Schedule 1 AUTHORISED DEVELOPMENT
England, Wales and Scotland
Associated development within the meaning of section 115(2) of the 2008 Act including—
Work No. 2— an energy storage facility comprising—
energy storage cells;
a network of electrical cable circuits;
electrical cables connecting to Work No. 1A and Work No. 1B and Work No. 4;
a structure protecting the energy storage cells and ancillary equipment, being either one container or multiple containers, mounted on a reinforced concrete foundation slab or concrete piling;
heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) or liquid cooling systems;
energy storage stations comprising—
inverters and transformers; and
switchgear and ancillary equipment;
monitoring and control systems;
fire safety infrastructure comprising fire suppression system; and
storage structures for the purposes of firefighting comprising containment tanks or a concrete water storage basin or lagoon for the purpose of firefighting.
Work No. 3— reception areas, temporary cabins, construction compounds and parking, gatehouses, and service areas in connection with Work No. 1A, Work No. 1B, Work No. 2, Work No. 4, and Work No. 5.
Work No. 4— an onsite substation and works in connection with the onsite substation including—
transformers, including associated cooling equipment, bunding and blast walls;
switchgear, including circuit breakers, disconnectors and earth switches;
substation electrical apparatus, including bus-bars, steel supports, insulation posts, cable sealing ends, surge arrestor, instrument transformers;
harmonic filtering reactive power compensation equipment;
substation buildings;
control buildings or containers;
welfare facilities and hardstanding areas;
a network of cable circuits;
electrical cables connecting to Work No. 1A, Work No. 1B, and Work No. 2; and
flood protection measures.
Work No. 5— works to lay electrical cables between Work No. 4 and Work No. 6A.
Work No. 5A— works to lay electrical cables from Work No. 5 at approximately 52° 56′ 14.1″ N, 0° 13′ 12.0″ W, and F152° 56′ 09.9″ N, 0° 13′ 11.3″ W, running in a southerly and south easterly direction to Work No. 5 at approximately 52° 55′ 51.1″ N, 0° 13′ 19.0″ W, and 52° 55′ 48.7″ N, 0° 13′ 21.2″ W.
Work No. 5B— works to lay electrical cables from Work No. 5 at approximately 52° 56′ 15.5″ N, 0° 13′ 07.7″ W, and 52° 56′ 09.9″ N, 0° 13′ 11.3″ W running in a south east and south westerly direction to Work No. 5 at approximately 52° 55′ 51.1″ N, 0° 13′ 19.0″ E, and 52° 55′ 50.0″ N, 0° 13′ 17.9″ W.
Work No. 6A— creation of a new generation bay and associated works at the existing substation, including—
an electrical bay to connect into the existing network at Work No. 6B, including associated outdoor air insulated switchgear (AIS) or indoor gas insulated switchgear (GIS) and electrical apparatus, circuit breakers, disconnectors and earth switches;
substation electrical apparatus, including bus-bars, steel supports, insulation posts, cable sealing ends, surge arrestors, instrument transformers;
control building; and
underground and above ground electrical cables and electrical connectors, including cables for power, control and communication with electrical bays and to connect into Work No. 6B, including associated outdoor AIS or indoor GIS and electrical apparatus.
Work No. 6B— an extension to the existing substation, including—
outdoor AIS or indoor GIS, including circuit breakers, disconnectors and earth switches;
substation electrical apparatus, including bus-bars, bus-section and a bus-coupler, steel supports, insulation posts, cable sealing ends, surge arrestors, instrument transformers; and
underground and above ground electrical cables and electrical conductors, including cables for power, control and communication with electrical bays and to connect into Work No. 6A and the existing network within the existing substation, including associated outdoor AIS or indoor GIS and electrical apparatus.
Work No. 6C— works in connection with the extension to the existing substation, including—
a cable sealing end compound and construction of a new circuit bay connecting into the existing substation; and
underground and above ground electrical cables and electrical conductors, connecting the existing 400kV transmission tower and the new feeder bay.
Work No. 7— two temporary laydown areas in connection with Work No. 5 and Work No. 6A, 6B, and 6C including—
areas of hardstanding, compacted ground or tracking matting;
car parking and access;
area to store materials and equipment, including electrical cables;
site and welfare offices and cabins;
security infrastructure, including cameras, perimeter fencing and lighting;
site drainage and waste management infrastructure (including sewerage); and
electricity, water, waste water and telecommunications connections.
Work No. 8— works to create and maintain a permanent means of access from the A17 to Work No. 1A, Work No. 1B, Work No. 2, Work No. 3 and Work No. 4.
Work No. 9A— works to create, enhance and maintain green infrastructure and create biodiversity net gain areas, including—
soft landscaping and planting, including tree planting;
landscape and biodiversity enhancement measures;
earth works;
hard standing and hard landscaping;
drainage and irrigation infrastructure and improvements or extensions to existing irrigation systems;
fencing, gates, boundary treatment and other means of enclosure; and
improvement, maintenance and use of existing private tracks.
Work No. 9B— works to create a permissive path, including installing up to two footbridges, fencing, gates, boundary treatment and other means of enclosure.
Work No. 9C— works to create a community orchard.
Work No. 10— works to existing streets to facilitate access to Work Nos. 1 to 9B.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Words in Sch. 1 para. 2 substituted (14.4.2025) by The Heckington Fen Solar Park (Correction) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/482), art. 1(2), Sch.