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The Meaford Gas Fired Generating Station Order 2016

S.I. 2016/779 · Made 19 July 2016 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

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Infrastructure Planning

Made 19th July 2016

Coming into force 2nd August 2016

An application under section 37 of the Planning Act 2008f1 (the “2008 Act”) has been made to the Secretary of State for an order granting development consent.

F1The application has been examined by a single appointed person, who has made a report to the Secretary of State under section 83(1) of the 2008 Act.

The Secretary of State has considered the report and recommendation of the single appointed person, has taken into account the environmental information in accordance with regulation 3 of the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2009f2 and has had regard to the documents and matters referred to in section 104(2) of the 2008 Act.

The Secretary of State, having decided the application, has determined to make an order giving effect to the proposals comprised in the application on terms that in the opinion of the Secretary of State are not materially different from those proposed in the application.

Accordingly, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers in section 114 and 120 of the 2008 Act, makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Preamble substituted (22.11.2016) by The Meaford Gas Fired Generating Station (Correction) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/1046), arts. 1, 2, Sch.

Footnotes

f1

2008 c. 29.

f2

S.I. 2009/2263, amended by S.I. 2012/635 and 2012/787.

Contents

  1. Part 1: Introduction
  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. 5Operation of authorised development
  8. 6Benefit of Order
  9. 7Consent to transfer benefit of Order
  10. 8Application and modification of legislative provisions
  11. 9Defence to proceedings in respect of statutory nuisance
  12. Part 3: STREETS
  13. 10Power to alter layout, etc. of streets
  14. 11Street works
  15. 12Temporary prohibition or restriction of use of streets
  16. 13Traffic Regulation
  17. 14Access to works
  18. 15Agreements with street authorities
  19. Part 4: SUPPLEMENTAL POWERS
  20. 16Discharge of water
  21. 17Authority to survey and investigate the land
  22. Part 5: POWERS OF ACQUISITION
  23. 18Compulsory acquisition of rights
  24. 19Application of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981
  25. 20Time limit for exercise of authority to acquire rights compulsorily
  26. 21Statutory authority to override easements and other rights
  27. 22Acquisition of subsoil or airspace only
  28. 23Private rights
  29. 24Rights under or over streets
  30. 25Temporary use of land for carrying out the authorised development
  31. 26Statutory Undertakers
  32. 27Apparatus and rights of statutory undertakers in streets subject to temporary prohibition or restriction
  33. 28Recovery of costs of new connection
  34. Part 6: MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
  35. 29Felling or lopping of trees
  36. 30Application of landlord and tenant law
  37. 31Operational land for purposes of the 1990 Act
  38. 32Protective provisions
  39. 33Certification of plans etc.
  40. 34Service of notices
  41. 35Procedure in relation to certain approvals
  42. 36Arbitration
  43. Signature
  44. Schedule 1AUTHORISED DEVELOPMENT
  45. Schedule 2: REQUIREMENTS
  46. 1Interpretation
  47. 2Time limits
  48. 3Detailed design
  49. 4Provision of and implementation and maintenance landscaping
  50. 5Construction and Environment Management Plan
  51. 6Ground investigation
  52. 7Piling
  53. 8Fencing and other means of enclosure
  54. 9Habitat management plan
  55. 10Construction traffic
  56. 11Travel plan during operational phase
  57. 12Construction hours
  58. 13Foul and surface water drainage
  59. 14Artificial lighting
  60. 15Emergency Access
  61. 16Bridge plinths
  62. 17Highway works
  63. 18Local economic benefit
  64. 19Amendments to approved details
  65. 20Combined heat and power
  66. 21Decommissioning strategy
  67. 22Requirements for written approval, etc.
  68. Schedule 3: MODIFICATION OF COMPENSATION AND COMPULSORY PURCHASE ENACTMENTS FOR CREATION OF NEW RIGHTS
  69. Compensation enactments
  70. 1Paragraph 1
  71. 2Paragraph 2
  72. Application of the 1965 Act
  73. 3Paragraph 3
  74. 4Paragraph 4
  75. 5Paragraph 5
  76. 6Paragraph 6
  77. 7Paragraph 7
  78. 8Paragraph 8
  79. 9Paragraph 9
  80. Schedule 4STREETS SUBJECT TO PERMANENT ALTERATION OF LAYOUT
  81. Schedule 5STREETS SUBJECT TO STREET WORKS
  82. Schedule 6TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OR RESTRICTION OF THE USE OF STREETS
  83. Schedule 7: PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS
  84. Part 1: FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATIONAL GRID
  85. 1Application
  86. 2Interpretation
  87. 3Paragraph 3
  88. 4Apparatus of National Grid in streets subject to temporary prohibition or restriction
  89. 5Acquisition of land
  90. 6Removal of apparatus
  91. 7Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus
  92. 8Retained apparatus: protection of National Grid as Gas Undertaker
  93. 9Expenses
  94. 10Indemnity
  95. 11Enactments and agreements
  96. 12Co-operation
  97. 13Access
  98. 14Arbitration
  99. Part 2: FOR THE PROTECTION OF ELECTRICITY, GAS, WATER AND SEWERAGE UNDERTAKERS
  100. 15Paragraph 15
  101. 16Paragraph 16
  102. 17Paragraph 17
  103. 18Paragraph 18
  104. 19Paragraph 19
  105. 20Paragraph 20
  106. 21Paragraph 21
  107. 22Paragraph 22
  108. 23Paragraph 23
  109. 24Paragraph 24
  110. 25Paragraph 25
  111. Part 3: FOR THE PROTECTION OF RAILWAY INTERESTS
  112. 26Paragraph 26
  113. 27Paragraph 27
  114. 28Paragraph 28
  115. 29Paragraph 29
  116. 30Paragraph 30
  117. 31Paragraph 31
  118. 32Paragraph 32
  119. 33Paragraph 33
  120. 34Paragraph 34
  121. 35Paragraph 35
  122. 36Paragraph 36
  123. 37Paragraph 37
  124. 38Paragraph 38
  125. 39Paragraph 39
  126. 40Paragraph 40
  127. 41Paragraph 41
  128. 42Paragraph 42
  129. 43Paragraph 43
  130. 44Paragraph 44
  131. 45Paragraph 45
  132. 46Paragraph 46
  133. Part 4: FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE CANAL AND RIVER TRUST
  134. 47Interpretation
  135. 48Powers requiring Canal & River Trust consent
  136. 49Vehicles, plant and machinery
  137. 50Fencing
  138. 51Survey of waterway
  139. 52Approval of plans, protective works etc.
  140. 53Design of works
  141. 54Notice of works
  142. 55Lighting
  143. 56Construction of specified works
  144. 57Prevention of pollution
  145. 58Access to work: provision of information
  146. 59Maintenance of works
  147. 60Repayment of Canal & River Trust fees, etc.
  148. 61Making good of detriment; compensation etc.
  149. 62Arbitration
  150. Part 5: FOR THE PROTECTION OF OPERATORS OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS CODE NETWORKS
  151. 63Paragraph 63
  152. 64Paragraph 64
  153. 65Paragraph 65
  154. 66Paragraph 66
  155. Part 6: FOR THE PROTECTION OF SP MANWEB
  156. 67Paragraph 67
  157. 68Paragraph 68
  158. Part 7: FOR THE PROTECTION OF BT GROUP PLC
  159. 69Paragraph 69
  160. 70Paragraph 70
  161. 71Paragraph 71
  162. 72Paragraph 72
  163. 73Paragraph 73
  164. 74Paragraph 74
  165. 75Paragraph 75
  166. 76Paragraph 76
  167. 77Paragraph 77
  168. 78Paragraph 78
  169. 79Paragraph 79
  170. 80Paragraph 80
  171. 81Paragraph 81
  172. 82Paragraph 82
  173. 83Paragraph 83
  174. 84Paragraph 84
  175. 85Paragraph 85
  176. Part 8: FOR THE PROTECTION OF WPD
  177. 86Paragraph 86
  178. 87Paragraph 87
  179. 88Paragraph 88
  180. 89Paragraph 89
  181. 90Paragraph 90
  182. 91Paragraph 91
  183. 92Paragraph 92
  184. 93Paragraph 93
  185. 94Paragraph 94
  186. 95Paragraph 95
  187. 96Paragraph 96
  188. Schedule 8: PROCEDURE FOR DISCHARGE OF REQUIREMENTS
  189. 1Applications made under requirements
  190. 2Further information
  191. 3Appeals
  192. 4Paragraph 4
  193. Schedule 9LAND OF WHICH TEMPORARY POSSESSION MAY BE TAKEN
  194. Explanatory note