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The East Anglia TWO Offshore Wind Farm Order 2022

S.I. 2022/433 · Made 31 March 2022 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

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Infrastructure Planning

Made 31st March 2022

Coming into force 22nd April 2022

An application has been made to the Secretary of State under section 37 of the Planning Act 2008 (“the 2008 Act”)f1 for an order granting development consent.

The application was examined by the Examining Authority appointed by the Secretary of State pursuant to sections 61f2 and 65f3 of Part 6 of the 2008 Act and carried out in accordance with Chapter 4 of that Act and with the Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010f4. The Examining Authority has submitted a report to the Secretary of State under section 74(2) of the 2008 Act.

The Secretary of State has considered the report and recommendation of the Examining Authority, has taken into account the environmental information in accordance with regulation 4 of the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017f5 and, as a national policy statement has effect in relation to the proposed development, has had regard to the documents and matters referred to in section 104(2) of the 2008 Act.

The Secretary of State, having decided the application, has determined to make an order giving effect to the proposals comprised in the application on terms that in the opinion of the Secretary of State are not materially different from those proposed in the application.

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 114, 115, 120, 140 and 149A of the 2008 Act, makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2008 c. 29. Section 37 was amended by Chapter 6 of Part 6 of, and schedule 13 to, the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20) and by sections 22 to 27 of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 (c. 27).

f2

Section 61 was amended by section 128(2) and Schedule 13, paragraph 18 to the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20) and by section 26 of the Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7).

f3

Section 65 was amended by Schedule 13, paragraph 22(2) and Schedule 25, paragraph 1 to the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20) and by section 27(1) of the Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7).

f4

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

f5

S.I. 2017/572.

Contents

  1. Part 1: Preliminary
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part 2: Principal Powers
  5. 3Development consent etc. granted by the Order
  6. 4Power to maintain authorised project
  7. 5Benefit of the Order
  8. 6Application and modification of legislative provisions
  9. 7Defence to proceedings in respect of statutory nuisance
  10. Part 3: Streets
  11. 8Street works
  12. 9Application of the 1991 Act
  13. 10Public rights of way
  14. 11Temporary stopping up of public rights of way
  15. 12Temporary stopping up of streets
  16. 13Access to works
  17. 14Agreements with street authorities
  18. 15Highway alterations
  19. Part 4: Supplemental powers
  20. 16Discharge of water
  21. 17Authority to survey and investigate the land onshore
  22. Part 5: Powers of acquisition
  23. 18Compulsory acquisition of land
  24. 19Time limit for exercise of authority to acquire land compulsorily
  25. 20Compulsory acquisition of rights
  26. 21Private rights
  27. 22Application of the 1981 Act
  28. 23Modification of Part 1 of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965
  29. 24Acquisition of subsoil or airspace only
  30. 25Rights under or over streets
  31. 26Temporary use of land for carrying out the authorised project
  32. 27Temporary use of land for maintaining authorised project
  33. 28Statutory undertakers
  34. 29Recovery of costs of new connections
  35. Part 6: Operations
  36. 30Operation of generating station
  37. 31Deemed marine licences under the 2009 Act
  38. Part 7: Miscellaneous and general
  39. 32Application of landlord and tenant law
  40. 33Operational land for purposes of the 1990 Act
  41. 34Felling or lopping of trees and removal of hedgerows
  42. 35Trees subject to tree preservation orders
  43. 36Certification of plans etc.
  44. 37Arbitration
  45. 38Requirements, appeals, etc.
  46. 39Abatement of works abandoned or decayed
  47. 40Saving provisions for Trinity House
  48. 41Crown rights
  49. 42Protective provisions
  50. 43Funding
  51. 44Offshore ornithology compensation provisions
  52. 45Service of notices
  53. Signature
  54. Schedule 1: Authorised project
  55. Part 1: Authorised development
  56. 1Paragraph 1
  57. 2Paragraph 2
  58. 3Paragraph 3
  59. Part 2: Ancillary works
  60. 1Paragraph 1
  61. Part 3: Requirements
  62. 1Time limits
  63. 2Detailed offshore design parameters
  64. 3Detailed offshore design parameters
  65. 4Detailed offshore design parameters
  66. 5Detailed offshore design parameters
  67. 6Detailed offshore design parameters
  68. 7Detailed offshore design parameters
  69. 8Detailed offshore design parameters
  70. 9Detailed offshore design parameters
  71. 10Offshore decommissioning
  72. 11Stages of authorised development onshore
  73. 12Detailed design parameters onshore
  74. 13Landfall construction method statement and monitoring plan
  75. 14Provision of landscaping
  76. 15Implementation and maintenance of landscaping
  77. 16Highway accesses
  78. 17Fencing and other means of enclosure
  79. 18Contaminated land and groundwater
  80. 19Pre-commencement archaeology execution plan
  81. 20Archaeology
  82. 21Ecological management plan
  83. 22Code of construction practice
  84. 23Construction hours for the transmission works
  85. 24Construction hours for the grid connection works
  86. 25Control of artificial light emissions during operational phase
  87. 26Onshore preparation works management plan
  88. 27Control of noise during operational phase
  89. 28Traffic
  90. 29Restoration of land used temporarily for construction
  91. 30Onshore decommissioning
  92. 31Aviation Lighting
  93. 32Public rights of way
  94. 33Emergency planning arrangements
  95. 34Ministry of Defence surveillance operations
  96. 35Cromer Primary Surveillance Radar
  97. 36Port traffic
  98. 37Decommissioning of relevant landfall works
  99. 38Restriction on carrying out grid connection works where consented in another order
  100. 39Requirement for written approval
  101. 40Amendments to approved details
  102. 41Operational drainage management plan
  103. 42Installation of cable ducts
  104. 43Restriction on carrying out grid connection works
  105. 44Control of development during operational phase
  106. Schedule 2Streets subject to street works
  107. Schedule 3Public rights of way to be temporarily stopped up
  108. Schedule 4Footpaths to be stopped up
  109. Schedule 5Streets to be temporarily stopped up
  110. Schedule 6Access to works
  111. Schedule 7Land in which only new rights etc. may be acquired
  112. Schedule 8: Modification of compensation and compulsory purchase enactments for creation of new rights and imposition of new restrictions
  113. 1Compensation enactments
  114. 2Compensation enactments
  115. 3Compensation enactments
  116. 4Application of the 1965 Act
  117. 5Application of the 1965 Act
  118. 6Application of the 1965 Act
  119. 7Application of the 1965 Act
  120. 8Application of the 1965 Act
  121. 9Application of the 1965 Act
  122. 10Application of the 1965 Act
  123. Schedule 9Land of which temporary possession may be taken
  124. Schedule 10: Protective Provisions
  125. Part 1: Protection for electricity, gas, water and sewerage undertakers
  126. 1Application
  127. 2Application
  128. 3Precedence of the 1991 Act in respect of apparatus in the streets
  129. 4No acquisition etc. except by agreement
  130. 5Removal of apparatus
  131. 6Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus
  132. 7Retained apparatus
  133. 8Retained apparatus
  134. 9Expenses and costs
  135. 10Expenses and costs
  136. Part 2: Protection for operators of electronic communications code networks
  137. 1Paragraph 1
  138. 2Paragraph 2
  139. 3Paragraph 3
  140. 4Paragraph 4
  141. 5Paragraph 5
  142. Part 3: Protection for Anglian Water Services Limited
  143. 1Paragraph 1
  144. 2Paragraph 2
  145. 3Paragraph 3
  146. 4Paragraph 4
  147. 5Paragraph 5
  148. 6Paragraph 6
  149. 7Paragraph 7
  150. 8Paragraph 8
  151. 9Paragraph 9
  152. 10Paragraph 10
  153. 11Paragraph 11
  154. 12Paragraph 12
  155. 13Paragraph 13
  156. 14Paragraph 14
  157. 15Paragraph 15
  158. Part 4: Protection for National Grid as electricity undertaker
  159. 1Application
  160. 2Interpretation
  161. 3Interpretation
  162. 4Apparatus of statutory undertakers in stopped up streets
  163. 5Acquisition of land
  164. 6Removal of apparatus
  165. 7Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus
  166. 8Retained apparatus: Protection of National Grid as electricity undertaker
  167. 9Expenses
  168. 10Indemnity
  169. 11Enactments and agreements
  170. 12Co-operation
  171. 13Access
  172. 14Arbitration
  173. 15Notices
  174. Part 5: Protection for East Anglia ONE North Limited
  175. 1Paragraph 1
  176. 2Paragraph 2
  177. 3Paragraph 3
  178. 4Paragraph 4
  179. 5Apparatus of undertakers in stopped up streets
  180. 6Acquisition of land
  181. 7Removal of apparatus
  182. 8Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus
  183. 9Retained apparatus: protection
  184. 10Offshore disposals
  185. 11Provision of information
  186. 12Expenses
  187. 13Compensation
  188. 14Enactments and agreements
  189. 15Co-operation
  190. 16Access
  191. 17Arbitration
  192. Part 6: Protection for East Anglia ONE Offshore Wind Farm and East Anglia THREE Offshore Wind Farm
  193. 1Paragraph 1
  194. 2Paragraph 2
  195. 3Paragraph 3
  196. 4Expenses
  197. 5Compensation
  198. 6Co-operation
  199. 7Arbitration
  200. Part 7: Protection for EDF Energy
  201. 1Application
  202. 2Interpretation
  203. 3Interaction at Sizewell Gap
  204. 4Quality of Sizewell B cooling water intake
  205. 5Coralline Crag
  206. 6Arbitration
  207. Part 8: Protection of NNB Generation Company (SZC) Limited
  208. 1Application
  209. 2Interpretation
  210. 3Interaction at Sizewell Gap
  211. 4Interaction at Snape Road
  212. 5Interaction at Friday Street
  213. 6Sizewell C proposed intake infrastructure
  214. 7Acquisition of land
  215. 8Arbitration
  216. Schedule 11: Hedgerows
  217. 1Removal of important hedgerows
  218. 2Important hedgerows that will be crossed using a reduced working width
  219. Schedule 12Trees subject to tree preservation orders
  220. Schedule 13: Deemed licence under the 2009 Act - generation assets
  221. Part 1: Licensed marine activities
  222. 1Paragraph 1
  223. 2Details of licensed marine activities
  224. 3Details of licensed marine activities
  225. 4Details of licensed marine activities
  226. 5Details of licensed marine activities
  227. 6Details of licensed marine activities
  228. 7Details of licensed marine activities
  229. 8Details of licensed marine activities
  230. 9Details of licensed marine activities
  231. Part 2: Conditions
  232. 1Design parameters
  233. 2Design parameters
  234. 3Design parameters
  235. 4Design parameters
  236. 5Design parameters
  237. 6Design parameters
  238. 7Design parameters
  239. 8Design parameters
  240. 9Design parameters
  241. 10Notifications and inspections
  242. 11Aids to navigation
  243. 12Aids to navigation
  244. 13Aviation safety
  245. 14Chemicals, drilling and debris
  246. 15Force majeure
  247. 16UXO clearance
  248. 17Pre-construction plans and documentation
  249. 18Pre-construction plans and documentation
  250. 19Reporting of engaged agents, contractors and vessels
  251. 20Pre-construction monitoring and surveys
  252. 21Construction monitoring
  253. 22Post construction
  254. 23Reporting of impact pile driving/detonation of explosives
  255. 24Scour protection and cable protection during operation
  256. 25Co-operation
  257. 26Southern North Sea Special Area of Conservation Site Integrity Plan (Piling)
  258. 27Southern North Sea Special Area of Conservation Site Integrity Plan (UXO clearance)
  259. 28Control of piling and UXO detonations
  260. 29Herring spawning
  261. 30Sediment sampling
  262. 31Completion of construction
  263. Schedule 14: Deemed licence under the 2009 Act – offshore transmission assets
  264. Part 1: Licensed marine activities
  265. 1Paragraph 1
  266. 2Details of licensed marine activities
  267. 3Details of licensed marine activities
  268. 4Details of licensed marine activities
  269. 5Details of licensed marine activities
  270. 6Details of licensed marine activities
  271. 7Details of licensed marine activities
  272. 8Details of licensed marine activities
  273. 9Details of licensed marine activities
  274. Part 2: Conditions
  275. 1Design parameters
  276. 2Design parameters
  277. 3Design parameters
  278. 4Design parameters
  279. 5Design parameters
  280. 6Notifications and inspections
  281. 7Aids to navigation
  282. 8Aids to navigation
  283. 9Aviation safety
  284. 10Chemicals, drilling and debris
  285. 11Force majeure
  286. 12UXO clearance
  287. 13Pre-construction plans and documentation
  288. 14Pre-construction plans and documentation
  289. 15Reporting of engaged agents, contractors and vessels
  290. 16Pre-construction monitoring and surveys
  291. 17Construction monitoring
  292. 18Post construction
  293. 19Reporting of impact pile driving/detonation of explosives
  294. 20Scour protection and cable protection during operation
  295. 21Co-operation
  296. 22Southern North Sea Special Area of Conservation Site Integrity Plan (Piling)
  297. 23Southern North Sea Special Area of Conservation Site Integrity Plan (UXO clearance)
  298. 24Control of piling and UXO detonations
  299. 25Herring spawning
  300. 26Sediment sampling
  301. 27Completion of construction
  302. Schedule 15: Arbitration Rules
  303. 1Primary objective
  304. 2Time periods
  305. 3Timetable
  306. 4Procedure
  307. 5Arbitrator’s powers
  308. 6Costs
  309. 7Confidentiality
  310. 8Conservatory and Interim Measures
  311. Schedule 16: Procedure for discharge of requirements
  312. 1Applications made for certain approvals
  313. 2Further information
  314. 3Appeals
  315. 4Interpretation of Schedule 16
  316. Schedule 17: Documents to be certified
  317. 1Documents forming the environmental statement to be certified
  318. 2Other documents to be certified
  319. Schedule 18: Offshore Ornithology Compensation Measures
  320. Part 1: Flamborough and Filey Coast Special Protection Area: Kittiwake Compensation Measures
  321. 1Paragraph 1
  322. 2Paragraph 2
  323. 3Paragraph 3
  324. 4Paragraph 4
  325. 5Paragraph 5
  326. 6Paragraph 6
  327. 7Paragraph 7
  328. 8Paragraph 8
  329. 9Paragraph 9
  330. 10Paragraph 10
  331. Part 2: Alde-Ore Estuary Special Protection Area: Lesser black-backed gull Compensation Measures
  332. 1Paragraph 1
  333. 2Paragraph 2
  334. 3Paragraph 3
  335. 4Paragraph 4
  336. 5Paragraph 5
  337. 6Paragraph 6
  338. 7Paragraph 7
  339. 8Paragraph 8
  340. 9Paragraph 9
  341. 10Paragraph 10
  342. Part 3: Outer Thames Estuary Special Protection Area: Red-throated diver Compensation Measures
  343. 1Paragraph 1
  344. 2Paragraph 2
  345. 3Paragraph 3
  346. 4Paragraph 4
  347. 5Paragraph 5
  348. 6Paragraph 6
  349. 7Paragraph 7
  350. 8Paragraph 8
  351. 9Paragraph 9
  352. Explanatory note