Statutory Instruments
2022 No. 433
Infrastructure Planning
The East Anglia TWO Offshore Wind Farm Order 2022
Made
31st March 2022
Coming into force
22nd April 2022
An application has been made to the Secretary of State under section 37 of the Planning Act 2008 (“the 2008 Act”)(1) for an order granting development consent.
The application was examined by the Examining Authority appointed by the Secretary of State pursuant to sections 61(2) and 65(3) of Part 6 of the 2008 Act and carried out in accordance with Chapter 4 of that Act and with the Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010(4). The Examining Authority has submitted a report to the Secretary of State under section 74(2) of the 2008 Act.
The Secretary of State has considered the report and recommendation of the Examining Authority, has taken into account the environmental information in accordance with regulation 4 of the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017(5) and, as a national policy statement has effect in relation to the proposed development, has had regard to the documents and matters referred to in section 104(2) of the 2008 Act.
The Secretary of State, having decided the application, has determined to make an order giving effect to the proposals comprised in the application on terms that in the opinion of the Secretary of State are not materially different from those proposed in the application.
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 114, 115, 120, 140 and 149A of the 2008 Act, makes the following Order:
2008 c. 29. Section 37 was amended by Chapter 6 of Part 6 of, and schedule 13 to, the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20) and by sections 22 to 27 of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 (c. 27).
Section 61 was amended by section 128(2) and Schedule 13, paragraph 18 to the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20) and by section 26 of the Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7).
Section 65 was amended by Schedule 13, paragraph 22(2) and Schedule 25, paragraph 1 to the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20) and by section 27(1) of the Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7).
S.I. 2010/103, amended by S.I. 2012/635.