The East Anglia THREE Offshore Wind Farm Order 2017
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2017/826 |
2017 No. 826
Infrastructure Planning
The East Anglia THREE Offshore Wind Farm Order 2017
Made 7th August 2017
Coming into force 29th August 2017
An application has been made to the Secretary of State for an Order granting development consent under section 37 of the Planning Act 2008 (“the 2008 Act”)1.
The application was examined by the Examining Authority which has made 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 3 of the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 20092and 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 is satisfied that open space within the Order land, when burdened with any new rights authorised for compulsory acquisition under this Order, will be no less advantageous than it was before such acquisition to the persons in whom it is vested, other persons, if any, entitled to rights of common or other rights, and the public, and that, accordingly, section 132(3) of the 2008 Act applies.
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 114 and 120 of the 2008 Act, makes the following Order:
PART 1
Preliminary
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the East Anglia THREE Offshore Wind Farm Order 2017 and comes into force on 29th August 2017.
Interpretation
2.—(1) In this Order—
“the 1961 Act” means the Land Compensation Act 19613;
“the 1965 Act” means the Compulsory Purchase Act 19654;
“the 1980 Act” means the Highways Act 19805;
“the 1981 Act” means the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 19816;
“the 1989 Act” means the Electricity Act 19897;
“the 1990 Act” means the Town and Country Planning Act 19908;
“the 1991 Act” means the New Roads and Street Works Act 19919;
“the 2003 Act” means the Communications Act 200310;
“the 2004 Act” means the Energy Act 200411;
“the 2008 Act” means the Planning Act 200812;
“the 2009 Act” means the Marine and Coastal Access Act 200913;
“access to works plan” means the plan certified as the access to works plan by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order under article 32 (certification of plans etc.);
“ancillary works” means the ancillary works described in Part 2 of Schedule 1 (ancillary works) and any other works authorised by this Order and which are not development within the meaning of section 32 of the 2008 Act;
“authorised development” means the development and associated development described in Part 1 of Schedule 1 (authorised development) and any other development authorised by this Order, which is development within the meaning of section 32 of the 2008 Act;
“authorised project” means the authorised development and the ancillary works authorised by this Order;
“book of reference” means the book of reference certified by the Secretary of State as the book of reference for the purposes of this Order under article 32 (certification of plans etc.);
“building” includes any structure or erection or any part of a building, structure or erection;
“buoy” means any floating device used for navigational purposes or measurement purposes, including LiDAR buoys, wave buoys and guard buoys;
“cable” in respect of any onshore cable includes direct lay cables and/or cables pulled through cable ducts and in respect of any cable whether onshore or offshore means any Alternating Current (AC) or Direct Current (DC) cables and includes fibre optic cables either within the cable or laid alongside;
“cable crossings” means the crossing of existing sub-sea cables or pipelines or other existing infrastructure by the inter-array, interconnecting and/or export cables authorised by this Order together with physical protection measures including concrete mattresses, rock placement or other protection methods;
“cable ducts” means conduits for the installation of cables;
“carriageway” has the same meaning as in the 1980 Act;
“circuit” means up to three cables;
“commence” means, (a) in relation to works seaward of MHWS, the first carrying out of any licensed marine activities authorised by the deemed marine licences, save for pre-construction surveys and monitoring approved under the deemed marine licences and, (b) in respect of any other works comprised in the authorised project, the first carrying out of any material operation (as defined in section 155 of the 2008 Act) forming part of the authorised project other than operations consisting of site clearance, demolition work, archaeological investigations, environmental surveys, investigations for the purpose of assessing ground conditions, remedial work in respect of any contamination or other adverse ground conditions, diversion and laying of services, erection of any temporary means of enclosure, and the temporary display of site notices or advertisements and the words “commencement” and “commenced” must be construed accordingly;
“connection works” means Work Nos. 5B to 69 and any related further associated development in connection with those works;
“construction consolidation site” means a construction site associated with the connection works including hard standings, lay down and storage areas for construction materials and equipment, areas for spoil, areas for vehicular parking, bunded storage areas, areas for welfare facilities including offices and canteen and washroom facilities, workshop facilities and temporary fencing or other means of enclosure and areas for other facilities required for construction purposes;
“deemed marine licences” means the marine licences set out in Schedules 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15;
“design and access statement” means the document certified as the design and access statement by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order under article 32 (certification of plans etc.);
“draught height” means the distance between the lowest point of the rotating blade of the wind turbine generator and MHWS;
“East Anglia ONE Offshore Wind Farm” means the offshore wind farm authorised under the East Anglia ONE Order;
“East Anglia ONE Order” means the East Anglia ONE Offshore Wind Farm Order 201414as amended by the East Anglia ONE Offshore Wind Farm (Corrections and Amendments) Order 201615;
“environmental statement” means the document certified as the environmental statement by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order under article 32 (certification of plans etc.);
“gravity base foundation” means a structure principally of steel, concrete, or steel and concrete which rests on the seabed either due to its own weight with or without added ballast or additional skirts and associated equipment including scour protection, J-tubes, corrosion protection systems and access platform(s) and equipment;
“highway” and “highway authority” have the same meaning as in the 1980 Act16;
“in principle monitoring plan” means the document certified as the in principle monitoring plan by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order under article 32 (certification of plans etc.);
“jacket foundation” means a steel jacket/ lattice-type structure constructed of steel which is fixed to the seabed at two or more points with steel pin piles or steel suction caissons and associated equipment including scour protection, J-tubes, corrosion protection systems and access platform(s) and equipment, and “discrete jacket foundation types” includes pre-piled or post-piled jackets, three-legged or four legged jackets, or straight or battered leg jackets;
“jointing bay” means an excavation formed to enable the jointing of high voltage power cables;
“jointing works” means a process by which two or more cables are connected to each other by means of cable joints within a jointing bay;
“land plan” means the plan certified as the land plan by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order under article 32 (certification of plans etc.);
“LAT” means lowest astronomical tide;
“maintain” includes inspect, upkeep, repair, adjust, and alter and further includes remove, reconstruct and replace (but only in relation to any of the ancillary works in Part 2 of Schedule 1 (ancillary works) and any component part of any wind turbine generator, offshore electrical station, accommodation platform or meteorological mast described in Part 1 of Schedule 1 (authorised development) not including the alteration, removal or replacement of foundations), to the extent assessed in the environmental statement; and “maintenance” must be construed accordingly;
“MCA” means the Maritime and Coastguard Agency;
“mean high water springs” or “MHWS” means the highest level which spring tides reach on average over a period of time;
“mean low water springs” or “MLWS” means the average height of all low waters above Chart Datum;
“meteorological mast” means a mast housing equipment to measure wind speed and other wind characteristics, including a topside housing electrical, communication and associated equipment and marking and lighting;
“MMO” means the Marine Management Organisation;
“monopile foundation” means a steel pile, typically cylindrical, driven and/or drilled into the seabed and associated equipment including scour protection, J-tubes, corrosion protection systems and access platform(s) and equipment;
“offshore electrical station” means a platform attached to the seabed by means of a foundation, with one or more decks, whether open or fully clad, accommodating electrical power transformers, instrumentation, protection...
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