# The Five Estuaries Offshore Wind Farm Order 2025, Paragraph 126: Definitions

Extent: E+W

In this Part of this Schedule—
“as built drawings” means—
(a)drawings showing the as constructed local highways in an appropriate format (including digital storage media);
(b)drawings showing the location for utilities installed in the local highway; and
(c)specifications for materials used for the constructed local highway;
“construction period” means for each work, from commencement of the relevant work forming part of the authorised development under this Order until the issue of the final certificate for that work;
“detailed design” means drawings and other information comprising the detailed design for the alteration and improvement of local highways comprised in the authorised development;
“detailed information” means drawings, specifications and other information relating to the local highway, as relevant to the works in question (insofar as both parties agree (acting reasonably) are relevant and not already provided for in any document that the undertaker is required to produce under Schedule 2 to the Order) which must be in accordance with the detailed design and include—
(a)information and assessment required to demonstrate compliance of any trenchless crossing works with DMRB Volume 4 section 1 CD 622 (Managing geotechnical risk);
(b)long and cross sectional drawings;
(c)traffic signs and road markings;
(d)landscaping, planting and any boundary features which will form part of the local highway;
(e)a schedule of timings for the works, including dates and durations for any temporary closures of any part of the local highway;
(f)traffic management proposals including any diversionary routes;
(g)a schedule of the existing local highway condition prior to commencement of construction related activities; and
(h)folio drawings in line with the Essex Standard Drawings, or such replacement or modification of the design standards applied to the construction of new roads and alternations to existing roads across the County of Essex;
“DCM” means the Development Construction Manual published by Essex County Council, or any replacement or modification of that manual for the time being in force;
“DMRB” means the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges published by National Highways, or any replacement or modification of that standard for the time being in force;
“final certificate” means the final certificate issued by the local highway authority under paragraph 135 of this Part of this Schedule;
“HPN039” means Highways Practice Note 039 Procedure for Road Safety Audit as published by Essex County Council, or any replacement or modification of that standard for the time being in force;
“local highway” means any public highway including any public right of way which is maintainable, or is intended at the completion of the works in relation thereto to be maintainable, by a local highway authority;
“local highway authority” means Essex County Council;
“maintenance period” means 12 months from the date of the provisional certificate being served under paragraph 133 of this Part of this Schedule unless otherwise agreed in writing between the parties;
“provisional certificate” means the certificate served under paragraph 133 of this Part of this Schedule;
“senior representatives” means the nominated senior representative on behalf of the undertaker and persons notified to the undertaker by the relevant local highway authority as being their senior representatives; and
“works” means any works authorised by the Order undertaken on, to or under any part of the local highway.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/1376/schedule/9/paragraph/126 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/five-estuaries-offshore-wind-farm-order-2025/schedule-9/paragraph-126
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