2.—(1) This licence authorises the undertaker (and any agent or contractor acting on their behalf) to carry out the following licensable marine activities under section 66(1) of the 2009 Act, subject to the conditions—
(a)the deposit at sea of the substances and articles specified in sub-paragraph (3) below;
(b)the construction of works in or over the sea and/or on or under the sea bed;
(c)the removal of sediment samples for the purposes of informing environmental monitoring under this licence during pre-construction, construction and operation; and
(d)the dredging of the seabed and the disposal of 167,995m3 of inert material of natural origin, to include no more than 50,400m3 of chalk, produced during the drilling installation of or seabed preparation for foundations for Work No. 1 and Work No. 2 at disposal site reference WI117 Rampion OWF, whose coordinates are specified below—
| Point | Latitude (DMS) | Longitude (DMS) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50° 41′ 11.35 N | 000° 21′ 55.86 W |
| 2 | 50° 42′ 24.83 N | 000° 13′ 45.70 W |
| 5 | 50° 38′ 34.92 N | 000° 09′ 02.89 W |
| 6 | 50° 37′ 08.17 N | 000° 15′ 42.14 W |
| 7 | 50° 38′ 13.35 N | 000° 16′ 17.09 W |
| 8 | 50° 37′ 03.36 N | 000° 20′ 36.10 W |
| 19 | 50° 40′ 55.07 N | 000° 05′ 50.01 W |
(2) The works referred to in (1)(b) comprise—
Work No. 1 –
(a)an offshore wind turbine generating station with a gross electrical output capacity of up to 700 MW comprising up to 175 wind turbine generators each fixed to the seabed by one of six foundation types (namely, monopile foundation, tripod foundation, jacket foundation, IBGS foundation, gravity base foundation or suction caisson foundation), fitted with rotating blades and situated within the area hatched red on the works plan and further comprising (b) below;
(b)a network of cables laid underground within the area hatched red on the works plan between the WTGs, and Work No. 2, for the transmission of electricity and electronic communications between these different structures and 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 two substations fixed to the seabed by one of three foundation types (namely monopile foundation, gravity base foundation or jacket foundation) and situated within the area hatched red on the works plan;
and in connection with such Work Nos. 1 and 2 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 the provisions of this licence;
and in connection with such Work Nos. 1 and 2, works comprising—
(c)temporary landing places or other means of accommodating vessels in the construction and/or maintenance of the authorised scheme; and
(d)buoys, beacons, fenders and other navigational warning or ship impact protection works.
(3) The substances or articles authorised for deposit at sea are—
(a)steel, copper and aluminium;
(b)stone and rock;
(c)concrete;
(d)sand and gravel;
(e)plastic and synthetic;
(f)material extracted from within the Order limits seaward of MHWS during construction drilling or seabed preparation;
(g)marine coatings, other chemicals (where in accordance with condition 9(1)) and timber.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 13 Pt. 1 para. 2 in force at 6.8.2014, see art. 1