The Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm Order 2014

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation and commencement

3. 2. Interpretation

4. 3. Development consent etc. granted by the Order

5. 4. Maintenance of authorised project

6. 5. Benefit of the Order

7. 6. Operation of generating station

8. 7. Application of the Hedgerows Regulations 1997

9. 8. Defence to proceedings in respect of statutory nuisance

10. 9. Requirements, appeals etc.

11. 10. Street works

12. 11. Temporary stopping up of streets

13. 12. Temporary stopping up of public rights of way

14. 13. Access to works

15. 14. Agreements with street authorities

16. 15. Discharge of water

17. 16. Protective work to buildings

18. 17. Authority to survey and investigate the land

19. 18. Removal of human remains

20. 19. Compulsory acquisition of land

21. 20. Time limit for exercise of authority to acquire land compulsorily

22. 21. Compulsory acquisition of rights

23. 22. Private rights

24. 23. Application of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981

25. 24. Acquisition of subsoil only

26. 25. Acquisition of part of certain properties

27. 26. Rights under or over streets

28. 27. Temporary use of land for carrying out the authorised project

29. 28. Temporary use of land for maintaining the authorised project

30. 29. Statutory undertakers

31. 30. Recovery of costs of new connections

32. 31. Application of landlord and tenant law

33. 32. Operational land for the purposes of the 1990 Act

34. 33. Felling or lopping of trees and the removal of hedgerows

35. 34. Trees subject to tree preservation orders

36. 35. Public rights of navigation

37. 36. Abatement of works abandoned or decayed

38. 37. Deemed licences under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009

39. 38. Saving for Trinity House

40. 39. Crown rights

41. 40. Certification of plans etc.

42. 41. Protective provisions

43. 42. Arbitration

44. Signature

45. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       AUTHORISED PROJECT

       1. PART 1 Authorised Development

          1. 1. A nationally significant infrastructure project as defined in sections 14...

          2. 2. (1) With the exception of the area described in sub-paragraph...

       2. PART 2 Ancillary Works

       3. PART 3 Requirements

          1. 1. Time limits

          2. 2. Detailed offshore design parameters

          3. 3. (1) The total number of offshore substations forming part of...

          4. 4. (1) The number of cable systems forming part of the...

          5. 5. (1) The total number of monopile foundations forming part of...

          6. 6. The total volume of scour protection for use with WTGs...

          7. 7. The total volume of scour protection for use with the...

          8. 8. The total volume of cable protection (excluding cable crossings) included...

          9. 9. The total volume of cable protection associated with cable crossings...

          10. 10. The total volume of cable protection (excluding cable crossings) for...

          11. 11. The total volume of cable protection associated with cable crossings...

          12. 12. Air traffic services at Warton Aerodrome

          13. 13. Primary surveillance radars at St Annes and Lowther Hill

          14. 14. Offshore decommissioning

          15. 15. Stages of authorised development onshore

          16. 16. Detailed design approval onshore

          17. 17. The connection works must be carried out in accordance with...

          18. 18. Provision of landscaping

          19. 19. Implementation and maintenance of landscaping

          20. 20. Highway accesses

          21. 21. Public Access Strategy

          22. 22. Public rights of way

          23. 23. Fencing and other means of enclosure

          24. 24. Surface and foul water drainage

          25. 25. Contaminated land and contaminated groundwater

          26. 26. Archaeology onshore

          27. 27. Code of Construction Practice (CoCP)

          28. 28. Construction and environmental management plan

          29. 29. Emergency response plan

          30. 30. European protected species

          31. 31. Construction Traffic Management Plan

          32. 32. Port Construction Traffic Management Plan (Port CTMP)

          33. 33. Construction hours

          34. 34. Control of noise during construction

          35. 35. Control of noise during operational phase

          36. 36. Control of air quality

          37. 37. Control of artificial light emissions

          38. 38. Flood risk

          39. 39. Restoration of land used temporarily for construction

          40. 40. Onshore decommissioning

          41. 41. Requirement for written approval

          42. 42. Amendments to approved details

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       STREETS SUBJECT TO STREET WORKS

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       STREETS TO BE TEMPORARILY STOPPED UP

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY TO BE TEMPORARILY STOPPED UP

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       ACCESS TO WORKS

    6. SCHEDULE 6

       LAND IN WHICH ONLY NEW RIGHTS ETC., MAY BE ACQUIRED

    7. SCHEDULE 7

       MODIFICATION OF COMPENSATION AND COMPULSORY PURCHASE ENACTMENTS FOR CREATION OF NEW RIGHTS

       1. 1. Compensation enactments

       2. 2. (1) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 1, the...

       3. 3. Application of the 1965 Act

       4. 4. For section 7 of the 1965 Act (measure of compensation)...

       5. 5. For section 8 of the 1965 Act (provisions as to...

       6. 6. The following provisions of the 1965 Act (which state the...

       7. 7. Section 11 of the 1965 Act (powers of entry) shall...

       8. 8. Section 20 of the 1965 Act (protection for interests of...

       9. 9. Section 22 of the 1965 Act (protection of acquiring authority’s...

    8. SCHEDULE 8

       LAND OF WHICH TEMPORARY POSSESSION MAY BE TAKEN

    9. SCHEDULE 9

       DEEMED GENERATOR ASSETS MARINE LICENCE UNDER THE MARINE AND COASTAL ACCESS ACT 2009

       1. PART 1 Licensed Marine Activities

          1. 1. Interpretation

          2. 2. Details of licensed marine activities

          3. 3. Maintenance of authorised project

          4. 4. Duration

       2. PART 2 Licence Conditions

          1. 1. Design parameters for wind turbines

          2. 2. Design Parameters for WTG foundations

          3. 3. Design parameters for inter-array cables

          4. 4. Design parameters for other deposits

          5. 5. Notifications and inspections

          6. 6. Reporting of engaged agents, contractors and vessels

          7. 7. Equipment and operation of vessels engaged in licensed activities

          8. 8. Chemicals, drilling and debris

          9. 9. Force majeure

          10. 10. Seasonal restrictions in respect of fish spawning

          11. 11. Pre-construction plans and documentation

          12. 12. Pre-construction surveying and monitoring

          13. 13. Construction monitoring

          14. 14. Post construction monitoring

          15. 15. Offshore Decommissioning

          16. 16. Offshore Safety Management

          17. 17. Aids to navigation

          18. 18. Provision against danger to navigation

          19. 19. Requirement for written approval

          20. 20. Amendments to approved details

    10. SCHEDULE 10

        DEEMED TRANSMISSION ASSETS MARINE LICENCE UNDER THE MARINE AND COASTAL ACCESS ACT 2009

        1. PART 1 Licensed Marine Activities

           1. 1. Interpretation

           2. 2. Details of licensed marine activities

           3. 3. Maintenance of authorised project

           4. 4. Duration

        2. PART 2 Licence Conditions

           1. 1. Design parameters for offshore substation platforms and export cable systems

           2. 2. Design parameters for other deposits

           3. 3. Notifications and inspections

           4. 4. Reporting of engaged agents, contractors and vessels

           5. 5. Equipment and operation of vessels engaged in licensed activities

           6. 6. Chemicals, drilling and debris

           7. 7. Force majeure

           8. 8. Restrictions on works in the Inter-tidal Area

           9. 9. Seasonal restrictions in respect of fish spawning

           10. 10. Pre-construction plans and documentation

           11. 11. Pre-construction surveying and monitoring

           12. 12. Construction monitoring

           13. 13. Post construction monitoring

           14. 14. Offshore Decommissioning

           15. 15. Offshore Safety Management

           16. 16. Aids to navigation

           17. 17. Provision against danger to navigation

           18. 18. Requirement for written approval

           19. 19. Amendments to approved details

    11. SCHEDULE 11

        REMOVAL OF IMPORTANT HEDGEROWS

    12. SCHEDULE 12

        PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS

        1. PART 1 Protection for Environment Agency

           1. 1. (1) The following provisions shall apply for the protection of...

           2. 2. (1) Before beginning to construct any specified work, the undertaker...

           3. 3. Without limiting the scope of paragraph 2, the requirements which...

           4. 4. (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), any specified work, and all...

           5. 5. (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (5) the undertaker shall from the...

           6. 6. If by reason of the construction of any specified work...

           7. 7. (1) The undertaker shall take all such measures as may...

           8. 8. The undertaker shall indemnify the drainage authority in respect of...

           9. 9. (1) Without prejudice to the other provisions of this Part...

           10. 10. The fact that any work or thing has been executed...

           11. 11. Nothing in this Part of this Schedule shall affect the...

        2. PART 2 PROTECTION FOR OPERATORS OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS CODE NETWORKS

           1. 1. (1) For the protection of any operator, the following provisions...

           2. 2. Part 10 of Schedule 3A to the Communications Act 2003...

           3. 3. (1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) to (4), if as the...

           4. 4. This Part of this Schedule shall not apply to any...

           5. 5. Nothing in this Part of this Schedule shall affect the...

        3. PART 3 FOR THE PROTECTION OF UTILITY UNDERTAKERS

           1. 1. For the protection of the utility undertakers referred to in...

           2. 2. In this Part of this Schedule— “alternative apparatus” means alternative...

           3. 3. This Part of this Schedule does not apply to apparatus...

           4. 4. Regardless of any provision in this Order or anything shown...

           5. 5. (1) If, in the exercise of the powers conferred by...

           6. 6. (1) Where, in accordance with the provisions of this Part...

           7. 7. (1) Not less than 28 days before starting the execution...

           8. 8. (1) If in consequence of the exercise of the powers...

           9. 9. (1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), if by reason...

           10. 10. Nothing in this Part of this Schedule shall affect the...

46. Explanatory Note