{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hornsea-three-offshore-wind-farm-order-2020/schedule-1/part-1/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2020/1656",
  "legislation_title": "The Hornsea Three Offshore Wind Farm Order 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hornsea-three-offshore-wind-farm-order-2020",
  "path": "schedule/1/part/1/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "A nationally significant infrastructure project as defined in sections 14 and 15 of the 2008 Act which is located in the North Sea approximately 121 kilometres to the northeast of the north Norfolk coast and approximately 10 kilometres west of the median line between UK and Netherlands waters, comprising—\nWork No. 1—\n(a) an offshore wind turbine generating station with a gross electrical output of over 100 megawatts comprising up to 231 wind turbine generators each fixed to the seabed by either monopile foundation, mono suction bucket foundation, jacket foundation or gravity base foundation;\n(b) up to three offshore accommodation platforms fixed to the seabed within the area shown on the works plan by monopile foundation, mono suction bucket foundation, jacket foundation, or gravity base foundation and which may be connected to each other or one of the offshore substations within Work No. 2 by an unsupported bridge; and\n(c) a network of cables between the wind turbine generators and between the wind turbine generators and Work No. 2 including one or more cable crossings;\nand associated development within the meaning of section 115(2) (development for which development consent may be granted) of the 2008 Act comprising—\nWork No. 2—\n(a) up to 12 offshore type 1 substations each fixed to the seabed by either monopile foundation, mono suction bucket foundation, jacket foundation, gravity base foundation or box-type gravity base foundations and which may be connected to each other or one of the offshore accommodation platforms within Work No.1(b) by an unsupported bridge;\n(b) up to four offshore type 2 substations each fixed to the seabed by either monopile foundations, mono suction bucket foundations, jacket foundations, gravity base foundations, jacket foundations, box-type gravity base foundations, pontoon gravity base 1 foundations, or pontoon gravity base 2 foundations and which may be connected to each other or one of the offshore accommodation platforms within Work No.1(b) by an unsupported bridge;\n(c) a network of cables;\n(d) up to six cable circuits between Work No. 2 and Work No. 3, and between Work No. 3 and Work No.5 consisting of offshore export cables along routes within the Order limits seaward of MLWS including one or more cable crossings; and\n(e) up to eight temporary horizontal directional drilling exit pits;\nWork No. 3—\n(a) in the event that the mode of transmission is HVAC, up to four offshore HVAC booster stations fixed to the seabed within the area shown on the works plan by either monopile foundation, mono suction bucket foundation, jacket foundation, gravity base foundation, or box-type gravity base foundations;\n(b) in the event that the mode of transmission is HVAC, up to six offshore subsea HVAC booster stations fixed to the seabed by either monopile foundation, mono suction bucket foundation, jacket foundation, gravity base foundation, or box-type gravity base foundations;\n(c) in the event that the mode of transmission is HVAC, a network of cables between HVAC booster stations or offshore subsea HVAC booster stations; and\n(d) in the event that the mode of transmission is HVAC, up to six cable circuits between Work No. 2 and Work No. 3, and between Work No. 3 and Work No.5 consisting of offshore export cables along routes within the Order limits seaward of MHWS including one or more cable crossings;\nWork No. 4— a temporary work area associated with Work No.2 and Work No.3 for vessels to carry out intrusive activities alongside Work No.2 or Work No.3;\nWork No. 5— landfall connection works comprising up to six cable circuits and ducts and onshore construction works within the Order limits seaward of MHWS and landward of MLWS;",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 1 in force at 22.1.2021, see art. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1656/schedule/1/part/1/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:19:02.788189+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}