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The Hornsea Four Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2024

S.I. 2024/800 · Made 17 July 2024

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Infrastructure Planning

Made 17th July 2024

Coming into force 18th July 2024

An application has been made, under paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the Planning Act 2008f1, to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011f2 (“the 2011 Regulations”) for non-material changes to the Hornsea Four Offshore Wind Farm Order 2023f3.

The Secretary of State, having considered the application, the responses to the publicity and consultation required by Regulations 6 and 7 of the 2011 Regulations, has decided to make the changes on terms that in the opinion of the Secretary of State are not materially different from those proposed in the application.

Accordingly, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraphs 2(1) and (9) of Schedule 6 to the Planning Act 2008, makes the following Order—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2008 c. 29. Paragraph 2 was amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 8 to the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23), by paragraphs 1 and 72 of Schedule 13 and Part 20 of Schedule 25to the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), and by section 28 of the Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7).

f2

S.I. 2011/2055. Relevant amendments to this instrument were made by S.I. 2012/635, S.I. 2012/2654, S.I. 2012/2732, S.I. 2013/552, S.I. 2013/755, S.I. 2015/760, S.I. 2017/314, S.I. 2017/524, S.I. 2018/378, S.I. 2019/734 and S.I. 2020/1534.

f3

S.I. 2023/800. Relevant amendments to this instrument were made by S.I. 2024/117.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment to the Hornsea Four Offshore Wind Farm Order 2023
  3. 3Amendments to Schedule 16 of the 2023 Order
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Hornsea Four Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2024 and comes into force on 18th July 2024.

2Amendment to the Hornsea Four Offshore Wind Farm Order 2023

The Hornsea Four Offshore Wind Farm Order 2023 (“the 2023 Order”) is amended in accordance with this Order.

3Amendments to Schedule 16 of the 2023 Order

In Part 2 of Schedule 16 to the 2023 Order—

(a)

in paragraph 3(d) for “four full kittiwake breeding seasons” substitute “two full kittiwake breeding seasons”; and

(b)

in paragraph 4, for “four full breeding seasons” substitute “two full breeding seasons”.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

John Wheadon

Energy Infrastructure Planning Delivery

Head of

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

17th July 2024

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Hornsea Four Offshore Wind Farm Order 2023 (“the 2023 Order”), a development consent order under the Planning Act 2008, following an application made in accordance with the Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011 for a non-material amendment under paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the Planning Act 2008. This Order amends paragraphs 3(d) and 4 of Part 2 of Schedule 16 to the 2023 Order relating to the kittiwake compensation measures.