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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/844/article/6</dc:identifier><dc:title>The Hornsea Two Offshore Wind Farm Order 2016</dc:title><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:subject scheme="SIheading">INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING</dc:subject><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2025-07-16</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2018-05-08</dct:valid>
					<dc:description>This Order grants development consent for, and authorises the construction, operation and maintenance of up to 2 offshore wind farms with a combined capacity of up to 1,800 megawatts in the North Sea approximately 89 kilometres off the coast of Yorkshire together with associated development. This Order imposes requirements in connection with the development and authorises the compulsory purchase of land (including rights in land) and the right to use land and to override easements and other rights.</dc:description>
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				</ukm:Metadata><Secondary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/844/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/844/body" NumberOfProvisions="41" RestrictExtent="E+W+S" RestrictStartDate="2017-01-01"><Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/844/part/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/844/part/2" NumberOfProvisions="3" id="part-2" RestrictExtent="E+W+S" RestrictStartDate="2016-09-07"><Number>PART 2</Number><Title id="p00265">Principal powers</Title><P1group RestrictExtent="E+W+S" RestrictStartDate="2016-09-07"><Title>Development consent, <Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation> granted by <Abbreviation Expansion="Hornsea Two Offshore Wind Farm Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/844)">Order</Abbreviation></Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/844/article/6" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/844/article/6" id="article-6">
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<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
<P2para><Text>Subject to the provisions of this Order and the Requirements, <Abbreviation Expansion="Optimus Wind Limited (company number 07883284)">Optimus Wind</Abbreviation> is granted—</Text>
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<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
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<Text>development consent for the Project A works and any associated development relating to those works; and</Text>
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<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/844/article/6/1/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/844/article/6/1/b" id="article-6-1-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
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<Text>consent for the ancillary works relating to those works,</Text>
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<Text>to be carried out within the Order limits.</Text>
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<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
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<Text>Subject to the provisions of this Order and the Requirements, <Abbreviation Expansion="Breesea Limited (company number 07883217)">Breesea</Abbreviation> is granted—</Text>
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<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
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<Text>development consent for the Project B works and any associated development relating to those works; and</Text>
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<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
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<Text>consent for the ancillary works relating to those works,</Text>
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<Text>to be carried out within the Order limits.</Text>
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<Pnumber>3</Pnumber>
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<Text>Subject to the provisions of this Order and the Requirements, Optimus Wind and Breesea are granted—</Text>
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<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
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<Text>development consent for the shared works and any associated development relating to those works; and</Text>
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<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/844/article/6/3/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/844/article/6/3/b" id="article-6-3-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
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<Text>consent for the ancillary works relating to those works,</Text>
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<Text>to be carried out within the Order limits.</Text>
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<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/844/article/6/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/844/article/6/4" id="article-6-4">
<Pnumber>4</Pnumber>
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<Text>Each Work must be constructed and maintained within the limits of deviation for that Work.</Text>
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<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
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<Text>In carrying out a Work, the undertaker may deviate from the situations shown on the works plans and described in Schedule 1 to the extent of the limits of deviation.</Text>
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<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
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<Text>The grant of development consent is subject to paragraphs 2(2) and (3) and 3(2) to (8) of Part 1 of Schedule 1.</Text>
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