The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extensions Offshore Wind Farm Order 2024

Detailed design parameters onshore

10.—(1) Construction of Work No. 15A in the event of scenario 1 or scenario 2 must not commence until the details specified under sub-paragraph ‎(4) have been submitted to and approved in writing by the relevant planning authority.

(2) Construction of Work No. 15B in the event of scenario 1 or scenario 2 must not commence until the details specified under sub-paragraph ‎(4) have been submitted to and approved in writing by the relevant planning authority.

(3) Construction of Work Nos. 15C in the event of scenario 3 or scenario 4 must not commence until the details specified under sub-paragraph ‎(4) have been submitted to and approved in writing by the relevant planning authority.

(4) The details required for approval in accordance with either sub-paragraphs ‎(1), ‎(2) or ‎(3) are—

(a) layout;

(b) scale;

(c) proposed finished ground levels;

(d) external appearance and materials;

(e) hard surfacing materials;

(f) vehicular and pedestrian access and parking areas;

(g) minor structures, such as furniture, refuse or other storage units, signs and lighting; and

(h) proposed and existing functional services above and below ground, including drainage, power and communications cables and pipelines, manholes and supports.

(5) The details submitted under sub-paragraphs ‎(1), ‎(2) or ‎(3) and under requirement 14 (fencing and other means of enclosure) must—

(a) be in accordance with the design and access statement; and

(b) have been subject to a design review process carried out by an independent design review panel to the satisfaction of the relevant planning authority and which must consider whether sub-paragraph (5)(a) has been satisfied and make recommendations for design improvements if not.

(6) Work Nos. 15A and 15B in the event of scenario 1 or scenario 2 or Work No.15C in the event of scenario 3 or scenario 4 must be carried out in accordance with the details approved under sub-paragraphs ‎(1), ‎(2) or ‎(3) for each work.

(7) The permanent access road to the onshore Sheringham Shoal Extension Project substation and onshore Dudgeon Extension Project substation in the event of scenario 1 or scenario 2 or to the integrated onshore substation in scenario 3 or scenario 4—

(a) must not commence until details of its precise location have been submitted to and approved in writing by the relevant planning authority; and

(b) must be no more than six metres wide.

(8) The permanent access road to the onshore Sheringham Shoal Extension Project substation and onshore Dudgeon Extension Project substation in the event of scenario 1 or scenario 2 or to the integrated onshore substation in scenario 3 or scenario 4 must be carried out in accordance with the details approved under sub-paragraph ‎(7).

(9) In the event of scenario 1(a) or scenario 1(b), the width of the onshore cable corridor must not exceed 45 metres save in respect of the following—

(a) where the onshore cables pass through or adjacent to the FEP phase 2 site, the width of the onshore cable corridor must not exceed 130 metres; and

(b) where HDD is used to install the cables (other than within or adjacent to the FEP phase 2 site under sub-paragraph ‎(a)), the width of the onshore cable corridor must not exceed 100 metres.