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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/north-falls-offshore-wind-farm-order-2026/schedule-1/paragraph-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2026/567",
  "legislation_title": "The North Falls Offshore Wind Farm Order 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/north-falls-offshore-wind-farm-order-2026",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Offshore design parameters",
  "text": "(1) The wind turbine generators to be constructed or operated within Work No.1 of the authorised development must be located within the area delineated by the co-ordinates in the following table and shown on sheet 3a of the offshore order limits and boundary co-ordinates plan—\n(1)\nPoint\n(2)\nLatitude\n(3)\nLongitude\n36\n51° 46.18399’N\n01° 51.52207’E\n37\n51° 46.45215’N\n01° 51.46739’E\n38\n51° 47.79417’N\n01° 56.0602’E\n39\n51° 45.96006’N\n01° 54.98406’E\n40\n51° 44.20008’N\n01° 56.16270’E\n41\n51° 43.43466’N\n01° 58.08954’E\n42\n51° 44.92260’N\n02° 02.79174’E\n43\n51° 44.20590’N\n02° 02.65992’E\n44\n51° 44.16756’N\n02° 02.36766’E\n45\n51° 43.89822’N\n02° 01.62702’E\n46\n51° 43.70418’N\n02° 01.18500’E\n47\n51° 43.46172’N\n02° 00.54066’E\n48\n51° 42.90816’N\n01° 59.73738’E\n49\n51° 42.25464’N\n01° 58.18482’E\n50\n51° 41.80842’N\n01° 58.22082’E\n51\n51° 38.66118’N\n01° 54.67986’E\n52\n51° 37.76189’N\n01° 52.32853’E\n53\n51° 39.03140’N\n01° 52.10085’E\n54\n51° 40.08359’N\n01° 52.71647’E\n55\n51° 40.32461’N\n01° 52.55921’E\n56\n51° 40.41888’N\n01° 52.66356’E\n57\n51° 40.36970’N\n01° 52.53295’E\n58\n51° 40.36967’N\n01° 52.52982’E\n59\n51° 40.80925’N\n01° 52.24298’E\n60\n51° 41.18441’N\n01° 51.71421’E\n61\n51° 41.78502’N\n01° 51.60623’E\n62\n51° 45.61162’N\n01° 51.61163’E\n(2) The offshore works must be constructed in accordance with the parameters set out in the following table—\n(1)\nParameter\n(2)\nValue\nMaximum number of wind turbine generators\n57\nMaximum total rotor swept area (m2)\n3,032,694.06\nMaximum height of wind turbine generators when measured from MHWS to the tip of the vertical blade (m)\n377.39\nMaximum rotor diameter of each wind turbine generator (m)\n337\nMinimum distance from MHWS to the lowest point of the rotating blade for each wind turbine generator (m)\n27\nMinimum distance between wind turbine generators (downwind) measured from the centre point of each wind turbine generator) (m)\n1180\nMinimum distance between wind turbine generators (crosswind) measured from the centre point of each wind turbine generator) (m)\n944\nMaximum pile diameter of single pile structures (m)\n17\nMaximum pile diameter of two or more pile structures for wind turbine generator (m)\n6\nMaximum pile diameter of two or more pile structures for offshore platform (m)\n3.5\nMaximum total seabed footprint for installed wind turbine generators (excluding scour protection) (m2)\n94,729\nMaximum total seabed footprint for installed wind turbine generators (including scour protection) (m2)\n2,709,162\nMaximum total scour protection volume for wind turbine generator foundations (m3)\n4,882,186\nMaximum total length of inter-array cables (km)\n170\nMaximum inter-array cable protection area (m2)\n204,000\nMaximum inter-array cable protection volume (m3)\n119,000\nMaximum dimensions of offshore substation platforms:\nHeight when measured from MHWS (m) (including cranes and helideck)\n61.68\nLength (m)\n60\nTopside area (m2)\n2,400\nMaximum dimensions of offshore converter platform:\nHeight when measured from MHWS (m) (including cranes and helideck)\n111.62\nLength (m)\n130\nTopside area (m2)\n10,400\nMaximum total seabed footprint for two offshore substation platforms:\n(excluding scour protection) (m2)\n5890\n(including scour protection) (m2)\n166,715\nscour protection volume (m3)\n50,316\nMaximum total length of export cables (km)\n125.4\nMaximum export cables cable protection area (m2)\n75,240\nMaximum export cables cable protection volume (m3)\n43,890\nMaximum total length of platform interconnector cable (km)\n20\nMaximum platform interconnector cable protection area (m2)\n24,000\nMaximum platform interconnector cable protection volume (m3)\n14,000\n(3) Any part of the authorised development located within the following areas shown on the Deep Water Route Cable Installation Area (Future Dredging Depths) Plan, must be designed, installed, operated and maintained at a level which would not preclude or impede dredging—\n(a) of the area shown shaded in orange and labelled Sunk A – Sunk DW Buffer, to a level of 22 metres below Chart Datum;\n(b) of the area shown shaded in pink and labelled Trinity – Trinity DW Buffer, to a level of 22 metres below Chart Datum;\n(c) of the area shown shaded in green and labelled Sunk B – Sunk DW Buffer, to a level of 19 metres below Chart Datum; and\n(d) of the area shown shaded in blue and labelled Sunk Pilotage Area – Sunk Pilot Diamond Buffer, to a level of 22 metres below Chart Datum.",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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