In this Order—

• “the 1961 Act” means the Land Compensation Act 19614;

• “the 1980 Act” means the Highways Act 19805;

• “the 1989 Act” means the Electricity Act 19896;

• “the 1990 Act” means the Town and Country Planning Act 19907;

• “the 1991 Act” means the New Roads and Street Works Act 19918;

• “the 2008 Act” means the Planning Act 2008;

• “authorised development” means the development and associated development described in Schedule 1 (authorised development) which is development within the meaning of section 32 of the 2008 Act;

• “building” includes any structure or erection or any part of a building, structure or erection;

• “carriageway” has the same meaning as in the 1980 Act;

• “CCGT” means combined cycle gas turbine;

• “the combined heat and power assessment” means the document certified as the combined heat and power assessment by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order;

• “commence”, unless otherwise provided for, means beginning to carry out any material operation (as defined in section 155 of the 2008 Act) forming the relevant part of the authorised development other than operations consisting of preliminary works, site clearance, demolition work, archaeological investigations, environmental surveys, investigations for the purpose of assessing ground conditions, remedial work in respect of any contamination or other adverse ground conditions, diversion and laying of services, erection of any temporary means of enclosure, the temporary display of site notices or advertisements and “commencement” is construed accordingly;

• “discharging authority” means the body responsible for giving any agreement or approval required by a requirement;

• “electrical cables” means overhead or underground cables including fibre optic cables;

• “environmental statement” means the document certified as the environmental statement by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order;

• “framework construction environmental management plan” means the document certified as the framework construction environmental management plan by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order;

• “framework construction traffic management plan” means the document certified as the framework construction traffic management plan by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order;

• “framework construction workers’ travel plan” means the document certified as the framework construction workers’ travel plan by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order;

• “gross rated electrical output” means the aggregate of gross electrical power as measured at the terminals of each generator in accordance with standards agreed with the regulating authority under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 20169;

• “highway” and “highway authority” have the same meaning as in the 1980 Act;

• “Highways England” means Highways England Company Ltd (company registration number 09346363) whose registered office is at Bridge House, 1 Walnut Tree Close, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4LZ;“Historic England” means the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England;

• “indicative layout plans” means the plans certified as the indicative layout plans by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order;

• “the land plans” means the plans certified as the land plans by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order;

• “the landscaping and biodiversity management and enhancement plan” means the document certified as the landscaping and biodiversity management and enhancement plan by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order;

• “Lead Local Flood Authority” means Nottinghamshire County Council or any replacement body;

• “lighting strategy” means the document certified as the lighting strategy by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order;

• “maintain” includes, to the extent assessed in the environmental statement, inspect, repair, adjust, alter, refurbish, remove, reconstruct any part (but not the whole), replacement of any part (but not the whole) and improve, but not so as to vary from the description of the authorised development and “maintenance” is construed accordingly;

• “the Order limits” means the limits shown on the works plans as the limits within which the authorised development may be carried out;

• “outline drainage strategy” means the document certified as the outline drainage strategy by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order;

• “OCGT” means open cycle gas turbine;

• “outline written scheme of investigation” means the document certified as the outline written scheme of investigation by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order;

• “owner”, in relation to land, has the same meaning as in section 7 of the Acquisition of Land Act 198110;

• “public sewer or drain” means a sewer or drain which belongs to the Environment Agency, an internal drainage board, a local authority or a sewerage undertaker;

• “relevant internal drainage board” means Trent Valley Internal Drainage Board or any replacement body;

• “relevant planning authority” in relation to any land means the district planning authority for the area in which the land is situated;

• “requirements” means those matters set out in Schedule 2 to this Order;

• “scheduled works” means the numbered works specified in Schedule 1 to this Order, or any part of them;

• “sewerage undertaker” has the same meaning as in Schedule 1 of the Interpretation Act 197811;

• “statutory undertaker” means any person falling within section 127(8) of the 2008 Act;

• “street” means a street within the meaning of section 48 of the 1991 Act, together with land on the verge of a street or between two carriageways, and includes any footpath and any part of a street;

• “street authority”, in relation to a street, has the same meaning as in Part 3 (street works in England and Wales) of the 1991 Act;

• “tree preservation order” has the meaning given in section 198 of the 1990 Act12.

• “undertaker” means EDF Energy (Thermal Generation) Limited (company number 4267569) whose registered office is 90 Whitfield Street, London, England, W1T 4EZ;

• “watercourse” includes all rivers, streams, ditches, drains, canals, cuts, culverts, dykes, sluices, sewers and passages through which water flows except a public sewer or drain;

• “West Burton A” means West Burton A, a coal fired power station operated by the undertaker, forming part of the West Burton Power Station Site;

• “West Burton B” means West Burton B CCGT, a gas fired power station operated by the undertaker, forming part of the West Burton Power Station Site;

• “West Burton Power Station Site” means the land near Retford in Nottinghamshire within the ownership of the undertaker comprising West Burton A, West Burton B and other land including the Order limits; and

• “the works plans” means the plans certified as the works plans by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order.

References in this Order to rights over land include references to rights to do or to place and maintain, anything in, on or under land or in the air-space above its surface.

Save in relation to Tables 1 and 2 of Schedule 2 all distances, directions and lengths referred to in this Order are approximate and distances between points on a scheduled work comprised in the authorised development will be taken to be measured along that scheduled work.