# The Beacon Fen Energy Park Order 2026, Paragraph 1: Interpretation


In this Schedule—
“relevant planning authority” means—
(a) Lincolnshire County Council for the purposes of—
(i) requirement 6 (battery safety management);
(ii) requirement 10 (surface and foul water drainage);
(iii) requirement 11 (archaeology);
(iv) requirement 13 (construction traffic management plan);
(v) requirement 18 (public rights of way);
(vi) requirement 20 (flood risk); and
(vii) requirement 22 (operational waste);
(b) North Kesteven District Council and Boston Borough Council for the purposes of—
(i) requirement 3 (approved details and amendments to them);
(ii) requirement 4 (community liaison group);
(iii) requirement 5 (detailed design approval);
(iv) requirement 7 (landscape and ecological management plan);
(v) requirement 8 (biodiversity net gain);
(vi) requirement 9 (fencing and other means of enclosure);
(vii) requirement 12 (construction environmental management plan)
(viii) requirement 14 (operational noise);
(ix) requirement 16 (soils management);
(x) requirement 17 (skills, supply chain and employment);
(xi) requirement 19 (decommissioning and restoration); and
(xii) requirement 21 (contaminated land and groundwater), and
“relevant planning authorities” means Lincolnshire County Council, North Kesteven District Council and Boston Borough Council, as applicable.

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