The North Blyth Biomass Power Station Order 2013

Storage of liquids on site

24.—(1) No part of the authorised development may commence until the relevant planning authority has received and approved in writing a method statement for the storage of process chemicals, fuels and lubricants on site which includes the intended location of such storage and a pollution incident response plan. The details must be prepared in accordance with paragraphs 15.6.19 to 15.6.22 and 15.6.44 to 15.6.47 of the environmental statement.

(2) The authorised development must thereafter be carried out fully in accordance with the approved details, and the methods of storage of such process chemicals, fuels and lubricants must continue fully in accordance with the details approved by the relevant planning authority. Full records of the maintenance of the storage measures and the use of potentially contaminating substances must be made available to the relevant planning authority on request.

(3) No potentially contaminating liquid may be stored except in an area that has an impermeable bund of at least 110% of the storage capacity of the relevant container.

(4) The pollution incident response plan approved pursuant to sub-paragraph (1) must be reviewed by the undertaker at the expiry of each five year period from the commencement of the authorised development and the results of such review must be submitted to the relevant planning authority for its approval.