Paragraph 3 Detailed designI1

England and Wales

(1)

No part of the authorised development comprising the generating station may commence until details of the following have been submitted to and approved in writing by the relevant planning authority—

(a)

details of the siting, design, external appearance and dimensions of all new or modified buildings and structures, including fencing or other means of enclosure, which are to be retained following commissioning;

(b)

details of the colour, materials and surface finishes in respect of those buildings and structures referred to in paragraph (a);

(c)

details of all external lighting;

(d)

details of vehicular access and circulation roads, parking, hardstanding, loading and unloading facilities and turning facilities;

(e)

details of drainage, storage tanks and silos;

(f)

details of ground levels and heights of all permanent buildings and structures together with cross-sections through the site showing existing and proposed ground levels; and

(g)

details of an operational travel plan, which must include details of the expected means of travel to and from the authorised development and any parking to be provided during the operational phase, and must be implemented within one month of the authorised development becoming operational.

(2)

The details approved under sub-paragraph (1) must be in accordance with the following thresholds—

Maximum number of main stacks	3
Maximum height of main stacks	75 metres
Maximum height of turbine buildings and heat recovery steam generator	45 metres
Maximum height of auxiliary boiler stacks	30 metres
Maximum height of cooling towers	20 metres
Maximum height of other buildings and structures	15 metres

(3)

The relevant planning authority must consult NRIL in respect of the details of fencing and external lighting approved under sub-paragraph (1) to the extent that they affect any railway belonging to NRIL.

(4)

The authorised development comprising the generating station must be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

(5)

A facility must be provided and maintained within Work No. 1 to enable steam pass-outs and/or hot water pass-outs and reserve space for the provision of water pressurisation, heating and pumping systems for off-site users of process and space heating and its later connection to such systems should a commercial arrangement be identified for combined heat and power which is economically viable.

(6)

The generating station may not be brought into operation until an operational traffic management plan has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority. The operational traffic management plan must be implemented as approved.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 1 para. 3 in force at 1.4.2015, see art. 1