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Part 1 Authorised developmentI1

England and Wales

A wind energy electricity generating station with an installed capacity of between 64 and 96MW comprising a nationally significant infrastructure project as defined in sections 14 and 15 of the 2008 Act consisting of—

  • Work No. 1 – Up to 32 wind turbines each sited on concrete foundations incorporating hardstanding for cranes, each turbine being fitted with rotating blades and having a height to blade tip of up to 145 metres and including external transformers located at the base of the turbine. The wind turbines comprising Work No. 1 will be situated at the following locations—

    Wind turbine numberGrid reference
    EastingNorthing
    WT 1301118358328
    WT 2301550358106
    WT 3301063357801
    WT 4300021357651
    WT 5300510357483
    WT 6301065357256
    WT 7300449357030
    WT 8301282356957
    WT 9300057356694
    WT 10301308356533
    WT 11301151356100
    WT 12300741355620
    WT 13301320355593
    WT 14300957355275
    WT 15301512355170
    WT 16301081354833
    WT 17301599354551
    WT 18301885354174
    WT 19302153353716
    WT 20301561353647
    WT 21300770353343
    WT 22301297353291
    WT 23302358353159
    WT 24300610352531
    WT 25301716352540
    WT 26301193352528
    WT 27302724352076
    WT 28300752352025
    WT 29301198351850
    WT 30301382351501
    WT 31300880350721
    WT 32301232350505
  • In Work No. 1, references to the locations of a wind turbine are references to the centre point of that turbine.

  • Work No. 2A – A series of electrical cables with a nominal voltage of 33 kilovolts together with a cable for the transmission of electronic communications buried beneath the surface of the ground along the general line of the tracks and roads comprised in Work No. 3 and connecting the wind turbines comprising Work No. 1 and the onsite electricity substation comprising Work No. 5A arranged in the following circuit routes—

    Cable circuit route numberCommencement pointTermination point
    1Substation forming Work No. 5AWT1
    WT1WT2
    WT2WT3
    WT3WT4
    WT4WT5
    WT5WT7
    WT7WT9
    2Substation forming Work No. 5AWT6
    WT6WT8
    WT8WT10
    WT10WT11
    WT11WT12
    WT12WT13
    WT13WT14
    3Substation forming Work No. 5AWT15
    WT15WT16
    WT16WT17
    WT17WT18
    WT18WT20
    WT20WT21
    4Substation forming Work No. 5AWT19
    WT19WT22
    WT22WT23
    WT23WT24
    WT24WT26
    WT26WT28
    5Substation forming Work No. 5AWT25
    WT25WT27
    WT27WT29
    WT29WT30
    WT30WT31
    WT31WT32
  • Work No. 2B – A series of electrical cables with a nominal voltage of 33 kilovolts together with a cable for the transmission of electronic communications buried beneath the surface of the ground along the general line of the tracks and roads comprised in Work No. 3 and connecting the wind turbines comprising Work No. 1 and the onsite electricity substation comprising Work No. 5B arranged in the following circuit routes—

    Cable circuit route numberCommencement pointTermination point
    1Substation forming Work No. 5BWT24
    WT24WT26
    WT26WT28
    WT28WT30
    WT30WT31
    WT31WT32
    2Substation forming Work No. 5BWT19
    WT19WT22
    WT22WT23
    WT23WT25
    WT25WT27
    WT27WT29
    3Substation forming Work No. 5BWT15
    WT15WT16
    WT16WT17
    WT17WT18
    WT18WT20
    WT20WT21
    4Substation forming Work No. 5BWT6
    WT6WT8
    WT8WT10
    WT10WT11
    WT11WT12
    WT12WT13
    WT13WT14
    5Substation forming Work No. 5BWT1
    WT1WT2
    WT2WT3
    WT3WT4
    WT4WT5
    WT5WT7
    WT7WT9
  • Work No. 3 – F1A series of new tracks, existing tracks subject to improvement and widening, public roads subject to widening and a series of turning heads located adjacent to tracks as described in the following tables—

    New tracks

    Access track noCommencement pointTermination point
    EastingNorthingEastingNorthing
    N1301053354912301148354923
    N2301732353137301759353249
    N7 F2300704 F3357556 301053357760
    N9300551354816300680354787
    N12301051357035301004356965
    N13300997356851301005356965
    N14301018355995301095355964
    N15300780355350300896355416
    N18301763352551301682352621
    N19301187352084301232351977
    N20300744358780300798358668
    N21299761357707299720357850
    N22300062357628299986357686
    N23301289352268301345352245
    N24301203352481301211352434
    N4301260351872301521351501
    F4N25 300509357483300277357467
    N26300596357354300614357029
    N27301133355580300866355375
    N28300784355332300534355065

    New spur tracks

    Access track noCommencement pointTermination point
    EastingNorthingEastingNorthing
    S1301062358319301118358328
    S2301515358109301549358107
    S3301063357801301069357772
    S4300030357651300021357651
    S5300740357556300509357483
    S6301122357097301065357256
    S7300529356984300449357030
    S8301122357097301282356957
    S9300069356708300057356694
    S10301343356415301308356533
    S11301151356100301108355973
    S12300741355620300999355802
    S13301084355554301320355593
    S14300834355306300957355275
    S15301438355078301511355170
    S16301081354834301063354899
    S17301554354556301599354551
    S18301885354174301845354063
    S19301875353692302153353716
    S20301475353692301561353647
    S21300739353256300770353343
    S22301295353259301297353291
    S23302199353104302358353159
    S24300686352482300610352531
    S25301716352540301717352591
    S26301268352594301193352528
    S27302263351904302723352077
    S28300841352162300841352161
    S29301235351963301198351850
    S30301378351623301382351501
    S31301678350884300880350721
    S32301301350647301232350505
    SMM1299997356584299893356575
    SMM2300653351909300734351823

    Existing tracks subject to improvement and widening

    Access track noCommencement pointTermination point
    EastingNorthingEastingNorthing
    E1300890358336301051358313
    E2301051358313301375358861
    E5300649357389300023357656
    E6 F5300614 F6357029 301001356966
    E7301001356966301122357097
    E8300624357064300325356915
    E9300330356917300224356913
    E10300224356913299997356584
    E11300781355353301103355969
    E12301103355970301343356415
    E13300570355106300609354651
    E14300604354689300695354798
    E15300695354798301053354912
    E16301148354922301442355081
    E17300609354649300728354115
    E18300706354150301554354556
    E19300729354114300659353686
    E20300658353686300511353164
    E21300510353161301845354063
    E22300510353161300777353046
    E23300775353045301194353212
    E24301197353212301877353693
    E25301196353212301707353255
    E26301709353255301829353240
    E27301833353239301908353231
    E28301895353232302199353104
    E29301731353137301309352690
    E30301310352692300686352482
    E31301311352692301191352457
    E32301191352456301307352227
    E33301191352457300653351909
    E34301307352227301408352268
    E35301408352268301552352563
    E36301549352557301681352621
    E37301849352476302224352055
    E38302225352055302263351904
    E40301307352227301187352084
    E41301233351978301259351861
    E43301521351501301693351263
    E46301678350885301300350648
    E50300997356851301018355898
    E51301047354916301151354924
    E53301053357760301515358109
    E54301682352621301848352477
    E56301678350885301693351263
    E57300023357656299761357707

    Public roads subject to widening

    Public road noCommencement pointTermination point
    EastingNorthingEastingNorthing
    PR1300744358778300624357351
    PR2300624357351300634357032
    PR3301085355555300571355108
    PR5302454350166301749351092

    F7Turning Heads

    Grid reference
    Turning head numberEastingNorthing
    TH1 (at T3)301166357866
    TH2 (between T7 and T9)300226356920
    TH3 (at T10)301344356350
    TH4 (at T13301221355570
    TH5 (at T15)301436355089
    TH6 (at T17)301501354506
    TH7 (at T18)301833354061
    TH8 (at T24)300672352492
    TH9 (at T25)301854352484
    TH10 (at T28)300817352143
    TH11 (at T30)301367351613
    TH12 (at T31)300989350791
    TH13 (at T32)301314350614
  • In constructing Work No. 3 the undertaker may—

    1. (a)

      provide temporary passing places for construction vehicles at any location along the line of the work shown on the works plan within the limits of deviation for Work No. 3; and

    2. (b)

      construct culverts to carry any watercourse under Work No. 3 and extend or replace any existing culvert to carry such a watercourse.

  • Work No. 4A – A widening of part of the of the unnamed public road shown as PR1 at X on Works Plan 1 to provide construction, maintenance and emergency site access commencing at Ordnance Survey National Grid Reference Point SJ0074458778.

  • Work No. 4B – A widening of part of the of the unnamed public road shown as PR5 at X on Works Plan 7 to provide construction, maintenance and emergency site access commencing at Ordnance Survey National Grid Reference Point SJ0245550165.

  • Work No. 5A – An onsite electricity substation comprising an enclosed area of hardstanding of 4080 square metres located at Ordnance Survey National Grid Reference Point SJ0136958813 and including a control building to house switch gear and control equipment.

  • Work No. 5B – An onsite electricity substation comprising an enclosed area of hardstanding of 4080 square metres located at Ordnance Survey National Grid Reference Point SJ0215150472 and including a control building to house switch gear and control equipment.

  • Work No. 6 – A meteorological mast for the purpose of monitoring and recording wind speed and direction as well as air temperature, having a height of 100 metres and sited on an area of hardstanding of 900 square metres and located at Ordnance Survey National Grid Reference Point SH9989356575. Work No. 6 includes a cable for the transmission of electronic communications from wind turbine No. 9 comprised in Work No. 1 along the line of existing track No. E10 and new spur track No. SMM1 comprised in Work No. 3.

  • Work No. 7 – A meteorological mast for the purpose of monitoring and recording wind speed and direction as well as air temperature, having a height of 100 metres and sited on an area of hardstanding of 900 square metres and located at Ordnance Survey National Grid Reference Point SJ0073551823. Work No. 7 includes a cable for the transmission of electronic communications along the line of existing track No. E33 from its junction with new spur track No. S28 and new spur track No. SMM2 comprised in Work No. 3.

  • Work No. 8 – A temporary civil construction compound comprising an enclosed area of hardstanding of 2500 square metres located at Ordnance Survey National Grid Reference Point SJ0095558354 and including a temporary office and staff welfare building together with an area for the storage of materials for use in the construction of the authorised development.

  • Work No. 9 – A temporary civil construction compound comprising an enclosed area of hardstanding of 2500 square metres located at Ordnance Survey National Grid Reference Point SJ0178451133 and including a temporary office and staff welfare building together with an area for the storage of materials for use in the construction of the authorised development.

  • Work No. 10 – A borrow pit for the extraction of stone to be used in the construction of the authorised development, having an area of 39,200 square metres and a depth of up to 18 metres located at Ordnance Survey National Grid Reference Point SJ0189157562.

  • Work No. 11 – A borrow pit for the extraction of stone to be used in the construction of the authorised development, having an area of approximately 13,600 square metres and a depth of up to 16 metres located at Ordnance Survey National Grid Reference Point SJ0246654106.

  • Work No. 12 – A borrow pit for the extraction of stone to be used in the construction of the authorised development, having an area of approximately 18,300 square metres and a depth of up to 20 metres located at Ordnance Survey National Grid Reference Point SJ0185151493.

  • Work No. 13 – A borrow pit for the extraction of stone to be used in the construction of the authorised development, having an area of approximately 11,300 square metres and a depth of up to 19 metres located at Ordnance Survey National Grid Reference Point SJ0078050630.

  • Work No. 14A – A temporary electrical compound comprising an enclosed area of hardstanding of 2500 square metres located adjacent to the onsite electricity substation forming Work No. 5A at Ordnance Survey National Grid Reference Point SJ0131558784.

  • Work No. 14B – A temporary electrical compound comprising an enclosed area of hardstanding of 2500 square metres located adjacent to the onsite electricity substation forming Work No. 5B at Ordnance Survey National Grid Reference Point SJ0219750429.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 substituted (8.12.2017) by The Clocaenog Forest Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1197), arts. 1, 5(1)

F2

Word in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 table entitled "New tracks" substituted (8.12.2017) by The Clocaenog Forest Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1197), arts. 1, 5(3)(a)(i)

F3

Word in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 table entitled "New tracks" substituted (8.12.2017) by The Clocaenog Forest Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1197), arts. 1, 5(3)(a)(ii)

F4

Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 table entitled "New tracks" inserted (8.12.2017) by The Clocaenog Forest Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1197), arts. 1, 5(3)(b)

F5

Word in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 table entitled "Existing tracks subject to improvement and widening" substituted (8.12.2017) by The Clocaenog Forest Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1197), arts. 1, 5(4)(a)

F6

Word in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 table entitled "Existing tracks subject to improvement and widening" substituted (8.12.2017) by The Clocaenog Forest Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1197), arts. 1, 5(4)(b)

F7

Sch. 1 Pt. 1 table inserted (8.12.2017) by The Clocaenog Forest Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/1197), arts. 1, 5(5)

Commencement

I1

Sch. 1 Pt. 1 in force at 2.10.2014, see art. 1