The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extensions Offshore Wind Farm Order 2024

4.—(1) The undertaker must not exercise the powers conferred by—

(a) article 3 (development consent granted by the Order);

(b) article 4 (maintenance of authorised project);

(c) article 14 (discharge of water);

(d) article 16 (authority to survey and investigate land);

(e) article 17 (compulsory acquisition of land);

(f) article 19 (compulsory acquisition of rights);

(g) article 20 (private rights over land);

(h) article 22 (acquisition of subsoil or airspace only);

(i) article 24 (rights under or over streets);

(j) article 25 (temporary use of land for carrying out the authorised project);

(k) article 26 (temporary use of land for maintaining the authorised project);

(l) article 27 (statutory undertakers);

(m) article 33 (felling or lopping of trees or removal of hedgerows);

(n) article 34 (trees subject to tree preservation orders);

(o) the powers conferred by section 11(3) (powers of entry) of the 1965 Act;

(p) the powers conferred by section 203 (power to override easements and rights) of the Housing and Planning Act 2016;

(q) the powers conferred by section 172 (right to enter and survey land) of the Housing and Planning Act 2016;

(r) any powers in respect of the temporary possession of land under the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017;

in respect of any railway property unless the exercise of such powers is with the consent of Network Rail.

(2) The undertaker must not in the exercise of the powers conferred by this Order prevent pedestrian or vehicular access to any railway property, unless preventing such access is with the consent of Network Rail.

(3) The undertaker must not exercise the powers conferred by sections 271 or 272 of the 1990 Act, article 20 (private rights over land), article 24 (rights under or over streets) or article 27 (statutory undertakers) in relation to any right of access of Network Rail to railway property, but such right of access may be diverted with the consent of Network Rail.

(4) The undertaker must not under the powers of this Order acquire or use or acquire new rights over, or seek to impose any restrictive covenants over, any railway property, or extinguish any existing rights of Network Rail in respect of any third party property, except with the consent of Network Rail.

(5) The undertaker must not under the powers of this Order do anything which would result in railway property being incapable of being used or maintained or which would affect the safe running of trains on the railway.

(6) Where Network Rail is asked to give its consent pursuant to this paragraph, such consent must not be unreasonably withheld but may be given subject to reasonable conditions but it shall never be unreasonable to withhold consent for reasons of operational or railway safety (such matters to be in Network Rail’s absolute discretion).

(7) The undertaker must enter into an assets protection agreement prior to the carrying out of any specified work.