The Able Marine Energy Park Development Consent Order 2014

Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 2935

Infrastructure Planning

Harbours, Docks, Piers And Ferries

The Able Marine Energy Park Development Consent Order 2014

Made

13th January 2014

Laid before Parliament

10th February 2014

Coming into force

29th October 2014

An application has been made to the Infrastructure Planning Commission, in accordance with the Infrastructure Planning (Applications and Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009(1), for an order under sections 37, 114, 115, 120, and 122 of the Planning Act 2008(2) (“the 2008 Act”).

A Panel of three members (“the Panel”) was appointed by the Secretary of State in accordance with Chapter 2 of Part 6 of the 2008 Act. The Panel examined the application in accordance with Chapter 4 of Part 6 of the 2008 Act, and the Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010(3).

The Panel has considered the representations made and not withdrawn and the application, together with accompanying documents, and has submitted a report to the Secretary of State in accordance with section 74 of the 2008 Act.

The Secretary of State, having considered the representations made and not withdrawn, and the report of the Panel, has decided to make an Order granting development consent for the development described in the application and consent for ancillary works with modifications which, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, do not make any substantial change to the proposals comprised in the application.

The Order authorises the compulsory acquisition of land which has been acquired by statutory undertakers for the purposes of their undertakings. Representations were made by the statutory undertakers concerned about the application for the Order before the completion of the examination of the application, the representations contained objections to the compulsory acquisition of the land and the objections have not been withdrawn.

The Order will not come into force until it has been laid before Parliament and has been brought into operation in accordance with the provisions of the Statutory Orders (Special Procedure) Acts 1945 and 1965(4).

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 114, 115, 120 and 122 of, and paragraphs 1 to 3, 10 to 17, 24, 26, 30A to 32, 32B to 34, 36, and 37 of Part 1 of Schedule 5 to, the 2008 Act, makes the following Order—

(1)

S.I. 2009/2264, as amended by S.I. 2010/493, S.I. 2010/602, S.I. 2012/635, S.I. 2012/2654, S.I. 2012/2732, and S.I. 2013/522.

(2)

2008 c. 29. Parts 1 to 7 were amended by Chapter 6 of Part 6 of the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20).

(3)

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

(4)

1945 c.18 (9 & 10 Geo 6), and 1965 c. 43. Section 1 was repealed in part by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974. The remainder amends the Statutory Orders (Special Procedure) Act 1945, ss 3(1), (3), 4(1), (2), 9(a), 10 (3).