The Hornsea Four Offshore Wind Farm Order 2023

PART 8 E+W+S FOR THE PROTECTION OF NEO ENERGY (SNS) LIMITED

Application E+W+S

1.  For the protection of the licensee from time to time of United Kingdom Petroleum Production Licence P.456 Block 48/2a, unless otherwise agreed in writing between the undertaker and the licensee the provisions of this Part of this Schedule shall have effect for so long as the licence shall remain in full force and effect.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 9 Pt. 8 para. 1 in force at 3.8.2023, see art. 1

2.  In the event that the licence is terminated and no longer has effect, the obligations on the undertaker in this Schedule shall no longer have effect in so far as they relate to the licensee’s works under the terminated licence(s).

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 9 Pt. 8 para. 2 in force at 3.8.2023, see art. 1

Interpretation E+W+S

3.  In this Part of this Schedule—

“licence” means United Kingdom Petroleum Production Licence P.456 Block 48/2a;

“licensee” means the licensee from time to time of the licence;

“ministerial statement” means the written statement given by the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to the UK Parliament regarding Crown Estate Leases for Offshore Renewables Projects on 12 July 2011, or any similar supplementary or replacement policy;

“the NEO Protective Provisions Plan” means the plan entitled NEO Protective Provisions Plan as contained with Appendix B of REP7-106 and certified as the NEO Protective Provisions Plan for the purposes of this Part of this Schedule;

“Restricted Area” means the spherical area of seabed having a radius of 3.14 nautical miles from UTM 383,265.00 East, UTM 5,981,086.00 North (International Spheroid, European Datum 1950, Zone 31, Central Meridian 3 degrees East) that point being the centre of the existing Babbage platform in Licence P.456 Block 48/2a operated by the licensee shown delineated blue on the NEO Protective Provisions Plan; and

“relevant activities” means all development activity relating to the carrying on of the undertaker’s and licensee’s businesses within, or adjacent to the restricted area, including (but not limited to) the preparation of development proposals, the submission of applications for statutory consents associated with those proposals and consultation in respect thereof, the acquisition of or application for new licence oil or gas blocks.

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 9 Pt. 8 para. 3 in force at 3.8.2023, see art. 1

Restriction on authorised development E+W+S

4.  No wind turbine generator shall be erected in the restricted area, unless otherwise agreed in writing between the licensee and the undertaker.

Commencement Information

I4 Sch. 9 Pt. 8 para. 4 in force at 3.8.2023, see art. 1

Provision of information E+W+S

5.  Without prejudice to any other rights or obligations under this Part of this Schedule the licensee and the undertaker shall from time to time keep each other informed of relevant activities such that the licensee and the undertaker may seek to agree solutions to allow those activities to successfully co-exist as far as reasonably practicable or if later until completion of activities required under any statutory decommissioning plan required under the Petroleum Act 1998 in relation to the licence and taking place within the areas subject to the licence.

Commencement Information

I5 Sch. 9 Pt. 8 para. 5 in force at 3.8.2023, see art. 1

Compensation E+W+S

6.  Nothing in this Part of this Schedule shall affect any rights or obligations or assessment of compensation in accordance with the ministerial statement and any associated guidance.

Commencement Information

I6 Sch. 9 Pt. 8 para. 6 in force at 3.8.2023, see art. 1