http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/706/schedule/16/paragraph/29The Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Wind Farm Order 2020enINFRASTRUCTURE PLANNINGStatute Law Database2024-05-20Expert Participation2023-05-03 This Order grants development consent for, and authorises Norfolk Vanguard Limited to construct, operate and maintain a generating station located in the North Sea approximately 47km from the Norfolk coast, together with all necessary and associated development. For the purposes of the development that it authorises Norfolk Vanguard Limited is authorised by this Order compulsorily or by agreement to purchase land and rights in land to use land, as well as to override easements and other rights. This Order also provides a defence in proceedings in respect of statutory nuisance and to discharge water. The Order imposes requirements in connection with the development for which it grants development consent. SCHEDULESSCHEDULE 16PROTECTIVE PROVISIONSPART 3For the Protection of Cadent Gas Limited as Gas UndertakerInterpretation29In this Part of this Schedule—“1991 Act” means the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991;“alternative apparatus” means appropriate alternative apparatus to the satisfaction of Cadent to enable the Cadent to fulfil its statutory functions in a manner no less efficient than previously;“apparatus” means any mains, pipes pressure governors, ventilators, cathodic protections cables or other apparatus belonging to or maintained by Cadent for the purposes of gas distribution and supply together with any replacement apparatus and such other apparatus constructed pursuant to the Order that becomes operational apparatus of Cadent for the purposes of distribution and/or supply and includes any structure in which apparatus is or will be lodged or which gives or will give access to apparatus;“authorised works” has the same meaning as is given to the term “authorised development” in article 2 of this Order and includes any associated development authorised by the Order and for the purposes of this Part includes the use and maintenance of the authorised works and construction of any works authorised by this Schedule;“Cadent” means Cadent Gas Limited and/or its successors in title and/or any successor as a gas transporter within the meaning of Part 1 of the Gas Act 1986“commence” has the same meaning as in article 2 of this Order and commencement must be construed to have the same meaning save that for the purpose of this part only the term commence includes operations consisting site clearance, demolition work, archaeological investigations, environmental surveys, investigations for the purposes 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 and temporary hard standing;“deed of consent” means a deed of consent, crossing agreement, deed of variation or new deed of grant agreed between the parties acting reasonably in order to vary and/or replace existing easements, agreements, enactments and other such interests so as to secure land rights and interests as are necessary to carry out, maintain, operate and use the apparatus in a manner consistent with the terms of this Part of this Schedule;“functions” includes powers and duties;“ground mitigation scheme” means a scheme approved by Cadent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) setting out the necessary measures (if any) for a ground subsidence event;“ground monitoring scheme” means a scheme for monitoring ground subsidence which sets out the apparatus which is to be subject to such monitoring, the extent of land to be monitored, the manner in which ground levels are to be monitored, the timescales of any monitoring activities and the extent of ground subsidence which, if exceeded, must require the promoter to submit for Cadent’s approval a ground mitigation scheme;“ground subsidence event” means any ground subsidence identified by the monitoring activities set out in the ground monitoring scheme that has exceeded the level described in the ground monitoring scheme as requiring a ground mitigation scheme;“in” in a context referring to apparatus or alternative apparatus in land includes a reference to apparatus or alternative apparatus under, over, across, along or upon such land;“maintain” and “maintenance” include the ability and right to do any of the following in relation to any apparatus or alternative apparatus of Cadent including retain, lay, construct, maintain, protect, access, enlarge, replace, use, repair, alter, inspect, renew, decommission or render unusable or remove the apparatus;“plan” or “plans” include all designs, drawings, specifications, method statements, soil reports, programmes, calculations, risk assessments and other documents that are reasonably necessary properly and sufficiently to describe and assess the works to be executed;“promoter” means the undertaker as defined in article 2 of this Order;“specified works” means any of the authorised works or activities undertaken in association with the authorised works which:will or may be situated over, or within 15 metres measured in any direction of any apparatus the removal of which has not been required by the promoter under paragraph 33(2) or otherwise;may in any way adversely affect any apparatus the removal of which has not been required by the promoter under paragraph 33(2) or otherwise; orinclude any of the activities that are referred to in paragraph 8 of T/SP/SSW/22 (National Grid’s policies for safe working in proximity to gas apparatus “Specification for safe working in the vicinity of National Grid, High pressure Gas pipelines and associated installation requirements for third parties”).Sch. 16 para. 29 in force at 22.7.2020, see art. 1
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<dc:description>This Order grants development consent for, and authorises Norfolk Vanguard Limited to construct, operate and maintain a generating station located in the North Sea approximately 47km from the Norfolk coast, together with all necessary and associated development. For the purposes of the development that it authorises Norfolk Vanguard Limited is authorised by this Order compulsorily or by agreement to purchase land and rights in land to use land, as well as to override easements and other rights. This Order also provides a defence in proceedings in respect of statutory nuisance and to discharge water. The Order imposes requirements in connection with the development for which it grants development consent.</dc:description>
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<Text>“commence” has the same meaning as in article 2 of this Order and commencement must be construed to have the same meaning save that for the purpose of this part only the term commence includes operations consisting site clearance, demolition work, archaeological investigations, environmental surveys, investigations for the purposes 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 and temporary hard standing;</Text>
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