# The Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm Order 2026, Article 47: Transfer of functions of the relevant local planning authority


(1) For the purposes of this Order only, the relevant local planning authority referred to in Part 8 of the 2008 Act shall be Lincolnshire County Council in respect of the following articles—
(a) Article 8 (street works);
(b) Article 9 (application of the 1991 Act);
(c) Article 10 (temporary closure of public rights of way);
(d) Article 11 (temporary closure of streets);
(e) Article 12 (access to works);
(f) Article 13 (agreements with street authorities);
(g) Article 14 (power to alter layout etc. of streets); and
(h) Article 15 (traffic regulation).
(2) For the purposes of this Order only, the relevant local planning authority referred to in Part 8 of the 2008 Act shall be Lincolnshire County Council in respect of the following requirements—
(a) Requirement 8 (stages of authorised project onshore);
(b) Requirement 9 (detailed onshore design parameters);
(c) Requirement 10 (provision of landscaping);
(d) Requirement 11 (implementation and maintenance of landscaping);
(e) Requirement 12 (ecological management plan);
(f) Requirement 13 (fencing and other means of permanent enclosure);
(g) Requirement 14 (temporary fencing and other temporary means of enclosure);
(h) Requirement 15 (operational drainage management and emergency flood response);
(i) Requirement 16 (operational drainage management and emergency flood response);
(j) Requirement 17 (onshore archaeology);
(k) Requirement 18 (code of construction practice);
(l) Requirement 19 (construction hours);
(m) Requirement 20 (highway accesses);
(n) Requirement 21 (traffic);
(o) Requirement 22 (public rights of way);
(p) Requirement 23 (restoration of land used temporarily for construction);
(q) Requirement 24 (onshore decommissioning);
(r) Requirement 25 (control of noise during operational phase);
(s) Requirement 26 (control of artificial light emissions during operational phase); and
(t) Requirement 30 (skills, supply chain and employment).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/138/article/47 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/outer-dowsing-offshore-wind-farm-order-2026/article-47
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