The Meaford Gas Fired Generating Station Order 2016

Article 3

SCHEDULE 1 AUTHORISED DEVELOPMENT

In the County of Staffordshire and the Borough of Stafford—

A nationally significant infrastructure project as defined in sections 14 and 15 of the 2008 Act, and associated development under section 115(1)(b) of that Act—

Work No. 1A a generating station comprising with a combined rated electrical output of up to 299 MWe comprising—

(a) one gas turbine building with up to two gas turbines and associated generating unit

(b) one steam turbine building with one steam turbine and associated generating unit;

(c) up to two exhaust gas emission flue stacks;

(d) up to two Heat Recovery Steam Generator buildings with up to two Heat Recovery Steam Generators;

(e) air cooled condenser; and

(f) switchgear room.

Work No. 1B development comprising—

(a) a workshop;

(b) telemetry apparatus;

(c) auxiliary distilled fuel oil generator;

(d) a water treatment system;

(e) a raw/fire water storage tank and up to two water storage tanks; and

(f) a natural gas pressure regulating installation (PRI) (also known as “a gas receiving station and gas treatment compound”) within the generating station complex containing—

(i) full bore 450mm nominal bore manually and remotely actuated isolation valves;

(ii) bypass valves and isolation valves;

(iii) a gas filter;

(iv) liquid separator;

(v) 2 x 100% gas compressors (with a maximum rating of approximately 3000 kWe);

(vi) gas meter(s);

(vii) non-return and relief valves;

(viii) control and instrument kiosks;

(ix) electricity supply kiosk;

(x) a section of isolated pipe suitable for receiving a pressure inspection gauge (PIG) (also known as PIG launching/receiving facility); and

(xi) high pressure steel pipeline with a nominal bore of 450mm.

Work No. 1C development comprising—

(a) an administration/control building; and

(b) heat network interface building.

Work No. 1D development comprising—

(a) a 132kV switchyard containing plant required to manage the transmission of electricity to the distribution network; and

(b) up to three transformer compounds with up to three transformers.

Work No. 1E development comprising—

(a) security infrastructure, including cameras, perimeter fencing, fencing, gate and a gatehouse;

(b) site lighting infrastructure, including perimeter lighting columns and lights;

(c) internal roadways, car parking, pedestrian network, cycle parking and hardstanding;

(d) foul, surface water and trade effluent drainage;

(e) waste management infrastructure;

(f) electricity, water, wastewater and telecommunications and other services;

(g) site preparation works, including earthworks and enabling works and tree removal;

(h) landscaping including tree planting, other boundary treatments and ecological mitigation;

(i) high voltage and low voltage cabling, equipment and controls and telemetry and electrical protection auxiliary cabling;

(j) part of underground gas pipeline connection;

(k) other ancillary equipment; and

(l) construction compound.

Work No. 2A development comprising site preparation and an above ground installation (AGI) (also referred to as a minimum off-take connection compound) containing—

(a) connection to the local gas transmission system (LTS) with 400mm nominal bore all welded pipe;

(b) an additional full bore isolation valve and intermediate vent valve;

(c) other emergency control valves as required;

(d) a gas meter;

(e) galvanic isolation between the LTS and the new gas connection;

(f) a section of isolated pipe suitable for the launch of a pipeline inspection gauge (PIG) (also referred to as a PIG launching/receiving facility);

(g) perimeter fencing and fencing;

(h) tree removal;

(i) other ancillary equipment;

(j) construction compound; and

(k) a high pressure steel pipeline connection of approximately 30m in length with a nominal bore of 450mm.

Work No. 2B development comprising—

(a) connection to the local gas transmission system (LTS) by way of 400mm nominal bore all welded pipe;

(b) a high pressure steel pipeline connection of approximately 760m in length and with a nominal bore of 450mm between numbered work 2A and numbered work 1B underground between line A-A and line B-B (approximately 10m in length), overground between line B-B and line C-C (approximately 140m in length) and underground between line C-C and line D-D (approximately 610m in length). Comprising—

(i) pipeline marker posts;

(ii) cathodic protection and test system;

(iii) below ground drainage works;

(iv) tree removal;

(v) preparation and resurfacing of bridge deck(s) necessary for the construction and operation of the pipeline;

(vi) installation of pipeline support plinths to support the parts of the pipeline between lines B-B and C-C;

(vii) security infrastructure including perimeter fencing with gates, fencing, security cameras; and

(viii) any necessary control or telemetry cables;

(c) repair of the northern bridge parapet of canal bridge 101 (Malkin’s Bridge) as marked on the works plans by replacing coping stones.

Work No. 3 development comprising a 132kV underground electricity connection of up to 200m in length for the import and export of electricity from/to the existing Barlaston substation boundary comprising up to three underground high voltage electrical cables and associated telemetry and electrical protection auxiliary cabling.

Work No. 4 development comprising—

(a) alteration of the existing site access (known as the northern access road) off the east side of Meaford Road; and

(b) resurfacing of the northern access road between the existing site access off Meaford Road and Work No. 1, including road widening, infilling, lighting infrastructure including lighting columns and lights and drainage.

Work No. 5A development comprising temporary construction laydown and car parking area comprising—

(a) fencing;

(b) tree removal;

(c) lighting infrastructure including lighting columns and lighting;

(d) signage;

(e) security kiosk;

(f) weighbridge; and

(g) staff welfare cabins.

Work No. 5B development comprising—

(a) creation of a construction laydown and car parking area comprising—

(i) fencing;

(ii) tree removal;

(iii) lighting columns and lights;

(iv) concrete batching plant;

(v) signage;

(vi) security kiosk;

(vii) weighbridge; and

(viii) staff welfare cabins.

(b) an operational and maintenance laydown area comprising—

(i) hardstanding;

(ii) landscaping and ecological mitigation;

(iii) lighting columns and lights; and

(iv) fencing.

Work No. 6 development comprising—

(a) replacement, maintenance or refurbishment of existing surface water drainage comprising—

(i) underground pipework;

(ii) access chambers; and

(iii) outfall to River Trent.

(b) tree removal;

(c) landscaping and ecological mitigation;

(d) construction and maintenance of a 1500m³ surface water retention pond and vortex flow control to limit the discharge rate into the River Trent to a maximum of 15.1 litres per seconds;

(e) foul, surface water and trade effluent drainage; and

(f) a below ground foul water pump station.

Work No. 7 development comprising 10 metre screening vegetation buffer including tree planting, other boundary treatments and ecological mitigation,

such other works or operations as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of or in connection with the construction, operation and maintenance of the works in this Schedule 1 but only within the Order limits and insofar as unlikely to give rise to any materially new or materially different environmental effects from those assessed in the environmental statement.