Paragraph 16 Surface waterI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

No stage of the connection works in Work No. 7 may commence until, in respect of that installation, a detailed surface water scheme has been prepared in consultation with the relevant sewerage and drainage authorities and the Environment Agency and submitted to and approved by the lead local flood authority.

(2)

The detailed surface water schemes must accord with the outline onshore infrastructure drainage strategy and—

(a)

be based on sustainable drainage principles;

(b)

include an assessment of the hydrological and hydrogeological context of the connection works in Work No. 7; and

(c)

include detailed designs of a surface water drainage scheme.

(3)

Construction of the connection works in Work No. 7 must be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 1 Pt. 3 para. 16 in force at 3.8.2023, see art. 1

Notes on the whole SI

Textual amendments

F1: Word in preamble substituted (31.1.2024) by The Hornsea Four Offshore Wind Farm (Correction) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/117), art. 1(2), Sch.