Paragraph 1 I1

England, Wales and Scotland

A nationally significant infrastructure project as defined in sections 14 (nationally significant infrastructure projects: general) and 15 (generating stations) of the 2008 Act located in the east Irish Sea approximately 30 kilometres from the coast of Lancashire being an offshore wind turbine generating station with electrical output capacity of over 100MW comprising—

Work No. 1—

(a)

up to 35 wind turbine generators each fixed to the seabed by a foundation; and

(b)

a network of subsea inter-array cables between the wind turbine generators and between the wind turbine generators and the offshore substation platforms forming part of Work No. 2 including cable crossings and cable protection;

and associated development within the meaning of section 115(2) (development for which development consent may be granted) of the 2008 Act comprising—

Work No. 2—

(a)

one or two offshore substation platforms each fixed to the seabed by a foundation; and

(b)

a network of subsea platform link cables including cable crossings and cable protection.

In connection with Work No. 1 and Work No. 2 further associated development comprising such other works as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of or in connection with the relevant part of the authorised project and which fall within the scope of the works assessed by the environmental statement, including—

(a)

scour protection around the foundations of the offshore structures;

(b)

cable protection measures;

(c)

the removal of material from the seabed and the disposal of inert material of natural origin within F1the Order limits produced during seabed preparation for and installation of foundations and cables (including sandwave clearance and seabed levelling) and boulder clearance;

(d)

removal of out of service cables and static fishing equipment; and

(e)

disposal of drill arisings in connection with any foundation drilling up to a total of 55,865 m³.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 1 substituted (8.6.2026) by The Morecambe Offshore Windfarm Generation Assets (Correction) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/608), art. 1, Sch.

Commencement

I1: Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 1 in force at 23.12.2025, see art. 1