The London Gateway Port Harbour Empowerment Order 2008

2.  The works referred to in article 13(1) are as follows—

Dredging Work No. 1 — An area of the riverbed—

(a)

for use as a manoeuvring area for vessels;

(b)

bounded to the north by the berthing pocket authorised to be dredged by Dredging Work No. 4 for the length of that work and extending southwards into the river to the northern limit of the main channel; and

(c)

dredged to a maximum depth of 14.5 metres below chart datum.

Dredging Work No. 2 — A deep water channel—

(a)

which provides access for vessels navigating to and from London Gateway Port;

(b)

with a centre line (illustratively shown on Sheets Nos. 211 to 213 of the deposited plans) commencing at reference point E571807 and N180266 and continuing east along the Yantlet Channel, The Oaze, the Knock John Channel and parts of the Black Deep and terminating in the area of the sea known as The Sunk;

(c)

300 metres wide at the base of the channel; and

(d)

dredged to the following maximum depths and subject to Dredging Works Nos. 1 and 4—

(i)

in the Yantlet Channel to 14.5 metres below chart datum;

(ii)

in The Oaze to 16.5 metres below chart datum;

(iii)

in the Knock John Channel to 15 metres below chart datum;

(iv)

in the Black Deep to 16.5 metres below chart datum; and

(v)

in The Sunk to 16.5 metres below chart datum.

Dredging Work No. 3 — A deep water anchorage—

(a)

which provides a safe anchorage for deep draught vessels navigating to and from London Gateway Port;

(b)

in the position of the existing Zulu 3 anchorage at reference point E595852 and N181215, 183 degrees and 0.54 nautical miles from Shoebury Beacon;

(c)

with a diameter of 926 metres at the base of the anchorage; and

(d)

dredged to a depth not exceeding 16 metres below chart datum.

Dredging Work No. 4 — An area of the river—

(a)

for use as a berthing pocket for vessels;

(b)

bounded to the north by the quay wall authorised to be constructed by a line commencing at Coordinates Reference D1, passing eastwards and terminating at Coordinates Reference D3, to the south by a line commencing at Coordinates Reference D2, passing eastwards and terminating at Coordinates Reference D4, to the west by a line commencing at Coordinates Reference D2, passing north and terminating at Coordinates Reference D1 and to the east by a line commencing at Coordinates Reference D4, passing northwards and terminating at Coordinates Reference D3, as shown on the deposited plans; and

(c)

dredged to a maximum depth of 16 metres below chart datum.

Dredging Work No. 5 — Works ancillary to Work No. 17 and to the reclamation works authorised by Works Nos. 11 and 12 as required—

(a)

for a temporary reclamation bund in order to facilitate those reclamation works, such a bund, where it is along the southern side of Works Nos. 11 and 12, not to extend into the river for a distance exceeding 60 metres southward of the general line of the quay wall authorised by those reclamation works; and

(b)

to accommodate on the riverbed in the berthing pocket authorised by Dredging Work No. 4 permanent rock armour as scour protection for the quay wall.