The Hirwaun Generating Station Order 2015

Article 3

SCHEDULE 1 AUTHORISED DEVELOPMENT

In the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf—

• A nationally significant infrastructure project as defined in sections 14(1)(a) and 15 of the 2008 Act consisting of a generating station with a gross rated electrical output of up to 299MWe comprising—

  • Numbered work 1 development comprising the demolition of all existing buildings and structures, including foundations, hardstanding and services,

  • Numbered work 2A development comprising—

    (a)

    up to 5 gas turbine generators; and

    (b)

    up to 5 exhaust gas emission flue stacks,

  • Numbered work 2B development comprising—

    (a)

    an administration building;

    (b)

    a store;

    (c)

    a control room/office/workshop;

    (d)

    telemetry apparatus;

    (e)

    black start diesel generator;

    (f)

    a natural gas receiving station and gas treatment compound containing—

    (i)

    a pipeline inspection gauge (PIG) receiving facility;

    (ii)

    isolation valves, metering, heating, filtering, compression, pressure regulation equipment;

    (iii)

    electricity supply kiosk; and

    (iv)

    control and instrumentation kiosks,

  • Numbered work 2C development comprising a switchyard / banking compound containing up to eight transformers, switchgear building and other plant required to manage the transmission of electricity,

  • Numbered work 2D development comprising a construction and maintenance compound including new hardstanding,

  • Numbered work 2E development comprising—

    (a)

    security infrastructure, including cameras, perimeter fencing and a gatehouse;

    (b)

    site lighting infrastructure, including perimeter lighting columns;

    (c)

    internal roadways, car parking, pedestrian network, cycle parking, hardstanding and water treatment trailers;

    (d)

    site drainage, attenuation pond and waste management infrastructure;

    (e)

    electricity, water, wastewater and telecommunications and other services;

    (f)

    a raw / fire water tank and demineralised water storage tank;

    (g)

    landscaping including tree planting, fencing and other boundary treatments and ecological mitigation (including bat mitigation structure);

    (h)

    tree and hedge removal;

    (i)

    high voltage and low voltage cabling, equipment and controls and associated telemetry and electrical protection auxiliary cabling;

    (j)

    underground gas pipeline connection, associated telemetry and cathodic protection test / transformer rectifier unit; and

    (k)

    other ancillary equipment,

  • Numbered work 2F development comprising new or modified permanent means of access to numbered work 2 including permanent road surface, drainage, gates and fencing,

  • Numbered work 2G development comprising the maintenance strengthening or re-laying in a new location of the existing culvert forming that part of ordinary watercourse River Camnant within the Order limits, such works subject to maintaining the existing flow rate.