# The Beacon Fen Energy Park Order 2026, Paragraph 2


In the Districts of North Kesteven and Boston and in the County of Lincolnshire a nationally significant infrastructure project as defined in sections 14 and 15 of the 2008 Act and associated development under section 115(1)(b) of the 2008 Act.
The nationally significant infrastructure project comprises a generating station with a gross electrical output capacity of over 50 megawatts comprising all or any of the work numbers in this Schedule or any part of any work number in this Schedule—
Work No. 1— a ground mounted solar photovoltaic generating station with a gross electrical output capacity of over 50 megawatts including—
(a) solar panels fitted to mounting structures; and
(b) balance of solar system (BoSS) plant.
and associated development within the meaning of section 115(2) of the 2008 Act comprising—
Work No. 2— a battery energy storage system compound and associated works comprising—
(a) battery energy storage system (BESS) units each comprising an enclosure for BESS electro-chemical components and associated equipment, with the enclosure being of metal façade, joined or close coupled to each other, mounted on a reinforced concrete foundation slab or concrete piles;
(b) transformers and associated bunding;
(c) inverters, switch gear, power conversion systems (PCS) and ancillary equipment;
(d) containers or enclosures housing all or any of Work Nos. 2(b) and (c) and ancillary equipment;
(e) monitoring and control systems housed within the containers or enclosures comprised in Work Nos. 2(a) or (d) or located separately in its own container or enclosure;
(f) heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems either housed on or within each of the containers or enclosures comprised in Work Nos. 2(a), (d) and (e), attached to the side or top of each of the containers or enclosures, or located separate to but near to each of the containers or enclosures;
(g) electrical cables including electrical cables connecting to Work No. 3;
(h) fire safety infrastructure including water storage tanks, lagoons and a shut-off valve for containment of fire water and hard standing to accommodate emergency vehicles;
(i) containers or similar structures to house spare parts and materials required for the day to day operation of the BESS facility; and
(j) office, warehouse and plant storage building comprising—
(i) offices and welfare facilities;
(ii) storage facilities;
(iii) waste storage within a fenced compound;
(iv) parking areas; and
(v) a warehouse building for the storage of spare parts, operational plant and vehicles.
Work No. 3— development of an onsite substation and associated works including—
(a) substation, switch room buildings and ancillary equipment including reactive power units;
(b) monitoring and control systems for this Work No. 3 and Work Nos. 1 and 2 housed within a control building or located separately in their own containers or control rooms;
(c) water storage tanks;
(d) 400 kilovolt harmonic filter compound; and
(e) office, warehouse and plant storage building comprising—
(i) offices and welfare facilities;
(ii) storage facilities;
(iii) waste storage within a fenced compound;
(iv) parking areas; and
(v) a warehouse building for the storage of spare parts, operational plant and vehicles.
Work No. 4— works in connection with electrical cabling including—
(a) Work No. 4A— works to lay high voltage electrical cables including—
(i) works to lay electrical cables connecting Work No. 3 to Work No. 5 including open cut trenching, tunnelling, boring and drilling works for trenchless crossings;
(ii) works to allow electrical cable crossings of non-navigable rivers, other watercourses and drains, permissive paths, public rights of way and other highways;
(iii) works to allow installation of bridge crossings over non-navigable rivers and other watercourses and drains;
(iv) works to divert and underground existing electrical overhead lines and other services;
(v) laying down of internal access tracks, ramps, means of access, footpaths, roads, landscaping and vegetation management, signage and information boards; and
(vi) construction laydown areas, including site and welfare offices and areas to store materials and equipment.
(b) Work No. 4B— construction compounds in connection with Work No. 4A including—
(i) areas of hardstanding;
(ii) car parking;
(iii) site and welfare offices, canteens and workshops;
(iv) area to store materials and equipment;
(v) storage and waste skips;
(vi) areas for offloading and turning;
(vii) security infrastructure, including cameras, perimeter fencing and lighting;
(viii) site drainage and waste management infrastructure (including sewerage); and
(ix) electricity, water, waste water and telecommunications connections.
Work No. 5— works to the existing substation including—
(a) Work No. 5A— creation of a new generation bay and associated works at the existing substation including—
(i) an electrical bay including associated outdoor air insulated switchgear (AIS) or indoor gas insulated switchgear (GIS) and electrical apparatus, circuit breakers, disconnectors and earth switches;
(ii) substation electrical apparatus, including bus-bars, steel supports, insulation posts, cable sealing ends, surge arrestors, instrument transformers;
(iii) control building; and
(iv) underground and above ground electrical cables and electrical connectors, including cables for power, control and communication with electrical bays and to connect into Work No. 5B, including associated outdoor AIS or indoor GIS and electrical apparatus.
(b) Work No. 5B— an extension to the existing substation including—
(i) outdoor AIS or indoor GIS, including circuit breakers, disconnectors and earth switches;
(ii) substation electrical apparatus, including bus-bars, bus-section and a bus-coupler, steel supports, insulation posts, cable sealing ends, surge arrestors, instrument transformers; and
(iii) underground and above ground electrical cables and electrical conductors, including cables for power, control and communication with electrical bays and to connect into Work No. 5A and the existing network within the existing substation, including associated outdoor AIS or indoor GIS and electrical apparatus.
(c) Work No. 5C— cabling works and overhead line works in connection with the extension to the existing substation including—
(i) a cable sealing end compound and construction of new circuit bays connecting into the existing substation and/or Work No. 5B;
(ii) installation of a new 400 kV transmission tower to be located between an existing tower which will link into the new electrical bay comprising part of Work No. 5B which will be linked via overhead and/or underground cables to the existing substation (including Work No. 5B) and to existing overhead lines and/or towers;
(iii) underground and above ground electrical cables and electrical conductors, connecting to an existing 400kV transmission tower, the new 400 kV transmission tower and the new electrical bay; and
(iv) modifications to existing towers.
(d) Work No. 5D— temporary laydown area including—
(i) areas of hardstanding, compacted ground or tracking matting;
(ii) car parking and access;
(iii) area to store materials and equipment, including electrical cables;
(iv) site and welfare offices and cabins;
(v) security infrastructure, including cameras, perimeter fencing and lighting;
(vi) site drainage and waste management infrastructure (including sewerage); and
(vii) electricity, water, waste water and telecommunications connections.
(e) Work No. 5E— further works in connection with the extension to the existing substation including—
(i) landscaping and biodiversity mitigation and enhancement measures including planting; and
(ii) the laying and construction of drainage infrastructure.
Work No. 6— works including—
(a) electrical cables, including but not limited to electrical cables connecting Work Nos. 1, 2 and 3 to one another and connecting solar panels to one another and the BoSS;
(b) fencing, gates, boundary treatment and other means of enclosure;
(c) works for the provision of security and monitoring measures such as CCTV columns, lighting columns and lighting, cameras, weather stations, communication infrastructure, and perimeter fencing;
(d) landscaping and biodiversity mitigation and enhancement measures including planting;
(e) improvement, maintenance and use of existing private tracks;
(f) laying down of internal access tracks, ramps, means of access, footpaths, crossing of watercourses, including via footbridges, and roads, including the laying and construction of drainage infrastructure, signage and information boards;
(g) laying down of temporary footpath diversions, permissive paths, signage and information boards;
(h) earthworks;
(i) sustainable drainage system ponds, runoff outfalls, general drainage and irrigation infrastructure, systems and improvements or extensions to existing drainage and irrigation systems;
(j) construction and decommissioning compounds, including site and welfare offices and areas to store materials and equipment;
(k) works to divert and underground existing electrical overhead lines and other services; and
(l) works to facilitate connection to an existing water main including laying a new section of pipework and all associated works.
Work No. 7— construction and decommissioning compounds in connection with Work Nos. 1, 2 and 3 including—
(a) areas of hardstanding;
(b) car parking;
(c) site and welfare offices, canteens and workshops;
(d) area to store materials and equipment;
(e) storage and waste skips;
(f) areas for offloading and turning;
(g) security infrastructure, including cameras, perimeter fencing and lighting;
(h) site drainage and waste management infrastructure (including sewerage); and
(i) electricity, water, waste water and telecommunications connections.
Work No. 8— works to create the bespoke access road including—
(a) creation of accesses from the public highway;
(b) works to divert and underground existing electrical overhead lines and other services;
(c) creation of visibility splays;
(d) works to widen and surface the public highway and private means of access;
(e) creation of public right of way crossings;
(f) works to create associated drainage infrastructure, including works to existing drainage infrastructure;
(g) creation of temporary construction compounds;
(h) erection of temporary fencing and hording and permanent access gates; and
(i) works to facilitate connection to an existing water main including laying a new section of pipework and all associated works.
Work No. 9— areas of habitat management including—
(a) landscape and biodiversity enhancement measures;
(b) habitat creation and management, including earthworks, landscaping, and the laying and construction of drainage infrastructure; and
(c) fencing, gates, boundary treatment and other means of enclosure.
Work No. 10— works to facilitate access to Work Nos. 1 to 9 including—
(a) creation of accesses from the public highway;
(b) creation of visibility splays; and
(c) works to widen and surface the public highway and private means of access.
In connection with and in addition to Work Nos. 1 to 10 further associated development within the Order limits including—
(a) works for the provision of fencing and security measures such as CCTV and lighting;
(b) laying down of internal access tracks;
(c) ramps, means of access, non-motorised links, footpaths, footways;
(d) boundary treatments, including means of enclosure;
(e) bunds, embankments, trenching and swales;
(f) habitat creation and management including earthworks, landscaping, means of enclosure and the laying and construction of drainage infrastructure;
(g) works to existing irrigation systems and works to alter the position and extent of such irrigation systems;
(h) surface water drainage systems, storm water attenuation systems including storage basins, oil water separators, including channelling and culverting and works to existing drainage networks;
(i) electrical, gas, water, foul water drainage and telecommunications infrastructure connections, diversions and works to, and works to alter the position of, such services and utilities connections;
(j) works to alter the course of, or otherwise interfere with, non-navigable rivers, streams or watercourses;
(k) site establishments and preparation works including site clearance (including vegetation removal, demolition of existing buildings and structures); earthworks (including soil stripping and storage and site levelling) and excavations; the alteration of the position of services and utilities; and works for the protection of buildings and land;
(l) works required for the strengthening, improvement, maintenance, or reconstruction of any street;
(m) tunnelling, boring and drilling works;
(n) works for the benefit of protection of land affected by the authorised development;
(o) working sites in connection with the construction and decommissioning of the authorised development and its restoration; and
(p) other works to mitigate any adverse effects of the construction, maintenance, operation or decommissioning of the authorised development,
and further associated development comprising such other works or operations as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of or in connection with the authorised development but only within the Order limits and insofar as they are unlikely to give rise to any materially new or materially different environmental effects from those assessed in the environmental statement.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/1025/schedule/1/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/beacon-fen-energy-park-order-2026/schedule-1/paragraph-2
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