Part 1 Authorised Development
England, Wales and Scotland
Work No. 1
an offshore wind turbine generating station with an electrical export capacity of up to 1,800 MW at the point of connection to the offshore electrical platform(s) referred to at Work No. 2 comprising up to 158 wind turbine generators each fixed to the seabed by one of the following foundation types: monopile (piled or suction caisson), jacket (piled or suction caisson), or gravity base fitted with rotating blades and situated within the area shown on the works plan and further comprising (b) to (e) below;
up to two accommodation platforms fixed to the seabed within the area shown on the works plan by one of the following foundation types: jacket (piled or suction caisson) or gravity base;
up to two meteorological masts fixed to the seabed within the area shown on the works plan by one of the following foundation types: monopile (piled or suction caisson), jacket (piled or suction caisson) or gravity base;
up to two LIDAR measurement buoys fixed to the seabed within the area shown on the works plan by one of the following foundation types: monopile (piled) or floating, and up to two wave measurement buoys fixed to the seabed within the area shown on the works plan by one foundation type (floating); and
a network of subsea array cables and fibre optic cables within the area shown on the works plan between the wind turbine generators, and between the wind turbine generators and Work No.2 including one or more offshore cable crossings;
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 – up to two offshore electrical platforms fixed to the seabed within the area shown on the works plan by one of the following foundation types: jacket (piled or suction caisson) or gravity base;
Work No. 3 – a network of subsea cables and fibre optic cables within the area shown on the works plans comprising Work No.2 for the transmission of electricity and electronic communications between the offshore electrical platforms and including one or more offshore cable crossings;
Work No. 4A – up to four subsea export cables and fibre optic cables between Work No. 2 and Work No. 4B consisting of subsea cables and fibre optic cables along routes within the Order limits seaward of MLWS including one or more offshore cable crossings;