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The Rampion Offshore Wind Farm Order 2014

S.I. 2014/1873 · Made 16 July 2014 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

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Infrastructure Planning

Made 16th July 2014

Coming into force 6th August 2014

An application has been made to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009f1 for an Order under sections 114, 115, 120, and 149A of the Planning Act 2008f2 (“the 2008 Act”);

The application was examined by a Panel appointed as an Examining authority by the Secretary of State pursuant to Chapter 4 of the 2008 Act and the Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010f3;

The Examining authority, having considered the application with the documents that accompanied it, and the representations made and not withdrawn, has, in accordance with section 74 of the 2008 Act made a report and recommendation to the Secretary of State;

The Secretary of State, having considered the report and recommendation of the Panel, and decided the application, has determined to make an Order giving effect to the proposals comprised in the application with modifications which in his opinion do not make substantial change to the proposals;

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 114, 115, 120, and 149A of the 2008 Act, makes the following Order—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 2009/2264 as amended by the Localism Act 2011 (Infrastructure Planning) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/635) and the Infrastructure Planning (Prescribed Consultees and Interested Parties etc) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/522). There are other amendments to the Regulations which are not relevant to this Order.

f2

2008 c. 29. Parts 1 to 7 were amended by Chapter 6 of Part 6 of, and Schedule 13 to, the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), and by sections 22-27 of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 (c. 27), see S.I. 2013/1124 for transitional provisions. Section 149A was inserted by section 112(1) of, and paragraph 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 8 to, the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 33).

f3

S.I. 2010/103 as amended by S.I. 2012/635.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Development consent etc granted by the Order
  4. 4Power to maintain authorised project
  5. 5Operation of electricity generating station
  6. 6Requirements, appeals etc
  7. 7Benefit of the Order
  8. 8Application and modification of legislative provisions
  9. 9Public rights of navigation
  10. 10Abatement of works abandoned or decayed
  11. 11Deemed marine licences under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009
  12. 12Saving for Trinity House
  13. 13Crown rights
  14. 14Defence to proceedings in respect of statutory nuisance
  15. 15Street works
  16. 16Temporary stopping up of streets
  17. 17Public rights of way
  18. 18Access to works
  19. 19Agreements with street authorities
  20. 20Discharge of water
  21. 21Authority to survey and investigate the land
  22. 22Temporary suspension of public access to access land
  23. 23Compulsory acquisition of land
  24. 24Time limit for exercise of authority to acquire land compulsorily
  25. 25Compulsory acquisition of rights
  26. 26Private rights
  27. 27Application of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981
  28. 28Acquisition of subsoil only
  29. 29Acquisition of part of certain properties
  30. 30Rights under or over streets
  31. 31Temporary use of land for carrying out the authorised project
  32. 32Temporary use of land for maintaining the authorised project
  33. 33Statutory undertakers
  34. 34Recovery of costs of new connections
  35. 35Application of landlord and tenant law
  36. 36Operational land for purposes of the 1990 Act
  37. 37Felling or lopping of trees and removal of hedgerows
  38. 38Trees subject to tree preservation orders
  39. 39Procedure in relation to further approvals, etc
  40. 40Certification of plans etc
  41. 41Protective provisions
  42. 42Arbitration
  43. Signature
  44. Schedule 1: Authorised project
  45. Part 1: Authorised development
  46. 1Paragraph 1
  47. 2Paragraph 2
  48. 2Ancillary works
  49. Part 3: Requirements
  50. 1Time limits
  51. 2Detailed offshore design parameters
  52. 3Detailed offshore design parameters
  53. 4Detailed offshore design parameters
  54. 5Detailed offshore design parameters
  55. 6Base port travel plan
  56. 7Lighting
  57. 8Offshore decommissioning
  58. 9Stages of authorised development onshore
  59. 10Design approval onshore
  60. 11Provision of landscaping
  61. 12Implementation and maintenance of landscaping
  62. 13Highway accesses
  63. 14Permanent highway accesses in the South Downs National Park
  64. 15Public rights of way
  65. 16National Trail in the South Downs National Park
  66. 17Fencing and means of enclosure
  67. 18Temporary fencing in the South Downs National Park
  68. 19Surface and foul water drainage
  69. 20Contaminated land and groundwater
  70. 21Landfill site
  71. 22Flood risk
  72. 23Archaeology
  73. 24Archaeology in the South Downs National Park
  74. 25Scheduled monument at Tottington Mount
  75. 26Construction environmental management plan
  76. 27Watercourse crossings
  77. 28Ecological and landscape management plan
  78. 29Ecological and landscape management plan for the South Downs National Park
  79. 30Construction health, safety and environmental plan
  80. 31Construction traffic management plan
  81. 32Construction hours
  82. 33External lighting and control of artificial light emissions
  83. 34External lighting in the South Downs National Park
  84. 35Control of noise during construction
  85. 36Control of noise during operational phase
  86. 37European protected species onshore
  87. 38European protected species within the South Downs National Park
  88. 39Restoration of land used temporarily for construction
  89. 40Restoration of land within the South Downs National Park used temporarily for construction
  90. 41Onshore decommissioning
  91. 42Amendments to approved details
  92. 43Consultation with local planning authority
  93. Schedule 2Streets subject to street works
  94. Schedule 3Footpath to be permanently stopped up
  95. Schedule 4Public rights of way to be temporarily stopped up
  96. Schedule 5Access to works
  97. Schedule 6Temporary suspension of public access to access land
  98. Schedule 7Land in which only new rights etc, may be acquired
  99. Schedule 8: Modification of compensation and compulsory purchase enactments for creation of new rights and restrictive covenants
  100. Compensation enactments
  101. 1Paragraph 1
  102. 2Paragraph 2
  103. Application of the 1965 Act
  104. 3Paragraph 3
  105. 4Paragraph 4
  106. 5Paragraph 5
  107. 6Paragraph 6
  108. 7Paragraph 7
  109. 8Paragraph 8
  110. 9Paragraph 9
  111. Schedule 9Land of which temporary possession may be taken
  112. Schedule 10Important hedgerows
  113. Schedule 11Trees subject to tree preservation orders
  114. Schedule 12: Protective provisions
  115. Part 1: For the protection of railway interests
  116. 1Paragraph 1
  117. 2Paragraph 2
  118. 3Paragraph 3
  119. 4Paragraph 4
  120. 5Paragraph 5
  121. 6Paragraph 6
  122. 7Paragraph 7
  123. 8Paragraph 8
  124. 9Paragraph 9
  125. 10Paragraph 10
  126. 11Paragraph 11
  127. 12Paragraph 12
  128. 13Paragraph 13
  129. 14Paragraph 14
  130. 15Paragraph 15
  131. 16Paragraph 16
  132. 17Paragraph 17
  133. 18Paragraph 18
  134. 19Paragraph 19
  135. 20Paragraph 20
  136. 21Paragraph 21
  137. Part 2: For the protection of National Grid Electricity Transmission plc
  138. 1Application
  139. 2Interpretation
  140. 3Interpretation
  141. 4Apparatus of protected person in stopped up streets
  142. 5Protective works to buildings
  143. 6Acquisition of land
  144. 7Removal of apparatus
  145. 8Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus
  146. 9Retained apparatus: protection: electricity undertakers
  147. 10Expenses
  148. 11Indemnity
  149. 12Ground subsidence monitoring scheme in respect of protected person’s apparatus
  150. 13Enactments and agreements
  151. 14Co-operation
  152. 15Access
  153. 16Arbitration
  154. 17Transfer of agreements
  155. Part 3: For the protection of South Eastern Power Networks plc
  156. 1Application
  157. 2Interpretation
  158. 3Interpretation
  159. 4Apparatus of protected undertakers in stopped up streets
  160. 5Acquisition of land
  161. 6Removal of apparatus
  162. 7Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus
  163. 8Retained apparatus: protection
  164. 9Expenses
  165. 10Expenses
  166. 11Enactments and agreements
  167. 12Co-operation
  168. 13Access
  169. 14Arbitration
  170. Part 4: For the protection of Southern Water Services Limited
  171. 1Application
  172. 2Interpretation
  173. 3Interpretation
  174. 4Acquisition of land
  175. 5Removal of apparatus
  176. 6Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus
  177. 7Retained apparatus: protection
  178. 8Expenses
  179. 9Expenses
  180. 10Enactments and agreements
  181. Part 5: For the protection of gas pipeline owners, pipeline owners and sewerage undertakers
  182. 1Paragraph 1
  183. 2Paragraph 2
  184. 3Paragraph 3
  185. 4Paragraph 4
  186. 5Paragraph 5
  187. 6Paragraph 6
  188. 7Paragraph 7
  189. 8Paragraph 8
  190. 9Paragraph 9
  191. 10Paragraph 10
  192. Schedule 13: Deemed licence under Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 – array
  193. Part 1: Licensed marine activities
  194. 1Paragraph 1
  195. 2Details of licensed marine activities
  196. 3Details of licensed marine activities
  197. 4Details of licensed marine activities
  198. 5Details of licensed marine activities
  199. 6Details of licensed marine activities
  200. Part 2: Conditions
  201. 1Design parameters
  202. 2Design parameters
  203. 3Design parameters
  204. 4Design parameters
  205. 5Notifications and inspections
  206. 6Navigational practice, safety and emergency response
  207. 7Aids to navigation
  208. 8Aids to navigation
  209. 9Chemicals, drilling and debris
  210. 10Force majeure
  211. 11Pre-construction plans and documentation
  212. 12Pre-construction plans and documentation
  213. 13Reporting of engaged agents, contractors and vessels
  214. 14Equipment and operation of vessels engaged in licensed activities
  215. 15Pre-construction monitoring and surveys
  216. 16Construction monitoring
  217. 17Post construction surveys
  218. 18Black bream spawning
  219. 19Herring spawning
  220. 20Restrictions on monopile foundations
  221. 21Monitoring of shoreline sediment morphology
  222. 22Decommissioning
  223. Schedule 14: Deemed licence under Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 – export cables
  224. Part 1: Licensed marine activities
  225. 1Paragraph 1
  226. 2Details of licensed marine activities
  227. 3Details of licensed marine activities
  228. 4Details of licensed marine activities
  229. 5Details of licensed marine activities
  230. 6Details of licensed marine activities
  231. Part 2: Conditions
  232. 1Design parameters
  233. 2Notifications and inspections
  234. 3Navigational practice, safety and emergency response
  235. 4Aids to navigation
  236. 5Chemicals, drilling and debris
  237. 6Force majeure
  238. 7Pre-construction plans and documentation
  239. 8Pre-construction plans and documentation
  240. 9Reporting of engaged agents, contractors and vessels
  241. 10Equipment and operation of vessels engaged in licensed activities
  242. 11Pre-construction monitoring and surveys
  243. 12Construction monitoring
  244. 13Post construction surveys
  245. 14Decommissioning
  246. 15Monitoring of shoreline sediment morphology
  247. Explanatory note