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The National Grid (Hinkley Point C Connection Project) Order 2016

S.I. 2016/49 · Made 19 January 2016

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Infrastructure Planning

Made 19th January 2016

Coming into force 9th February 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.

The application has been examined by a Panel, which has made a report to the Secretary of State under section 74(2) of the 2008 Act.

The Secretary of State has considered the report and recommendation of the Panel, 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 is satisfied that the special category land within the order limits, when burdened with the rights imposed by this Order, will be no less advantageous than it was before to the persons in whom it is vested; other persons, if any, entitled to rights of common or other rights; and the public; and that, accordingly, section 132(3) of the 2008 Act applies.

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

Footnotes

f1

2008 c. 29.

f2

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

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. 5Limits of deviation
  8. 6Benefit of Order
  9. 7Consent to transfer benefit of Order
  10. 8Application of the 1990 Act
  11. 9Application of the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010
  12. Part 3: STREETS
  13. 10Street works
  14. 11Application of the 1991 Act
  15. 12Power to alter layout, etc. of streets
  16. 13Temporary stopping up of streets and public rights of way
  17. 14Access to works
  18. 15Agreements with street authorities
  19. Part 4: SUPPLEMENTAL POWERS
  20. 16Discharge of water
  21. 17Protective work to buildings
  22. 18Authority to survey and investigate the land
  23. Part 5: POWERS OF ACQUISITION
  24. 19Compulsory acquisition of land
  25. 20Compulsory acquisition of land – incorporation of the mineral code
  26. 21Time limit for exercise of authority to acquire land compulsorily
  27. 22Compulsory acquisition of rights
  28. 23Extinguishment and suspension of private rights
  29. 24Extinguishment of private rights and restrictive covenants relating to apparatus belonging to National Grid or WPD removed from land subject to temporary possession
  30. 25Application of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981
  31. 26Acquisition of subsoil or air-space only
  32. 27Acquisition of part of certain properties
  33. 28Rights under or over streets
  34. 29Temporary use of land by National Grid
  35. 30Temporary use of land by WPD
  36. 31Temporary use of land for maintaining the authorised development
  37. 32Crown rights
  38. 33Statutory undertakers
  39. 34Recovery of costs of new connections
  40. Part 6: MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
  41. 35Deemed Marine Licence
  42. 36Application of landlord and tenant law
  43. 37Operational land for purposes of the 1990 Act
  44. 38Defence to proceedings in respect of statutory nuisance
  45. 39Temporary closure of, and works in, the River Avon
  46. 40Traffic regulation
  47. 41Felling or lopping of trees
  48. 42Trees subject to Tree Preservation Orders
  49. 43Protection of interests
  50. 44Certification of plans etc.
  51. 45Service of notices
  52. 46Procedure regarding certain approvals etc.
  53. 47Amendment of local legislation
  54. 48No double recovery
  55. 49Arbitration
  56. Signature
  57. Schedule 1AUTHORISED DEVELOPMENT
  58. 400kV OVERHEAD ELECTRIC LINE
  59. 400kV UNDERGROUND CABLES
  60. SANDFORD 400/132kV SUBSTATION
  61. WPD 132kV WORKS
  62. SEABANK 400kV SUBSTATION
  63. HINKLEY LINE ENTRIES
  64. OTHER ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENT
  65. Schedule 2
  66. 1ACCESS AND RIGHTS OF WAY PLANS
  67. 2DESIGN DRAWINGS
  68. 3LAND PLANS
  69. 4PUBLIC RIGHTS OF NAVIGATION PLAN
  70. 5SPECIAL CATEGORY LAND AND CROWN LAND PLANS
  71. 6TRAFFIC REGULATION PLANS
  72. 7TREES AND HEDGES TO BE REMOVED OR AFFECTED PLANS
  73. 8WORKS PLANS
  74. 9LANDSCAPE DRAWINGS
  75. 10OTHER PLANS AND DRAWINGS
  76. Schedule 3: REQUIREMENTS
  77. 1Interpretation
  78. 2Time limits
  79. 3Design drawings
  80. 4Stages of authorised development
  81. 5Construction Environmental Management Plan
  82. 6Approval and implementation of construction mitigation plans
  83. 7Construction hours
  84. 8Control of artificial light emissions
  85. 9Provision of embedded landscape mitigation and landscaping schemes
  86. 10Replacement planting
  87. 11Implementation of landscaping and replacement planting
  88. 12Retention and protection of existing trees and hedgerows
  89. 13Bird flight diverters
  90. 14Bat mitigation measures
  91. 15Reinstatement schemes
  92. 16Fencing and other means of enclosure
  93. 17Surface water drainage
  94. 18Contaminated land and groundwater
  95. 19Inspection of temporary watercourses
  96. 20Removal of temporary bridges and culverts
  97. 21Accumulation and deposits
  98. 22Highway works
  99. 23HGV traffic
  100. 24Scheme of marking
  101. 25Highway signage plans
  102. 26Traffic Incident Management Plan
  103. 27Travel Plan
  104. 28Seabank substation flood defences
  105. 29Control of operational noise at Sandford substation
  106. 30River Axe crossing
  107. 31Residential amenity: information dissemination and complaints handling
  108. 32Approval of external appearances etc. of permanent structures
  109. 33Clearance over main rivers
  110. 34Decommissioning
  111. 35Removal of WPD Works
  112. 36Colour of T-pylons
  113. 37Construction compounds
  114. 38Design Approach to Site Specific Infrastructure
  115. 39Overhead line conductors
  116. 40Assessment of noise impacts
  117. 41Assessment of vibration impacts
  118. 42St Anthony’s Park travellers’ site
  119. 43Site Specific Mitigation Scheme
  120. 44Bat Special Areas of Conservation
  121. 45England Coast path
  122. 46Avonmouth Sewage Treatment Works
  123. Schedule 4: DISCHARGE OF REQUIREMENTS
  124. 1Applications made under Requirements
  125. 2Fees
  126. 3Appeals
  127. 4Outcome of appeals
  128. 5Interpretation of Schedule 4
  129. Schedule 5STREETS SUBJECT TO STREET WORKS
  130. Schedule 6: STREETS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION OF LAYOUT
  131. 1STREETS SUBJECT TO PERMANENT ALTERATION OF LAYOUT
  132. 2STREETS SUBJECT TO TEMPORARY ALTERATION OF LAYOUT
  133. Schedule 7: STREETS OR PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY TO BE TEMPORARILY STOPPED UP
  134. 1STREETS OR PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY TO BE TEMPORARILY STOPPED UP FOR WHICH A DIVERSION IS TO BE PROVIDED
  135. 2STREETS OR PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY TO BE TEMPORARILY STOPPED UP FOR WHICH NO DIVERSION IS TO BE PROVIDED
  136. Schedule 8: EXTINGUISHMENT OF PRIVATE RIGHTS AND RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS RELATING TO APPARATUS BELONGING TO NATIONAL GRID OR WPD REMOVED FROM LAND SUBJECT TO TEMPORARY POSSESSION
  137. 1NATIONAL GRID
  138. 2WESTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION
  139. Schedule 9: DEEMED MARINE LICENCE
  140. Part 1: INTRODUCTORY
  141. 1Interpretation
  142. 2Addresses
  143. Part 2: LICENSED ACTIVITIES
  144. 3Paragraph 3
  145. 4Paragraph 4
  146. Part 3: ENFORCEMENT
  147. 5Paragraph 5
  148. Part 4: CONDITIONS
  149. 6Paragraph 6
  150. 7Paragraph 7
  151. 8Prior to the commencement of the works
  152. 9Prior to the commencement of the works
  153. 10Prior to the commencement of the works
  154. 11Prior to the commencement of the works
  155. 12Prior to the commencement of the works
  156. 13Upon commencement of the works
  157. 14Upon commencement of the works
  158. 15Upon commencement of the works
  159. 16Upon commencement of the works
  160. 17Upon commencement of the works
  161. 18Upon commencement of the works
  162. 19Upon commencement of the works
  163. 20Upon commencement of the works
  164. 21Upon commencement of the works
  165. Schedule 10: MODIFICATION OF COMPENSATION AND COMPULSORY PURCHASE ENACTMENTS FOR CREATION OF NEW RIGHTS
  166. 1Compensation enactments
  167. 2Compensation enactments
  168. 3Application of the 1965 Act
  169. 4Application of the 1965 Act
  170. 5Application of the 1965 Act
  171. 6Application of the 1965 Act
  172. 7Application of the 1965 Act
  173. 8Application of the 1965 Act
  174. 9Application of the 1965 Act
  175. Schedule 11LAND WHICH MAY BE COMPULSORILY ACQUIRED
  176. Schedule 12: LAND OF WHICH TEMPORARY POSSESSION MAY BE TAKEN
  177. 1NATIONAL GRID
  178. 2WESTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION
  179. Schedule 13: TRAFFIC REGULATION
  180. 1TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF VEHICULAR ACCESS AND NO WAITING AND SPEED RESTRICTION
  181. 2TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF VEHICULAR ACCESS AND NO WAITING RESTRICTION
  182. 3NO WAITING RESTRICTION
  183. Schedule 14TREES SUBJECT TO TREE PRESERVATION ORDERS
  184. Schedule 15: PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS
  185. Part 1: PROTECTION FOR ELECTRICITY, GAS, WATER AND SEWERAGE UNDERTAKERS
  186. 1Paragraph 1
  187. 2Paragraph 2
  188. 3Paragraph 3
  189. 4Paragraph 4
  190. 5Paragraph 5
  191. 6Paragraph 6
  192. 7Paragraph 7
  193. Part 2: PROTECTION FOR OPERATORS OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS CODE NETWORKS
  194. 8Paragraph 8
  195. 9Paragraph 9
  196. 10Paragraph 10
  197. 11Paragraph 11
  198. 12Paragraph 12
  199. Part 3: PROTECTION FOR HIGHWAYS AND TRAFFIC
  200. 13Paragraph 13
  201. 14Paragraph 14
  202. 15Paragraph 15
  203. 16Paragraph 16
  204. 17Paragraph 17
  205. 18Paragraph 18
  206. 19Paragraph 19
  207. 20Paragraph 20
  208. 21Paragraph 21
  209. 22Paragraph 22
  210. 23Paragraph 23
  211. 24Paragraph 24
  212. 25Paragraph 25
  213. 26Paragraph 26
  214. 27Paragraph 27
  215. 28Paragraph 28
  216. 29Paragraph 29
  217. Part 4: PROTECTION FOR RAILWAY INTERESTS
  218. 30Paragraph 30
  219. 31Paragraph 31
  220. 32Paragraph 32
  221. 33Paragraph 33
  222. 34Paragraph 34
  223. 35Paragraph 35
  224. 36Paragraph 36
  225. 37Paragraph 37
  226. 38Paragraph 38
  227. 39Paragraph 39
  228. 40Paragraph 40
  229. 41Paragraph 41
  230. 42Paragraph 42
  231. 43Paragraph 43
  232. 44Paragraph 44
  233. 45Paragraph 45
  234. 46Paragraph 46
  235. 47Paragraph 47
  236. 48Paragraph 48
  237. Part 5: PROTECTION FOR FIRST CORPORATE SHIPPING LIMITED
  238. 49Paragraph 49
  239. 50Definitions
  240. 51Compliance with design drawings
  241. 52Access, streets and public rights of way
  242. 53Watercourses and drainage
  243. 54Surveys
  244. 55Use of land and execution, maintenance and use of the authorised development
  245. 56Use of land and execution, maintenance and use of the authorised development
  246. 57Use of land and execution, maintenance and use of the authorised development
  247. 58Use of land and execution, maintenance and use of the authorised development
  248. 59Use of land and execution, maintenance and use of the authorised development
  249. 60Use of land and execution, maintenance and use of the authorised development
  250. 61BPC’s apparatus
  251. 61AAcquisition and use of land
  252. 61BProcedure regarding certain approvals etc.
  253. 61CTrees and other vegetation
  254. 61DGeneral
  255. Part 6: PROTECTION FOR THE PORT AUTHORITY
  256. 61EParagraph 61E
  257. 62Definitions
  258. 63Tidal works: approval of detailed design
  259. 64Tidal works and temporary closure of the river Avon: notification requirements
  260. 65Communication plan
  261. 66General provisions as to construction of works including inspection
  262. 67Navigational safety, lights, buoys, etc.
  263. 68Obstruction in the river
  264. 69Disputes
  265. Part 7: PROTECTION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
  266. 70Paragraph 70
  267. 71Paragraph 71
  268. 72Paragraph 72
  269. 73Paragraph 73
  270. 74Paragraph 74
  271. 75Paragraph 75
  272. 76Paragraph 76
  273. Part 8: PROTECTION FOR RWE GENERATION UK PLC
  274. 77Paragraph 77
  275. 78Paragraph 78
  276. 79Paragraph 79
  277. 80Paragraph 80
  278. 81Paragraph 81
  279. 82Paragraph 82
  280. 83Paragraph 83
  281. Part 9: PROTECTION FOR CLH PIPELINE
  282. 84Paragraph 84
  283. 85Paragraph 85
  284. 86Paragraph 86
  285. 87Paragraph 87
  286. 88Paragraph 88
  287. 89Paragraph 89
  288. Schedule 16: AMENDMENT OF LOCAL LEGISLATION
  289. 1LOCAL ENACTMENTS
  290. 2BYELAWS
  291. Explanatory note