The Mona Offshore Wind Farm Order 2025

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 Preliminary

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART 2 Principal Powers

   1. 3. Development consent etc. granted by the Order

   2. 4. Operation of generating station

   3. 5. Deemed marine licence under the 2009 Act

   4. 6. Power to maintain the authorised project

   5. 7. Benefit of the Order

   6. 8. Application and modification of legislative provisions

   7. 9. Defence to proceedings in respect of statutory nuisance

4. PART 3 Streets

   1. 10. Street works

   2. 11. Application of the 1991 Act

   3. 12. Temporary restriction of use of streets

   4. 13. Temporary closure of public rights of way

   5. 14. Access to works

   6. 15. Agreements with street authorities

5. PART 4 Supplemental powers

   1. 16. Discharge of water

   2. 17. Authority to survey and investigate the land

   3. 18. Protective work to buildings

6. PART 5 Powers of acquisition

   1. 19. Compulsory acquisition of land

   2. 20. Time limit for exercise of authority to acquire land compulsorily

   3. 21. Compulsory acquisition of rights

   4. 22. Compulsory acquisition of land: minerals

   5. 23. Private rights

   6. 24. Application of the 1981 Act

   7. 25. Acquisition of subsoil only

   8. 26. Modification of Part 1 of the 1965 Act

   9. 27. Rights under or over streets

   10. 28. Temporary use of land for carrying out the authorised project

   11. 29. Temporary use of land for maintaining the authorised project

   12. 30. Statutory undertakers

   13. 31. Recovery of costs of new connections

   14. 32. Funding

7. PART 6 Miscellaneous and general

   1. 33. Application of landlord and tenant law

   2. 34. Felling or lopping of trees and removal of hedgerows

   3. 35. Trees subject to tree preservation orders

   4. 36. Abatement of works abandoned or decayed

   5. 37. Saving provisions for Trinity House

   6. 38. Crown rights

   7. 39. Protective provisions

   8. 40. Operational land for the purposes of the 1990 Act

   9. 41. Certification of plans and documents, etc.

   10. 42. Service of notices

   11. 43. No double recovery

   12. 44. Requirements, appeals, etc.

   13. 45. Arbitration

8. Signature

9. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      Authorised Project

      1. PART 1 Authorised Development

         1. 1. A nationally significant infrastructure project as defined in sections 14...

         2. Intertidal and in the County of Conwy

         3. In the County of Denbighshire:

         4. In the Counties of Conwy and Denbighshire:

      2. PART 2 Ancillary Works

         1. 2. Works within the Order limits which fall within the scope...

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Requirements

      1. 1. Time limits

      2. 2. Offshore design parameters

      3. 3. Aviation safety

      4. 4. Stages of authorised project

      5. 5. Onshore Substation works

      6. 6. Detailed design parameters onshore

      7. 7. Provision of landscaping

      8. 8. Implementation and maintenance of landscaping

      9. 9. Code of construction practice

      10. 10. Highway accesses

      11. 11. Onshore archaeology

      12. 12. Landscape and ecology management plan

      13. 13. European protected species onshore

      14. 14. Construction hours

      15. 15. Restoration of land used temporarily for construction

      16. 16. Control of operational artificial light emissions

      17. 17. Control of noise during operational stage

      18. 18. Operational drainage

      19. 19. Skills and Employment plan

      20. 20. Offshore decommissioning

      21. 21. Onshore decommissioning

      22. 22. Great Dun Fell, Lowther Hill and St. Anne’s Primary Surveillance Radar

      23. 23. Warton Aerodrome Primary Surveillance Radar

      24. 24. Air traffic services at Liverpool John Lennon Airport

      25. 25. Operation of Blackpool Airport

      26. 26. Air traffic services at Isle of Man Airport

      27. 27. Operation of Walney Aerodrome (Air traffic services)

      28. 28. Operation of Warton Aerodrome (Air traffic services)

      29. 29. Wake effects

      30. 30. Landscape enhancement scheme

      31. 31. Requirement for written approval

      32. 32. Amendments to approved details

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      Streets subject to street works

   4. SCHEDULE 4

      Streets to be temporarily closed or restricted

   5. SCHEDULE 5

      Public rights of way to be temporarily closed or restricted

   6. SCHEDULE 6

      Access to works

   7. SCHEDULE 7

      Land of which only temporary possession may be taken

   8. SCHEDULE 8

      Land in which only new rights etc. may be acquired

   9. SCHEDULE 9

      Modification of compensation and compulsory purchase enactments for creation of new rights and imposition of restrictions

      1. 1. Compensation enactments

      2. 2. (1) Without limitation on the scope of paragraph 1, the...

      3. 3. (1) Without limitation on the scope of paragraph (1), the...

      4. 4. Application of Part 1 of the 1965 Act

      5. 5. (1) The modifications referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are as...

   10. SCHEDULE 10

       Protective provisions

       1. PART 1 Protection of electricity, gas, water and sewerage undertakers

          1. 1. For the protection of the undertakers referred to in this...

          2. 2. In this Part— “affected undertaker” means— any licence holder within...

          3. 3. This Part does not apply to apparatus in respect of...

          4. 4. Acquisition of land

          5. 5. Removal of apparatus

          6. 6. Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus

          7. 7. Retained apparatus

          8. 8. Expenses and costs

          9. 9. (1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), if by reason...

          10. 10. Miscellaneous

          11. 11. Any difference or dispute arising between the undertaker and the...

       2. PART 2 Protection for operators of electronic communications code networks

          1. 12. For the protection of any operator, the following provisions shall,...

          2. 13. In this Part— “the 2003 Act” means the Communications Act...

          3. 14. The exercise of the powers conferred by article 30 (statutory...

          4. 15. (1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) to (4), if as a...

       3. PART 3 For the protection of Dŵr Cymru Cyfyngedig (DC)

          1. 16. For the protection of DC referred to in this Part...

          2. 17. In this Part of this Schedule— “accessories” has the same...

          3. 18. (1) Regardless of any provision in this Order or anything...

          4. 19. Precedence of the WIA 1991

          5. 20. Protection of DC apparatus

          6. 21. Suspension of works

          7. 22. Co-Operation

          8. 23. Emergency Works

          9. 24. Damage to DC apparatus

       4. PART 4 For the protection of SP Manweb as electricity undertaker

          1. 25. Application

          2. 26. Interpretation

          3. 27. On Street Apparatus

          4. 28. Acquisition of land

          5. 29. Removal of apparatus

          6. 30. Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus

          7. 31. Retained apparatus: Protection of SP Manweb as Electricity Undertaker

          8. 32. Expenses

          9. 33. Indemnity

          10. 34. Enactments and agreements

          11. 35. Co-operation

          12. 36. Access

          13. 37. Arbitration

       5. PART 5 For the protection of Wales and West Utilities

          1. 38. For the protection of Wales and West Utilities as referred...

          2. 39. In this Part— “alternative apparatus” means alternative apparatus adequate to...

          3. 40. On street apparatus and offshore works

          4. 41. Apparatus in streets subject to temporary restriction

          5. 42. Acquisition by agreement

          6. 43. Removal of apparatus

          7. 44. Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus

          8. 45. Retained apparatus

          9. 46. Expenses and costs

          10. 47. Co-operation

          11. 48. Enactments and agreements

       6. PART 6 For the protection of the Welsh Ministers as Strategic Highway Authority

          1. 49. Application

          2. 50. Interpretation

          3. 51. Approvals

          4. 52. (1) Prior to the commencement of the works the undertaker...

          5. 53. No crossing is to take place until a monitoring regime...

          6. 54. Approval under this Part may be sought in one or...

          7. 55. Any approval of the WM under this Part may be...

          8. 56. The undertaker must contact any owners or operators of apparatus...

          9. 57. The undertaker must pay a fee of £250 to the...

          10. 58. Indemnity

          11. 59. The undertaker (or any person carrying out works on its...

          12. 60. Traffic management

          13. 61. The undertaker must execute the works in strict accordance with...

          14. 62. Inspections

          15. 63. Exercise of the right to inspect under paragraph 62 must...

          16. 64. If required by the WM, the undertaker must provide link...

          17. 65. (1) The undertaker must compensate the WM in respect of...

          18. 66. Reinstatement

          19. 67. (1) Where, in the reasonable opinion of the WM, any...

          20. 68. Any and all costs associated with the reinstatement work will...

          21. 69. Notice of completion of Works

          22. 70. The undertaker must supply the WM with as built records...

          23. 71. The undertaker must submit a Geotechnical Feedback Report (GFR as...

          24. 72. After the apparatus has been placed, the undertaker must not...

          25. 73. Arbitration

          26. 74. Notices

          27. 75. Cease of Use or Abandonment

          28. 76. If the apparatus is abandoned or the Order is surrendered...

          29. 77. If the undertaker proposes to part with his interest in...

          30. 78. Maintenance

       7. PART 7 For the protection of National Grid Electricity Transmission Plc as electricity undertaker

          1. 79. Application

          2. 80. Interpretation

          3. 81. Interaction with the Bodelwyddan Project and the Connah’s Quay Project

          4. 82. Mona project works

          5. 83. (1) Before beginning to construct any Mona project works, or...

          6. 84. (1) Any approval of National Grid required under this Schedule—...

          7. 85. (1) The undertaker must give to National Grid not less...

          8. 86. On Street Apparatus

          9. 87. Apparatus in temporarily closed streets

          10. 88. Protective works to buildings

          11. 89. Acquisition of land

          12. 90. Removal of apparatus

          13. 91. Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus

          14. 92. Retained apparatus: Protection of National Grid Electricity Transmission Plc as Electricity Undertaker

          15. 93. Expenses

          16. 94. Indemnity

          17. 95. Enactments and agreements

          18. 96. Co-operation

          19. 97. Access

          20. 98. Arbitration

          21. 99. Notices

       8. PART 8 For the protection of Network Rail Limited

          1. 100. The provisions of this Part have effect unless otherwise agreed...

          2. 101. In this Part— “asset protection agreement” means an agreement to...

          3. 102. (1) Where under this Part Network Rail is required to...

          4. 103. (1) The undertaker must not exercise the powers conferred by—...

          5. 104. (1) The undertaker must before commencing construction of any specified...

          6. 105. The undertaker must— (a) at all times afford reasonable facilities...

          7. 106. Network Rail must at all times afford reasonable facilities to...

          8. 107. (1) If any permanent or temporary alterations or additions to...

          9. 108. The undertaker must repay to Network Rail all reasonable fees,...

          10. 109. (1) In this paragraph— “EMI” means, subject to sub-paragraph ‎109(2),...

          11. 110. If at any time after the completion of a specified...

          12. 111. The undertaker must not provide any illumination or illuminated sign...

          13. 112. Any additional expenses that Network Rail may reasonably incur in...

          14. 113. (1) The undertaker must: (a) pay to Network Rail all...

          15. 114. Network Rail must, on receipt of a request from the...

          16. 115. In the assessment of any sums payable to Network Rail...

          17. 116. The undertaker and Network Rail may, subject in the case...

          18. 117. Nothing in this Order, or in any enactment incorporated with...

          19. 118. The undertaker must give written notice to Network Rail where...

          20. 119. The undertaker must, no later than 28 days from the...

       9. PART 9 For the protection of Awel y Môr

          1. 120. The provisions of this Part apply for the protection of...

          2. 121. In this Part— “access plots” means those parts of the...

          3. 122. The consent of Awel y Môr under this Part is...

          4. 123. Where conditions are included in any consent granted by Awel...

          5. 124. The undertaker must not under the powers of this Order—...

          6. 125. (1) During the construction of the authorised development the undertaker...

          7. 126. (1) The undertaker must not under the powers of this...

          8. 127. (1) The undertaker must give to Awel y Môr written...

          9. 128. The undertaker must at all reasonable times during construction of...

          10. 129. (1) After the purpose of any temporary works has been...

          11. 130. If in consequence of the exercise of the powers conferred...

          12. 131. Subject to paragraph 130, the undertaker must not exercise the...

          13. 132. To ensure its compliance with this Part, the undertaker must...

          14. 133. The undertaker and Awel y Môr must each act in...

          15. 134. The undertaker must pay to Awel y Môr the reasonable...

          16. 135. (1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), if by reason...

          17. 136. Any dispute arising between the undertaker and Awel y Môr...

   11. SCHEDULE 11

       Removal of hedgerows

       1. PART 1 Removal of hedgerows

       2. PART 2 Removal of important hedgerows

       3. PART 3 Trees subject to tree preservation orders

   12. SCHEDULE 12

       Approval of matters specified in requirements

       1. 1. Interpretation

       2. 2. In this schedule “discharging authority” means— (a) any body responsible...

       3. 3. Applications made under requirements

       4. 4. Further information

       5. 5. Provision of information by Consultees

       6. 6. Fees

       7. 7. Appeal

   13. SCHEDULE 13

       Arbitration rules

       1. 1. Primary objective

       2. 2. Time periods

       3. 3. Timetable

       4. 4. Procedure

       5. 5. Arbitrator’s powers

       6. 6. Costs

       7. 7. Confidentiality

   14. SCHEDULE 14

       Marine Licence ORML2429G: Mona Offshore Wind Farm Generation Assets

       1. PART 1 Licensed marine activities

          1. 1. Interpretation

          2. 2. Details of licensed marine activities

          3. 3. Such activities are authorised in relation to the construction, maintenance...

          4. 4. The substances and objects authorised for deposit at sea are—...

          5. 5. The licenced marine activities set out in paragraph 2 must...

          6. 6. This licence remains in force until the authorised scheme has...

          7. 7. The provisions of section 72 (variation, suspension, revocation and transfer)...

          8. 8. With respect to any condition which requires the licensed marine...

       2. PART 2 Conditions

          1. 9. Design parameters

          2. 10. Maintenance of the authorised scheme

          3. 11. Extension of time periods

          4. 12. Notifications and inspections

          5. 13. Colouring of structures

          6. 14. Aids to navigation

          7. 15. Chemicals, drilling and debris

          8. 16. Force majeure and dropped objects

          9. 17. Pre-construction plans and documentation

          10. 18. (1) Each programme, statement, plan, protocol or scheme required to...

          11. 19. Underwater Sound Management Strategy

          12. 20. Low order unexploded ordnance clearance

          13. 21. Offshore safety management

          14. 22. Reporting of engaged agents, contractors and vessels

          15. 23. Pre-construction surveys

          16. 24. Construction monitoring

          17. 25. Post-construction monitoring

          18. 26. Reporting of scour and cable protection

          19. 27. Completion of construction

          20. 28. Marine Noise Registry

          21. 29. Requirement for written approval

   15. SCHEDULE 15

       Documents to be certified

10. Explanatory Note