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The Little Crow Solar Park Order 2022

S.I. 2022/436 · Made 5 April 2022 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

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Infrastructure Planning

Made 5th April 2022

Coming into force 27th April 2022

An application has been made to the Secretary of State under section 37 of the Planning Act 2008f1 (“the 2008 Act”) in accordance with the Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009f2 for an Order granting development consent.

The application was examined by a single appointed person (appointed by the Secretary of State) pursuant to Chapter 3 of Part 6 of the 2008 Act and carried out in accordance with Chapter 4 of Part 6 of the 2008 Act and the Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010f3.

The single appointed person having considered the representations made and not withdrawn and the application together with the accompanying documents, in accordance with section 83 of the 2008 Act, has submitted a report and recommendation to the Secretary of State.

The Secretary of State, having considered the representations made and not withdrawn, and the recommendations and report of the single appointed person, and taken into account the environmental information in accordance with regulation 4 of the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017f4 has decided to make an Order granting development consent for the development described in the application with modifications which in the opinion of the Secretary of State do not make any substantial changes to the proposals comprised in the application.

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 114, 115 and 120 of the 2008 Act, makes the following Order—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2008 c. 29. Parts 1 to 7 were amended by Chapter 6 of Part 6 of and Schedule 13 to the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20).

f2

S.I. 2009/2264.

f3

S.I. 2010/103, amended by S.I. 2012/635.

f4

S.I. 2017/572.

Contents

  1. Part 1: PRELIMINARY
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part 2: PRINCIPAL POWERS
  5. 3Development consent etc. granted by the Order
  6. 4Maintenance of authorised development
  7. 5Consent to transfer benefit of Order
  8. 6Disapplication, application and modification of legislative provisions
  9. 7Defence to proceedings in respect of statutory nuisance
  10. Part 3: PUBLIC FOOTPATH
  11. 8Temporary closure and diversion of public footpath
  12. Part 4: SUPPLEMENTAL POWERS
  13. 9Discharge of water
  14. 10Authority to survey and investigate the land
  15. Part 5: OPERATIONS
  16. 11Operation of generating station
  17. Part 6: MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
  18. 12Removal of human remains
  19. 13Operational land for the purposes of the 1990 Act
  20. 14Certification of plans, etc.t
  21. 15Service of notices
  22. 16Felling or lopping of trees or removal of hedgerows
  23. 17Arbitration
  24. 18Requirements, appeals, etc.
  25. 19Application of landlord and tenant law
  26. 20Protective Provisions
  27. Signature
  28. Schedule 1: AUTHORISED DEVELOPMENT
  29. 1In the administrative area of North Lincolnshire
  30. Schedule 2: REQUIREMENTS
  31. Part 1: REQUIREMENTS
  32. 1Interpretation
  33. 2Time limit
  34. 3Expiry of development consent
  35. 4Decommissioning and site restoration
  36. 5Phases of authorised development
  37. 6Detailed design approval
  38. 7Battery Safety Management Plan (BSMP)
  39. 8Construction Environmental Management Plans (CEMPs)
  40. 9Construction Traffic Management Plan (CTMP)
  41. 10Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (LEMP)
  42. 11Construction hours
  43. 12Surface and foul water drainage
  44. 13Archaeology
  45. 14Protected Species
  46. 15Operational noise
  47. 16Temporary diversion to public footpath
  48. 17Requirement for written approval
  49. 18Amendments to approved details
  50. Part 2: PROCEDURE FOR DISCHARGE OF REQUIREMENTS
  51. 19Applications made under requirements
  52. 20Further information regarding requirements
  53. 21Appeals
  54. Schedule 3PUBLIC FOOTPATH TO BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED AND DIVERTED
  55. Schedule 4: HEDGEROWS
  56. 1REMOVAL OF IMPORTANT HEDGEROWS
  57. 2REMOVAL OF HEDGEROWS
  58. Schedule 5: ARBITRATION RULES
  59. 1Primary objective
  60. 2Time periods
  61. 3Timetable
  62. 4Procedure
  63. 5Arbitrator’s powers
  64. 6Costs
  65. 7Confidentiality
  66. Schedule 6: PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS
  67. Part 1: PROTECTION FOR ELECTRICITY, GAS, WATER AND SEWERAGE UNDERTAKERS
  68. 1Application
  69. 2Application
  70. 3Precedence of the 1991 Act in respect of apparatus in the streets
  71. 4Removal of apparatus
  72. 5Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus
  73. 6Retained apparatus
  74. 7Expenses and costs
  75. 8Expenses and costs
  76. 9Enactments and agreements
  77. Part 2: FOR THE PROTECTION OF ANGLIAN WATER
  78. 10Paragraph 10
  79. 11Paragraph 11
  80. 12Paragraph 12
  81. 13Paragraph 13
  82. 14Paragraph 14
  83. 15Paragraph 15
  84. 16Paragraph 16
  85. 17Paragraph 17
  86. 18Paragraph 18
  87. 19Paragraph 19
  88. Part 3: FOR PROTECTION FOR OPERATORS OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS CODE NETWORKS
  89. 20Paragraph 20
  90. 21Paragraph 21
  91. 22Paragraph 22
  92. 23Paragraph 23
  93. 24Paragraph 24
  94. 25Paragraph 25
  95. 26Paragraph 26
  96. 27Paragraph 27
  97. Part 4: FOR THE PROTECTION OF NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC
  98. 28Application
  99. 29Application
  100. 30No interference
  101. 31Removal of apparatus
  102. 32Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus
  103. 33Retained apparatus
  104. 34Expenses and costs
  105. 35Expenses and costs
  106. 36Enactments and agreements
  107. 37Co-operation
  108. 38Access
  109. Explanatory note