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The East Anglia THREE Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2019

S.I. 2019/997 · Made 6 June 2019

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Infrastructure Planning

Made 6th June 2019

Coming into force 7th June 2019

An application has been made, under paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the Planning Act 2008f1, to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011f2 for a non-material change to The East Anglia THREE Offshore Wind Farm Order 2017f3 (“the 2017 Order”).

The Secretary of State, having considered the application, the responses to the publicity and consultation required by regulations 6 and 7 of the Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011, has decided to make this Order amending the 2017 Order.

Accordingly, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers in paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the Planning Act 2008, makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2008 c. 29. Paragraph 2 was amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 8 to the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23), by paragraphs 1 and 72 of Schedule 13 to the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), and by section 28 of the Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7). There are other amendments to the Act that are not relevant to this Order.

f2

S.I. 2011/2055, as amended by S.I. 2012/635 and S.I. 2015/760.

f3

S.I. 2017/826, as amended by S.I. 2018/843.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment to The East Anglia THREE Offshore Wind Farm Order 2017
  3. 3Amendments to Part 1 (Authorised development) of Schedule 1 (Authorised project)
  4. 4Amendments to Part 3 (Requirements) of Schedule 1 (Authorised project)
  5. Signature
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the East Anglia THREE Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2019 and comes into force on 7th June 2019.

2Amendment to The East Anglia THREE Offshore Wind Farm Order 2017

The East Anglia THREE Offshore Wind Farm Order 2017 (“the 2017 Order”) is amended in accordance with this Order.

3Amendments to Part 1 (Authorised development) of Schedule 1 (Authorised project)

In Part 1 (Authorised development) of Schedule 1 (Authorised project), in paragraph (a) of the description of Work No. 1, for “1,200 MW” substitute “1,400 MW”.

4Amendments to Part 3 (Requirements) of Schedule 1 (Authorised project)

Part 3 (Requirements) of Schedule 1 (Authorised project) is amended as follows—

(1)

For paragraph 3(8) substitute—

“(8)

In the case of two offshore phases, taken together the combined offshore phases must not exceed—

(a)

an offshore wind turbine generating station with a gross electrical output capacity of up to 1,400 MW comprising up to 172 wind turbine generators;

(b)

up to one accommodation platform;

(c)

up to two meteorological masts;

(d)

up to 12 buoys fixed to the sea bed; and

(e)

up to 6 offshore electrical stations.”

(2)

After paragraph 3(8) insert—

“(9)

The total number of gravity base foundations must not exceed 100.”

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Gareth Leigh

Head of Energy Infrastructure Planning

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

6th June 2019

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends The East Anglia THREE Offshore Wind Farm Order 2017, a development consent order under the Planning Act 2008, following an application made in accordance with the Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011 for a non-material change under paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the Planning Act 2008. Amendments to the Order include changes to the detailed offshore design parameters and an increase to the maximum generating capacity permitted for the development to 1,400MW.