The Able Marine Energy Park Development Consent Order 2014

An application has been made to the Infrastructure Planning Commission, in accordance with the Infrastructure Planning (Applications and Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 20091, for an order under sections 37, 114, 115, 120, and 122 of the Planning Act 20082 (“the 2008 Act”).

A Panel of three members (“the Panel”) was appointed by the Secretary of State in accordance with Chapter 2 of Part 6 of the 2008 Act. The Panel examined the application in accordance with Chapter 4 of Part 6 of the 2008 Act, and the Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 20103.

The Panel has considered the representations made and not withdrawn and the application, together with accompanying documents, and has submitted a report to the Secretary of State in accordance with section 74 of the 2008 Act.

The Secretary of State, having considered the representations made and not withdrawn, and the report of the Panel, has decided to make an Order granting development consent for the development described in the application and consent for ancillary works with modifications which, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, do not make any substantial change to the proposals comprised in the application.

The Order authorises the compulsory acquisition of land which has been acquired by statutory undertakers for the purposes of their undertakings. Representations were made by the statutory undertakers concerned about the application for the Order before the completion of the examination of the application, the representations contained objections to the compulsory acquisition of the land and the objections have not been withdrawn.

The Order will not come into force until it has been laid before Parliament and has been brought into operation in accordance with the provisions of the Statutory Orders (Special Procedure) Acts 1945 and 19654.