2015 No. 2071

Infrastructure Planning

The Preesall Underground Gas Storage Facility (Correction) Order 2015

Made

Coming into force

The Preesall Underground Gas Storage Facility Order 20151 (the “Order”), which granted development consent within the meaning of the Planning Act 20082 (the “Act”), contained correctable errors within the meaning of the Act.

In accordance with paragraph 1(5)(a) of Schedule 4 to the Act, the Secretary of State received, before the end of the relevant period referred to in paragraph 1(6)(a) of that Schedule, a written request from Halite Energy Group Limited to correct errors and omissions in the Order. In accordance with paragraph 1(7) of that Schedule, the Secretary of State informed Lancashire County Council and Wyre Borough Council that the request had been received.

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers in paragraph 1(4) and (8) of that Schedule, makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Preesall Underground Gas Storage Facility (Correction) Order 2015 and comes into force on 22nd December 2015.

Corrections2

The Preesall Underground Gas Storage Facility Order 2015 is corrected as set out in the table in the Schedule, where—

a

column 1 sets out where the correction is to be made;

b

column 2 sets out provisions or text to be omitted; and

c

column 3 sets out any provisions or text to be substituted in its place.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

Giles ScottHead of National Infrastructure Consents and Coal LiabilitiesDepartment of Energy and Climate Change

SCHEDULE

Article 2

(1)

(2)

(3)

Where correction is to be made

Provisions or text to be omitted

Provisions or text to be substituted

Article 2(1), definition of “approved development plans”

Omit “A9000-014 Rev.C”

Substitute “A-9000-014 Rev.C”

Article 2(1), definition of “approved development plans”

Omit “14.10-WX40004-02”

Substitute “14.10V2-WX40004-02”

Article 2(1), definition of “geology summary report”

Omit “the geology summary report and”

Substitute “the updated geological summary report dated 9th May 2014 and”

Article 2(1), definition of “the landscape and ecological management strategy plan”

Omit “landscape and ecological management strategy plan with drawing reference 14.10V2-WX40004-02 dated May 2012”

Substitute “landscape and ecological management strategy plan dated May 2012 and the drawing with reference 14.10V2-WX40004-02”

Article 21

Omit paragraph (4)

Article 21(5)

Omit “In respect of any interference, breach extinguishment, abrogation or discharge in pursuance of this article”

Substitute “Where an interest, right or restriction is interfered with or breached as mentioned in paragraph (1)”

Schedule 5

Omit “Acres Road” in both places where that expression occurs

Substitute “Acres Lane” in each case

Schedule 7, paragraph 24

Omit “English Heritage”

Substitute “Historic England”

Schedule 9, heading to paragraph 8

Omit “Ecological management scheme

Substitute “Ecological management strategy scheme

Schedule 9, paragraph 8(2)

Omit “landscape and ecological management plan”

Substitute “landscape and ecological management strategy plan”

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Order corrects errors and omissions in the Preesall Underground Gas Storage Facility Order 2015, which granted development consent under the Planning Act 2008, following a request from Halite Energy Group Limited under paragraph 1(5)(a) of Schedule 4 to that Act.