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The Awel y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Order 2023

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Article 2

SCHEDULE 1Authorised development

PART 1Authorised development

A nationally significant infrastructure project as defined in sections 14 (Nationally significant infrastructure projects: general) and 15 (generating stations) of the 2008 Act which is located in the Irish Sea approximately 11 kilometres from the coast of North Wales and, comprising—

Work No. 1—

(a)an offshore wind turbine generating station with a gross electrical output capacity of over 350 megawatts, comprising up to 50 wind turbine generators each fixed to the seabed by a foundation, and further comprising (b) to (f) below;

(b)up to two offshore substation platforms each fixed to the seabed by a foundation;

(c)one meteorological mast fixed to the seabed by a foundation;

(d)floating buoys;

(e)installation of subsea cable circuit to the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm including cable crossings and cable protection; and

(f)a network of subsea inter-array cables between (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) including cable crossings and cable protection;

and associated development within the meaning of section 115(2) (development for which development consent may be granted) of the 2008 Act comprising—

Offshore

Work No.1A— Installation of a subsea cable circuit to the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm, and alteration of existing scour protection, cable protection and cable crossings.

Work No. 2— Installation of up to two subsea cable circuits between Work No. 1 and Work No. 3 including up to three cable ducts (if required), cable protection and cable crossings.

Work No. 2A— Cofferdam works including piling and creation of pits for trenchless installation techniques.

Intertidal and in the County of Denbighshire

Work No. 3—

(a)installation of up to two subsea cable circuits between Work No. 2 and Work No. 4 including up to three cable ducts (if required), cable protection and cable crossings;

(b)cofferdam works including piling and creation of pits for trenchless installation techniques, trenchless installation technique works including the creation of entrance and exit pits;

(c)removal and remediation of groynes; and

(d)construction and use of haul roads, temporary construction working areas, cable installation vessel anchoring and laydown area.

Work No. 3A— Temporary working area including use for cable installation vessel anchoring.

Work Nos. 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 3 and 3A are to be constructed seaward of MHWS within the area delineated by the co-ordinates shown on the location plan and listed in the Table 1 below, and within the area for each Work No. as shown on the works plan—

Table 1

PointLatitudeLongitude
A53° 19′ 56.591″ N3° 27′ 34.474″ W
B53° 19′ 56.903″ N3° 27′ 34.589″ W
C53° 19′ 57.216″ N3° 27′ 34.704″ W
D53° 19′ 57.287″ N3° 27′ 34.739″ W
E53° 19′ 57.477″ N3° 27′ 34.801″ W
F53° 19′ 57.571″ N3° 27′ 35.234″ W
G53° 19′ 59.287″ N3° 27′ 44.509″ W
H53° 20′ 01.946″ N3° 27′ 55.679″ W
I53° 20′ 06.255″ N3° 28′ 11.773″ W
J53° 20′ 26.855″ N3° 29′ 10.391″ W
K53° 20′ 37.646″ N3° 30′ 06.246″ W
L53° 20′ 47.343″ N3° 31′ 39.900″ W
M53° 20′ 50.884″ N3° 32′ 13.851″ W
N53° 22′ 14.257″ N3° 34′ 55.252″ W
O53° 22′ 58.820″ N3° 36′ 30.530″ W
P53° 23′ 04.561″ N3° 36′ 37.916″ W
Q53° 23′ 08.522″ N3° 36′ 42.054″ W
R53° 23′ 12.999″ N3° 36′ 45.555″ W
S53° 23′ 17.090″ N3° 36′ 49.051″ W
T53° 23′ 21.056″ N3° 36′ 52.116″ W
U53° 23′ 25.025″ N3° 36′ 54.537″ W
V53° 23′ 28.743″ N3° 36′ 55.879″ W
W53° 23′ 31.952″ N3° 36′ 56.140″ W
X53° 23′ 36.191″ N3° 36′ 55.987″ W
Y53° 23′ 41.939″ N3° 36′ 54.249″ W
Z53° 23′ 47.152″ N3° 37′ 19.725″ W
AA53° 23′ 48.620″ N3° 37′ 27.526″ W
AB53° 23′ 52.897″ N3° 37′ 51.225″ W
AC53° 23′ 59.322″ N3° 38′ 24.147″ W
AD53° 24′ 04.446″ N3° 38′ 50.837″ W
AE53° 24′ 15.695″ N3° 39′ 49.463″ W
AF53° 24′ 25.334″ N3° 40′ 34.286″ W
AG53° 24′ 35.822″ N3° 41′ 23.083″ W
AH53° 24′ 48.410″ N3° 42′ 22.278″ W
AI53° 24′ 50.783″ N3° 42′ 33.447″ W
AJ53° 24′ 58.061″ N3° 43′ 09.291″ W
AK53° 25′ 07.441″ N3° 43′ 55.520″ W
AL53° 25′ 18.073″ N3° 44′ 45.489″ W
AM53° 25′ 18.124″ N3° 44′ 45.726″ W
AN53° 25′ 57.263″ N3° 47′ 53.732″ W
AO53° 26′ 42.822″ N3° 51′ 33.277″ W
AP53° 26′ 45.640″ N3° 51′ 46.880″ W
AQ53° 26′ 54.174″ N3° 52′ 28.086″ W
AR53° 27′ 38.880″ N3° 52′ 29.291″ W
AS53° 28′ 07.642″ N3° 51′ 49.081″ W
AT53° 29′ 04.923″ N3° 51″ 50.621″ W
AU53° 29′ 08.519″ N3° 51′ 50.717″ W
AV53° 29′ 14.611″ N3° 51′ 50.880″ W
AW53° 29′ 16.731″ N3° 51′ 50.937″ W
AX53° 29′ 16.811″ N3° 51′ 44.229″ W
AY53° 29′ 16.893″ N3° 51′ 37.376″ W
AZ53° 29′ 26.671″ N3° 36′ 37.688″ W
BA53° 29′ 07.090″ N3° 37′ 36.681″ W
BB53° 28′ 41.908″ N3° 38′ 47.993″W
BC53° 28′ 31.364″ N3° 39′ 17.852″ W
BD53° 28′ 05.012″ N3° 40′ 32.271″ W
BE53° 27′ 41.330″ N3° 40′ 54.541″ W
BF53° 27′ 41.174″ N3° 40′ 54.481″ W
BG53° 27′ 22.531″ N3° 40′ 39.722″ W
BH53° 27′ 17.024″ N3° 40′ 24.467″ W
BI53° 27′ 21.135″ N3° 39′ 55.867″ W
BJ53° 27′ 04.200″ N3° 39′ 43.765″ W
BK53° 26′ 57.347″ N3° 39′ 24.931″ W
BL53° 27′ 01.451″ N3° 38′ 57.761″ W
BM53° 26′ 43.034″ N3° 38′ 42.126″ W
BN53° 26′ 40.500″ N3° 38′ 36.582″ W
BO53° 26′ 36.947″ N3° 38′ 17.215″ W
BP53° 26′ 26.587″ N3° 37′ 28.603″ W
BQ53° 26′ 19.457″ N3° 37′ 17.500″ W
BR53° 26′ 11.113″ N3° 37′ 16.494″ W
BS53° 26′ 02.742″ N3° 37′ 27.803″ W
BT53° 25′ 52.313″ N3° 37′ 34.518″ W
BU53° 25′ 40.571″ N3° 39′ 12.934″ W
BV53° 25′ 55.147″ N3° 39′ 50.832″ W
BW53° 25′ 57.330″ N3° 39′ 56.489″ W
BX53° 25′ 59.460″ N3° 40′ 02.100″ W
BY53° 25′ 59.220″ N3° 40′ 08.910″ W
BZ53° 25′ 58.980″ N3° 40′ 15.719″ W
CA53° 26′ 00.000″ N3° 40′ 21.929″ W
CB53° 26′ 01.019″ N3° 40′ 28.140″ W
CC53° 25′ 24.660″ N3° 39′ 50.219″ W
CD53° 24′ 47.491″ N3° 38′ 05.284″ W
CE53° 24′ 19.284″ N3° 36′ 02.274″ W
CF53° 24′ 17.813″ N3° 36′ 01.036″ W
CG53° 24′ 16.556″ N3° 35′ 59.908″ W
CH53° 24′ 15.363″ N3° 35′ 58.852″ W
CI53° 24′ 13.551″ N3° 35′ 57.286″ W
CJ53° 24′ 11.718″ N3° 35′ 55.685″ W
CK53° 24′ 10.163″ N3° 35′ 54.302″ W
CL53° 24′ 08.373″ N3° 35′ 52.701″ W
CM53° 24′ 07.431″ N3° 35′ 51.914″ W
CN53° 24′ 06.483″ N3° 35′ 51.299″ W
CO53° 24′ 03.796″ N3° 35′ 49.370″ W
CP53° 24′ 02.815″ N3° 35′ 48.597″ W
CQ53° 23′ 59.916″ N3° 35′ 46.150″ W
CR53° 23′ 58.296″ N3° 35′ 44.866″ W
CS53° 23′ 57.375″ N3° 35′ 44.109″ W
CT53° 23′ 56.556″ N3° 35′ 43.524″ W
CU53° 23′ 55.242″ N3° 35′ 42.675″ W
CV53° 23′ 54.337″ N3° 35′ 42.175″ W
CW53° 23′ 53.214″ N3° 35′ 41.575″ W
CX53° 23′ 51.463″ N3° 35′ 40.762″ W
CY53° 23′ 49.840″ N3° 35′ 40.023″ W
CZ53° 23′ 49.135″ N3° 35′ 39.620″ W
DA53° 23′ 48.109″ N3° 35′ 39.462″ W
DB53° 23′ 46.163″ N3° 35′ 39.041″ W
DC53° 23′ 44.324″ N3° 35′ 38.729″ W
DD53° 23′ 43.233″ N3° 35′ 38.535″ W
DE53° 23′ 41.125″ N3° 35′ 38.564″ W
DF53° 23′ 39.301″ N3° 35′ 38.732″ W
DG53° 23′ 37.682″ N3° 35′ 38.860″ W
DH53° 23′ 36.950″ N3° 35′ 38.850″ W
DI53° 23′ 35.408″ N3° 35′ 39.043″ W
DJ53° 23′ 34.249″ N3° 35′ 39.564″ W
DK53° 23′ 33.464″ N3° 35′ 39.813″ W
DL53° 23′ 33.093″ N3° 35′ 39.964″ W
DM53° 23′ 32.980″ N3° 35′ 39.997″ W
DN53° 23′ 32.688″ N3° 35′ 40.084″ W
DO53° 23′ 32.256″ N3° 35′ 40.198″ W
DP53° 23′ 31.741″ N3° 35′ 40.420″ W
DQ53° 23′ 31.344″ N3° 35′ 40.539″ W
DR53° 23′ 30.663″ N3° 35′ 40.717″ W
DS53° 23′ 30.312″ N3° 35′ 40.818″ W
DT53° 23′ 29.994″ N3° 35′ 40.911″ W
DU53° 23′ 29.914″ N3° 35′ 40.933″ W
DV53° 23′ 29.832″ N3° 35′ 40.973″ W
DW53° 23′ 29.634″ N3° 35′ 41.056″ W
DX53° 23′ 29.502″ N3° 35′ 41.118″ W
DY53° 23′ 29.387″ N3° 35′ 41.163″ W
DZ53° 23′ 29.270″ N3° 35′ 41.210″ W
EA53° 23′ 29.181″ N3° 35′ 41.244″ W
EB53° 23′ 29.079″ N3° 35′ 41.284″ W
EC53° 23′ 28.953″ N3° 35′ 41.334″ W
ED53° 23′ 28.909″ N3° 35′ 41.351″ W
EE53° 23′ 28.880″ N3° 35′ 41.409″ W
EF53° 23′ 28.818″ N3° 35′ 41.533″ W
EG53° 23′ 28.748″ N3° 35′ 41.667″ W
EH53° 23′ 28.682″ N3° 35′ 41.787″ W
EI53° 23′ 28.405″ N3° 35′ 42.245″ W
EJ53° 23′ 28.131″ N3° 35′ 42.634″ W
EK53° 23′ 27.851″ N3° 35′ 42.974″ W
EL53° 23′ 27.602″ N3° 35′ 43.238″ W
EM53° 23′ 27.310″ N3° 35′ 43.504″ W
EN53° 23′ 26.906″ N3° 35′ 43.805″ W
EO53° 23′ 26.645″ N3° 35′ 43.962″ W
EP53° 23′ 26.165″ N3° 35′ 44.180″ W
EQ53° 23′ 25.842″ N3° 35′ 44.279″ W
ER53° 23′ 25.444″ N3° 35′ 44.349″ W
ES53° 23′ 25.068″ N3° 35′ 44.365″ W
ET53° 23′ 24.716″ N3° 35′ 44.335″ W
EU53° 23′ 24.468″ N3° 35′ 44.288″ W
EV53° 23′ 24.142″ N3° 35′ 44.194″ W
EW53° 23′ 23.875″ N3° 35′ 44.088″ W
EX53° 23′ 23.481″ N3° 35′ 43.880″ W
EY53° 23′ 23.251″ N3° 35′ 43.729″ W
EZ53° 23′ 23.012″ N3° 35′ 43.548″ W
FA53° 23′ 22.882″ N3° 35′ 43.438″ W
FB53° 23′ 22.734″ N3° 35′ 43.303″ W
FC53° 23′ 22.557″ N3° 35′ 43.127″ W
FD53° 23′ 22.112″ N3° 35′ 42.600″ W
FE53° 23′ 21.779″ N3° 35′ 42.114″ W
FF53° 23′ 21.513″ N3° 35′ 41.653″ W
FG53° 23′ 21.301″ N3° 35′ 41.228″ W
FH53° 23′ 21.074″ N3° 35′ 40.697″ W
FI53° 23′ 13.240″ N3° 35′ 24.325″ W
FJ53° 23′ 09.510″ N3° 35′ 16.827″ W
FK53° 22′ 44.082″ N3° 34′ 23.783″ W
FL53° 21′ 33.122″ N3° 32′ 10.584″ W
FM53° 21′ 20.903″ N3° 31′ 45.816″ W
FN53° 21′ 18.580″ N3° 31′ 29.186″ W
FO53° 21′ 06.879″ N3° 29′ 50.362″ W
FP53° 20′ 56.981″ N3° 28′ 51.981″ W
FQ53° 20′ 37.819″ N3° 27′ 52.310″ W
FR53° 20′ 31.441″ N3° 27′ 32.461″ W
FS53° 20′ 29.868″ N3° 27′ 27.564″ W
FT53° 20′ 29.239″ N3° 27′ 25.217″ W
FU53° 20′ 26.020″ N3° 27′ 15.899″ W
FV53° 20′ 25.601″ N3° 27′ 15.520″ W
FW53° 20′ 25.190″ N3° 27′ 15.220″ W
FX53° 20′ 24.502″ N3° 27′ 14.846″ W
FY53° 20′ 23.456″ N3° 27′ 14.126″ W
FZ53° 20′ 22.026″ N3° 27′ 13.420″ W
GA53° 20′ 21.377″ N3° 27′ 13.087″ W
GB53° 20′ 20.189″ N3° 27′ 12.303″ W
GC53° 20′ 15.453″ N3° 27′ 09.555″ W
GD53° 20′ 14.270″ N3° 27′ 08.901″ W
GE53° 20′ 13.460″ N3° 27′ 08.493″ W
GF53° 20′ 12.395″ N3° 27′ 07.779″ W
GG53° 20′ 11.610″ N3° 27′ 07.036″ W
GH53° 20′ 11.327″ N3° 27′ 06.816″ W
GI53° 20′ 11.090″ N3° 27′ 06.631″ W
GJ53° 20′ 10.973″ N3° 27′ 06.540″ W
GK53° 20′ 10.853″ N3° 27′ 06.447″ W
GL53° 20′ 10.475″ N3° 27′ 06.152″ W
GM53° 20′ 10.096″ N3° 27′ 05.857″ W
GN53° 20′ 08.741″ N3° 27′ 04.994″ W
GO53° 20′ 08.658″ N3° 27′ 04.941″ W
GP53° 20′ 08.625″ N3° 27′ 04.920″ W
GQ53° 19′ 59.650″ N3° 26′ 59.204″ W
GR53° 19′ 57.732″ N3° 26′ 58.372″ W
GS53° 19′ 57.493″ N3° 27′ 00.000″ W
GT53° 19′ 57.478″ N3° 27′ 00.448″ W
GU53° 19′ 57.578″ N3° 27′ 01.284″ W
GV53° 19′ 57.742″ N3° 27′ 02.138″ W
GW53° 19′ 57.772″ N3° 27′ 02.631″ W
GX53° 19′ 57.689″ N3° 27′ 03.331″ W
GY53° 19′ 57.535″ N3° 27′ 03.969″ W
GZ53° 19′ 57.282″ N3° 27′ 05.123″ W
HA53° 19′ 57.188″ N3° 27′ 05.644″ W
HB53° 19′ 57.091″ N3° 27′ 06.176″ W
HC53° 19′ 56.961″ N3° 27′ 06.734″ W
HD53° 19′ 56.748″ N3° 27′ 07.500″ W
HE53° 19′ 56.687″ N3° 27′ 07.979″ W
HF53° 19′ 56.646″ N3° 27′ 08.421″ W
HG53° 19′ 56.429″ N3° 27′ 09.257″ W
HH53° 19′ 56.265″ N3° 27′ 09.705″ W
HI53° 19′ 55.987″ N3° 27′ 10.474″ W
HJ53° 19′ 55.637″ N3° 27′ 11.441″ W
HK53° 19′ 55.347″ N3° 27′ 12.258″ W
HL53° 19′ 54.677″ N3° 27′ 14.128″ W
HM53° 19′ 54.315″ N3° 27′ 15.153″ W
HN53° 19′ 54.067″ N3° 27′ 15.897″ W
HO53° 19′ 54.019″ N3° 27′ 16.041″ W
HP53° 19′ 53.753″ N3° 27′ 16.918″ W
HQ53° 19′ 53.495″ N3° 27′ 17.926″ W
HR53° 19′ 53.279″ N3° 27′ 18.892″ W
HS53° 19′ 53.012″ N3° 27′ 19.829″ W
HT53° 19′ 52.813″ N3° 27′ 20.530″ W
HU53° 19′ 52.615″ N3° 27′ 21.351″ W
HV53° 19′ 52.571″ N3° 27′ 21.579″ W
HW53° 19′ 52.439″ N3° 27′ 22.269″ W
HX53° 19′ 52.020″ N3° 27′ 25.023″ W
HY53° 19′ 51.867″ N3° 27′ 26.071″ W
HZ53° 19′ 52.837″ N3° 27′ 27.871″ W
IA53° 19′ 56.346″ N3° 27′ 34.384″ W

In the County of Denbighshire:

Work No. 4— Installation of up to two buried cable circuits with up to three cable ducts (if required) between Work No. 3 and Work No. 5; including cable crossings, cable protection, cofferdam works including piling, trenchless installation technique works, creation of pits for trenchless installation techniques; cable trenching works and removal and remediation of groynes, construction of haul road, temporary construction working areas, cable installation vessel anchoring and laydown area.

Work No. 5— Installation of up to two buried cable circuits with up to 3 cable ducts (if required) between Work No. 4 and Work No. 8; including trenchless installation technique works, and temporary construction working areas and laydown area.

Work No. 6— Temporary working area including:

(a)creation of construction access to Work Nos. 3, 3A, 4, 5, 6A and 7 from Rhyl Coast Road; including works to junctions and visibility splays and removal and remediation of groynes; and

(b)trenchless installation technique works.

Work No. 6A— Within Work No. 6 construction of a temporary construction compound and laydown area.

Work No. 7— Creation of construction and operational access to Work Nos. 3, 3A, 4, 5, 6 and 6A from Rhyl Coast Road; including works to junctions and visibility splays, and removal and remediation of groynes, construction of a haul road, temporary construction working areas and laydown area.

Work No. 7A— Within Work No. 7, construction of a temporary construction compound and laydown area.

Work No. 8— Installation of up to two buried cable circuits with up to 3 cable ducts (if required) and—

(a)construction of a haul road;

(b)a temporary construction working area;

(c)creation and improvement of accesses including works to junctions and visibility splays; and

(d)improvement works to existing bridge.

Work No. 8A— Within Work No. 8, installation of:

(a)up to two transition joint bays;

(b)trenchless installation techniques including the creation of pits; and

(c)a temporary construction compound.

Work No. 9— Installation of up to two buried cable circuits with cable ducts (if required) between Work No. 8 and Work No. 11 from the south of the landfall to Dyserth Road, approximately 734 m; cable ducts, trenchless installation technique pit works including the creation of entrance and exit pits, and cable trenching works; construction of a haul road, temporary construction accesses and working areas and laydown area, creation and improvement of accesses including works to junctions and visibility splays.

Work No. 10— Creation of construction access, construction of a haul road, temporary construction working areas and laydown, and creation and improvement of accesses to the public highway including works to junctions and visibility splays.

Work No. 10A— Within Work No. 10, the creation of a temporary construction compound of no more than 10,000 m2.

Work No. 11— Installation of up to two buried cable circuits with cable ducts (if required) between Work No. 9 and Work No. 15 from Dyserth Road to the A525/A547 highway, approximately 2,467 m; including cable ducts, trenchless installation technique pit works including the creation of entrance and exit pits and cable trenching works; construction of a haul road, temporary construction working areas and laydown area, creation and improvement of accesses including works to junctions and visibility splays.

Work No. 12— Creation of construction access, construction of a haul road, temporary construction working areas and laydown area and works to create a temporary crossing.

Work No. 13— Creation of construction access, construction of a haul road, temporary construction working areas and laydown area.

Work No. 14— Creation of construction access, construction of a haul road, temporary construction working area and laydown area, and creation and improvement of accesses to the public highway including works to junctions and visibility splays.

Work No. 14A— Within Work No. 14, the creation of a temporary construction compound of no more than 22,500 m2.

Work No. 15— Installation of up to two buried cable circuits with cable ducts (if required) between Work No. 11 and Work No. 18 from the A525/A547 highway to the river Ffyddion approximately 763 m; including cable crossings, trenchless technique pit works including the creation of entrance and exit pits and cable trenching works; construction of a haul road including watercourse crossing, temporary construction working areas and laydown area, creation and improvement of accesses.

Work No. 16— Creation of construction access, construction of a haul road, temporary working areas and laydown area, and creation and improvement of accesses to the public highway including works to junctions and visibility splays.

Work No. 16A— Within Work No. 16, the creation of a temporary construction compound of no more than 10,000 m2.

Work No. 17— Creation of construction access, construction of a haul road, temporary construction working areas and laydown area to north of the river Clwyd, and creation and improvement of accesses to public highway including works to junctions and visibility splays.

Work No. 18— Installation of up to two buried cable circuits with cable ducts (if required) between Work No. 15 and Work No. 19 from the river Ffyddion to the river Clwyd, approximately 485 m; including cable ducts, trenchless technique pit works including the creation of entrance and exit pits and cable trenching works; construction of a haul road including watercourse crossing, temporary construction working area and laydown area and creation and improvement of accesses.

Work No. 19— Installation of up to two buried cable circuits within cable ducts (if required) between Work No. 18 and Work No. 21 from the river Clywd to the A547/Abergele Road approximately 1,003 m; including cable ducts, trenchless technique pit works including the creation of entrance and exit pits and cable trenching works; construction of a haul road, temporary construction working areas and laydown area, creation and improvement of accesses including works to junctions and visibility splays.

Work No. 20— Creation of construction access, construction of a haul road, temporary construction working areas and laydown area to north of the A547/Abergele Road, and creation and improvement of accesses to public highway including works to junctions and visibility splays.

Work No. 20A— Within Work No. 20, construction of temporary construction compound of no more than 22,500 m2.

Work No. 21— Installation of up to two buried cable circuits within cable ducts (if required) between Work No. 19 and Work No. 23; from the A547/Abergele Road to Bodelwyddan Road, approximately 1,021 m; including cable ducts, trenchless technique pit works including the creation of entrance and exit pits and cable trenching works; construction of a haul road, temporary construction working areas and laydown area, creation and improvement of accesses including works to junctions and visibility splays.

Work No. 22— Creation of construction access, construction of a haul road, temporary working area and laydown area to the north of Bodelwyddan Road, and creation and improvement of accesses to the public highway including works to junctions and visibility splays.

Work No. 22A— Within Work No. 22, construction of a temporary construction compound of no more than 10,000 m2.

Work No. 23— Installation of up to two buried cable circuits within cable ducts (if required) between Work No. 21 and Work No. 29 from Bodelwyddan Road to the south of the A55 highway, approximately 2,432 m; including cable ducts, trenchless technique pit works including the creation of entrance and exit pits and cable trenching works; construction of a haul road, temporary construction working areas and laydown area, creation and improvement of accesses including works to junctions and visibility splays.

Work No. 24— Creation of construction access, works to temporarily improve and increase visibility splays for the public highway during construction.

Work No. 25— Creation of construction access, construction of a haul road, temporary construction working areas and laydown area and improvements to existing bridge.

Work No. 26— Creation of construction access, construction of a haul road, temporary construction working areas and laydown area to the north of the A55 road and creation and improvement of accesses to public highway including works to junctions and visibility splays.

Work No. 26A— Within Work No. 26, the construction of a temporary construction compound of no more than 22,500 m2.

Work No. 27— Creation of construction access, construction of a haul road, temporary construction working areas and laydown area and creation and improvement of accesses to the public highway including works to junctions and visibility splays.

Work No. 28— Drainage works including connections to existing drainage and creation of new sustainable drainage including attenuation pond(s).

Work No. 29— Installation of up to two buried cable circuits with cable ducts (if required) between Work No. 23 and Work Nos. 31 and 31A from south of the A55 highway to the electrical substation approximately 197 m, including:

(a)cable ducts, trenchless installation technique pit works including the creation of entrance and exit pits and cable trenching works;

(b)construction of a haul road, temporary construction working areas and laydown area;

(c)creation and improvement of accesses including works to junctions and visibility splay;

(d)permanent landscaping, ecological and environmental works;

(e)drainage works including connections to existing drainage and creation of new sustainable drainage including attenuation pond(s); and

(f)utilities connections area.

Work No. 30— An access, drainage and utilities works area comprising:

(a)temporary construction working areas and laydown areas;

(b)temporary access roads and haul road including temporary land re-profiling;

(c)drainage works including connections to existing drainage and creation of new sustainable drainage including attenuation pond(s);

(d)permanent landscaping, ecological and environmental works; and

(e)utilities connections.

Work No. 30A— Within Work No. 30, creation of a temporary construction compound and laydown area of no more than 37,500 m2.

Work No. 31— Creation of the substation compound area including:

(a)land re-profiling and creation of platform or foundations for Work No. 31A;

(b)security fencing;

(c)landscaping;

(d)utilities connections;

(e)drainage works including connections to existing drainage and creation of new sustainable drainage including attenuation pond(s);

(f)temporary and permanent access roads;

(g)temporary construction areas, lay down areas and haul roads;

(h)installation of up to two buried cable circuits within cable ducts (if required);

(i)installation of up to two buried 400kV cable circuits within cable ducts (if required);

(j)cable crossings, cable protection, cable ducts, trenchless installation technique pit works including the creation of entrance and exit pits and cable trenching works; and

(k)creation of permanent ecological and environmental mitigation works including habitat creation.

Work No. 31A— Within Work No. 31, construction of electrical substation infrastructure including:

(a)a compound for electrical works necessary for the onward transmission of electricity (the “substation compound”) containing (but not limited to) switchgear and electrical equipment including power transformers, reactive compensation equipment, filters, cooling equipment, control and welfare buildings, lightning rods, internal roads, security fencing and other associated equipment, structures and buildings including noise-attenuation works; and

(b)permanent security fencing and security gate.

Work No. 32— Installation of up to two buried 400kV cable circuits with cable ducts (if required) between Work No. 31 and Work No. 36 from the electrical substation to Glascoed Road; including:

(a)cable ducts, trenchless installation technique pit works including the creation of entrance and exit pits and cable trenching works;

(b)creation of construction access, construction of a haul road;

(c)temporary construction working areas and laydown area;

(d)creation and improvement of accesses including works to junctions and visibility splays;

(e)permanent landscaping, ecological and environmental works;

(f)drainage works including connections to existing drainage and creation of new sustainable drainage including attenuation pond(s); and

(g)utilities connections area.

Work No. 33— An access, drainage and utilities works area comprising:

(a)temporary construction working areas and laydown area;

(b)temporary access roads and haul road including temporary land re-profiling;

(c)permanent access roads and visibility splays;

(d)permanent landscaping, ecological and environmental works;

(e)drainage works including connections to existing drainage and creation of new sustainable drainage including attenuation pond(s); and

(f)utilities connections.

Work No. 34— Creation of new temporary and permanent visibility splays and improvement of existing visibility splays.

Work No. 35— Permanent landscaping, ecological and environmental works, drainage works including connections to existing drainage and creation of new sustainable drainage including attenuation pond(s), and utilities connections.

Work No. 36— Installation of up to two buried 400kV cable circuits with cable ducts (if required) between Work No. 32 and Work No. 40 from Glascoed Road to the National Grid substation approximately 912 m; including cable ducts, trenchless installation technique pit works including the creation of entrance and exit pits and cable trenching works; construction of a haul road, temporary construction working areas and laydown area, creation and improvement of accesses including works to junctions and visibility splays.

Work No. 37

(a)creation of construction access, construction of a haul road and temporary construction working areas; and

(b)creation and improvement of accesses to public highway including works to junctions, creation of a new bellmouth junction and visibility splays.

Work No. 37A— Within Work No. 37, creation of a temporary construction compound and laydown area of no more than10,000 m2 to the south of Glascoed Road.

Work No. 38— Creation of construction access, creation and improvement of visibility splays, works to highway verges to improve existing visibility splays.

Work No. 39

(a)creation of construction access, construction of a haul road, temporary construction working areas and laydown area and creation and improvement of accesses to public highway including works to junctions and visibility splays; and

(b)creation of permanent access, including works to connect the access to Glascoed Road.

Work No. 39A— Within Work No. 39, creation of a temporary construction compound and laydown area of no more than 10,000 m2.

Work No. 40— Electrical works to connect to the National Grid substation—

(a)works needed to connect the authorised project to the National Grid substation at Bodelwyddan that National Grid is not required, under its transmission licence, to carry out itself including (but not limited to) cabling, cable sealing ends, circuit breakers, surge arrestors, dis-connectors, transformers, busbars and busbar clamp measuring equipment, relay marshalling rooms and electrical earthing works;

(b)installation of up to two buried 400kV cable circuits with cable ducts (if required) between Work No. 36 and the National Grid substation; including cable ducts, trenchless installation technique pit works including the creation of entrance and exit pits and cable trenching works;

(c)construction of a haul road, temporary construction compound and laydown area; and

(d)creation of access roads to provide operational and maintenance access.

Work No. 41— Access roads to provide operational access from the public highways to Work Nos. 4 to 40 and any associated development.

and in connection with Work Nos. 1 to 3A and to the extent that they do not otherwise form part of any such work, further associated development comprising such other works as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of or in connection with the relevant part of the authorised development and which fall within the scope of the work assessed by the environmental statement, including—

(a)scour protection around the foundations of the offshore structures;

(b)cable protection measures such as rock placement and the placement of rock and/or concrete mattresses, with or without frond devices;

(c)dredging;

(d)the removal of material from the seabed required for the construction of Work Nos. 1 to 3 and the disposal of inert material of natural origin and/or dredged material within the Order limits produced during construction drilling, and seabed preparation for the installation of the foundations of the offshore structures or during seabed preparation for cable laying;

(e)creation and use of temporary vessel laydown areas, use of cable anchors;

(f)removal of static fishing equipment;

(g)lighting; and

(h)erection of temporary cofferdams during construction.

and in connection with Work Nos. 4 to 41 and to the extent that they do not otherwise form part of any such work, further associated development comprising such other works as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of or in connection with the relevant part of the authorised development and which fall within the scope of the work assessed by the environmental statement, including—

(i)haul roads, ramps, watercourse and other temporary crossings, means of access and other vehicular and/or pedestrian means of access, including creation of new tracks and footpaths, and/or widening, upgrades, alterations and improvements of existing roads, tracks and footpaths;

(j)bunds, embankments, swales, landscaping, fencing and boundary treatments and alteration of groynes;

(k)provision of temporary and permanent ecological and environmental mitigation and compensation works;

(l)spoil storage and associated control measures;

(m)jointing bays, link boxes, cable ducts, cable protection, joint protection, manholes, marker posts, underground cable markers, tiles and tape, and lighting and other works associated with laying cables and/or pulling cables through cable ducts;

(n)works for the provision of apparatus including cabling, water and electricity supply works, foul drainage provision, surface water management systems, temporary drainage during installations of cables and culverting;

(o)works to alter the position of apparatus, including mains, sewers, drains and cables;

(p)works to alter the course of, or otherwise interfere with, non-navigable rivers, streams or watercourses;

(q)landscaping works and habitat creation;

(r)works for the benefit or protection of land affected by the authorised development;

(s)working sites in connection with the construction of the authorised development, construction lay down areas and compounds and storage compounds;

(t)works of restoration;

(u)fencing or other means of enclosure; and

(v)such other works as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of or in connection with the relevant part of the authorised development.

PART 2Ancillary works

Works within the Order limits which fall within the scope of the work assessed by the environmental statement comprising—

(a)intrusive ground investigations including the making of boreholes and trial pits;

(b)temporary landing places, moorings or other means of accommodating vessels in the construction and/ or maintenance of the authorised development;

(c)marking buoys, beacons, fenders and other navigational warning or ship impact protection works; and

(d)temporary works for the benefit or protection of land, watercourses or structures affected by the authorised development.

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