Paragraph 2 Offshore design parametersI1
England and Wales
(1)
The wind turbine generators to be constructed or operated as part of the authorised development must be located within the area delineated by the co-ordinates in Table 2 and shown on sheet 2 of the works plan and, subject to any lighting approved under requirement 3, there must be no material difference in the size and appearance of the wind turbine generators.
Table 2
| Point | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|
| IC | 53° 25′ 18.124″ N | 3° 44′ 45.726″ W |
| ID | 53° 25′ 57.263″ N | 3° 47′ 53.732″ W |
| IE | 53° 26′ 42.823″ N | 3° 51′ 33.278″ W |
| IF | 53° 29′ 16.893″ N | 3° 51′ 37.376″ W |
| IG | 53° 29′ 26.671″ N | 3° 36′ 37.688″ W |
| IH | 53° 29′ 7.091″ N | 3° 37′ 36.682″ W |
| II | 53° 28′ 41.909″ N | 3° 38′ 47.993″ W |
| IJ | 53° 28′ 31.364″ N | 3° 39′ 17.852″ W |
| IK | 53° 28′ 5.013″ N | 3° 40′ 32.272″ W |
| IL | 53° 27′ 1.865″ N | 3° 41′ 31.636″ W |
| IM | 53° 26′ 45.454″ N | 3° 41′ 14.509″ W |
(2)
The offshore works must be constructed in accordance with the parameters assessed in the environmental statement and set out in Table 3.
Table 3
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Maximum number of wind turbine generators | 50 |
| Maximum total rotor swept area (m 2) | 2,500,412 |
| Maximum height of wind turbine generators when measured from MHWS to the tip of the vertical blade (m) | 332 |
| Maximum rotor diameter of each wind turbine generator (m) | 306 |
| Minimum distance from MHWS to the lowest point of the rotating blade for each wind turbine generator (m) | 22 |
| Minimum distance between wind turbine generators (in all directions measured from the centre point of each wind turbine generator) (m) | 830 |
| Maximum pile diameter of single pile structures (m) | 15 |
| Maximum pile diameter of two or more pile structures (m) | 8 |
| Maximum total seabed footprint for wind turbine generators (excluding scour protection) (m2) | 98,175 |
| Maximum total seabed footprint for wind turbine generators (including scour protection) (m2) | 570,209 |
| Maximum width of any supporting structure (m) at mean sea level | 15 |
| Maximum number of offshore substations | 2 |
| Maximum dimensions of offshore substations: Height when measured from MHWS (m) Length (m) Topside area (m2) | 77.3 80 4,000 |
| Maximum total seabed footprint area for offshore substation foundations (excluding scour protection) (m2) | 14,000 |
| Maximum total seabed footprint area for offshore substation foundations (including scour protection) (m2) | 21,600 |
| Maximum volume of natural material for disposal (m 3) | 12,920,356 |
| Maximum total volume of scour protection for wind turbine generators and offshore substations (m3) | 952,282 |
| Maximum number of meteorological masts | 1 |
| Maximum total seabed footprint area for meteorological mast foundations (excluding scour protection) (m2) | 20 |
| Maximum total seabed footprint area for meteorological mast foundations (including scour protection) (m2) | 855 |
| Maximum width of any supporting structure for meteorological mast (m) | 5 |
| Maximum number of any LiDAR measurement buoys | 3 |
| Maximum number of any permanent vessel buoys | 3 |
| Maximum total length of cables (km) | 203.4 |
| Maximum volume of cable protection (m 3) | 366,513 |
| Maximum footprint of cable protection (m²) | 474,476 |
| Maximum number of cable crossings | 19 |
Annotations
Commencement
- I1
Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 11.10.2023, see art. 1