Paragraph 2 Authorised development

In the unitary authority of Doncaster a nationally significant infrastructure project as defined in sections 14 and 15 of the 2008 Act and associated development under section 115(1)(b) of the 2008 Act.

Subject to paragraph (3), the nationally significant infrastructure project comprises up to one generating station with a gross electrical output capacity of over 50 megawatts (alternating current) comprising all or any of the work numbers in this Schedule or any part of any work number in this Schedule.

The nationally significant infrastructure project must only comprise of either Work No. 4 or Work No. 5(b).

solar panels fitted to mounting structures; and

field stations;

battery energy storage system (BESS) units each comprising an enclosure for BESS electro-chemical components and associated equipment, with the enclosure being of metal façade, joined or close coupled to each other, mounted on one or more of reinforced concrete foundation slab, concrete piles, ground screws, metal piles or compacted stone/gravel;

transformers and associated bunding;

inverters, switch gear, power conversion systems (PCS) and ancillary equipment;

containers or enclosures housing all or any of Work Nos. 2(b) and (c) and ancillary equipment;

monitoring and control systems housed within the containers or enclosures comprised in Work Nos. 2(a) or (d) or located separately in its own container or enclosure;

heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems either housed on or within each of the containers or enclosures comprised in Work Nos. 2(a), (d) and (e), attached to the side or top of each of the containers or enclosures, or located separate to but near to each of the containers or enclosures;

electrical cables including electrical cables connecting to Work No. 3;

bunded impermeable surface to manage surface water drainage;

fire safety infrastructure including water storage tanks, impermeable water capture basins and a shut-off valve for containment of fire water and hard standing to accommodate emergency vehicles; and

containers or similar structures to house spare parts and materials required for the day to day operation of the BESS facility.

substation, switch room buildings and ancillary equipment including reactive power units and harmonic filters; and

monitoring and control systems housed within a control building or located separately in their own containers or control rooms, with welfare facilities.

works to lay 400kV electrical cables connecting Work No. 3 to the National Grid Thorpe Marsh Substation, including link boxes and tunnelling, boring and drilling works for trenchless crossings;

electrical engineering works within or around the National Grid Thorpe Marsh Substation including the laying and terminating of the electrical cables and ancillary equipment; and

construction and decommissioning compounds, including site and welfare offices and areas to store materials and equipment.

electrical cables, including but not limited to electrical cables connecting Work Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 to one another and connecting solar panels to one another and the field stations including tunnelling, boring and drilling works for trenchless crossings;

works to lay electrical cables connecting Work No. 3 to an existing on site 400kV overhead line tower including the laying and terminating of the electrical cables and ancillary equipment;

landscaping, biodiversity and heritage mitigation and enhancement measures including planting;

earthworks;

laying down of temporary footpath diversions, permissive paths, signage and information boards;

hardstanding and parking areas;

sustainable drainage systems including ponds, runoff outfalls, general drainage and irrigation infrastructure, systems and improvements or extensions to existing drainage and irrigation systems;

fencing, gates, boundary treatment and other means of enclosure;

works for the provision of security and monitoring measures such as CCTV columns, cameras, lighting columns and lighting, weather stations, perimeter fencing and communication infrastructure;

improvement, maintenance and use of existing private tracks;

laying down of internal access tracks, ramps, means of access, footpaths, crossing of watercourses and roads, including the laying and construction of drainage infrastructure, signage and information boards;

construction and decommissioning compounds, including site and welfare offices and areas to store materials and equipment; and

works to divert and underground existing electrical overhead lines.

areas of hardstanding;

parking areas;

site and welfare offices, canteens and workshops;

security infrastructure, including cameras, perimeter fencing and lighting;

areas to store materials and equipment and waste skips;

site drainage and waste management infrastructure (including sewerage); and

electricity, water, waste water and telecommunications connections.

alteration and maintenance of existing structures;

offices, security and welfare facilities;

storage facilities; and

parking areas.

creation of accesses from the public highway;

creation of visibility splays;

works to widen and surface the public highway and private means of access; and

works adjacent to highways and accesses including those to structures, boundary features, drainage features on private land required for the facilitation of movement of abnormal indivisible loads associated with the authorised development.

landscape and biodiversity enhancement measures;

habitat creation and management including earthworks and landscaping, signage and information boards;

construction of drainage infrastructure and means of access;

laying down of internal access tracks, means of access and crossing of watercourses, permissive paths; and

fencing, gates, boundary treatment and other means of enclosure.

works for the provision of fencing and security measures such as CCTV, columns, lighting and communication boxes;

laying down of internal access tracks, ramps and span bridges, means of access, non-motorised links, footpaths and footways, laying and surfacing of permissive paths;

laying down of temporary footpath diversions, permissive paths and construction of drainage infrastructure, signage and information boards;

bunds, embankments, trenching and swales;

boundary treatments, including means of enclosure;

habitat creation and management including earthworks, landscaping, means of enclosure and the laying and construction of drainage infrastructure;

landscaping and other works to mitigate any adverse effects of construction, maintenance or operation of the authorised development;

electrical, gas, water, foul water drainage and telecommunications infrastructure connections, diversions and works to alter the position of, such services and utilities connections;

works to alter the course of, or otherwise interfere with, non-navigable rivers, streams or watercourses;

works to the existing irrigation system and works to alter the position and extent of such irrigation system;

surface water drainage systems, storm water attenuation systems including storage basins, oil water separators, including channelling and culverting and works to existing drainage systems;

site establishments and preparation works including site clearance (including vegetation removal, demolition of existing buildings and structures); earthworks (including soil stripping and storage and site levelling) and excavations; the alteration of the position of services and utilities; and works for the protection of buildings and land;

tunnelling, boring and drilling works;

working sites in connection with the construction and decommissioning of the authorised development and its restoration; and

other works to mitigate any adverse effects of the construction, maintenance, operation or decommissioning of the authorised development,