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The Cory Decarbonisation Project Order 2025

S.I. 2025/1227 · Made 5 November 2025 · Extends to England and Wales

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Infrastructure Planning

Made 5th November 2025

Coming into force 27th November 2025

An application has been made to the Secretary of State under section 37f1 (applications for orders granting development consent) of the Planning Act 2008 (the “2008 Act”) in accordance with (b) (the Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009) for an order granting development consent.

The application has been examined by the Examining Authority appointed by the Secretary of State pursuant to Chapter 3 of Part 6 (deciding applications for orders granting development consent) of the 2008 Act and carried out in accordance with Chapter 4 of Part 6 (deciding applications for orders granting development consent) of the 2008 Act and the Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010f2. The Examining Authority has submitted a report and recommendation to the Secretary of State under section 83f3 (single appointed person to examine and report on application) of the 2008 Act.

The Secretary of State has considered the report and recommendation of the Examining Authority, has taken into account the environmental information in accordance with regulation 4f4 of the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 and has had regard to the documents and matters referred to in section 104(2) (decisions in cases where national policy statement have effect) of the 2008 Act.

The Secretary of State, having decided the application, has determined to make an order giving effect to the proposals comprised in the application on terms that in the opinion of the Secretary of State are not materially different from those proposed in the application.

In accordance with section 127f5 (statutory undertakers’ land) of the 2008 Act, the Secretary of State has applied the relevant tests and is satisfied that they have been met.

In accordance with section 131(4A) (commons, open spaces etc: compulsory acquisition of land) of the 2008 Act, the Secretary of State is satisfied that there is no suitable land available to be given in exchange for the parcels of open space comprised within the Order land and that it is strongly in the public interest for the development for which this Order grants consent to be capable of being begun sooner than is likely to be possible if the Order were to be subject (to any extent) to special parliamentary procedure.

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 114f6, 115f7, 120f8, 122f9, 123f10, and 149Af11 of the 2008 Act, makes the following Order.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2008 c. 29. The relevant provisions of the 2008 Act are amended by Chapter 6 of Part 6 of, and Schedule 13 to, the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20) and by sections 22 to 27 of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 (c. 27). Transitional provisions are contained in S.I. 2013/1124.

f2

S.I. 2010/103, amended by S.I. 2012/635.

f3

2008 c. 29. Section 83 was amended by paragraphs 35(2) and 35(3) of schedule 13(1) and paragraph 1 of section 25(20) to the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20).

f4

S.I. 2017/572.

f5

2008 c. 29. Section 127 was amended by sections 23(2)(a) to (c) of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 (c. 27) and by paragraphs 64(1) and (2) of Schedule 13(1) and paragraph 1 of Schedule 25 to the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20).

f6

As amended by paragraph 55 of Part 1 of Schedule 13 to the Localism Act 2011.

f7

As amended by section 160 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22) and section 43 of the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4).

f8

As amended by section 140 of, and paragraph 60 of Part 1 of Schedule 13 to, the Localism Act 2011.

f9

As amended by paragraph 62 of Part 1 of Schedule 13 to the Localism Act 2011.

f10

Ibid.

f11

Section 149A was inserted by paragraph 4(1) of Part 1 of Schedule 8 to the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23).

Contents

  1. Part 1: PRELIMINARY
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Electronic communications
  5. Part 2: WORK PROVISIONS
  6. Principal powers
  7. 4Development consent granted by the Order
  8. 5Maintenance of authorised development
  9. 6Operation of the authorised development
  10. 7Disapplication of legislative provisions
  11. 8Interaction with the 1968 Act
  12. 9Benefit of this Order
  13. 10Consent to transfer benefit of the Order
  14. 11Guarantees in respect of payment of compensation
  15. Streets
  16. 12Application of the permit scheme
  17. 13Street works
  18. 14Power to alter layout, etc., of streets
  19. 15Permanent stopping up of specified street and private means of access
  20. 16Temporary prohibition or restriction of use of streets, private means of access and public rights of way and authorising vehicular use on public rights of way
  21. 17Permanent closure and diversion of, and creation of new public rights of way and authorising vehicular use on public rights of way
  22. 18Access to the authorised development
  23. 19Agreements with street authorities
  24. 20Traffic regulation measures
  25. Supplementary powers
  26. 21Discharge of water
  27. 22Authority to survey and investigate the land
  28. 23Protective works to buildings
  29. 24Felling or lopping of trees
  30. 25Works in the river Thames: conditions
  31. 26Oversailing rights
  32. 27Power to dredge
  33. Part 3: POWERS OF ACQUISITION AND POSSESSION OF LAND
  34. Powers of acquisition
  35. 28Compulsory acquisition of land
  36. 29Time limit for exercise of authority to acquire land compulsorily
  37. 30Compulsory acquisition of rights
  38. 31Acquisition of subsoil or airspace only
  39. 32Private rights
  40. 33Power to override easements and other rights
  41. 34Application of the 1981 Act
  42. 35Modification of Part 1 of the 1965 Act
  43. 36Rights under or over streets
  44. Temporary possession of land
  45. 37Temporary use of land for carrying out the authorised development
  46. 38Temporary use of land for maintaining the authorised development
  47. Supplementary
  48. 39Statutory undertakers
  49. 40Apparatus and rights of statutory undertakers in stopped up streets
  50. 41Recovery of costs of new connections
  51. Part 4: MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
  52. 42Deemed marine licence
  53. 43Application of landlord and tenant law
  54. 44Defence to proceedings in respect of statutory nuisance
  55. 45Protective provisions
  56. 46Certification of plans etc.
  57. 47Service of notices
  58. 48Procedures in relation to certain approvals etc.
  59. 49Arbitration
  60. 50Crossness Local Nature Reserve
  61. 51Planning permission, etc.
  62. 52No double recovery
  63. 53Byelaws relating to the Crossness Nature Reserve
  64. 54Fixed penalty notices relating to byelaws
  65. Signature
  66. Schedule 1AUTHORISED DEVELOPMENT
  67. Schedule 2: REQUIREMENTS
  68. 1Interpretation
  69. 2Time limit
  70. 3Approved details and amendments to them
  71. 4Detailed design
  72. 5Permitted preliminary works
  73. 6Notice of date of final commissioning
  74. 7Code of construction practice
  75. 8Construction Hours
  76. 9Construction traffic management plan
  77. 10Emergency preparedness and response plan
  78. 11Lighting strategy
  79. 12Landscape, biodiversity, access and recreation delivery strategy
  80. 13Surface and foul water drainage
  81. 14Operational environmental management plan
  82. 15Skills and employment plan
  83. 16Jetty works environmental design scheme
  84. 17River wall
  85. 18Flood risk mitigation
  86. 19Navigation risk assessment
  87. 20Control of noise during operation
  88. 21Ground conditions investigations and assessments strategy
  89. 22Archaeological mitigation strategy
  90. 23Decommissioning environmental management plan
  91. 24Decommissioning traffic management plan
  92. 25Heat Strategy
  93. Schedule 3: LEGISLATION TO BE DISAPPLIED
  94. 1Paragraph 1
  95. Schedule 4: STREETS SUBJECT TO STREET WORKS
  96. 1Interpretation
  97. Schedule 5: STREETS SUBJECT TO PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY ALTERATION OF LAYOUT
  98. 1PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY ALTERATION OF LAYOUT
  99. 2PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY ALTERATION OF LAYOUT
  100. Schedule 6: PERMANENT STOPPING UP OF STREET AND PRIVATE MEANS OF ACCESS AND PROVISION OF NEW STREET AND PRIVATE MEANS OF ACCESS
  101. 1STREET TO BE PERMANENTLY STOPPED UP FOR WHICH A SUBSTITUTE IS TO BE PROVIDED
  102. 2PRIVATE MEANS OF ACCESS TO BE PERMANENTLY STOPPED UP FOR WHICH A SUBSTITUTE IS TO BE PROVIDED
  103. Schedule 7: TEMPORARY ALTERATION, PROHIBITION, DIVERSION OR RESTRICTION OF THE USE OF STREETS AND PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY AND AUTHORISING VEHICULAR USE ON PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY
  104. 1TEMPORARY ALTERATION, PROHIBITION, DIVERSION OR RESTRICTION OF THE USE OF STREETS AND PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY
  105. 2AUTHORISING TEMPORARY USE OF VEHICULAR USE ON PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY
  106. Schedule 8: LAND IN WHICH ONLY NEW RIGHTS ETC. MAY BE ACQUIRED
  107. 1Interpretation
  108. Schedule 9: MODIFICATION OF COMPENSATION AND COMPULSORY PURCHASE ENACTMENTS FOR CREATION OF NEW RIGHTS AND IMPOSITION OF NEW RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS
  109. 1Compensation enactments
  110. 2Paragraph 2
  111. 3Paragraph 3
  112. 4Application of Part 1 of the 1965 Act
  113. 5Paragraph 5
  114. Schedule 10LAND OF WHICH TEMPORARY POSSESSION MAY BE TAKEN
  115. Schedule 11: DEEMED MARINE LICENCE
  116. Part 1: GENERAL
  117. 1Paragraph 1
  118. 2Contacts
  119. 3Details of such licensed marine activities
  120. Part 2: CONDITIONS APPLYING TO LICENSABLE ACTIVITIES
  121. 4Notifications regarding licensed activities
  122. 5Paragraph 5
  123. 6Paragraph 6
  124. 7Paragraph 7
  125. 8Paragraph 8
  126. 9Code of construction practice
  127. 10Method statement
  128. 11Sediment sampling
  129. 12Marine Noise Registry
  130. 13Piling
  131. 14Dredging
  132. 15Concrete and cement
  133. 16Coatings and treatments
  134. 17Pollution and spills
  135. 18Post activities
  136. 19Disposal
  137. 20Paragraph 20
  138. 21Paragraph 21
  139. 22Agents, contractors and subcontractors
  140. 23Dropped Objects
  141. 24Time periods
  142. 25Variations of approvals of Part 2 Conditions
  143. 26Marine written scheme of archaeological investigation
  144. Part 3: PROCEDURE FOR THE DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS
  145. 27Meaning of “application”
  146. 28Further information regarding application
  147. 29Determination of application
  148. 30Notice of determination
  149. Schedule 12: PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS
  150. Part 1: FOR THE PROTECTION OF ELECTRICITY, GAS, WATER AND SEWERAGE UNDERTAKERS
  151. 1Paragraph 1
  152. 2Paragraph 2
  153. 3Paragraph 3
  154. 4Paragraph 4
  155. 5Paragraph 5
  156. 6Paragraph 6
  157. 7Paragraph 7
  158. 8Paragraph 8
  159. 9Paragraph 9
  160. 10Paragraph 10
  161. 11Paragraph 11
  162. Part 2: FOR THE PROTECTION OF OPERATORS OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS CODE NETWORKS
  163. 12Paragraph 12
  164. 13Paragraph 13
  165. 14Paragraph 14
  166. 15Paragraph 15
  167. 16Paragraph 16
  168. 17Paragraph 17
  169. Part 3: FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
  170. 18Application
  171. 19Interpretation
  172. 20Submission and approval of plans
  173. 21Dredging
  174. 22Construction of protective works
  175. 23Timing of works and service of notices
  176. 24Works not in accordance with this Part of this Schedule
  177. 25Maintenance of works
  178. 26Remediating impaired drainage work
  179. 27Agency access
  180. 28Free passage of fish
  181. 29The Thames Flood Acts works
  182. 30Costs and indemnity
  183. 31Paragraph 31
  184. 32Disputes
  185. Part 4: FOR THE PROTECTION OF THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED
  186. 33Application
  187. 34Interpretation
  188. 35On street apparatus
  189. 36Apparatus in stopped up streets and public rights of way
  190. 37Access Road
  191. 38Protective works to buildings
  192. 39Acquisition of land or interests
  193. 40Removal of apparatus
  194. 41Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus
  195. 42Retained apparatus
  196. 43Expenses and costs
  197. 44Paragraph 44
  198. 45Cooperation
  199. 46Paragraph 46
  200. 47Paragraph 47
  201. 48Paragraph 48
  202. 49Use of statutory powers
  203. 50Ground works and surveys
  204. 51Paragraph 51
  205. 52Consultation
  206. 53Paragraph 53
  207. 54Paragraph 54
  208. 55Paragraph 55
  209. 56Notices and applications
  210. Part 5: FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE PORT OF LONDON AUTHORITY
  211. 57Paragraph 57
  212. 58Interpretation
  213. 59Approval of detailed design
  214. 60As built drawings
  215. 61Discharges, etc.
  216. 62Paragraph 62
  217. 63Navigational lights, buoys, etc.
  218. 64Directions as to lights
  219. 65Permanent lights on tidal works
  220. 66Removal, etc. of the PLA’s moorings and buoys
  221. 67Sedimentation, etc. remedial action
  222. 68Removal of temporary works
  223. 69Protective action
  224. 70Abandoned or decayed works
  225. 71Facilities for navigation
  226. 72Survey of riverbed
  227. 73Consideration for dredged material
  228. 74Restriction on powers contained in Part 3 of this Order
  229. 75Protection for the PLA’s functions
  230. 76Indemnity
  231. 77Consultation
  232. 78Disputes
  233. Part 6: FOR THE PROTECTION OF UK POWER NETWORKS LIMITED, LONDON POWER NETWORKS PLC AND SOUTH EASTERN POWER NETWORKS PLC
  234. 79Paragraph 79
  235. 80Paragraph 80
  236. 81Paragraph 81
  237. 82Paragraph 82
  238. 83Paragraph 83
  239. 84Paragraph 84
  240. 85Paragraph 85
  241. 86Paragraph 86
  242. 87Paragraph 87
  243. 88Paragraph 88
  244. 89Paragraph 89
  245. 90Paragraph 90
  246. Part 7: FOR THE PROTECTION OF SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC AS GAS UNDERTAKER
  247. 91Application
  248. 92Interpretation
  249. 93On Street Apparatus
  250. 94Apparatus of SGN in stopped up streets
  251. 95Protective works to buildings
  252. 96Acquisition of land
  253. 97Removal of apparatus
  254. 98Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus
  255. 99Retained apparatus: protection of SGN
  256. 100Expenses
  257. 101Indemnity
  258. 102Enactments and agreements
  259. 103Co-operation
  260. 104Access
  261. 105Arbitration
  262. 106Notices
  263. Part 8: FOR THE PROTECTION OF REPL
  264. 107Paragraph 107
  265. 108Paragraph 108
  266. 109Paragraph 109
  267. 110Paragraph 110
  268. 111Paragraph 111
  269. 112Paragraph 112
  270. 113Paragraph 113
  271. 114Paragraph 114
  272. 115Paragraph 115
  273. 116Paragraph 116
  274. 117Paragraph 117
  275. 118Paragraph 118
  276. Part 9: FOR THE PROTECTION OF EACH RRRL ENTITY
  277. 119Paragraph 119
  278. 120Paragraph 120
  279. 121Paragraph 121
  280. 122Paragraph 122
  281. 123Paragraph 123
  282. 124Paragraph 124
  283. 125Paragraph 125
  284. 126Paragraph 126
  285. 127Paragraph 127
  286. 128Paragraph 128
  287. 129Paragraph 129
  288. 130Paragraph 130
  289. Schedule 13DOCUMENTS AND PLANS TO BE CERTIFIED
  290. Schedule 14: PROCEDURE IN RELATION TO CERTAIN APPROVALS ETC.
  291. 1Interpretation
  292. 2Applications made for consent, agreement or approval
  293. 3Further information and consultation
  294. 4Anticipatory steps towards compliance with any requirement
  295. 5Appeals
  296. 6Application to protective provisions
  297. Schedule 15: ARBITRATION RULES
  298. 1Commencing an arbitration
  299. 2Time periods
  300. 3Timetable
  301. 4Procedure
  302. 5Arbitrator’s powers
  303. 6Costs
  304. 7Confidentiality
  305. Schedule 16DESIGN PARAMETERS
  306. Explanatory note