The North Wales Wind Farms Connection Order 2016

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART 2

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

   2. 4. Limits of deviation

   3. 5. Operation of authorised development

   4. 6. Maintenance of authorised development

   5. 7. Benefit of the Order

   6. 8. Consent to transfer benefit of the Order

4. PART 3

   1. 9. Power to alter layout, etc., of streets

   2. 10. Street works

   3. 11. Construction and maintenance of new or altered means of access

   4. 12. Temporary prohibition or restriction of use of streets and public rights of way

   5. 13. Traffic regulation

   6. 14. Access to works

   7. 15. Agreements with street authorities

5. PART 4

   1. 16. Discharge of water

   2. 17. Authority to survey and investigate the land

6. PART 5

   1. 18. Compulsory acquisition of rights

   2. 19. Crown land

   3. 20. Statutory authority to override easements and other rights

   4. 21. Time limit for exercise of authority to acquire rights compulsorily

   5. 22. Funding

   6. 23. Private rights

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

   8. 25. Acquisition of subsoil or airspace only

   9. 26. Rights under or over streets

   10. 27. Temporary use of land for carrying out the authorised development

   11. 28. Temporary use of land for maintaining and decommissioning the authorised development

   12. 29. Statutory undertakers

   13. 30. Recovery of costs of new connections

7. PART 6

   1. 31. Felling or lopping of trees and removal of hedgerows

8. PART 7

   1. 32. Application of landlord and tenant law

   2. 33. Disapplication of legislative provisions

   3. 34. Defence to proceedings in respect of statutory nuisance

   4. 35. Crown rights

   5. 36. Certification of plans etc.

   6. 37. Application and modification of legislative provisions

   7. 38. Service of notices

   8. 39. Procedure in relation to certain approvals etc.

   9. 40. Arbitration

9. Signature

10. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       AUTHORISED DEVELOPMENT

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       REQUIREMENTS

       1. 1. Interpretation

       2. 2. Time limits

       3. 3. Detailed Design

       4. 4. Stages of authorised development

       5. 5. Landscaping

       6. 6. Dying, diseased, damaged planting

       7. 7. Reinstatement planting

       8. 8. Felling

       9. 9. Highway works

       10. 10. Construction Hours

       11. 11. Contaminated land and groundwater

       12. 12. Archaeology

       13. 13. Construction Environmental Management Plan

       14. 14. Piling

       15. 15. Restoration of land used temporarily for construction

       16. 16. Requirement for written approval

       17. 17. Decommissioning

       18. 18. Decommissioning Environmental Management Plan

       19. 19. Expiry of development consent

       20. 20. Requirements for written approval, etc.

       21. 21. Approved plans and amendments to approved plans.

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       STREETS SUBJECT TO PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY ALTERATION OF LAYOUT

       1. PART 1 PERMANENT ALTERATION OF LAYOUT

       2. PART 2 TEMPORARY ALTERATION OF LAYOUT

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       STREETS SUBJECT TO STREET WORKS

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       ACCESS

       1. PART 1 THOSE PARTS OF ACCESSES TO BE MAINTAINED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE UNDERTAKER

       2. PART 2 THOSE WORKS TO RESTORE TEMPORARY ACCESSES WHICH WILL BE MAINTAINED AT THE PUBLIC EXPENSE

       3. PART 3 THOSE WORKS TO RESTORE TEMPORARY ACCESSES WHICH WILL BE MAINTAINED BY THE STREET AUTHORITY

       4. PART 4 THOSE PARTS OF ACCESSES TO BE MAINTAINED BY THE STREET AUTHORITY

    6. SCHEDULE 6

       TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OR RESTRICTION OF THE USE OF STREETS OR PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY

    7. SCHEDULE 7

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

       1. Compensation enactments

          1. 1. The enactments in force with respect to compensation for the...

          2. 2. (1) The Land Compensation Act 1973 has effect subject to...

       2. Application of the 1965 Act

          1. 3. (1) The 1965 Act has effect for the compulsory acquisition...

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

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

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

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

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

          7. 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

       PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS

       1. PART 1 FOR THE PROTECTION OF OPERATORS OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS CODE NETWORKS

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

          2. 2. The exercise of the powers of article 29 (statutory undertakers)...

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

          4. 4. This Part of this Schedule does not apply to—

          5. 5. Nothing in this Part of this Schedule affects the provisions...

       2. PART 2 FOR THE PROTECTION OF DŴR CYMRU CYFYNGEDIG

          1. 6. For the protection of DCC referred to in this Part...

          2. 7. In this Part of this Schedule— “acceptable insurance” means a...

          3. 8. (1) Regardless of any provision in this Order or anything...

          4. 9. Precedence of the WIA 1991

          5. 10. Protection of DCC apparatus

          6. 11. Suspension of works

          7. 12. (1) In the event that either the undertaker or DCC...

          8. 13. Emergency Works

          9. 14. Insurance

          10. 15. Damage to DCC apparatus

       3. PART 3 FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE RELEVANT PLANNING AUTHORITY

          1. 16. (1) The following provisions shall apply for the protection of...

          2. 17. Regardless of any provision in this Order or anything shown...

          3. 18. (1) Before beginning to construct any specified work, the undertaker...

          4. 19. The requirements which the consenting authority may make under paragraph...

          5. 20. (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), any specified work, and all...

          6. 21. (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (6) the undertaker shall, from the...

          7. 22. If by reason of the construction of any specified work...

          8. 23. The fact that any work or thing has been executed...

    10. SCHEDULE 10

        PROCEDURE FOR DISCHARGE OF REQUIREMENTS

        1. 1. Applications made under Requirements

        2. 2. Further information

        3. 3. Appeals

        4. 4. On an appeal under this paragraph, the appointed person may—...

        5. 5. (1) The decision of the appointed person on an appeal...

        6. 6. In this Schedule— “relevant authority” means the relevant planning authority,...

    11. SCHEDULE 11

        REMOVAL OF IMPORTANT HEDGEROWS

    12. SCHEDULE 12

        DOCUMENTS TO BE CERTIFIED

11. Explanatory Note