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3.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Order and the requirements—
(a)National Grid is granted development consent for the authorised development set out in Schedule 1 (authorised development) to be carried out within the Order limits;
(b)subject to article 6 (benefit of the Order), NPG is granted development consent for the NPG Works; and
(c)subject to article 6 (benefit of the Order) NGN is granted development consent for the NGN Works.
(2) National Grid may—
(a)install and keep installed the authorised development; and
(b)remove or replace any electric line including pylons that may require removal as part of the authorised development.
(3) NPG may—
(a)subject to Schedule 5 (benefit of the Order rules), install the NPG Works;
(b)keep installed the underground cables and telemetry included in the NPG Works; and
(c)remove or replace any electric line including pylons or poles that may require removal in relation to the NPG Works.
(4) NGN may—
(a)subject to Schedule 5 (benefit of the Order rules), install the NGN Works;
(b)keep installed the underground gas pipelines included in the NGN Works; and
(c)remove or replace any pipeline that may require removal in relation to the NGN Works.
(5) National Grid may operate and use the electric lines and any other elements of the authorised development (excluding the NPG Works and the NGN Works) as part of the high-voltage electricity transmission system in England and Wales.
(6) NPG may operate and use the electric line and any other elements of the NPG Works as part of the electricity distribution network.
(7) NGN may operate and use the gas pipeline and any other elements of the NGN Works as part of the gas distribution network.
(8) The authorised development must be constructed and installed in the lines and situations shown on the works plan, subject to article 5 (limits of deviation) and to Schedule 3 (requirements).
(9) Any enactment applying to land within or adjacent to the Order limits has effect subject to the provisions of this Order.
(10) Schedule 2 (plans, drawings and environmental statement) has effect.
Commencement Information
I1Art. 3 in force at 5.4.2024, see art. 1
4.—(1) National Grid may at any time maintain the authorised development (excluding the NPG Works and the NGN Works), except to the extent that this Order or an agreement made under this Order provides otherwise.
(2) NPG may at any time maintain the NPG Works, except to the extent that this Order, or an agreement made under this Order, provides otherwise.
(3) NGN may at any time maintain the NGN Works, except to the extent that this Order, or an agreement made under this Order, provides otherwise.
Commencement Information
I2Art. 4 in force at 5.4.2024, see art. 1
5.—(1) In carrying out, maintaining or diverting the authorised development for which it is granted development consent by article 3 (development consent etc. granted by the Order) the undertaker may—
(a)deviate laterally from the centreline for the linear works forming part of the authorised development shown on the works plan within the limits of deviation relating to that work shown on those plans;
(b)deviate laterally from the situations for the non-linear works forming part of the authorised development shown on the works plan and design drawings within the limits of deviation relating to that work shown on the design drawings;
(c)in respect of the overhead lines and any pylon and temporary structures deviate vertically from the levels of the authorised development shown on the design drawings to any extent upwards not exceeding 6 metres;
(d)deviate vertically for the linear works to such extent downwards as the undertaker considers necessary or convenient; and
(e)carry out construction activities for the purposes of the authorised development anywhere within the Order limits.
(2) Without prejudice to paragraphs (5) and (6) of article 3 (development consent etc. granted by the Order) the removal, clearance, decommissioning and demolition of any existing electric line may take place within the Order limits.
(3) In respect of the non-linear works forming part of the authorised development—
(a)the undertaker may deviate to any extent upwards not exceeding the maximum height shown on the relevant parameter plans measured from the finished site levels shown on the corresponding elevation plans; and
(b)the authorised development is to be carried out within any parameters shown on the parameter plans within the design drawings.
(4) The maximum limits of deviation specified in sub-paragraph (1)(a) to (c) and paragraph (3) do not apply where it is demonstrated by the undertaker to the Secretary of State’s satisfaction and the Secretary of State, following consultation with the relevant planning authority and any other person the Secretary of State considers appropriate having regard to the proposed deviation in question and the statutory roles and responsibilities of such person, certifies accordingly that a deviation in excess of these limits would not give rise to any materially new or materially different environmental effects to those identified in the environmental statement.
Commencement Information
I3Art. 5 in force at 5.4.2024, see art. 1
6.—(1) Subject to article 7 (consent to transfer benefit of the Order) the provisions of this Order are to have effect solely for the benefit of—
(a)National Grid in respect of the authorised development;
(b)subject to Schedule 5 (benefit of the Order rules), NPG in respect of the NPG Works; and
(c)subject to Schedule 5 (benefit of the Order rules), NGN in respect of the NGN Works.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply where the consent granted by this Order is expressed to be for the benefit of owners and occupiers of land, statutory undertakers and other persons affected by the authorised development.
(3) Schedule 5 (benefit of the Order rules) has effect.
Commencement Information
I4Art. 6 in force at 5.4.2024, see art. 1
7.—(1) National Grid in relation to the authorised development, NPG in relation to the NPG Works and NGN in relation to the NGN Works, may, with the consent of the Secretary of State—
(a)transfer to another person (“the transferee”) any or all of the benefit of the provisions of this Order and such related statutory rights as may be agreed between National Grid, NPG or NGN and the transferee; or
(b)grant to another person (“the lessee”) for a period agreed between National Grid, NPG or NGN and the lessee any or all of the benefit of the provisions of this Order and such related statutory rights as may be so agreed.
(2) Where a transfer or grant has been made in accordance with paragraph (1) references in this Order to National Grid, NPG or NGN (as the case may be), except in paragraphs (4) and (5), is to include references to the transferee or the lessee.
(3) The exercise by a person of any benefits or rights conferred in accordance with any transfer or grant under paragraph (1) are subject to the same restrictions, liabilities and obligations as would apply under this Order if those benefits or rights were exercised by the undertaker, save where those benefits or rights are exercised by a statutory undertaker (which for the purposes of this article includes any entity listed in paragraph (7)), or by an owner or occupier of land pursuant to paragraph (2) of article 25 (compulsory acquisition of rights) of this Order, in which case liability for the payment of compensation remains with National Grid.
(4) Any rights or benefits in relation to the NPG Works that are transferred or granted by NPG under paragraph (1) are subject to Schedule 5 (benefit of the Order rules) as if they had remained exercisable by NPG.
(5) Any rights or benefits in relation to the NGN Works that are transferred or granted by NGN under paragraph (1) are subject to Schedule 5 (benefit of the Order rules) as if they had remained exercisable by NGN.
(6) The consent of the Secretary of State under this article is not required where the powers of article 25(1) (compulsory acquisition of rights) are, with the consent of the undertaker given under article 25(2) (compulsory acquisition of rights), proposed to be exercised by a statutory undertaker rather than by National Grid.
(7) The consent of the Secretary of State is not required under this article, where the transfer or grant is made, for the purpose of diverting or replacing their owned or managed structures, apparatus or equipment which forms part of the authorised development described in Schedule 1 and contained within the Order limits, to—
(a)Openreach Limited (Company Number 10690039) whose registered office is at Kelvin House 123 Judd Street London WC1H 9NP;
(b)EE Limited (Company Number 02382161) whose registered office is at 1 Braham Street, London, United Kingdom, E1 8EE;
(c)Hutchison 3G UK Limited (Company Number 03885486) whose registered office is at 450 Longwater Avenue, Green Park, Reading, Berkshire, England, RG2 6GF;
(d)Vodafone Limited (Company Number 01471587), whose registered office is at Vodafone House, The Connection, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 2FN; and
(e)Yorkshire Water Services Limited (Company Number 02366682) whose registered office is at Western House, Halifax Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD6 2SZ.
Commencement Information
I5Art. 7 in force at 5.4.2024, see art. 1
8. If planning permission is issued or granted pursuant to the 1990 Act for development any part of which is within the Order limits that is—
(a)not itself a nationally significant infrastructure project under the 2008 Act or part of such a project; and
(b)required to complete or enable the construction, use or operation of any part of the development authorised by this Order,
then the carrying out, use or operation of such development under the terms of the planning permission does not constitute a breach of the terms of this Order.
Commencement Information
I6Art. 8 in force at 5.4.2024, see art. 1
9.—(1) Where land within the Order limits is used for temporary construction works, section 57(2) (planning permission required for development) of the 1990 Act applies as if the development consent granted by this Order were planning permission granted for a limited period.
(2) Development consent granted by this Order is to be treated as specific planning permission for the purposes of section 264(3)(a) (cases in which land is to be treated as not being operational land for the purposes of that Act) of the 1990 Act.
(3) In the exercise of the power under paragraphs (1) and (2) of article 11 (street works) the undertaker is to be deemed to be the highway authority for the purposes of section 55(2)(b) (meaning of “development” and “new development”) of the 1990 Act.
Commencement Information
I7Art. 9 in force at 5.4.2024, see art. 1
10.—(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 208 (liability) of the 2008 Act, for the purposes of regulation 6 of the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010(1) any building comprised in the authorised development is deemed to be—
(a)a building into which people do not normally go; or
(b)a building into which people go only intermittently for the purpose of inspecting or maintaining fixed plant or machinery.
Commencement Information
I8Art. 10 in force at 5.4.2024, see art. 1
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