Paragraph 1 Design parametersI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Subject to paragraph (3), wind turbine generators forming part of the authorised scheme must not—

(a)

exceed a height of 247 metres when measured from LAT to the tip of the vertical blade;

(b)

exceed a height of 150.6 metres to the height of the centreline of the generator shaft forming part of the hub when measured from LAT;

(c)

exceed a rotor diameter of 220 metres;

(d)

be less than 675 metres from the nearest wind turbine generator in either direction perpendicular to the approximate prevailing wind direction (crosswind) or be less than 900 metres from the nearest wind turbine generator in either direction which is in line with the approximate prevailing wind direction (downwind);

(e)

have a draught height of less than 22 metres from MHWS.

(2)

The number of wind turbine generators with a draught height of less than 24m from MHWS comprised in the authorised scheme and the authorised scheme in licence 2 (generation) taken together must not exceed 52 turbines.

(3)

In condition 1(1) and 1(2) above, references to the location of a wind turbine generator are references to the centre point of that turbine.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 10 Pt. 2 para. 1 in force at 29.8.2017, see art. 1