The Dogger Bank Teesside A and B Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2021

Amendments to Part 3 (Requirements) of Schedule 1 (Authorised Project)

5.  Part 3 (Requirements) of Schedule 1 (Authorised Project) is amended as follows—

(a) in paragraph 5(8B)(b) for “3,000 kilojoules” substitute “4,000 kilojoules”.

(b) in Paragraph 6(1) for “Wind” substitute “Within Work No. 1A, wind”.

(c) after paragraph 6 insert—

“6A.— (1) Within Work No. 1(B), wind turbine generator foundation structures must be of 1 or more of the following foundation options: monopole, multi-leg or gravity base.

(2) No wind turbine generator foundation structure employing a footing of driven piles may—

(a) have more than 6 driven piles;

(b) in the case of single-pile structures, have a pile diameter exceeding 12 metres or employ a hammer energy during installation exceeding 4,000 kilojoules;

(c) in the case of structures with 2 or more piles, have a pile diameter exceeding 3.5 metres or employ a hammer energy during installation exceeding 2,300 kilojoules.

(3) No wind turbine generator foundation may have—

(a) a main supporting structure exceeding 61 metres in width;

(b) a seabed footprint (excluding subsea scour protection) exceeding 2,376 square metres;

(c) a seabed footprint (including subsea scour protection) exceeding 5,675 square metres.

(4) The foundations for wind turbine generators must be in accordance with the wave reflection co-efficient values set out in Table 3.6 in Chapter 5, Appendix B (foundation characterisation study) of the environmental statement.”;

(d) in paragraph 9(3)(b) for “1 fibre-optic cable’ substitute “2 fibre-optic cables”.

(e) in paragraph 13(6)(b) after “(see Condition 16(a)” insert “Pre-construction plans and documentation: Array location and layout plan”.

(f) in paragraph 14 after “Condition 22 (Aids to Navigation) of Marine Licence 3 or” delete “4” and insert “Condition 23 (Aids to Navigation) of Marine Licence 4 ”.