# The North Falls Offshore Wind Farm Order 2026, Paragraph 47: RTD CIMP


The RTD CIMP must include—
(a) details of the location(s) where the compensation measure will be delivered and the suitability of that location (including details of its ability to accommodate the breeding productivity needed to compensate for the impact of the authorised development on the OTE SPA) and consideration of relevant site selection surveys and data analysis;
(b) details of how any necessary land access rights, licences and approvals have or will be obtained and any biosecurity measures will be or have been secured;
(c) details of how the compensation measure will be delivered and an implementation timetable;
(d) details of survey methodologies, monitoring and maintenance programmes;
(e) success criteria;
(f) survey and reporting programmes for RTD;
(g) details of any adaptive management measures, with details of the factors used to trigger any such measures;
(h) provision for reports to be delivered to the RTDCSG and to the Secretary of State;
(i) a plan for reporting to the RTDCSG and consulting the RTDCSG on the details of any proposed adaptive management measures and/or amendments to the RTD CIMP;
(j) provision for the option to be exercised by the undertaker, following consent in writing of the Secretary of State, to pay a contribution to the Marine Recovery Fund wholly or partly in substitution for the compensation measure as an adaptive management measure for the purposes of paragraph (g). The sum of the contribution to be agreed between the undertaker and the MRFO in consultation with the RTDCSG; and
(k) provision for the option to be exercised by the undertaker, following consent in writing of the Secretary of State, to pay a financial contribution towards the establishment of compensation measures by another party wholly or partly in substitution for the compensation measure or as an adaptive management measure for the purposes of sub-paragraph (g). The sum of the contribution is to be agreed between the undertaker and the other party in consultation with the RTDCSG. If this option is exercised the undertaker will be required to submit a revised RTD CIMP to the Secretary of State for approval containing the information required in sub-paragraph 47(a)-(i) of this Part of the Schedule. The Secretary of State shall consult with the relevant SNCB prior to granting consent in terms of this paragraph.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/567/schedule/15/paragraph/47 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/north-falls-offshore-wind-farm-order-2026/schedule-15/paragraph-47
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