The Longfield Solar Farm Order 2023

InterpretationE+W+S

1.  In this Schedule—

access rights” means rights over land to—

(a)

alter, improve, form, maintain, retain, use (with or without vehicles, plant and machinery), remove, reinstate means of access to the authorised development including visibility splays and road widening and to remove impediments (including vegetation) to such access; and

(b)

pass and repass on foot, with or without vehicles, plant and machinery (including rights to lay and use any temporary surface) for all purposes in connection with the authorised development;

cable rights” means rights over land to—

(a)

install, use, support, protect, inspect, alter, remove, replace, retain, renew, improve and maintain electrical underground cables, earthing cables, optical fibre cables, data cables, telecommunications cables and other services, works associated with such cables including bays, ducts, protection and safety measures and equipment, and other apparatus and structures;

(b)

remain, pass and repass on foot, with or without vehicles, plant and machinery (including rights to lay and use any temporary surface or form a temporary compound) for all purposes in connection with the authorised development; and

(c)

restrict and remove the erection of buildings or structures, restrict the altering of ground levels, restrict and remove vegetation and restrict the planting of trees or carrying out operations or actions (including but not limited to blasting and piling) which may obstruct, interrupt or interfere with the exercise of the rights or damage the authorised development;

substation connection rights” means rights over land to—

(a)

install, use, support, protect, inspect, alter, remove, replace, retain, renew, improve and maintain electrical cables, earthing cables, optical fibre cables, data cables, telecommunications cables and other services, works associated with such cables including bays, ducts, protection and safety measures and equipment, and other apparatus and structures and to connect such cables and services to the National Grid Bulls Lodge substation;

(b)

install, use, support, protect, inspect, alter, remove, replace, retain, renew, improve and maintain watercourses, public sewers and drains and drainage apparatus and equipment;

(c)

remain, pass and repass on foot, with or without vehicles, plant and machinery (including rights to lay and use any temporary surface or form a temporary compound) for all purposes in connection with the Bulls Lodge substation works;

(d)

restrict and remove the erection of buildings or structures, restrict the altering of ground levels, restrict and remove the planting of trees or carrying out operations or actions (including but not limited to blasting and piling) which may obstruct, interrupt or interfere with the exercise of the rights or damage the authorised development; and

(e)

install, use, support, protect, inspect, alter, remove, replace, retain, renew, improve and maintain soft landscaping and biodiversity measures.

(1)

Plot reference number shown on the Land Plans

(2)

Purposes for which rights over land may be required and restrictive covenants imposed

Land Plans – Sheet 1
1/1A (excluding subsoil interests)access rights
1/1Bcable rights
1/2A (excluding subsoil interests)access rights
1/2A/2cable rights
1/2Bcable rights and access rights
1/2D/1 (excluding subsoil interests)access rights
1/2Ecable rights
1/2Fcable rights
1/3Asubstation connection rights
Land Plans – Sheet 2
2/1Acable rights
2/1Bcable rights
2/1Ecable rights
2/2cable rights
2/3cable rights
2/4cable rights
2/5cable rights
2/6cable rights
Land Plans – Sheet 3
3/4cable rights
Land Plans – Sheet 4
4/2 (excluding subsoil interests)access rights
5/1A (excluding subsoil interests)access rights
Land Plans – Sheet 5
5/1B (excluding subsoil interests)access rights
Land Plans – Sheet 6
6/1 (excluding subsoil interests)access rights
Land Plans – Sheet 7
7/2access rights
7/2/2access rights
Land Plans – Sheet 8
8/2access rights
8/2/1 (excluding subsoil interests)access rights
8/2/2access rights

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 9 para. 1 in force at 18.7.2023, see art. 1