Paragraph 15 Surface waterI1

England and Wales

(1)

No part of the onshore HVDC/HVAC substation or onshore HVAC booster station shall commence until, in respect of that installation, a detailed surface water scheme has been prepared in consultation with the Environment Agency and Norfolk County Council and submitted to and approved in writing by Norfolk County Council.

(2)

The detailed surface water schemes must accord with the outline code of construction practice and—

(a)

be based on sustainable drainage principles;

(b)

an assessment of the hydrological and hydrogeological context of the onshore HVDC/HVAC substation or onshore HVAC booster station, as applicable; and

(c)

include detailed designs of a surface water drainage scheme.

(3)

Construction of the onshore HVDC/HVAC substation or HVAC booster station as applicable must be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 1 Pt. 3 para. 15 in force at 22.1.2021, see art. 1

Notes on the whole SI

Textual amendments

F1: Preamble: bracket omitted (21.5.2021) by virtue of The Hornsea Three Offshore Wind Farm (Correction) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/599), art. 1(2), Sch.