{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/swansea-bay-tidal-generating-station-order-2015/schedule-1/part-1A",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2015/1386",
  "legislation_title": "The Swansea Bay Tidal Generating Station Order 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/swansea-bay-tidal-generating-station-order-2015",
  "path": "schedule/1/part/1A",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "1A",
  "heading": "Authorised development",
  "text": "A nationally significant infrastructure project being an offshore generating station as defined in sections 14(1)(a) and 15(3) of the 2008 Act comprising—\nIn Swansea Bay and the City and County of Swansea and the County Borough of Neath Port Talbot\nWork No. 1a — A western seawall crested by a road and footway commencing at 266417E; 189134N as shown on works plans 1, 4, 7 and 9 approximately 2700m in length and incorporating—\n(a) a low voltage substation;\n(b) provision of and for lighting;\n(c) one or more slipways, jetties, access points and associated hardstanding for boats used in connection with the operation and maintenance of the generating station;\n(d) a landscaped area where the seawall makes landfall; and\n(e) operation and maintenance facilities within the seawall together with sufficient foundation areas and pilings to enable construction of an offshore building centred on grid reference 266218E; 189338N containing an administration and engineering suite.\nWork No. 1b — An eastern seawall crested by a road and footway commencing at 266420E; 189131N approximately 6800m in length and incorporating provision of and for lighting.\nWork No. 2a — A turbine and sluice gate housing structure located between 266417E; 189134N and 266410E; 189131N as shown on works plans 2, 6, 8 and 9, measuring approximately 410m in length and 67.5m in width containing up to 16 variable speed hydro-turbines with a gross combined installed generating capacity of up to or equal to 320MW, and up to 10 sluice gates and incorporating—\n(a) a switch room;\n(b) scour protection;\n(c) associated electrical equipment and transformers;\n(d) dividing structures and wingwalls; and\n(e) a maximum of 4 external gantry cranes and such infrastructure works or plant as may be necessary for the purposes of operating and maintaining the sluices and turbines.\nThe Works No. 1a, 1b and 2a are also to incorporate localised widening of the seawall to provide—\n(a) viewing areas; and\n(b) siting locations for works of public art.\nWork No. 5a — A 275kV grid connection laid underground consisting of 3 single phase cables and other electric cables connecting Work No. 2a (266120E; 189499N) to 266970E; 191821N.\nWork No. 6a — A work consisting of the construction of a jetty or mole and floating pontoons and piles or dolphins, located from 267494E; 191898N to 266998E; 191498N.\nWork No. 6b — A work consisting of construction of onshore operation and maintenance facilities comprising—\n(a) an onshore building centred on 267129E; 191741N comprising—\n(i) a hatcheries and laboratories;\n(ii) maintenance workshops and spares stores;\n(iii) garaging for operation and maintenance vehicles;\n(iv) storage for boats associated with the operation and maintenance of the generating station;\n(v) a control room;\n(vi) staff office accommodation; and\n(vii) staff welfare facilities; and\n(b) provision to allow construction within the area of Work No. 6b of—\n(i) outdoor parking spaces for operation and maintenance vehicles and essential visitors to the generating station;\n(ii) outdoor emergency access facilities to enable rapid access to the authorised works.\nWork No. 7a — A new internal access road comprising 2 carriageways together with a fence in between running in a north-easterly direction from 267048E; 191928N to 269035E; 192887N.\nWork No. 7g — A work for a new access track at the eastern seawall landfall running in an easterly direction from 269016E; 192826N to 270275E; 192496N.\nAnd in connection with such works and to the extent that they do not otherwise form part of any such work, further development including mitigation, being part of the nationally significant infrastructure project comprising—\n(a) temporary construction works, including workshops and stores, storage areas for rock armour, working areas, laydown areas, construction sites, internal site roads and vehicle parking facilities;\n(b) to the extent required for mitigation, the landscaping elements of the Broad Seaward Park, Narrow Seaward Park, and Landward Ecological Park as described in the design and access statement, including works to existing wave protection walls;\n(c) habitat creation (including mariculture);\n(d) navigational aids;\n(e) bunds, embankments, swales, landscaping and boundary treatments and fencing;\n(f) to the extent shown on the demolition plan, the alteration, removal, clearance, refurbishment, reconstruction, decommissioning and demolition of any buildings and structures within the Order limits;\n(g) the provision of footpaths;\n(h) lighting columns and lighting; and\n(i) safety/emergency points.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 Pt. 1A in force at 30.6.2015, see art. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1386/schedule/1/part/1A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:34:59.440320+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."
}