The North Wales Wind Farms Connection Order 2016

Article 3

SCHEDULE 1 AUTHORISED DEVELOPMENT

A nationally significant infrastructure project, as defined in sections 14(b) and 16 of the 2008 Act comprising the construction and installation of a 132kV electric line above ground, approximately 17.4 km in length, including up to 225 double wood pole supports consisting of 3 phased conductors, overhead and underground earthwire and protection and control cable comprising—

in the County of Denbighshire—

Work No. 1A—

(a) the construction and installation of a double wood pole 132kV above ground electric line, approximately 9.6 km in length, including up to 4 permanent supporting stays for each double wood pole support extending up to 19 m from the central point of the support together with foundations and all modifications required to any support to facilitate a change in angle of the electric line, commencing in the vicinity of the gantries at the new collector substation to be built at Clocaenog Forest, breaking for each section of Work No. 1B and terminating at a terminal structure south of Glascoed Road, B5381, and more particularly shown on sheet 1 to sheet 8 and sheet 12 to sheet 13 on the works plans; and

(b) the construction and installation of a terminal structure with up to 6 permanent supporting stays south of Glascoed Road, B5381.

Work No. 2A—

(a) site preparation works and site clearance (including fencing, felling and vegetation removal);

(b) earthworks (including soil stripping and storage and site levelling);

(c) works to alter the position of existing services;

(d) establishment of temporary laydown and storage area, temporary vehicle parking and construction fencing;

(e) establishment of winching points and the installation of scaffolding;

(f) tree and hedgerow planting;

(g) landscaping and ecological measures to replace trees, hedgerows and other vegetation that has been removed during construction;

(h) temporary and permanent means of access and trackways;

(i) drainage works and temporary culverts; and

(j) works to streets and any alteration, removal or installation of road furniture required to facilitate the construction of temporary accesses.

Work No. 3A development comprising landscaping to mitigate any adverse effects of the maintenance or use of the authorised development together with means of access.

Work No. 4 development comprising establishment of a temporary site construction compound including means of access, soil stripping and storage, creation of hard standing, vehicle parking, perimeter enclosure, security fencing, storage areas, construction related buildings, welfare facilities, construction lighting, drainage, bunding for fuel storage tanks and internal tracks.

in the County Borough of Conwy—

Work No. 1B development comprising the construction and installation of a double wood pole 132kV electric line above ground, approximately 7.8 km in length, including up to 4 permanent supporting stays for each double wood pole support extending up to 19 m from the central point of the support together with foundations and all modifications required to any support to facilitate a change in angle of the electric line, commencing at Pandy Wood (sheet 5 of the works plans), breaking for each section of Work No. 1A and terminating at the River Elwy (sheet 12 of the works plans) and more particularly shown on sheet 5 to sheet 6 and sheet 8 to sheet 12 on the works plans.

Work No. 2B—

(a) site preparation works and site clearance (including fencing, felling and vegetation removal;

(b) earthworks (including soil stripping and storage and site levelling);

(c) works to alter the position of existing services;

(d) establishment of temporary laydown and storage area, temporary vehicle parking and construction fencing;

(e) establishment of winching points and the installation of scaffolding;

(f) tree and hedgerow planting;

(g) landscaping and ecological measures to replace trees, hedgerows and other vegetation that has been removed during construction;

(h) temporary and permanent means of access and trackways;

(i) drainage works and temporary culverts; and

(j) works to streets and any alteration, removal or installation of road furniture required to facilitate the construction of temporary accesses.

Work No. 3B development comprising landscaping to mitigate any adverse effects of the maintenance or use of the authorised development together with means of access.