SCHEDULE 9Marine Licence 2: Project B Offshore Generation – Work Nos. 1B and 2T

PART 1Licensed activities

Details of licensed activities2

1

This licence authorises the undertaker (and any agent or contractor acting on its behalf) to carry out the following licensable marine activities under Part 4 of the 2009 Act, subject to the Conditions—

a

the deposit at sea of the substances and articles specified in sub-paragraph (3);

b

subject to sub-paragraph (7), the construction of the works specified in sub-paragraph (2) in or over the sea or on or under the sea bed including the removal, reconstruction or alteration of the position of subsea cables and pipelines;

c

the removal of sediment samples for the purposes of informing environmental monitoring under this licence during pre-construction, construction and operation.

2

The licensed activities are authorised in relation to the construction, maintenance and operation of—

Work No. 1B –

a

an offshore wind turbine generating station with a gross electrical output capacity of up to 1.2 gigawatts comprising up to 200 wind turbine generators each fixed to the seabed by monopole, multi-leg or gravity base type foundations situated within the area enclosed by the points whose co-ordinates are set out in Table 1B (the “array area”);

Table 1B - Array area

Point

Latitude

(decimal degrees)

Longitude

(decimal degrees)

25

55.12443

2.14572

26

55.13002

2.21780

51

54.97070

2.50189

52

54.96096

2.48529

56

54.83864

2.27783

57

54.83862

2.26336

24

55.01111

1.95454

b

up to 7 offshore platforms comprising the following—

i

up to 4 offshore collector platforms situated within the array area and fixed to the seabed by multi-leg or gravity base type foundations;

ii

1 offshore converter platform situated within the array area and fixed to the seabed by multi-leg or gravity base type foundations;

iii

up to 2 offshore accommodation or helicopter platforms situated within the array area and fixed to the seabed by multi-leg or gravity base type foundations,

provided that any of the platforms comprised in Work No. 1B(b)(i) to (iii) may be co-joined to create a combined platform fixed to the seabed by multi-leg or gravity base type foundations;

c

up to 5 meteorological stations situated within the array area either fixed to the seabed by monopole, multi-leg or gravity base type foundations or utilising a floating support structure anchored to the seabed;

d

a network of cables for the transmission of electricity and electronic communications laid on or beneath the seabed (including cable crossings) between—

i

any of the wind turbine generators comprised in Work No. 1B(a);

ii

any of the wind turbine generators comprised in Work No. 1B(a) and any of the works comprised in Work No. 1B(c);

iii

any of the works comprised in Work No. 1B(b) and any of the works comprised in Work No. 1B(c); and

iv

the offshore converter platform referred to in Work No. 1B(b)(ii) or a combined platform referred to in Work No. 1B(b) and the export cable route in Work No. 2B (as defined in the Order); and

e

up to 10 vessel moorings situated within the array area consisting of a single floating buoy secured by chain and anchor anchored to the seabed;

Work No. 2T – a temporary work area for vessels to carry out intrusive activities during construction, including vessels requiring anchor spreads, alongside the cable corridors; and

Ancillary works in connection with the above-mentioned works comprising—

a

temporary landing places, moorings or other means of accommodating vessels in the construction or maintenance of the authorised scheme;

b

temporary or permanent buoys, beacons, fenders and other navigational warning on ship impact protection works;

c

temporary works for the protection of land or structures affected by the authorised scheme;

d

cable protection, scour protection or dredging; and

e

cable route preparation works including boulder removal and obstruction clearance, dredging and pre-sweeping.

3

The substances or articles authorised for deposit at sea are—

a

iron, steel and aluminium;

b

stone and rock;

c

concrete and grout;

d

sand and gravel;

e

plastic and synthetic;

f

material extracted from within the offshore areas within the Order limits during construction drilling and seabed preparation for foundation works and cable sandwave preparation works; and

g

marine coatings, other chemicals and timber.

4

Subject to the Conditions, this licence authorises the disposal of up to 968,789 cubic metres of material of natural origin within Work No. 1B produced during construction drilling and seabed preparation for foundation works and cable sandwave preparation works (disposal site reference number DG025).

5

The undertaker must inform the MMO of the location and quantities of material disposed of each month under the Order, by submission of a disposal return by 31st January each year for the months August to January inclusive, and by 31st July each year for the months February to July inclusive.

6

The licence does not permit the decommissioning of the authorised scheme. No decommissioning activity may commence until a decommissioning programme has been approved by the Secretary of State under section 106 of the Energy Act 2004. Furthermore, at least 4 months before carrying out any decommissioning activity, the undertaker must notify the MMO of the proposed activity to establish whether a marine licence is required for the activity.

7

This licence and Marine Licence 4 (as defined in the Order), when taken together, do not authorised the construction of more than 1 Work No. 1B or the construction of Work No. 1B in excess of the maximum parameters for that work set out in Schedule 1 to the Order.