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Paragraph 5 Further offshore design requirementsI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

No steel monopile foundation forming part of the authorised scheme shall—

(a)

in the case of a steel monopile foundation have a diameter of more than 7 metres for use with meteorological stations and for use in all other instances a diameter of more than 8.5 metres; and

(b)

in the case of a concrete monopile foundation have a diameter of more than 8.5 metres for use with meteorological stations and for use in all other instances a diameter of more than 10.5 metres.

(2)

No gravity base foundation forming part of the authorised scheme shall have—

(a)

for use with large HVDC substations or combined substations a length at the level of the seabed of more than 100 metres, a width of 15 metres or a height of more than 15 metres; or for use in all other instances, a diameter at the level of the seabed of more than 45 metres;

(b)

a base height, where there is a flat base, of more than 7 metres above the level of the seabed;

(c)

a cone/column intersect which is higher than 32 metres above the top of the base;

(d)

a cone diameter of more than 45 metres at its base;

(e)

a column diameter, where there is a flat or conical base, of more than 10 metres.

(3)

No jacket foundation forming part of the authorised scheme shall have—

(a)

for use with wind turbine generators a width spacing between each leg at the level of the seabed of more than 30 metres and more than 4 legs;

(b)

a pile diameter of more than 3 metres;

(c)

more than one pile per leg or more than one suction can per leg;

(d)

for use with offshore substations, combined substations or large HVDC substations more than 8 legs; and for use with combined substations more than 16 legs;

(e)

a suction can which is more than 14 metres in diameter.

(4)

No suction bucket monopod foundation forming part of the authorised scheme shall have—

(a)

a diameter at the level of the seabed of more than 25 metres;

(b)

a column diameter of more than 10.5 metres.

(5)

No tripod foundation forming part of the authorised development shall have—

(a)

more than three legs;

(b)

a brace diameter of more than 5.5 metres;

(c)

a pile diameter of more than 3 metres;

(d)

more than one pile per leg;

(e)

a column diameter of more than 8 metres;

(f)

a suction can which is more than 14 metres in diameter.

Annotations

Commencement

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Sch. 2 para. 5 in force at 12.7.2013, see art. 1