Articles 2 and 6
In the Borough of North East Lincolnshire, a nationally significant infrastructure project as defined in sections 14(1)(j)(1) (nationally significant infrastructure projects: general) and sections 24(2) and 24(3)(c)(2) (harbour facilities) of the 2008 Act and associated development within the meaning of section 115(2)(3) (development for which development consent may be granted), comprising—
1. Within the area shown on sheets 1, 2 and 3 of the works plans as Work No. 1, a multi-user marine terminal for the import and export of bulk liquids including—
(a)Work No. 1a, within the area shown as such, being—
(i)an open piled approach jetty leading to a jetty head with a single berth with loading and unloading platforms and associated dolphins, fenders and walkways; and
(ii)supporting jetty topside infrastructure including marine loading arms, pipes, valves, pipe racks and other process equipment, roadways, footways, maintenance and access platforms, lighting infrastructure, utilities (including electrical systems, firewater systems, communication systems, security systems and potable water supply), ship access equipment, electrical rooms, control rooms, shelters, toxic refuge rooms and other berth furniture;
(b)a dredged pocket to create a berthing pocket;
(c)piling works and other construction works (including cathodic protection, scour prevention and remediation works); and
(d)related landside infrastructure including a jetty access ramp, flood defence access ramp, other access infrastructure, local flood defence works, pipelines, pipes, lighting infrastructure, utilities (including electrical systems, communication systems, security systems and potable water supply), drainage, culverts, traffic control systems, gates and fencing.
2. Within the area shown on sheets 3 and 4 of the works plans as Work No. 2, a jetty access road, pipe-racks, pipelines, pipes and associated buildings, plant and infrastructure including—
(a)a private road for access to Work No 1. from Laporte Road including formation of a new access from Laporte Road;
(b)a gated access control point with security access gates, parking area, a security building and a power distribution building;
(c)above ground pipe-racks, pipelines, pipes, cables and other conducting media between works within this Work No. 2 and those comprised in Work Nos. 1 and 3; and
(d)lighting infrastructure, utilities (including electrical systems, communication systems, security systems and potable water supply), drainage, culverts, traffic control systems, gates and fencing.
3. Within the area shown on sheets 4 and 5 of the works plans as Work No. 3, an ammonia storage tank and associated buildings, plant and infrastructure including—
(a)Work No. 3a, within the area shown as such, being an ammonia storage tank including boil-off gas processing unit, ammonia tank flare stack, pumps and associated plant and infrastructure;
(b)piling and foundations;
(c)welfare building, power distribution building and process instrumentation building;
(d)process and utility equipment some of which may be within enclosed shelters including instrument air compressor equipment, instrument air drier equipment, instrument air drier receiver equipment, emergency generator and fuel storage, fire water tank and firewater pump equipment, chemical dosing equipment and associated equipment;
(e)pipe-racks and cable-racks and above and below ground pipelines, pipes, cables, ducts and other conducting media between works within this Work No.3 and those comprised in Work Nos. 4 and 6;
(f)road access from the highway at two locations from Laporte Road and one location from an unnamed private road off Queens Road;
(g)internal site roads, hard standing and parking areas;
(h)drainage system, associated sumps and pumps and a water retention pond;
(i)utilities, transformers and lighting infrastructure; and
(j)fencing and gates.
4. Within the area of land shown on sheet 4 of the works plans as Work No. 4, an underground culvert, containing pipelines, pipes, cables and other conducting media, with any required cathodic protection, under Laporte Road, to link Work Nos. 3 and 5 and including related surface works, fencing, excavations, back-filling and making good to the highway.
5. Within the area shown on sheets 3, 4 and 5 of the works plans as Work No. 5, a hydrogen production facility and associated buildings, plant and infrastructure including—
(a)Work No. 5a, within the area of land shown as such, being up to three hydrogen production units each including fired heater, fired heater flue gas stack, flare stack, heat exchangers, compressor buildings, associated structures, process equipment, pipe-racks, pipelines, pipes, cable-racks, cables and other conducting media;
(b)piling and foundations;
(c)process control building, power distribution buildings, process instrumentation buildings and analyser shelters;
(d)process and utility equipment some of which may be within enclosed shelters including, instrument air compressor equipment, instrument air drier equipment, instrument air drier receiver equipment, emergency generator and fuel storage, fire water tank, fire water pump equipment, chemical dosing equipment and associated equipment;
(e)pipe-racks and cable-racks and above and below ground pipelines, pipes, cables, ducts and other conducting media between works within this Work No. 5 and those comprised in Work Nos. 2 and 4;
(f)road access from the highway at two locations on Laporte Road;
(g)road access at one location from the unnamed private access road off Queens Road;
(h)internal site roads, hard standing and parking areas;
(i)drainage system, associated sumps and pumps and a water retention pond;
(j)utilities, transformers and lighting infrastructure; and
(k)fencing and gates.
6. Within the area shown on sheets 4, 5 and 6 of the works plans as Work No. 6, underground pipelines, pipes, cables and other conducting media, with any required cathodic protection, linking Work Nos. 3 and 7.
7. Within the area shown on sheets 5, 6 and 7 of the works plans as Work No. 7, a hydrogen production, storage and distribution facility and associated buildings, plant and infrastructure, including—
(a)Work No. 7a, within the area shown as such, comprising—
(i)up to two hydrogen production units each including fired heater, fired heater flue gas stack, heat exchangers, compressor buildings, flare stack, associated structures, process equipment, pipe-racks, pipelines, pipes, cable-racks, cables and other conducting media; and
(ii)one hydrogen liquefier unit including a cold box with heat exchangers and expanders, compressor buildings, flare stack, associated structures, process equipment, pipe-racks, pipelines, pipes, cable-racks, cables and other conducting media;
(b)Work No. 7b, within the area shown as such, comprising—
(i)one hydrogen production unit, including fired heater, fired heater flue gas stack, heat exchangers, compressor buildings, flare stack, associated structures, process equipment, pipe-racks, pipelines, pipes, cable-racks, cables and other conducting media; and
(ii)up to three hydrogen liquefier units, each including a cold box with heat exchangers and expanders, compressor buildings, flare stack, associated structures, process equipment, pipe-racks, pipelines, pipes, cable-racks, cables and other conducting media;
(c)Work No. 7c, within the area shown as such, comprising hydrogen storage tanks, hydrogen trailer filling stations, pipe-racks, pipelines, pipes, cable-racks, cables and other conducting media, a hydrogen vent stack and associated process equipment;
(d)Work No. 7d, within the area of land shown as such, comprising hydrogen vehicle refuelling and trailer filling stations, hydrogen compressors, pipe-racks, pipelines, pipes, cable-racks, cables and other conducting media and associated process equipment;
(e)piling and foundations;
(f)control room and workshop building, security and visitor building, contractor building, warehouse, driver administration building, safe haven building, electrical substation and metering station, power distribution buildings, process instrumentation buildings, analyser buildings, temporary vehicle and contractor maintenance buildings;
(g)other associated buildings not exceeding 6 metres in height (and, for the purposes of this sub-paragraph (g), the expression “buildings” does not include structures, erections or equipment or any part of structures, erections or equipment);
(h)process and utility equipment some of which may be within enclosed shelters including cooling towers and pumps, instrument air compressor equipment, instrument air drier equipment, instrument air drier receiver equipment, nitrogen generation equipment, steam generation equipment, wastewater and water treatment equipment, emergency generator and fuel storage, fire water tank and firewater pump equipment, chemical dosing equipment and associated equipment;
(i)pipe-racks and cable-racks and above and below ground pipelines, pipes, cables and other conducting media between works within this Work No. 7 and those within Work No. 6;
(j)road access from the highway to the site at two locations from Kings Road and two locations from the A1173;
(k)internal site roads, hard standing and parking areas;
(l)drainage system, associated sumps and pumps and a water retention pond;
(m)utilities, transformers and lighting infrastructure; and
(n)fencing and gates.
8. Within the area shown on sheets 5 and 6 of the works plans as Work No. 8, a temporary construction and laydown area including a road access from Queens Road, hard standing, open storage areas, storage buildings, contractor compound and staff welfare facilities, vehicle parking, roadways, fencing and gates and lighting infrastructure.
9. Within the area shown on sheets 3 and 4 of the works plans as Work No. 9, a temporary construction and laydown area including a road access from Laporte Road, works to divert Bridleway Number 36, surface protections, open storage areas, storage buildings, vehicle parking, roadways, fencing and gates and lighting infrastructure.
10. Within the area shown on sheets 6 and 7 of the works plans as Work No. 10, the temporary modification of overhead cables and lines and the temporary removal of highway signage, lamp posts and other street furniture.
11. In connection with such Work Nos. 1 to 10 and to the extent that they do not otherwise form part of any such work, further associated development within the Order limits comprising such other works as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of or in connection with the relevant part of the authorised project which do not give rise to any materially new or materially different significant effects from those assessed in the environmental statement or in any environmental information supplied under the 2017 Regulations including—
(a)site preparation works including site clearance and set up (including fencing) and earthworks (including soil stripping and storage, ground preparation and site levelling, lowering and raising);
(b)temporary site construction compounds including (in each case temporary) fencing, storage areas (including for waste and spoil), welfare facilities, buildings, lighting infrastructure, access, parking and drainage infrastructure;
(c)the installation, removal or alteration of the position of services and apparatus including overhead cables and lines and above ground or below ground pipes, pipelines, sewers, watercourses, drains and cables and other conducting media and any pipe sleeves, ducts and culverts in which any apparatus is lodged;
(d)landscaping and other works to mitigate any adverse effects of the construction, maintenance, operation or decommissioning of the authorised project;
(e)works for the benefit or protection of land affected by the authorised project;
(f)works required for the strengthening, improvement, maintenance or reconstruction of any streets;
(g)works required for the protection, strengthening, improvement or maintenance of any buildings;
(h)street works, works to alter the layout of streets, the installation, alteration or removal of street furniture and the marking and lining of any street;
(i)the provision, strengthening, improvement, alteration, diversion and creation of ramps, means of access, footpaths, bridleways and cycleways;
(j)closed circuit television; and
(k)such other works, including works of demolition, as may be necessary for the purposes of or in connection with the construction, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of the authorised project.
12. Generally, works within the Order limits comprised in—
(a)surveying and setting-out;
(b)vegetation removal;
(c)planting;
(d)installation of demarcation fencing, stockproof fencing and heras fencing or similar to enable the establishment of construction areas;
(e)survey trenches and pits; and
(f)demobilisation of construction works.
There are amendments to section 14 which are not relevant to this Order.
2008 c. 29. Section 24(2)(a) was amended by section 33(3) of the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4).
2008 c. 29. Section 115(2) was amended by section 160(3) of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22). There are other amendments to section 115 which are not relevant to this Order.