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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/oaklands-farm-solar-park-order-2025/schedule-1/paragraph-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2025/739",
  "legislation_title": "The Oaklands Farm Solar Park Order 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/oaklands-farm-solar-park-order-2025",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The nationally significant infrastructure project authorised by this Order comprises a generating station with a gross electrical output capacity of over 50 megawatts comprising all or any of the work numbers in this Schedule or any part of any work number in this Schedule—\nWork No. 1 – a ground mounted solar photovoltaic generating station comprising—\n(a) solar panels fitted to mounting structures; and\n(b) balance of solar plant,\nand associated development within the meaning of Section 115(2) (for which development consent may be granted) of the 2008 Act including—\nWork No. 2 – a battery energy storage system compound comprising—\n(a) battery energy storage system units;\n(b) auxiliary transformers and associated bunding;\n(c) power conversion system units including inverters, switch gear, transformers and ancillary equipment;\n(d) containers or enclosures housing all or any of Work Nos. 2(b) and (c) and ancillary equipment;\n(e) monitoring and control systems;\n(f) heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems;\n(g) underground electrical cabling;\n(h) fire safety infrastructure including water storage in tanks or other containers, and drainage and water containment features and associated infrastructure;\n(i) containers or similar structures to house control room, office and welfare facilities, and storage; and\n(j) security fencing, access gates and tracks, car parking and hardstanding areas.\nWork No. 3 – works in connection with a new 132/33kV onsite substation comprising—\n(a) substation, switch room buildings, concrete foundations and ancillary equipment including reactive power units;\n(b) control building housing offices, storage containers and space, welfare facilities, waste storage within a fenced compound, car parking;\n(c) monitoring and control systems for Work Nos. 1 to 3;\n(d) 132 kilovolt harmonic filter compound;\n(e) electrical cables;\n(f) deluge system including water tanks and fire suppression, and drainage and water containment features and associated infrastructure; and\n(g) access gates and tracks, security palisade fencing and bunding.\nWork No. 4 – works to trench and lay 132 kilovolt electrical cables connecting Work No. 3 to Work No. 5 including—\n(a) excavations to install trenching, including storage of excavated material;\n(b) provision of ducting or alternative means of conducting media;\n(c) laying down of internal access tracks, ramps, means of access, footpaths, roads, including the laying and construction of drainage infrastructure, signage and information boards; works required for crossing, moving re-routing or over/undergrounding of existing utility assets (including water, gas, sewer pipes, electricity distribution/transmission cabling, telecommunications etc.); and\n(d) temporary construction compounds within the working area.\nWork No. 4A – crossing Rosliston Road with electrical cabling including—\n(a) trenching through, or directionally drilling beneath, Rosliston Road;\n(b) preparation of temporary drilling launch and emergence pads;\n(c) associated civils investigations and works; and\n(d) drilling boreholes and laying cable, and associated activities required to facilitate trenching or directional drilling process.\nWork No. 4B – temporary stopping up of watercourses to trench and lay cables, installation of culverts, drainage and other features to cross watercourses.\nWork No. 4C – crossing Walton Road with electrical cabling including—\n(a) trenching through, or directionally drilling beneath, Walton Road;\n(b) preparation of temporary drilling launch and emergence pads;\n(c) associated civils investigations and works; and\n(d) drilling boreholes and laying cable, and associated activities required to facilitate trenching or directional drilling processes.\nWork No. 4D – crossing Coton Road with electrical cabling including—\n(a) trenching through, or directionally drilling beneath, Coton Road;\n(b) preparation of temporary drilling launch and emergence pads;\n(c) associated civils investigations and works; and\n(d) drilling boreholes and laying cable, and associated activities required to facilitate trenching or directional drilling processes.\nWork No. 5 – connection and installation works to the existing transmission network substation, including works to trench and lay 132 kilovolt electrical cables connecting to Work No. 4C including—\n(a) excavations to install trenching, including storage of excavated material;\n(b) provision of ducting or alternative means of conducting media;\n(c) permanent removal of trees and vegetation to provide construction laydown and working areas, and provide permanent operations and maintenance access to cabling;\n(d) laying down of access tracks, ramps, means of access; and\n(e) works required for crossing, moving, re-routing or over/undergrounding of existing utility assets (including electricity distribution/transmission cabling, telecommunications etc.).\nWork No. 5A –construction, operation, maintenance and decommissioning access for Work No. 5—\n(a) works to create permanent access from public highway, and install temporary or permanent traffic lights, visibility splays, banksmen or other measures to manage traffic;\n(b) works to widen and surface the public highway; and\n(c) works to excavate and store soil, clear vegetation and obstacles, level, shape and prepare surface for construction track and permanent operational track to be installed.\nWork No. 5B – access to National Grid operational land for the construction, operation, maintenance and decommissioning for Work No. 5—\n(a) works to create permanent access from public highway, and install temporary or permanent traffic lights, visibility splays, banksmen or other measures to manage traffic;\n(b) works to widen and surface the public highway; and\n(c) works to excavate and store soil, clear vegetation and obstacles, level, shape and prepare surface for construction track and permanent operational track to be installed.\nWork No. 6 – temporary construction and decommissioning of access tracks and compounds comprising—\n(a) works to improve existing farm access from public highway, and install temporary traffic lights, banksmen or other measures to manage traffic;\n(b) works to excavate and store soil, clear vegetation and obstacles, level, shape and prepare surface for construction track to be installed;\n(c) storage of equipment and materials;\n(d) civils investigations and works to reinforce ground with weight-bearing support infrastructure, maintain integrity of structures beneath road surface;\n(e) creation of temporary construction access tracks, laydown and working areas;\n(f) works required for crossing, moving, re-routing or over/undergrounding of existing utility assets (including water, gas, sewer pipes, electricity distribution/transmission cabling, telecommunications etc.);\n(g) temporary stopping up of watercourses for installation of culverts, drainage and other features to cross water courses;\n(h) areas of hardstanding;\n(i) car parking;\n(j) site and welfare offices, canteens and workshops;\n(k) area to store materials and equipment;\n(l) storage and waste skips;\n(m) area for download and turning;\n(n) security infrastructure;\n(o) site drainage and waste management infrastructure; and\n(p) electricity, water, waste water and telecommunications connections.\nWork No. 7 – General works comprising—\n(a) trenching and laying electrical cables connecting Work Nos. 1 and 2 to Work No. 3;\n(b) fencing, gates, boundary treatment and other means of enclosure;\n(c) works for the provision of security and monitoring measures including CCTV columns, lighting columns and lighting, cameras, weather stations, communication infrastructure and perimeter fencing;\n(d) use of existing private tracks;\n(e) laying down of internal means of access;\n(f) earthworks and foundations;\n(g) drainage and irrigation infrastructure;\n(h) storage containers including welfare facilities; and\n(i) temporary construction compounds within the permanent working area.\nWork No. 8 – works to facilitate access for all works excluding Work No. 5 comprising—\n(a) creation of accesses from or across the public highway;\n(b) visibility splays;\n(c) works to widen and surface the public highway; and\n(d) installation of temporary traffic lights or facilities for manned traffic management.\nWork No. 9 – works for areas of habitat management comprising—\n(a) landscape and biodiversity enhancement measures; and\n(b) habitat creation and management including earthworks, landscaping, means of enclosure and the laying and construction of drainage infrastructure.\nWork No. 10 – works to implement new permissive path through Order limits comprising—\n(a) temporary route clear of obstacles and laying down of permissive path; and\n(b) signage and information boards.\nand in connection with the construction of Work Nos. 1-10 above and to the extent that they do not form any part of any such work, further associated development comprising such other works as may be necessary or expedient for the purpose of or in connection with the relevant part of the authorised development and which fall within the scope of work assessed by the environmental statement within the Order limits including—\n(a) boundary treatments, including means of enclosure;\n(b) bunds, embankments, trenching and swales;\n(c) works to the existing irrigation system and works to alter the position and extent of such irrigation system;\n(d) surface water drainage systems, storm water attenuation systems including storage basins, oil water separators, including channelling and culverting and works to existing drainage networks;\n(e) electrical, gas, water, foul water drainage and telecommunications infrastructure connections, diversions and works to alter the position of such services and utilities connections;\n(f) works to alter the course of or otherwise interfere with non-navigable rivers, streams or watercourses;\n(g) site establishments and preparation works including site clearance (including vegetation removal, demolition of existing buildings and structure), earthworks (including soil stripping and storage and site levelling) and excavations, the alteration of the position of services and utilities and works for the protection of buildings and land;\n(h) works to maintain and repair streets and access roads;\n(i) tunnelling, boring and drilling works; and\n(j) landscaping and biodiversity mitigation and enhancement measures including planting.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 2: sub-paras renumbered (9.10.2025) by The Oaklands Farm Solar Park (Correction) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/1070), art. 1, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 2 in force at 11.7.2025, see art. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/739/schedule/1/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:14:26.463679+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}