up or restricted
  85. Schedule 5Access to works
  86. Schedule 6Land of which only temporary possession may be taken
  87. Schedule 7Land in which only new rights etc. may be acquired
  88. Schedule 8: Modification of compensation and compulsory purchase enactments for creation of new rights and imposition of restrictive covenants
  89. 1Compensation enactments
  90. 2Paragraph 2
  91. 3Paragraph 3
  92. 4Application of Part 1 of the 1965 Act
  93. 5Paragraph 5
  94. 6Paragraph 6
  95. 7Paragraph 7
  96. 8Paragraph 8
  97. 9Paragraph 9
  98. 10Paragraph 10
  99. 11Paragraph 11
  100. Schedule 9: Protective provisions
  101. Part 1: Protection for electricity, gas, water and sewerage undertakers
  102. 1Paragraph 1
  103. 2Paragraph 2
  104. 3On street apparatus and offshore works
  105. 4Acquisition of land
  106. 5Removal of apparatus
  107. 6Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus
  108. 7Retained apparatus
  109. 8Expenses and costs
  110. 9Paragraph 9
  111. 10Miscellaneous
  112. Part 2: For the protection of Dŵr Cymru Cyfyngedig (DC)
  113. 11Paragraph 11
  114. 12Paragraph 12
  115. 13Paragraph 13
  116. 14Precedence of the WIA 1991
  117. 15Protection of DC apparatus
  118. 16Suspension of works
  119. 17Co-Operation
  120. 18Emergency Works
  121. 19Damage to DC apparatus
  122. Part 3: For the protection of National Grid
  123. 20Application
  124. 21Interpretation
  125. 22Interaction with the Bodelwyddan Project
  126. 23National Grid connection works
  127. 24Paragraph 24
  128. 25Paragraph 25
  129. 26Paragraph 26
  130. 27On Street Apparatus
  131. 28Apparatus of National Grid in streets subject to temporary stopping up
  132. 29Protective works to buildings
  133. 30Acquisition of land
  134. 31Removal of apparatus
  135. 32Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus
  136. 33Retained apparatus: Protection of National Grid as Electricity Undertaker
  137. 34Expenses
  138. 35Indemnity
  139. 36Enactments and agreements
  140. 37Co-operation
  141. 38Access
  142. 39Arbitration
  143. 40Notices
  144. Part 4: For the protection of SP Manweb as electricity undertaker
  145. 41Application
  146. 42Interpretation
  147. 43On Street Apparatus
  148. 44Acquisition of land
  149. 45Removal of apparatus
  150. 46Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus
  151. 47Retained apparatus: Protection of SP Manweb as Electricity Undertaker
  152. 48Expenses
  153. 49Indemnity
  154. 50Enactments and agreements
  155. 51Co-operation
  156. 52Access
  157. 53Arbitration
  158. Part 5: Protection for operators of electronic communications code networks
  159. 54Paragraph 54
  160. 55Paragraph 55
  161. 56Paragraph 56
  162. 57Paragraph 57
  163. Part 6: For the protection of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited
  164. 58Paragraph 58
  165. 59Paragraph 59
  166. 60Paragraph 60
  167. 61Paragraph 61
  168. 62Paragraph 62
  169. 63Paragraph 63
  170. 64Paragraph 64
  171. 65Paragraph 65
  172. 66Paragraph 66
  173. 67Paragraph 67
  174. 68Paragraph 68
  175. 69Paragraph 69
  176. 70Paragraph 70
  177. 71Paragraph 71
  178. 72Paragraph 72
  179. 73Paragraph 73
  180. 74Paragraph 74
  181. 75Paragraph 75
  182. 76Paragraph 76
  183. 77Paragraph 77
  184. 78Paragraph 78
  185. Part 7: For the protection of Rhyl Flats Wind Farm Limited
  186. 79Application
  187. 80Interpretation
  188. 81Consent for specified works
  189. 82Paragraph 82
  190. 83Paragraph 83
  191. 84Paragraph 84
  192. 85Paragraph 85
  193. 86Paragraph 86
  194. 87Expenses
  195. 88Indemnity
  196. 89Arbitration
  197. Part 8: For the protection of Conwy County Borough Council
  198. 90Paragraph 90
  199. 91Paragraph 91
  200. 92Paragraph 92
  201. 93Paragraph 93
  202. 94Paragraph 94
  203. 95Paragraph 95
  204. 96Paragraph 96
  205. 97Paragraph 97
  206. 98Paragraph 98
  207. Part 9: For the protection of Wales and West Utilities
  208. 99Paragraph 99
  209. 100Paragraph 100
  210. 101On street apparatus and offshore works
  211. 102Apparatus in streets subject to temporary restriction
  212. 103Acquisition of land
  213. 104Removal of apparatus
  214. 105Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus
  215. 106Retained apparatus
  216. 107Expenses and costs
  217. 108Paragraph 108
  218. 109Enactments and agreements
  219. Part 10: For the protection of Welsh Ministers as Strategic Highway Authority
  220. 110Application
  221. 111Interpretation
  222. 112Approvals
  223. 113Paragraph 113
  224. 114Paragraph 114
  225. 115Paragraph 115
  226. 116Paragraph 116
  227. 117Paragraph 117
  228. 118Paragraph 118
  229. 119Indemnity
  230. 120Paragraph 120
  231. 121Traffic management
  232. 122Paragraph 122
  233. 123Inspections
  234. 124Paragraph 124
  235. 125Paragraph 125
  236. 126Paragraph 126
  237. 127Reinstatement
  238. 128Paragraph 128
  239. 129Paragraph 129
  240. 130Notice of completion of Works
  241. 131Paragraph 131
  242. 132Paragraph 132
  243. 133Paragraph 133
  244. 134Arbitration
  245. 135Notices
  246. 136Cease of Use or Abandonment
  247. 137Paragraph 137
  248. 138Paragraph 138
  249. 139Maintenance
  250. Part 11: For the protection of North Hoyle Wind Farm Limited
  251. 140Application
  252. 141Interpretation
  253. 142Requirement for approval of method statement and surveys
  254. 143Paragraph 143
  255. 144Paragraph 144
  256. 145Paragraph 145
  257. 146Paragraph 146
  258. 147Requirement for notification of start of works
  259. 148Carrying out of works
  260. 149Paragraph 149
  261. 150Paragraph 150
  262. 151Paragraph 151
  263. 152Paragraph 152
  264. 153Paragraph 153
  265. 154Future specified work
  266. 155Paragraph 155
  267. 156Paragraph 156
  268. 157Works on Company cables
  269. 158Restrictions on anchors and moorings
  270. 159Indemnity and liabilities
  271. 160Paragraph 160
  272. 161Paragraph 161
  273. 162Paragraph 162
  274. 163Paragraph 163
  275. 164Representatives
  276. 165Insurance
  277. 166Force majeure
  278. 167Costs and expenses
  279. 168Arbitration
  280. 169Arbitration Repealed
  281. Schedule 10: Removal of hedgerows
  282. 1Removal of hedgerows
  283. 2Removal of important hedgerows
  284. Schedule 11: Approval of matters specified in requirements
  285. 1Interpretation
  286. 2Applications made under requirements
  287. 3Further information
  288. 4Provision of information by Consultees
  289. 5Fees
  290. 6Appeal
  291. Schedule 12: Arbitration rules
  292. 1Primary objective
  293. 2Time periods
  294. 3Timetable
  295. 4Procedure
  296. 5Arbitrator’s powers
  297. 6Costs
  298. 7Confidentiality
  299. Schedule 13Documents to be certified
  300. Explanatory note