# The Green Hill Solar Farm Order 2026, Paragraph 62: Interpretation


(1) Where the terms defined in article 2 (interpretation) of this Order are inconsistent with sub-paragraph (2) the latter prevail.
(2) In this Part of this Schedule—
“as built information” means one electronic copy of the following information where National Highways deems it to be necessary and insofar as it is relevant to the works impacting the strategic road network or any land in which National Highways holds an interest—
(a) as constructed drawings in both PDF and AutoCAD DWG formats for any road work designed by the undertaker; in compliance with Interim Advice Note 184 or any successor document, and for the cable works, showing the location and depth of the cable as installed and any ancillary or protective measures installed within the strategic road network or land that National Highways has an interest in;
(b) list of suppliers and materials used, as well as any relevant test results and CCTV surveys (if required to comply with DMRB standards);
(c) product data sheets and technical specifications for all materials used;
(d) as constructed information for any utilities discovered or moved during the works;
(e) method statements for the works carried out;
(f) in relation to road lighting, signs, and traffic signals any information required by Series 1300 and 1400 of the Specification for Highway Works or any replacement or modification of it;
(g) organisation and methods manuals for all products used;
(h) as constructed programme;
(i) test results and records as required by the detailed design information and during construction phase of the project;
(j) a stage 3 road safety audit subject to any exceptions to the road safety audit standard as agreed by the undertaker and National Highways;
(k) the health and safety file; and
(l) such other information, including CCTV surveys, as is required by National Highways to be used to update all relevant databases and to ensure compliance with National Highway’s Asset Data Management Manual or any successor of it as is in operation at the relevant time.
“bond” means a bond in the form approved by National Highways duly executed by the undertaker and a reputable UK surety company or other UK financial institution to be previously approved in writing by National Highways (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed);
“the bond sum” means the sum equal to 200% of the cost of carrying out the road works and the cable works (to include all costs plus any commuted sum), or such other sum agreed between the undertaker and National Highways, to be provided to National Highways in the form of—
(a) a bond; or
(b) a cash surety; or
(c) where agreed by National Highways a combination of a bond and cash surety;
“cash surety” means a cash deposit to be paid by the undertaker into an account specified by National Highways;
“commuted sum” means such sum calculated as provided for in paragraph 73 of this Part of this Schedule to be used to fund the future cost of maintaining any new National Highways assets, structures or apparatus as part of the road works provided under the Order;
“cable works” means any works under this Order which consist of the installation and maintenance of cables, cable ducts, tunnels for cables and cable ducts and related or associated works to those operations under the strategic road network or in land in which National Highways has an interest, and to be installed through the use of trenchless installation techniques where no works are required to or on the operational carriageway;
“cable works provisional certificate” means the certificate of provisional completion relating to those aspects of the cable works that have resulted in any alteration to the strategic road network to be issued by National Highways in accordance with paragraph 68 when it considers the cable works are substantially complete;
“condition survey” means a survey of the condition of National Highways structures and assets that in the reasonable opinion of National Highways may be affected by the road works or cable works which National Highways may require including a CCTV survey of specified drains that National Highways reasonably considers may be materially and adversely affected by the road works or cable works;
“contractor” means any contractor or subcontractor appointed by the undertaker to carry out the road works or the cable works or both;
“defects period” means the period from the date of the provisional certificate to the date of the final certificate which shall be no less than 12 months from the date of the provisional certificate;
“detailed design information” means such of the following drawings specifications and calculations as are relevant to—
(a) the road works—
(i) site clearance details;
(ii) boundary, environmental and mitigation fencing;
(iii) road restraints systems and supporting road restraint risk appraisal process assessment;
(iv) drainage and ducting as required by DMRB CD 535 Drainage asset data and risk management and DMRB CS551 Drainage surveys – standards for Highways;
(v) earthworks including supporting geotechnical assessments required by DMRB CD622 Managing geotechnical risk and any required strengthened earthworks appraisal form certification;
(vi) pavement, pavement foundations, kerbs, footways and paved areas;
(vii) traffic signs and road markings;
(viii) traffic signal equipment and associated signal phasing and timing detail;
(ix) road lighting (including columns and brackets);
(x) regime of California Bearing Ratio testing;
(xi) electrical work for road lighting, traffic signs and signals;
(xii) motorway communications as required by DMRB;
(xiii) highway structures and any required structural approval in principle;
(xiv) landscaping;
(xv) proposed departures from DMRB standards;
(xvi) walking, cycling and horse riding assessment and review report in accordance with DMRB GG142 Designing for walking, cycling and horse riding or any successor document;
(xvii) stage 1 and stage 2 road safety audits and exceptions agreed;
(xviii) utilities diversions;
(xix) topographical survey;
(xx) maintenance and repair strategy in accordance with the DMRB GD304 Designing health and safety into maintenance, or any replacement or modification of it;
(xxi) health and safety information including any asbestos survey required by GG105 or any successor document;
(xxii) other such information that may be required by National Highways to be used to inform the detailed design of the road works; and
(b) the cable works—
(i) earthworks including supporting geotechnical assessments required by DMRB CD622 Managing geotechnical risk or any successor document and any required strengthened earthworks appraisal form certification;
(ii) health and safety information including any asbestos survey required by GG105 or any successor document;
(iii) regime of California Bearing Ratio testing;
(iv) any proposed departures from DMRB standards;
(v) apparatus diversions;
(vi) topographical survey;
(vii) technical approval of highway structures under CG300 of DMRB; and
(viii) other such information that may be required by National Highways to be used to inform the detailed design of the cable works;
“DBFO contract” means the design build finance operate contract between National Highways and the highway operations and maintenance contractor for the maintenance and operation of parts of the strategic road network which are within the Order Limits or any successor or replacement contract that may be current at the relevant time;
“DMRB” means the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges or any replacement or modification of it;
“final certificate” means the certificate relating to those aspects of the road works that have resulted in any alteration to the strategic road network to be issued by National Highways pursuant to paragraph 71(2);
“the health and safety file” means the file or other permanent record containing the relevant health and safety information for the authorised development required by the Construction Design and Management Regulations 2015 (or such updated or revised regulations as may come into force from time to time);
“highway operations and maintenance contractor” means the contractor appointed by National Highways under the DBFO contract;
“nominated persons” means the undertaker’s representatives or the contractor’s representatives on site during the carrying out of the cable works or road works as notified to National Highways from time to time;
“programme of works” means a document setting out the sequence and timetabling of the cable works or road works;
“road safety audit” means an audit carried out in accordance with the road safety audit standard;
“road safety audit standard” means DMRB Standard HD GG119 or any replacement or modification of it;
“road space booking” means road space bookings in accordance with National Highways’ Asset Management Operational Requirements (AMOR) including Network Occupancy Management System (NOMS) used to manage road space bookings and network occupancy;
“road works” means so much of any work including highway works, street works, surveys and signalisation authorised by this Order and including any maintenance of that work, but excluding the cable works, as is undertaken on the strategic road network or land in which National Highways has an interest;
“road works provisional certificate” means the certificate of provisional completion relating to those aspects of the road works that have resulted in any alteration to the strategic road network to be issued by National Highways in accordance with paragraph 67 when it considers the road works are substantially complete and, if relevant, may be opened for traffic;
“specification for highways works” means the specification, or any successor of it, for highways works forming part of the manual of contract documents for highway works published by National Highways and setting out the requirements and approvals procedures for work, goods or materials used in the construction, improvement or maintenance of the strategic road network;
“strategic road network” means any part of the road network including trunk roads, special roads or streets for which National Highways is the highway authority including structures drainage infrastructure, street furniture, verges and vegetation and all other highways assets together with all land, apparatus and rights located in, on, over or under the highway;
“utilities” means any pipes, wires, cables or equipment belonging to any person or body having power or consent to undertake street works under the 1991 Act; and
“winter maintenance” means maintenance of the road surface to deal with snow and ice.
(3) Notwithstanding the grant of development consent in article 3 of the Order, no works in carrying out, maintaining or diverting the authorised development may be carried out in, under or over the strategic road network without the written consent of National Highways pursuant to this Part of this Schedule.
(4) References to any standards, manuals, contracts, Regulations and Directives including to specific standards forming part of the DMRB are, for the purposes of this Part of this Schedule, to be construed as a reference to the same as amended, substituted or replaced, and with such modifications as are required in those circumstances.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/1074/schedule/15/paragraph/62 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/green-hill-solar-farm-order-2026/schedule-15/paragraph-62
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