Statutory Instruments
Infrastructure Planning
Made
3rd August 2018
Coming into force
6th August 2018
An application has been made, under paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the Planning Act 2008(1), to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011(2) for a non-material change to the Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm Order 2013 (“the 2013 Order”)(3).
The Secretary of State, having considered the application, the responses to the publicity and consultation required by regulations 6 and 7 of the Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011, has decided to make this Order amending the 2013 Order.
Accordingly, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers in paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the Planning Act 2008, makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2018 and comes into force on 6th August 2018.
2. The Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm Order 2013 is amended in accordance with this Order.
3.—(1) Article 2 is amended as follows.
(2) Omit the definitions for the following—
(a)“combined substation”;
(b)“HVDC substation”;
(c)“large HVDC substation”;
(d)“meteorological station”; and
(e)“offshore substation”.
(3) In the definition of “collector substation”, omit the words “(either singly or as part of a combined substation)”.
(4) In the definition of “maintain”, for “wind turbine generator, collector substation, meteorological station or HVDC substation” substitute “wind turbine generator or collector substation”.
(5) In the definition of “scheduled works”, omit the words “and 2”.
4. In article 7, for “Work Nos. 1 and 2” in each place, substitute “Work No.1”.
5.—(1) Part 1 (Authorised Development) of Schedule 1 (Authorised Project) is amended as follows.
(2) In the first paragraph of the description of Work No. 1, for “1200 MW” substitute “900 MW”.
(3) In the first paragraph of the description of Work No. 1, for “288 wind turbine generators” substitute “90 wind turbine generators”.
(4) In paragraph (a) of the description of Work No. 1, for “4 collector substations” substitute “2 collector substations”.
(5) Omit paragraph (b) of the description of Work No. 1.
(6) in paragraph (c) of the description of Work No. 1, for “, the meteorological stations, any collector substation, and Work No.2,” substitute “and any collector substation”.
(7) After paragraph (c) of the description of Work No. 1, omit the words—
(a)“and associated development within the meaning of section 115(2) of the 2008 Act comprising—”; and
(b)“Work No. 2 — up to 4 HVDC substations or up to 2 large HVDC substations fixed to the seabed by gravity, jacket or monopole foundations within the Order limits;”.
(8) In the final paragraph, for “Work Nos. 1 and 2” substitute “Work No. 1”.
(9) In the final paragraph omit the word “further”.
6.—(1) Part 3 (Requirements) of Schedule 1 (Authorised Project) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 4, for “, HVDC substation, large HVDC substation, collector substation, combined substation or meteorological station” substitute “or collector substation”.
(3) Omit paragraphs 5(1), 5(3), 5(4), 5(5), 5(7) and 5(8).
(4) In paragraph 5(6), for “offshore substation, combined substation or large HVDC substation” substitute “collector substation”.
(5) In paragraph 7(1)(a) omit the words “7 metres for use with meteorological stations and for use in all other instances a diameter of more than”.
(6) In paragraph 7(1)(b) omit the words “8.5 metres for use with meteorological stations and for use in all other instances of diameter of more than”.
(7) In paragraph 7(2)(a) omit the words “for use with large HVDC substations or combined substations a length at the level of the seabed of more than 100 metres, a width of 15 metres or a height of more than 15 metres; or for use in all other instances,”.
(8) In paragraph 7(3), for paragraph (d) substitute—
“(d)for use with collector substations more than 8 legs;”.
(9) In paragraph 20(3), in the definition of “Wind farm structure”, omit the words “HVDC substation,” “combined substation”, and “meteorological station”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Gareth Leigh
Head of Energy Infrastructure Planning
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
3rd August 2018
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends The Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm Order 2013, a development consent order under the Planning Act 2008, following an application made in accordance with the Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011 for a non-material change under paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the Planning Act 2008. This Order reduces the permitted capacity of the wind farm and reduces the number of permitted wind turbines and collector stations. It also removes meteorological stations and the option for any HVDC substations.
2008 c. 29. Paragraph 2 was amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 8 to the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23), by paragraphs 1 and 72 of Schedule 13 to the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), and by section 28 of the Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7). There are other amendments to the Act that are not relevant to this Order.
S.I. 2011/2055, as amended by S.I. 2012/635 and S.I. 2015/760.
S.I 2013/1734, as amended by S.I. 2015/1280 and S.I. 2016/471