The West Burton Solar Project Order 2025

Authorised Development

3.  In the Districts of West Lindsey and Bassetlaw and in the Counties of Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire a nationally significant infrastructure project as defined in sections 14 and 15 of the 2008 Act and associated development under section 115(1)(b) of the 2008 Act, comprising the following works—

Work No. 4— works to the National Grid substation to facilitate connection of the authorised development to the National Grid including extending main busbar 4 and reserve busbar 3/4 gas zones to allow for the connection of a new GIS substation bay comprising—

(a) a 400kV 3phase 4000A circuit breaker for control and protection of the outgoing circuit serving the authorised development;

(b) a 3phase set of current transformers for protection of the new outgoing 400kV feeder circuit and the overlap with the National Grid system;

(c) a 3phase high accuracy metering current and voltage transformer assembly for commercial metering of the connection;

(d) a 3phase 400kV line disconnector/earth switch for isolation and earthing of the outgoing 400kV feeder circuit;

(e) a 3phase set of 400kV high voltage cable sealing ends and cables connecting the National Grid substation with Work No. 5;

(f) a 3phase power quality ready capacitor voltage transformer; and

(g) provision of a stand-alone building to house duplicate feeder protection systems, commercial metering systems, protection and control equipment and user remote control and data acquisition apparatus.

Work No. 5— works in connection with electrical cabling including—

(a) Work No. 5A— works to lay electrical cables, accesses, and temporary construction laydown areas for the electrical cables including—

(i) high voltage electrical cables connecting Work No. 3C to Work No. 4;

(ii) high voltage electrical cables connecting Work No. 3C to Work No. 3A;

(iii) high voltage electrical cables connecting Work No. 3C to Work No. 3B;

(iv) laying down of access tracks, ramps, footpaths, roads, including the laying and construction of drainage infrastructure, signage and information boards;

(v) joint bays, link boxes, cable ducts, cable protection, joint protection, manholes, marker posts, underground cable marker, tiles and tape, communications chambers, fibre optic cables and lighting and other works associated with cable laying;

(vi) tunnelling, boring and drilling works; and

(vii) temporary construction and decommissioning laydown areas comprising—

(aa) areas of hardstanding, compacted ground or track matting;

(bb) car parking;

(cc) area to store materials and equipment;

(dd) site and welfare offices and workshops;

(ee) security infrastructure, including cameras, perimeter fencing and lighting;

(ff) safety infrastructure to manage traffic when crossing roads or other obstacles;

(gg) site drainage and waste management infrastructure (including sewerage); and

(hh) electricity, water, waste water and telecommunications connections.

(b) Work No. 5B— works to lay electrical cables, accesses, and temporary construction laydown areas for the electrical cables including—

(i) high voltage electrical cables connecting Work No. 3C to Work No. 4;

(ii) laying down of access tracks, ramps, footpaths, roads, including the laying and construction of drainage infrastructure, signage and information boards;

(iii) joint bays, link boxes, cable ducts, cable protection, joint protection, manholes, marker posts, underground cable marker, tiles and tape, communication chambers, fibre optic cables and lighting and other works associated with cable laying.

(iv) tunnelling, boring and drilling works; and

(v) temporary construction and decommissioning laydown areas comprising—

(aa) areas of hardstanding, compacted ground or track matting;

(bb) car parking;

(cc) area to store materials and equipment;

(dd) site and welfare offices and workshops;

(ee) security infrastructure, including cameras, perimeter fencing and lighting;

(ff) safety infrastructure to manage traffic when crossing roads or other obstacles;

(gg) site drainage and waste management infrastructure (including sewerage); and

(hh) electricity, water, waste water and telecommunications connections.

Work No. 6— works including—

(a) Work No. 6A— works including—

(i) fencing, gates, boundary treatment and other means of enclosure;

(ii) works for the provision of security and monitoring measures including CCTV columns, lighting columns and lighting, cameras, weather stations, communication infrastructure, and perimeter fencing;

(iii) landscaping and biodiversity mitigation and enhancement measures including planting;

(iv) improvement, maintenance and use of existing private tracks;

(v) laying down of internal access tracks, ramps, means of access and footpaths;

(vi) temporary footpath diversions;

(vii) earthworks;

(viii) sustainable drainage system ponds, runoff outfalls, general drainage and irrigation infrastructure and improvements or extensions to existing drainage and irrigation systems;

(ix) acoustic barriers;

(x) electricity and telecommunications connections; and

(xi) secondary temporary construction and decommissioning laydown areas.

(b) Work No. 6B— works including—

(i) fencing, gates, boundary treatment and other means of enclosure;

(ii) works for the provision of security and monitoring measures including CCTV columns, lighting columns and lighting, cameras, weather stations, communication infrastructure, and perimeter fencing;

(iii) landscaping and biodiversity mitigation and enhancement measures including planting;

(iv) improvement, maintenance and use of existing private tracks;

(v) laying down of internal access tracks, ramps, means of access and footpaths;

(vi) temporary footpath diversions;

(vii) earthworks;

(viii) sustainable drainage system ponds, runoff outfalls, general drainage and irrigation infrastructure and improvements or extensions to existing drainage and irrigation systems;

(ix) acoustic barriers;

(x) electricity and telecommunications connections; and

(xi) secondary temporary construction and decommissioning laydown areas.

(c) Work No. 6C— works including—

(i) fencing, gates, boundary treatment and other means of enclosure;

(ii) works for the provision of security and monitoring measures including CCTV columns, lighting columns and lighting, cameras, weather stations, communication infrastructure, and perimeter fencing;

(iii) landscaping and biodiversity mitigation and enhancement measures including planting;

(iv) improvement, maintenance and use of existing private tracks;

(v) laying down of internal access tracks, ramps, means of access and footpaths;

(vi) temporary footpath diversions;

(vii) earthworks;

(viii) sustainable drainage system ponds, runoff outfalls, general drainage and irrigation infrastructure and improvements or extensions to existing drainage and irrigation systems;

(ix) acoustic barriers;

(x) electricity and telecommunications connections; and

(xi) temporary construction and decommissioning laydown areas.

Work No. 7— temporary construction and decommissioning laydown areas including—

(a) Work No. 7A— temporary construction and decommissioning laydown areas comprising—

(i) areas of hardstanding;

(ii) car parking;

(iii) site and welfare offices and workshops;

(iv) security infrastructure, including cameras, perimeter fencing and lighting;

(v) area to store materials and equipment;

(vi) site drainage and waste management infrastructure (including sewerage); and

(vii) electricity, water, waste water and telecommunications connections.

(b) Work No. 7B— temporary construction and decommissioning laydown area comprising—

(i) areas of hardstanding;

(ii) car parking;

(iii) site and welfare offices and workshops;

(iv) security infrastructure, including cameras, perimeter fencing and lighting;

(v) area to store materials and equipment;

(vi) site drainage and waste management infrastructure (including sewerage); and

(vii) electricity, water, waste water and telecommunications connections.

(c) Work No. 7C— temporary construction and decommissioning laydown area comprising—

(i) areas of hardstanding;

(ii) car parking;

(iii) site and welfare offices and workshops;

(iv) security infrastructure, including cameras, perimeter fencing and lighting;

(v) area to store materials and equipment;

(vi) site drainage and waste management infrastructure (including sewerage); and

(vii) electricity, water, waste water and telecommunications connections.

Work No. 8— works to facilitate access to Work Nos. 1 to 7 and 9 to 11 including—

(a) Work No. 8A— works to facilitate temporary construction and decommissioning access to Work Nos. 1 to 7 and 9 to 11 including—

(i) creation of accesses from the public highway;

(ii) creation of visibility splays;

(iii) works to alter the layout of any street or highway temporarily; and

(iv) offsite works adjacent to highways land including those to structures, boundary features, drainage features on private land required for the facilitation of movement of abnormal indivisible loads associated with Work Nos. 3 and 5.

(b) Work No. 8B— works to facilitate permanent access to Work Nos. 1 to 6 and 9 to 11 including—

(i) creation of accesses from the public highway;

(ii) creation of visibility splays; and

(iii) works to alter the layout of any street or highway permanently.

Work No. 9— works to create and maintain habitat management areas, including—

(a) fencing, gates, boundary treatment and other means of enclosure;

(b) earth works including bunds, embankments, ponds, trenching and swales;

(c) landscaping and biodiversity mitigation and enhancement measures including planting;

(d) means of access; and

(e) drainage.

Work No. 10— works to create and maintain a habitat management area, comprising—

(a) fencing, gates, boundary treatment and other means of enclosure;

(b) landscaping and biodiversity mitigation and enhancement measures including planting;

(c) improvement, maintenance and use of existing private tracks;

(d) earthworks;

(e) drainage; and

(f) means of access.

Work No. 11— creation of a permissive footpath comprising—

(a) creation of a permissive footpath from the track off Sykes Lane along the Codder Lane Belt and then south and west to re-join Sykes Lane opposite Hardwick Scrub;

(b) fencing, gates, boundary treatment and other means of enclosure; and

(c) landscaping and biodiversity mitigation and enhancement measures including planting.

In connection with and in addition to Work Nos. 1 to 11 further associated development within the Order limits including—

(a) fencing, gates, boundary treatment and other means of enclosure;

(b) bunds, embankments, trenching and swales;

(c) works to the existing irrigation system and works to alter the position and extent of such irrigation system;

(d) surface water drainage systems, storm water attenuation systems including storage basins, oil water separators, including channelling and culverting and works to existing drainage networks;

(e) electrical, gas, water, foul water drainage and telecommunications infrastructure connections, diversions and works to, and works to alter the position of, such services and utilities connections;

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

(g) ramps, bridges and other means of access;

(h) works for the provision of security and monitoring measures such as CCTV columns, lighting columns and lighting, cameras, lightning protection masts, weather stations, storage containers, communication infrastructure, and perimeter fencing;

(i) improvement, maintenance and use of existing private tracks;

(j) temporary footpath diversions and footpath enhancement;

(k) landscaping and related works;

(l) habitat creation and enhancement;

(m) site establishments and preparation works including site clearance (including vegetation removal, demolition of existing buildings and structures); earthworks (including soil stripping and storage and site levelling) and excavations; the alteration of the position of services and utilities; and works for the protection of buildings and land;

(n) works to maintain and repair streets and access roads;

(o) tunnelling, boring and drilling works; and

(p) other works to mitigate any adverse effects of the construction, maintenance, operation or decommissioning of the authorised development,

and further associated development comprising such other works or operations as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of or in connection with the construction, operation and maintenance of the authorised development which are within the Order limits and fall within the scope of work assessed in the environmental statement.