The Hornsea Two Offshore Wind Farm Order 2016

3.—(1) The associated development includes the following Works—E+W+S

Work No. 2A — Subject to sub-paragraph (2), up to 6 offshore HVAC collector substations and, in the event that the mode of transmission is HVDC, up to 2 offshore HVDC converter substations together with a network of electrical circuits connecting the structures within Work Nos. 2A and 2B;

Work No. 2B — Subject to sub-paragraph (2), up to 6 offshore HVAC collector substations and, in the event that the mode of transmission is HVDC, up to 2 offshore HVDC converter substations together with a network of electrical circuits connecting the structures within Work Nos. 2A and 2B;

Work No. 3A — Subject to sub-paragraph (3), in the event that the mode of transmission is HVAC, up to 2 offshore reactive compensation substations fixed to the seabed at latitude point 53° 37′ 54.291″ N and longitude point 0° 55′ 59.731″ E and at latitude point 53° 38′ 9.295″ N and longitude point 0° 55′ 49.576″ E subject to deviation within the limits of deviation for Work Nos. 3A and 3B;

Work No. 3B — Subject to sub-paragraph (3), in the event that the mode of transmission is HVAC, up to 2 offshore reactive compensation substations fixed to the seabed at latitude point 53° 37′ 54.291″ N and longitude point 0° 55′ 59.731″ E and at latitude point 53° 38′ 9.295″ N and longitude point 0° 55′ 49.576″ E subject to deviation within the limits of deviation for Work Nos. 3A and 3B;

Co-ordinates for limits of deviation for Work Nos. 3A and 3B—

PointLatitudeLongitude
153° 38′ 1.918″ N0° 55′ 55.183″ E
253° 38′ 2.362″ N0° 55′ 58.099″ E
353° 38′ 2.438″ N0° 56′ 0.367″ E
453° 38′ 2.185″ N0° 56′ 3.394″ E
553° 38′ 1.735″ N0° 56′ 5.560″ E
653° 38′ 1.074″ N0° 56′ 7.567″ E
753° 37′ 59.900″ N0° 56′ 9.900″ E
853° 37′ 58.446″ N0° 56′ 11.733″ E
953° 37′ 57.216″ N0° 56′ 12.723″ E
1053° 37′ 55.456″ N0° 56′ 13.477″ E
1153° 37′ 54.094″ N0° 56′ 13.597″ E
1253° 37′ 52.296″ N0° 56′ 13.156″ E
1353° 37′ 51.011″ N0° 56′ 12.387″ E
1453° 37′ 49.821″ N0° 56′ 11.266″ E
1553° 37′ 48.441″ N0° 56′ 9.279″ E
1653° 37′ 47.358″ N0° 56′ 6.825″ E
1753° 37′ 46.776″ N0° 56′ 4.750″ E
1853° 37′ 46.409″ N0° 56′ 2.540″ E
1953° 37′ 46.268″ N0° 56′ 0.258″ E
2053° 37′ 46.357″ N0° 55′ 57.969″ E
2153° 37′ 46.828″ N0° 55′ 55.017″ E
2253° 37′ 47.678″ N0° 55′ 52.316″ E
2353° 37′ 48.540″ N0° 55′ 50.538″ E
2453° 37′ 49.567″ N0° 55′ 49.029″ E
2553° 37′ 51.143″ N0° 55′ 47.509″ E
2653° 37′ 52.881″ N0° 55′ 46.618″ E
2753° 37′ 54.238″ N0° 55′ 46.392″ E
2853° 37′ 56.046″ N0° 55′ 46.691″ E
2953° 37′ 57.351″ N0° 55′ 47.359″ E
3053° 37′ 58.570″ N0° 55′ 48.386″ E
3153° 38′ 0.004″ N0° 55′ 50.262″ E
3253° 38′ 1.153″ N0° 55′ 52.630″ E
3353° 38′ 1.792″ N0° 55′ 54.657″ E
3453° 38′ 1.346″ N0° 55′ 51.708″ E
3553° 38′ 1.300″ N0° 55′ 48.665″ E
3653° 38′ 1.657″ N0° 55′ 45.681″ E
3753° 38′ 2.399″ N0° 55′ 42.906″ E
3853° 38′ 3.490″ N0° 55′ 40.477″ E
3953° 38′ 5.257″ N0° 55′ 38.112″ E
4053° 38′ 6.910″ N0° 55′ 36.872″ E
4153° 38′ 8.684″ N0° 55′ 36.281″ E
4253° 38′ 10.939″ N0° 55′ 36.497″ E
4353° 38′ 12.244″ N0° 55′ 37.130″ E
4453° 38′ 13.467″ N0° 55′ 38.122″ E
4553° 38′ 15.233″ N0° 55′ 40.491″ E
4653° 38′ 16.080″ N0° 55′ 42.277″ E
4753° 38′ 16.738″ N0° 55′ 44.277″ E
4853° 38′ 17.187″ N0° 55′ 46.433″ E
4953° 38′ 17.441″ N0° 55′ 49.447″ E
5053° 38′ 17.365″ N0° 55′ 51.746″ E
5153° 38′ 16.908″ N0° 55′ 54.716″ E
5253° 38′ 16.068″ N0° 55′ 57.438″ E
5353° 38′ 15.210″ N0° 55′ 59.234″ E
5453° 38′ 13.812″ N0° 56′ 1.201″ E
5553° 38′ 12.609″ N0° 56′ 2.302″ E
5653° 38′ 10.868″ N0° 56′ 3.211″ E
5753° 38′ 9.507″ N0° 56′ 3.449″ E
5853° 38′ 8.141″ N0° 56′ 3.296″ E
5953° 38′ 6.381″ N0° 56′ 2.496″ E
6053° 38′ 4.772″ N0° 56′ 1.053″ E
6153° 38′ 3.714″ N0° 55′ 59.591″ E
6253° 38′ 2.560″ N0° 55′ 57.217″ E

Work No. 4A — Subject to sub-paragraph (4), a marine connection to the shore within the marine export cable area, including cable and pipeline crossing works which—

(a)if the mode of transmission is HVAC, consists of up to 8 subsea electrical circuits proceeding from the offshore HVAC collector substations comprised in Work No. 2A via and connecting with the offshore reactive compensation substations comprised in Work No. 3A; or

(b)if the mode of transmission is HVDC, consists of up to 2 subsea electrical circuits proceeding from the offshore HVDC converter substations comprised in Work No. 2A,

and in either case terminating at Work No. 5A;

Work No. 4B — Subject to sub-paragraph (4), a marine connection to the shore within the marine export cable area, including cable and pipeline crossing works which—

(a)if the mode of transmission is HVAC, consists of up to 8 subsea electrical circuits proceeding from the offshore HVAC collector substations comprised in Work No. 2B via and connecting with the offshore reactive compensation substation comprised in Work No. 3B; or

(b)if the mode of transmission is HVDC, consists of up to 2 subsea electrical circuits proceeding from the offshore HVDC converter substations comprised in Work No. 2B,

and in either case terminating at Work No. 5B;

Principal co-ordinates for marine export cable area (limits of deviation for Work Nos. 4A and 4B) whose full co-ordinates are set out in the offshore works plans—

PointLatitudeLongitude
154° 0′ 31.626″ N1° 26′ 19.993″ E
254° 0′ 18.479″ N1° 38′ 37.320″ E
354° 0′ 15.768″ N1° 40′ 21.864″ E
453° 59′ 36.924″ N2° 3′ 45.936″ E
553° 57′ 24.509″ N2° 6′ 6.700″ E
653° 57′ 12.481″ N2° 4′ 32.376″ E
753° 56′ 46.586″ N2° 5′ 4.031″ E
853° 56′ 16.303″ N2° 1′ 15.269″ E
953° 55′ 22.663″ N2° 2′ 14.219″ E
1053° 55′ 2.525″ N1° 59′ 45.776″ E
1153° 55′ 35.429″ N1° 59′ 20.944″ E
1253° 55′ 8.162″ N1° 56′ 10.619″ E
1353° 55′ 23.329″ N1° 55′ 20.262″ E
1453° 55′ 37.592″ N1° 53′ 38.108″ E
1553° 55′ 31.318″ N1° 52′ 54.282″ E
1653° 56′ 22.870″ N1° 51′ 57.409″ E
1753° 55′ 46.445″ N1° 47′ 47.796″ E
1853° 58′42.179″ N1° 44′ 31.880″ E
1953° 58′ 17.828″ N1° 41′ 46.795″ E
2053° 56′ 29.670″ N1° 43′ 45.592″ E
2153° 56′ 3.228″ N1° 41′ 0.143″ E
2253° 55′ 9.293″ N1° 39′ 52.024″ E
2353° 50′ 5.118″ N1° 38′ 58.430″ E
2453° 46′ 7.286″ N1° 38′ 16.673″ E
2553° 46′ 4.677″ N1° 37′ 22.711″ E
2753° 44′ 47.813″ N1° 28′ 38.495″ E
3253° 44′ 47.743″ N1° 27′ 26.607″ E
3453° 44′ 36.477″ N1° 25′ 23.743″ E
14153° 42′ 30.629″ N1° 15′ 58.654″ E
15253° 42′ 28.182″ N1° 14′ 34.895″ E
26453° 39′ 35.134″ N1° 6′ 29.785″ E
31653° 38′ 17.582″ N1° 2′ 16.928″ E
44753° 36′ 54.624″ N0° 51′ 31.062″ E
44953° 36′ 15.738″ N0° 48′ 52.425″ E
51353° 35′ 21.166″ N0° 43′ 44.242″ E
51553° 31′ 50.425″ N0° 40′ 55.898″ E
51653° 31′ 38.281″ N0° 40′ 8.340″ E
52153° 28′ 36.676″ N0° 20′ 3.846″ E
53253° 31′ 43.122″ N0° 12′ 21.707″ E
53353° 30′ 57.432″ N0° 5′ 59.890″ E
53453° 31′ 11.028″ N0° 5′ 42.539″ E
53553° 30′ 42.954″ N0° 5′ 10.787″ E
53653° 30′ 42.180″ N0° 5′ 9.912″ E
53753° 30′ 46.588″ N0° 4′ 55.345″ E
53853° 30′ 52.245″ N0° 4′ 59.515″ E
53953° 31′ 25.514″ N0° 5′ 24.049″ E
54053° 31′ 29.574″ N0° 5′ 27.043″ E
58053° 32′ 16.976″ N0° 12′ 37.072″ E
76353° 29′ 11.523″ N0° 20′ 5.981″ E
100153° 31′ 28.589″ N0° 35′ 44.348″ E
100253° 32′ 0.855″ N0° 37′ 42.781″ E
100353° 32′ 17.793″ N0° 39′ 31.883″ E
100453° 32′ 35.749″ N0° 39′ 45.737″ E
100553° 33′ 8.117″ N0° 39′ 47.665″ E
100653° 34′ 28.861″ N0° 41′ 27.396″ E
100753° 35′ 42.522″ N0° 42′ 37.802″ E
101053° 36′ 25.571″ N0° 43′ 54.129″ E
108153° 37′ 2.569″ N0° 47′ 31.846″ E
108353° 37′ 30.986″ N0° 49′ 14.023″ E
108653° 37′ 29.991″ N0° 51′ 27.606″ E
108753° 37′ 36.904″ N0° 52′ 22.841″ E
111153° 38′ 45.654″ N0° 57′ 1.237″ E
114353° 39′ 16.652″ N1° 1′ 1.016″ E
114953° 39′ 42.566″ N1° 1′ 40.167″ E
115553° 41′ 20.037″ N1° 6′ 45.836″ E
115753° 42′ 59.843″ N1° 14′ 18.127″ E
116453° 43′ 0.151″ N1° 15′ 37.960″ E
116553° 44′ 0.963″ N1° 20′ 9.157″ E
116653° 49′ 6.492″ N1° 25′ 51.682″ E
116753° 50′ 7.210″ N1° 26′ 59.953″ E

Work No. 5A — A foreshore connection consisting of an extension of the electrical circuits comprised in Work No. 4A, including cable crossing works, crossing under the existing sea wall using a trenchless technique and terminating at the electrical circuit transition joint bays (Work No. 6A);

Work No. 5B — A foreshore connection consisting of an extension of the electrical circuits comprised in Work No. 4B, including cable crossing works, crossing under the existing sea wall using a trenchless technique and terminating at the electrical circuit transition joint bays (Work No. 6B);

Onshore

Work No. 6A — Subject to sub-paragraph (5), up to 8 underground electrical circuit transition joint bays in the vicinity of Horseshoe Point in the parish of North Coates in the county of Lincolnshire, housing the connections between the offshore electrical circuits comprised in Work No. 5A and the onshore electrical circuits comprised in Work No. 7A;

Work No. 6B — Subject to sub-paragraph (5), up to 8 underground electrical circuit transition joint bays in the vicinity of Horseshoe Point in the parish of North Coates in the county of Lincolnshire, housing the connections between the offshore electrical circuits comprised in Work No. 5B and the onshore electrical circuits comprised in Work No. 7B;

Work No. 7A — Subject to sub-paragraph (6), a connection consisting of 2 underground transmission electrical circuits and associated electrical circuit ducts if the mode of transmission is HVDC and up to 8 underground transmission electrical circuits and associated electrical circuit ducts if the mode of transmission is HVAC, proceeding from Work No. 6A at co-ordinate—

  • Easting 537725, Northing 402577

to Work No. 8A at co-ordinate—

  • Easting 514946, Northing 419297; and

in the event that Work No. 7A is constructed before Work No. 7B, the electrical circuit ducts associated with the underground transmission electrical circuits comprised in Work No. 7B;

Work No. 7B — Subject to sub-paragraph (6), a connection consisting of 2 underground transmission electrical circuits and associated electrical circuit ducts if the mode of transmission is HVDC and up to 8 underground transmission electrical circuits and associated electrical circuit ducts if the mode of transmission is HVAC, proceeding from Work No. 6B at co-ordinate—

  • Easting 537725, Northing 402577

to Work No. 8B at co-ordinate—

  • Easting 514946, Northing 419297; and

in the event that Work No. 7B is constructed before Work No. 7A, the electrical circuit ducts associated with the underground transmission electrical circuits comprised in Work No. 7A;

Work No. 8A — Subject to sub-paragraph (7), up to 2 electrical transmission stations including up to 2 main buildings abutting an open yard (which may be partitioned with concrete or steel walls or fences containing switchgear, electrical reactors and other electrical equipment) and associated facilities on land adjoining the North Killingholme National Grid substation.

If the electrical circuits comprised in Work Nos. 4A, 5A and 7A are HVDC, the electrical transmission stations will include facilities to convert the current to HVAC;

Work No. 8B — Subject to sub-paragraph (7), up to 2 electrical transmission stations including up to 2 main buildings abutting an open yard (which may be partitioned with concrete or steel walls or fences containing switchgear, electrical reactors and other electrical equipment) and associated facilities on land adjoining the North Killingholme National Grid substation.

If the electrical circuits comprised in Work Nos. 4B, 5B and 7B are HVDC, the electrical transmission stations will include facilities to convert the current to HVAC;

Work No. 9A — Subject to sub-paragraph (8), a connection consisting of up to 2 underground electrical circuits between Work No. 8A and the North Killingholme National Grid substation, including a connection above ground and electrical engineering works within the National Grid substation buildings and compound;

Work No. 9B — Subject to sub-paragraph (8), a connection consisting of up to 2 underground electrical circuits between Work No. 8B and the North Killingholme National Grid substation, including a connection above ground and electrical engineering works within the National Grid substation buildings and compound;

Work No. 10 — Improvements to the verge, highway and private access road running north from Chase Hill Road between the junction with Haven Road in the east and Eastfield Road in the west.

(2) The combined total of offshore HVAC collector substations constructed in whole or in part within Work Nos. 2A and 2B must not exceed 6, and the combined total of offshore HVDC converter substations constructed in whole or in part within Work Nos. 2A and 2B must not exceed 2.

(3) The combined total of offshore reactive compensation substations constructed in whole or in part within Work Nos. 3A and 3B must not exceed 2.

(4) The combined total of electrical circuits constructed in whole or in part within Work Nos. 4A and 4B must not exceed—

(a)2, in the event that the mode of transmission is HVDC; and

(b)8, in the event that the mode of transmission is HVAC.

(5) The combined total of underground electrical circuit transition joint bays constructed in whole or in part within Work Nos. 6A and 6B must not exceed 8.

(6) The combined total of electrical circuits constructed in whole or in part within Work Nos. 7A and 7B must not exceed—

(a)2, in the event that the mode of transmission is HVDC; and

(b)8, in the event that the mode of transmission is HVAC.

(7) The combined total of electrical transmission stations constructed in whole or in part within Work Nos. 8A and 8B must not exceed 2.

(8) The combined total of electrical circuits constructed in whole or in part within Work Nos. 9A and 9B must not exceed 2.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 3 in force at 7.9.2016, see art. 1(2)