{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/outer-dowsing-offshore-wind-farm-order-2026/schedule-18/paragraph-136",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/outer-dowsing-offshore-wind-farm-order-2026/schedule-18/paragraph-136.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2026/138",
  "legislation_title": "The Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm Order 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/outer-dowsing-offshore-wind-farm-order-2026",
  "path": "schedule/18/paragraph/136",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "136",
  "heading": "Submission and approval of plans",
  "text": "(1) Before erecting any blades forming part of any wind turbine generator in the West Sole C to Malory communications corridor, the West Sole A to Lancelot communications corridor, the West Sole A to Excalibur communications corridor, the West Sole A to Malory communications corridor or the Malory to Excalibur communications corridor, the undertaker must submit to the owner a report which demonstrates to the reasonable satisfaction of the owner that the relevant communications corridor will continue to transmit and receive microwave links to substantially the same level of performance and reliability as existed before the erection of such blades forming part of any wind turbine generator and such further particulars available to it as the owner may within 14 days of the receipt of the report reasonably request.\n(2) Any approval of the owner required under this paragraph—\n(a) must not be unreasonably withheld or delayed;\n(b) shall be deemed to be given if it is—\n(i) neither given nor refused; or\n(ii) refused without an indication of the grounds for refusal,\nwithin 60 days of the submission of the report submitted under sub-paragraph (1) or where further particulars are submitted under sub-paragraph (1), within 60 days of the submission of those further particulars; and\n(c) may be given subject to such reasonable requirements or conditions as the owner may have for ensuring that the relevant communications corridor will continue to transmit and receive microwave links to substantially the same level of performance and reliability as existed before the erection of such blades forming part of any wind turbine generator.\n(3) The owner must not withhold approval required under this paragraph except on the ground that the erection of any blades forming part of any wind turbine generator would prevent the transmission and receipt of microwave links in the relevant communications corridor to substantially the same level of performance and reliability as existed before the erection of such blades forming part of any wind turbine generator.\n(4) Any refusal under this paragraph must be accompanied by a statement of the grounds of refusal.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/138/schedule/18/paragraph/136",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:06:07.056087+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."
}