The Hornsea One Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2016

Statutory Instruments

2016 No. 471

Infrastructure Planning

The Hornsea One Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2016

Made

31st March 2016

Coming into force

1st April 2016

An application has been made, under paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the Planning Act 2008(1), to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011(2) for a non-material change to the Hornsea One Offshore Wind Farm Order 2014(3).

The Secretary of State, having considered the application, the responses to the publicity and consultation required by regulations 6 and 7 of the Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011(4) and the further information requested by the Secretary of State from various persons, has decided to make the changes on terms that in the opinion of the Secretary of State are not materially different from those proposed in the application.

Accordingly, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers in paragraph 2(1) and (9) of Schedule 6 to the Planning Act 2008, makes the following Order:

(1)

2008 c. 29. Paragraph 2 was amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 8 to the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23), by paragraphs 1 and 72 of Schedule 13 to the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), and by section 28 of the Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7). There are other amendments to the Act that are not relevant to this Order.

(2)

S.I. 2011/2055, as amended by S.I. 2012/635 and S.I. 2015/760.

(3)

S.I. 2014/3331, as amended by S.I. 2015/1280.

(4)

S.I. 2011/2055. Regulations 6 and 7 were both amended by S.I. 2012/635 and 2015/760.