Regulation 17 Applications for the construction or extension of a generating station: additional requirementsI1

England and Wales

(1)

An application for the construction or extension of a generating station must include—

(a)

in the case of an application for development in Wales—

(i)

a statement identifying who will be responsible for designing and building the connection to the electricity grid, and

(ii)

if the application relates to a gas-fuelled generating station, a statement identifying who will be responsible for designing and building the gas pipeline connection to the generating station, or

(b)

in the case of an application for development in the Welsh marine area—

(i)

details of the proposed route and method of installation of any cable;

(ii)

a statement about any applications the applicant proposes to make for safety zones under section 95 of the Energy Act 2004^f1.

(2)

In this regulation “construction”, in relation to as much of a generating station as comprises or is to comprise a renewable energy installation, has the same meaning as in Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Energy Act 2004 (see section 104 of that Act), and in this definition “renewable energy installation” has the same meaning as in Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Energy Act 2004 (see section 104 of that Act).

(3)

In this regulation “extension” (“estyniad”) in relation to a generating station has the meaning given by section 36(9) of the Electricity Act 1989^f2.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 17 in force at 15.12.2025, see reg. 1

Footnotes

f1: 2004 c. 20, as amended by Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), sections 41(2)(a), (b), (c) and (d), 41(3) and (4))
f2: 1989 c. 29.