The Galloper Wind Farm Order 2013

PART 1 Authorised development

1.  A nationally significant infrastructure project as defined in sections 14 and 15 of the 2008 Act on the bed of the North Sea approximately 27 kilometres off the coast of Suffolk and partly within the Renewable Energy Zone, comprising—

Work No. 1—

(a) an offshore wind turbine generating station with a gross electrical output capacity of up to 504 MW comprising up to 140 wind turbine generators each fixed to the seabed by one of four foundation types (namely, monopile foundation, space frame foundation, suction monopod foundation or gravity base foundation), fitted with rotating blades and situated within one or more of array areas A to C whose coordinates are specified below, and including the further works comprising (b) to (e) below;

Coordinates for the array areas

Point	Latitude (DMS)	Longitude (DMS)	Point	Latitude (DMS)	Longitude (DMS)
Area A
1	51° 59′ 59.611″ N	1° 59′ 30.896″ E	2	51° 59′ 30.066″ N	2° 05′ 35.129″ E
3	51° 59′ 28.672″ N	2° 05′ 37.951″ E	4	51° 59′ 25.641″ N	2° 05′ 44.985″ E
5	51° 59′ 22.901″ N	2° 05′ 52.323″ E	6	51° 59′ 20.463″ N	2° 05′ 59.937″ E
7	51° 59′ 18.338″ N	2° 06′ 07.792″ E	8	51° 59′ 16.534″ N	2° 06′ 15.855″ E
9	51° 59′ 15.059″ N	2° 06′ 24.092″ E	10	51° 59′ 13.920″ N	2° 06′ 32.467″ E
11	51° 59′ 13.122″ N	2° 06′ 40.945″ E	12	51° 59′ 12.682″ N	2° 06′ 49.050″ E
13	51° 59′ 12.329″ N	2° 06′ 59.141″ E	14	51° 58′ 56.293″ N	2° 07′ 50.888″ E
15	51° 58′ 33.766″ N	2° 08′ 44.666″ E	16	51° 57′ 13.719″ N	2° 08′ 44. 383″ E
17	51° 55′ 37.835″ N	2° 08′ 14.508″ E	18	51° 53′ 42.962″ N	2° 01′ 36.868″ E
19	51° 53′ 27.719″ N	2° 00′ 44.242″ E	20	51° 53′ 15.002″ N	2° 00′ 00.138″ E
21	51° 58′ 42.600″ N	2° 00′ 00.138″ E	22	51° 58′ 42.600″ N	1° 56′ 02.667″ E
Area B
1	51° 49′ 01.731″ N	2° 01′ 29.385″ E	2	51° 50′ 17.180″ N	2° 06′ 34.867″ E
3	51° 45′ 40.117″ N	2° 05′ 09.101″ E	4	51° 43′ 22.529″ N	1° 57′ 54.170″ E
5	51° 43′ 58.800″ N	1° 56′ 18.600″ E	6	51° 45′ 14.400″ N	2° 00′ 00.000″ E
7	51° 46′ 28.672″ N	2° 00′ 00.000″ E	8	51° 48′ 39.346″ N	2° 00′ 00.000″ E
9	51° 48′ 48.664″ N	2° 00′ 36.597″ E
Area C
1	51° 47′ 45.600″ N	1° 56′ 02.400″ E	2	51° 45′ 58.800″ N	1° 54′ 59.040″ E
3	51° 43′ 58.800″ N	1° 56′ 18.600″ E	4	51° 45′ 31.800″ N	1° 52′ 27.415″ E
5	51° 46′ 51.579″ N	1° 52′ 55.728″ E

(b) up to one accommodation platform fixed to the seabed by a monopile or space frame foundation within the array areas;

(c) up to one collection platform fixed to the seabed by a monopile or space frame foundation within the array areas;

(d) up to three meteorology masts fixed to the seabed by a monopile, space frame, gravity base or suction monopod foundation within the array areas;

(e) a network of cables laid within the array areas between the WTGs, the meteorology masts, any collection platform, any accommodation platform and Work No. 2, for the transmission of electricity and electronic communications between these different structures, including one or more cable crossings;

and associated development within the meaning of section 115(2) of the 2008 Act comprising—

Work No. 2 — up to three offshore substation platforms fixed to the seabed by monopile or space frame foundations within the array areas;

Work No. 3A — a grid connection or connections between the different offshore substation platforms comprising Work No. 2 and between Work No. 2 and Work No. 3B consisting of up to three cables laid along routes within the Order limits seaward of mean low water spring tides, including one or more cable crossings;

In the county of Suffolk, district of Suffolk Coastal

Work No. 3B — a grid connection consisting of up to three cables laid underground from mean low water spring tides to the south of Sizewell at reference point A to Work No. 4;

Work No. 4 — up to three transition cable jointing bays, with cables, to the south of Sizewell Gap connecting Work No. 3B to Work No. 5;

Work No. 5 — a grid connection consisting of up to nine cables laid underground from Work No. 4 to Work No. 6 running in a westerly then northerly direction and going under the unnamed road at reference point B and under Sizewell Gap at reference point C;

Work No. 6 — an electrical substation compound at Sizewell Wents approximately 10 metres west of Work No. 10 with an underground electrical connection to Work No. 10;

Work No. 7 — a screening landform adjacent to all or part of the northern, western and southern boundaries of Work No. 6;

and in connection with such Work Nos. 1 to 3A and to the extent that they do not otherwise form part of any such work, further associated development comprising such other works as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of or in connection with the relevant part of the authorised project and which fall within the scope of the work assessed by the environmental statement;

and in connection with such Work Nos. 3B to 7 and to the extent that they do not otherwise form part of any such work, further associated development shown on the plans referred to in the Requirements, or approved pursuant to the Requirements, including—

(a) relocation of a communications mast serving the Greater Gabbard substation to reference point H, which is currently located within the footprint of Work No. 6, and associated cabling;

(b) ramps, means of access and footpaths;

(c) bunds, embankments, swales, landscaping, fencing and boundary treatments;

(d) habitat creation;

(e) jointing bays, cable ducts, manholes and other works associated with cable laying;

(f) works for the provision of apparatus including cabling, water supply works, surface water management systems and culverting;

(g) construction lay down areas and compounds and their restoration; and

(h) such other works as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of or in connection with the relevant part of the authorised project and which fall within the scope of the works assessed by the environmental statement.

2.  A nationally significant infrastructure project as defined in sections 14 and 16 (electric lines) of the 2008 Act comprising—

In the county of Suffolk, district of Suffolk Coastal

Work No. 8A — overhead 400 kV electric lines connecting a new sealing end compound to the extended arms of the existing pylon at reference point D;

Work No. 8B — overhead 400 kV electric lines connecting a new sealing end compound to the extended arms of the existing pylon at reference point E;

and associated development within the meaning of section 115(2) of the 2008 Act comprising—

Work No. 9A — a grid connection consisting of one or more cables laid underground from Work No. 8A in an approximately northerly then westerly direction to Work No. 10;

Work No. 9B — a grid connection consisting of one or more cables laid underground from Work No. 8B in a north westerly direction to Work No. 10;

Work No. 10 — an electrical substation compound at Sizewell Wents to the west of the existing Greater Gabbard substation;

Work No. 11 — a grid connection consisting of one or more cables laid underground from Work No. 10 in a south then easterly direction, connecting to the existing underground cable at reference point F, and a grid connection laid underground from Work No. 10 to the existing Greater Gabbard substation at reference point G;

and in connection with such Work Nos. 8A to 11 and to the extent that they do not otherwise form part of any such work, further associated development shown on the plans referred to in the Requirements, or approved pursuant to the Requirements, including—

(a) ramps, means of access and footpaths;

(b) bunds, embankments, swales, landscaping, fencing and boundary treatments;

(c) habitat creation;

(d) jointing bays, cable ducts, manholes and other works associated with cable laying;

(e) works for the provision of apparatus including cabling, water supply works, surface water management systems and culverting;

(f) construction lay down areas and compounds and their restoration; and

(g) such other works as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of or in connection with the relevant part of the authorised project and which fall within the scope of the works assessed by the environmental statement.

3.  The grid coordinates for that part of the authorised development which is seaward of MHWS are specified below—

Coordinates for the Order limits seaward of MHWS

Point	Latitude (DMS)	Longitude (DMS)	Point	Latitude (DMS)	Longitude (DMS)
1	52° 12′ 21.695″ N	1° 37′ 21.969″ E	2	52° 12′ 21.770″ N	1° 37′ 22.834″ E
3	52° 12′ 38.547″ N	1° 37′ 31.559″ E	4	52° 13′ 06.787″ N	1° 39′ 31.266″ E
5	52° 12′ 41.875″ N	1° 41′ 19.072″ E	6	52° 08′ 53.641″ N	1° 43′ 50.558″ E
7	52° 07′ 19.811″ N	1° 46′ 13.310″ E	8	52° 06′ 47.705″ N	1° 46′ 22.155″ E
9	52° 05′ 45.119″ N	1° 47′ 48.934″ E	10	52° 04′ 21.240″ N	1° 47′ 50.697″ E
11	52° 03′ 00.375″ N	1° 49′ 47.154″ E	12	52° 02′ 59.277″ N	1° 50′ 58.902″ E
13	52° 02′ 32.852″ N	1° 51′ 36.901″ E	14	52° 01′ 50.815″ N	1° 52′ 18.710″ E
15	52° 01′ 30.601″ N	1° 54′ 02.808″ E	16	52° 01′ 22.163″ N	1° 54′ 18.345″ E
17	52° 01′ 09.327″ N	1° 54′ 17.298″ E	18	52° 01′ 05.147″ N	1° 54′ 18.294″ E
19	52° 00′ 59.527″ N	1° 54′ 22.958″ E	20	52° 00′ 55.981″ N	1° 54′ 29.281″ E
21	52° 00′ 54.528″ N	1° 54′ 33.851″ E	22	52° 00′ 53.496″ N	1° 54′ 40.490″ E
23	52° 00′ 52.133″ N	1° 55′ 24.154″ E	24	51° 59′ 40.210″ N	1° 58′ 21.019″ E
25	51° 59′ 34.074″ N	1° 58′ 21.796″ E	26	51° 59′ 59.611″ N	1° 59′ 30.896″ E
27	51° 59′ 30.066″ N	2° 05′ 35.129″ E	28	51° 59′ 28.672″ N	2° 05′ 37.951″ E
29	51° 59′ 25.641″ N	2° 05′ 44.985″ E	30	51° 59′ 22.901″ N	2° 05′ 52.323″ E
31	51° 59′ 20.463″ N	2° 05′ 59.937″ E	32	51° 59′ 18.338″ N	2° 06′ 07.792″ E
33	51° 59′ 16.534″ N	2° 06′ 15.855″ E	34	51° 59′ 15.059″ N	2° 06′ 24.092″ E
35	51° 59′ 13.920″ N	2° 06′ 32.467″ E	36	51° 59′ 13.122″ N	2° 06′ 40.945″ E
37	51° 59′ 12.682″ N	2° 06′ 49.050″ E	38	51° 59′ 12.329″ N	2° 06′ 59.141″ E
39	51° 58′ 56.293″ N	2° 07′ 50.888″ E	40	51° 58′ 33.766″ N	2° 08′ 44.666″ E
41	51° 57′ 13.719″ N	2° 08′ 44.383″ E	42	51° 55′ 37.835″ N	2° 08′ 14.508″ E
43	51° 53′ 42.962″ N	2° 01′ 36.868″ E	44	51° 49′ 01.731″ N	2° 01′ 29.385″ E
45	51° 50′ 17.180″ N	2° 06′ 34.867″ E	46	51° 45′ 40.117″ N	2° 05′ 09.101″ E
47	51° 43′ 22.529″ N	1° 57′ 54.170″ E	48	51° 43′ 58.800″ N	1° 56′ 18.600″ E
49	51° 45′ 31.800″ N	1° 52′ 27.415″ E	50	51° 46′ 51.579″ N	1° 52′ 55.728″ E
51	51° 47′ 45.600″ N	1° 56′ 02.400″ E	52	51° 45′ 57.600″ N	1° 54′ 59.040″ E
53	51° 44′ 12.004″ N	1° 56′ 09.764″ E	54	51° 44′ 03.295″ N	1° 56′ 31.748″ E
55	51° 45′ 14.400″ N	2° 00′ 00.000″ E	56	51° 46′ 28.672″ N	2° 00′ 00.000″ E
57	51° 48′ 39.346″ N	2° 00′ 00.000″ E	58	51° 48′ 48.664″ N	2° 00′ 36.597″ E
59	51° 53′ 27.719″ N	2° 00′ 44.242″ E	60	51° 53′ 15.002″ N	2° 00′ 00.138″ E
61	51° 58′ 42.600″ N	2° 00′ 00.138″ E	62	51° 58′ 42.616″ N	1° 58′ 28.302″ E
63	51° 58′ 42.616″ N	1° 57′ 34.138″ E	64	51° 58′ 42.600″ N	1° 56′ 02.667″ E
65	51° 59′ 15.255″ N	1° 57′ 30.906″ E	66	51° 59′ 22.686″ N	1° 57′ 30.170″ E
67	52° 01′ 01.179″ N	1° 53′ 39.506″ E	68	52° 01′ 28.919″ N	1° 51′ 16.683″ E
69	52° 01′ 36.462″ N	1° 50′ 37.798″ E	70	52° 02′ 03.097″ N	1° 49′ 59.472″ E
71	52° 04′ 08.838″ N	1° 46′ 58.300″ E	72	52° 05′ 32.520″ N	1° 46′ 56.527″ E
73	52° 06′ 33.520″ N	1° 45′ 32.604″ E	74	52° 07′ 04.673″ N	1° 45′ 24.158″ E
75	52° 08′ 35.786″ N	1° 43′ 05.562″ E	76	52° 12′ 06.924″ N	1° 40′ 45.328″ E
77	52° 12′ 08.338″ N	1° 40′ 38.374″ E	78	52° 12′ 09.091″ N	1° 40′ 34.668″ E
79	52° 12′ 10.453″ N	1° 40′ 29.362″ E	80	52° 12′ 10.658″ N	1° 40′ 28.945″ E
81	52° 12′ 10.947″ N	1° 40′ 27.617″ E	82	52° 12′ 11.334″ N	1° 40′ 24.014″ E
83	52° 12′ 11.585″ N	1° 40′ 24.163″ E	84	52° 12′ 12.420″ N	1° 40′ 20.735″ E
85	52° 12′ 12.713″ N	1° 40′ 19.698″ E	86	52° 12′ 12.978″ N	1° 40′ 19.092″ E
87	52° 12′ 13.722″ N	1° 40′ 14.764″ E	88	52° 12′ 14.592″ N	1° 40′ 11.316″ E
89	52° 12′ 14.726″ N	1° 40′ 09.601″ E	90	52° 12′ 16.655″ N	1° 40′ 00.995″ E
91	52° 12′ 18.548″ N	1° 39′ 52.398″ E	92	52° 12′ 19.617″ N	1° 39′ 47.867″ E
93	52° 12′ 20.133″ N	1° 39′ 44.145″ E	94	52° 12′ 21.264″ N	1° 39′ 40.715″ E
95	52° 12′ 22.455″ N	1° 39′ 35.162″ E	96	52° 12′ 22.647″ N	1° 39′ 34.805″ E
97	52° 12′ 23.511″ N	1° 39′ 30.442″ E	98	52° 12′ 24.413″ N	1° 39′ 27.238″ E
99	52° 12′ 24.629″ N	1° 39′ 25.209″ E	100	52° 12′ 25.271″ N	1° 39′ 21.684″ E
101	52° 12′ 25.717″ N	1° 39′ 20.525″ E	102	52° 12′ 26.377″ N	1° 39′ 15.364″ E
103	52°12′ 26.479″ N	1° 39′ 14.852″ E	104	52° 12′ 26.591″ N	1° 39′ 13.000″ E
105	52° 12′ 26.726″ N	1° 39′ 09.534″ E	106	52° 12′ 27.156″ N	1° 39′ 04.787″ E
107	52° 12′ 27.336″ N	1° 39′ 03.952″ E	108	52° 12′ 27.378″ N	1° 39′ 02.849″ E
109	52° 12′ 27.503″ N	1° 39′ 01.729″ E	110	52° 12′ 27.672″ N	1° 38′ 59.184″ E
111	52° 12′ 27.936″ N	1° 38′ 56.895″ E	112	52° 12′ 27.980″ N	1° 38′ 54.459″ E
113	52° 12′ 28.226″ N	1° 38′ 52.855″ E	114	52° 12′ 28.252″ N	1° 38′ 51.642″ E
115	52° 12′ 28.372″ N	1° 38′ 51.228″ E	116	52° 12′ 28.438″ N	1° 38′ 49.416″ E
117	52° 12′ 28.801″ N	1° 38′ 46.905″ E	118	52° 12′ 28.941″ N	1° 38′ 44.288″ E
119	52° 12′ 28.845″ N	1° 38′ 39.122″ E	120	52° 12′ 28.858″ N	1° 38′ 38.526″ E
121	52° 12′ 28.608″ N	1° 38′ 35.768″ E	122	52° 12′ 28.426″ N	1° 38′ 34.235″ E
123	52° 12′ 28.155″ N	1° 38′ 33.195″ E	124	52° 12′ 27.765″ N	1° 38′ 28.902″ E
125	52° 12′ 27.466″ N	1° 38′ 27.740″ E	126	52° 12′ 26.843″ N	1° 38′ 23.551″ E
127	52° 12′ 26.282″ N	1° 38′ 18.752″ E	128	52° 12′ 25.310″ N	1° 38′ 13.007″ E
129	52° 12′ 25.249″ N	1° 38′ 11.139″ E	130	52° 12′ 24.835″ N	1° 38′ 08.881″ E
131	52° 12′ 24.783″ N	1° 38′ 08.123″ E	132	52° 12′ 24.514″ N	1° 38′ 06.910″ E
133	52° 12′ 24.191″ N	1° 38′ 03.616″ E	134	52° 12′ 23.841″ N	1° 38′ 01.335″ E
135	52° 12′ 23.181″ N	1° 37′ 57.957″ E	136	52° 12′ 22.595″ N	1° 37′ 54.034″ E
137	52° 12′ 22.177″ N	1° 37′ 52.624″ E	138	52° 12′ 21.193″ N	1° 37′ 47.365″ E
139	52° 12′ 20.325″ N	1° 37′ 42.850″ E	140	52° 12′ 19.615″ N	1° 37′ 37.741″ E
141	52° 12′ 19.710″ N	1° 37′ 32.227″ E	142	52° 12′ 19.863″ N	1° 37′ 28.535″ E
143	52° 12′ 20.547″ N	1° 37′ 22.637″ E	144	52° 12′ 20.572″ N	1° 37′ 21.805″ E