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The Dogger Bank Creyke Beck Offshore Wind Farm Order 2015

S.I. 2015/318 · Made 17 February 2015 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

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Infrastructure Planning

Made 17th February 2015

Coming into force 11th March 2015

An application under section 37 of the Planning Act 2008f1 (the “2008 Act”) has been made to the Secretary of State for an order granting development consent.

The application has been examined by a Panel, which has made a report to the Secretary of State under section 74(2) of the 2008 Act.

The Secretary of State has considered the report and recommendation of the Panel, has taken into account the environmental information in accordance with regulation 3 of the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2009f2 and has had regard to the documents and matters referred to in section 104(2) of the 2008 Act.

The Secretary of State is satisfied that the special category land (as defined in article 34 of the Order), when burdened with the order rights (as defined in that article), will be no less advantageous that it was before to the persons in whom it is vested; other persons, if any, entitled to rights of common or other rights; and the public and that, accordingly, section 132(3) of the 2008 Act applies.

The Secretary of State, having decided the application, has determined to make an order giving effect to the proposals comprised in the application with modifications that in the opinion of the Secretary of State do not make any substantial change to the proposals.

Accordingly, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers in sections 114 and 120 of the 2008 Act, makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2008 c.29. Section 37 was amended by section 137(5) of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 13 to, the Localism Act 2011 (c.20). Section 74(2) was amended by paragraph 29(2) of that Schedule. Section 104(2) was amended by paragraph 49 of that Schedule and section 58 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c.23). Section 114 was amended by paragraph 55 of Schedule 13 to the Localism Act 2011. Section 120 was amended by section 140 of, and paragraph 60 of Schedule 13 to, that Act. Section 132 was amended by section 24(3) of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 (c.27).

f2

S.I. 2009/2263; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2012/635 and 2012/787.

Contents

  1. Part 1: Preliminary
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part 2: Principal powers
  5. 3Development consent, etc. granted by Order
  6. 4Maintenance of authorised project
  7. 5Operation of generating stations
  8. 6Requirements: appeals, etc.
  9. 7Benefit of Order
  10. 8Consent to transfer benefit of Order
  11. 9Bizco 1 and Bizco 4 may enter certain land for purpose of construction
  12. 10Disapplication and modification of legislative provisions
  13. 11Offshore works: abandonment, decay or removal
  14. 12Defence to proceedings in respect of statutory nuisance
  15. Part 3: Streets
  16. 13Street works
  17. 14Temporary stopping up of streets
  18. 15Access to works
  19. 16Agreements with street authorities
  20. Part 4: Supplemental powers
  21. 17Discharge of water
  22. 18Protective work to buildings
  23. 19Authority to survey and investigate land
  24. 20Removal of human remains
  25. Part 5: Powers of acquisition
  26. 21Compulsory acquisition of land
  27. 22Compulsory acquisition of land: minerals
  28. 23Time limit for exercise of authority to acquire land compulsorily, etc.
  29. 24Compulsory acquisition of rights
  30. 25Private rights of way
  31. 26Application of Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981
  32. 27Acquisition of part of certain properties
  33. 28Rights under or over streets
  34. 29Temporary use of land for carrying out authorised project
  35. 30Temporary use of land for maintaining authorised project
  36. 31Statutory undertakers
  37. 32Recovery of costs of new connections
  38. 33Application of landlord and tenant law
  39. 34Special category land
  40. Part 6: Miscellaneous and general
  41. 35Railway and navigation undertakings
  42. 36Trees subject to tree preservation orders
  43. 37Operational land for purposes of 1990 Act
  44. 38Felling or lopping of trees and removal of hedgerows
  45. 39Deemed licences under Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009
  46. 40Saving for Trinity House
  47. 41Crown rights
  48. 42Certification of plans and documents, etc.
  49. 43Protective provisions
  50. 44Arbitration
  51. Signature
  52. Schedule 1: Authorised project
  53. 1Authorised development
  54. 2Ancillary works
  55. Part 3: Requirements
  56. 1Interpretation
  57. 2Time limits
  58. 3Detailed offshore design parameters
  59. 4Detailed offshore design parameters
  60. 5Detailed offshore design parameters
  61. 6Detailed offshore design parameters
  62. 7Layout rules
  63. 8Aviation lighting
  64. 9Aviation lighting
  65. 10Offshore decommissioning
  66. 11Stages of authorised development onshore
  67. 12Detailed design approval onshore
  68. 13Detailed design approval onshore
  69. 14Provision of landscaping
  70. 15Implementation and maintenance of landscaping
  71. 16Fencing and other means of enclosure
  72. 17Highway accesses
  73. 18Surface and foul water drainage
  74. 19Surface and foul water drainage
  75. 20Archaeology
  76. 21Ecological management plan
  77. 22Code of construction practice, etc.
  78. 23Construction environmental management plan
  79. 24Construction hours
  80. 25Control of noise during operational phase
  81. 26Control of artificial light emissions
  82. 27Construction-phase traffic management plan
  83. 28European protected species: onshore
  84. 29Restoration of land used temporarily for construction
  85. 30Interference with telecommunications
  86. 31Onshore decommissioning
  87. 32Emergency response plan
  88. 33Amendments to approved details
  89. 34Southern North Sea Special Area of Conservation
  90. Schedule 2Streets subject to street works
  91. Schedule 3Streets to be temporarily stopped up
  92. Schedule 4Access to works
  93. Schedule 5Land over which only new rights may be acquired
  94. Schedule 6: Modification of compensation and compulsory purchase enactments for creation of new rights
  95. 1Compensation enactments modified
  96. 2Land Compensation Act 1973 modified
  97. 3Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 modified
  98. Schedule 7Land of which temporary possession may be taken
  99. Schedule 8: Marine Licence 1: Project A Offshore (Generation – Works No. 1A and 2T)
  100. Part A: Licensed activities
  101. 1Interpretation
  102. 2Details of licensed activities
  103. Part B: Conditions
  104. 3Detailed offshore design parameters
  105. 4Detailed offshore design parameters
  106. 5Layout rules
  107. 6Notifications and inspections
  108. 7Chemicals, drilling and debris
  109. 8Force majeure
  110. 9Pre-construction plans and documentation
  111. 10Pre-construction plans and documentation
  112. 11Offshore safety management
  113. 12Reporting of engaged agents, contractors and vessels
  114. 13Equipment and operation of vessels engaged in licensed activities
  115. 14Pre-construction monitoring
  116. 15Construction monitoring
  117. 16Post-construction surveys
  118. 17Post-construction maintenance plan
  119. 18Aids to navigation
  120. 19Aids to navigation
  121. 20Aids to navigation
  122. 21Aids to navigation
  123. 22Aids to navigation
  124. 23Aids to navigation
  125. 24Colour of authorised scheme
  126. 25Amendments to plans, etc.
  127. Schedule 9: Marine Licence 2: Project B Offshore (Generation – Works No. 1B and 2T)
  128. Part A: Licensed activities
  129. 1Interpretation
  130. 2Details of licensed activities
  131. Part B: Conditions
  132. 3Detailed offshore design parameters
  133. 4Detailed offshore design parameters
  134. 5Layout rules
  135. 6Notifications and inspections
  136. 7Chemicals, drilling and debris
  137. 8Force majeure
  138. 9Pre-construction plans and documentation
  139. 10Pre-construction plans and documentation
  140. 11Offshore safety management
  141. 12Reporting of engaged agents, contractors and vessels
  142. 13Equipment and operation of vessels engaged in licensed activities
  143. 14Pre-construction monitoring
  144. 15Construction monitoring
  145. 16Post-construction surveys
  146. 17Post-construction maintenance plan
  147. 18Aids to navigation
  148. 19Aids to navigation
  149. 20Aids to navigation
  150. 21Aids to navigation
  151. 22Aids to navigation
  152. 23Aids to navigation
  153. 24Colour of authorised scheme
  154. 25Amendments to plans, etc.
  155. Schedule 10: Marine Licence 3: Project A Offshore (Transmission – Works No. 2A, 3A and 2T)
  156. Part A: Licensed activities
  157. 1Interpretation
  158. 2Details of licensed activities
  159. Part B: Conditions
  160. 3Detailed offshore design parameters
  161. 4Layout rules
  162. 5Notifications and inspections
  163. 6Chemicals, drilling and debris
  164. 7Force majeure
  165. 8Pre-construction plans and documentation
  166. 9Pre-construction plans and documentation
  167. 10Offshore safety management
  168. 11Reporting of engaged agents, contractors and vessels
  169. 12Equipment and operation of vessels engaged in licensed activities
  170. 13Pre-construction monitoring
  171. 14Construction monitoring
  172. 15Post-construction surveys
  173. 16Post-construction maintenance plan
  174. 17Aids to navigation
  175. 18Aids to navigation
  176. 19Aids to navigation
  177. 20Aids to navigation
  178. 21Aids to navigation
  179. 22Aids to navigation
  180. 23Colour of authorised scheme
  181. 24Amendments to plans, etc.
  182. Schedule 11: Marine Licence 4: Project B Offshore (Transmission Works No. 2B, 2BA or 2BC, 3B and 2T)
  183. Part A: Licensed activities
  184. 1Interpretation
  185. 2Details of licensed activities
  186. Part B: Conditions
  187. 3Detailed offshore design parameters
  188. 4Layout rules
  189. 5Notifications and inspections
  190. 6Chemicals, drilling and debris
  191. 7Force majeure
  192. 8Pre-construction plans and documentation
  193. 9Pre-construction plans and documentation
  194. 10Offshore safety management
  195. 11Reporting of engaged agents, contractors and vessels
  196. 12Equipment and operation of vessels engaged in licensed activities
  197. 13Pre-construction monitoring
  198. 14Construction monitoring
  199. 15Post-construction surveys
  200. 16Post-construction maintenance plan
  201. 17Aids to navigation
  202. 18Aids to navigation
  203. 19Aids to navigation
  204. 20Aids to navigation
  205. 21Aids to navigation
  206. 22Aids to navigation
  207. 23Colour of authorised scheme
  208. 24Amendments to plans, etc.
  209. Schedule 12: Protective provisions
  210. Part 1: Protection of electricity, gas, water and sewerage undertakers
  211. 1Paragraph 1
  212. 2Paragraph 2
  213. 3Paragraph 3
  214. 4Paragraph 4
  215. 5Paragraph 5
  216. 6Paragraph 6
  217. 7Paragraph 7
  218. 8Paragraph 8
  219. 9Paragraph 9
  220. 10Paragraph 10
  221. 11Paragraph 11
  222. Part 2: Protection of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited
  223. 1Paragraph 1
  224. 2Paragraph 2
  225. 3Paragraph 3
  226. 4Paragraph 4
  227. 5Paragraph 5
  228. 6Paragraph 6
  229. 7Paragraph 7
  230. 8Paragraph 8
  231. 9Paragraph 9
  232. 10Paragraph 10
  233. 11Paragraph 11
  234. 12Paragraph 12
  235. 13Paragraph 13
  236. 14Paragraph 14
  237. 15Paragraph 15
  238. 16Paragraph 16
  239. 17Paragraph 17
  240. 18Paragraph 18
  241. 19Paragraph 19
  242. 20Paragraph 20
  243. 21Paragraph 21
  244. Part 3: Protection of operators of electronic communications code networks
  245. 1Paragraph 1
  246. 2Paragraph 2
  247. 3Paragraph 3
  248. Part 4: Protection of offshore cables and pipelines
  249. 1Paragraph 1
  250. 2Paragraph 2
  251. 3Paragraph 3
  252. 4Paragraph 4
  253. 5Paragraph 5
  254. 6Paragraph 6
  255. 7Paragraph 7
  256. 8Paragraph 8
  257. 9Paragraph 9
  258. 10Paragraph 10
  259. 11Paragraph 11
  260. 12Paragraph 12
  261. 13Paragraph 13
  262. 14Paragraph 14
  263. 15Paragraph 15
  264. 16Paragraph 16
  265. Part 5: Protection of Environment Agency
  266. 1Paragraph 1
  267. 2Paragraph 2
  268. 3Paragraph 3
  269. 4Paragraph 4
  270. 5Paragraph 5
  271. 6Paragraph 6
  272. 7Paragraph 7
  273. 8Paragraph 8
  274. 9Paragraph 9
  275. 10Paragraph 10
  276. 11Paragraph 11
  277. 12Paragraph 12
  278. Explanatory note