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The Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2023

S.I. 2023/1390 · Made 13 December 2023

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Infrastructure Planning

Made 13th December 2023

Coming into force 14th December 2023

An application has been made, under paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the Planning Act 2008f1, to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011f2 (“the 2011 Regulations”) for a non-material change to the Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Wind Farm Order 2022f3.

The Secretary of State, having considered the application, the responses to the publicity and consultation required by regulations 6 and 7 of the 2011 Regulations f4, has decided to make the change 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 paragraph 2(1) and (9) of Schedule 6 to the Planning Act 2008, makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2008 c. 29. Paragraph 2 was amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 8 to the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23), by paragraphs 1 and 72 of Schedule 13 to the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), and by section 28 of the Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7). There are other amendments to the Act that are not relevant to this Order.

f2

S.I. 2011/2055, as amended by S.I. 2012/635, S.I. 2013/522, S.I. 2015/760, S.I. 2017/314, S.I. 2017/524, S.I. 2018/378, S.I. 2019/734, S.I. 2020/1534, S.I. 2022/634 and S.I. 2023/1071.

f3

S.I. 2022/138, as amended by S.I. 2022/944 and S.I. 2022/1004.

f4

S.I. 2011/2055. Regulations 6 and 7 were both amended by S.I. 2012/635, S.I. 2015/760, S.I. 2020/1534 and S.I. 2020/764.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment to The Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Wind Farm Order 2022
  3. 3Amendment to Part 3 (Requirements) of Schedule 1 (Authorised Project)
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2023 and comes into force on 14th December 2023.

2Amendment to The Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Wind Farm Order 2022

The Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Wind Farm Order 2022 is amended in accordance with this Order.

3Amendment to Part 3 (Requirements) of Schedule 1 (Authorised Project)

In Part 3 (Requirements) of Schedule 1 (Authorised Project), in paragraph 16(18), for “must not exceed two” substitute “must not exceed four”.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Energy, Security and Net Zero

John Wheadon

Head of Energy Infrastructure Planning Delivery

Department for Energy, Security and Net Zero

13th December 2023

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Wind Farm Order 2022, a development consent order under the Planning Act 2008, following an application made in accordance with the Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011 for a non-material change under paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the Planning Act 2008.