The Keadby 3 (Carbon Capture Equipped Gas Fired Generating Station) Order 2022
- (6) The undertaker must pay compensation to the owners and occupiers of land of which temporary possession is taken under this article for any loss or damage arising from the exercise in relation to the land of the provisions of this article.
- (7) Any dispute as to a person’s entitlement to compensation under paragraph (6), or as to the amount of the compensation, is to be determined under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.
- (8) Nothing in this article affects any liability to pay compensation under section 10(2) of the 1965 Act (further provisions as to compensation for injurious affection) or section 152 of the 2008 Act (compensation in case where no right to claim in nuisance) or under any other enactment in respect of loss or damage arising from the maintenance of the authorised development, other than loss or damage for which compensation is payable under paragraph (6).
- (9) Where the undertaker takes possession of land under this article, the undertaker is not to be required to acquire the land or any interest in it.
- (10) Section 13 of the 1965 Act (refusal to give possession to acquiring authority) applies to the temporary use of land pursuant to this article to the same extent as it applies to the compulsory acquisition of land under this Order by virtue of section 125 of the 2008 Act (application of compulsory acquisition provisions).
- (11) In this article “the maintenance period” means the period of five years beginning with the date which that part of the authorised development is first operational except in respect of any part of the authorised development which is comprised of landscaping where “the maintenance period” means such period as set out in the landscape and biodiversity strategy which is approved by the relevant planning authority pursuant to Requirement 6 of Schedule 2 beginning with the date on which that part of the landscaping is completed.
Statutory undertakers
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Subject to Schedule 10 (protective provisions), the undertaker may—
- (a) acquire compulsorily the land belonging to statutory undertakers within the Order land;
- (b) extinguish or suspend the rights of or restrictions for the benefit of, and remove or reposition the apparatus belonging to, statutory undertakers on, under or within the Order land; and
- (c) create and acquire compulsorily the new rights over land belonging to statutory undertakers within the Order land.
Apparatus and rights of statutory undertakers in streets
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Where a street is altered or diverted or its use is temporarily prohibited or restricted under article 9 (street works), article 10 (power to alter layout, etc., of streets), article 11 (construction and maintenance of new or altered means of access) or article 12 (access to works) any statutory undertaker whose apparatus is under, in, on, along or across the street is to have the same powers and rights in respect of that apparatus, subject to Schedule 10 (protective provisions), as if this Order had not been made.
Recovery of costs of new connections
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- (1) Where any apparatus of a public utility undertaker or of a public communications provider is removed under article 29 (statutory undertakers) any person who is the owner or occupier of premises to which a supply was given from that apparatus is entitled to recover from the undertaker compensation in respect of expenditure reasonably incurred by that person, in consequence of the removal, for the purpose of effecting a connection between the premises and any other apparatus from which a supply is given.
- (2) Paragraph (1) does not apply in the case of the removal of a public sewer but where such a sewer is removed under article 29 (statutory undertakers), any person who is—
- (a) the owner or occupier of premises the drains of which communicated with that sewer; or
- (b) the owner of a private sewer which communicated with that sewer,
is entitled to recover from the undertaker compensation in respect of expenditure reasonably incurred by that person, in consequence of the removal, for the purpose of making the drain or sewer belonging to that person communicate with any other public sewer or with a private sewerage disposal plant.
- (3) This article does not have effect in relation to apparatus to which article 30 (apparatus and rights of statutory undertakers in streets) or Part 3 of the 1991 Act applies.
- (4) In this article—
- “public communications provider” has the same meaning as in section 151(1) of the Communications Act 200328; and
- “public utility undertaker” has the same meaning as in the 1980 Act.
PART 6 — OPERATIONS
Crown Rights
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- (1) Nothing in this Order affects prejudicially any estate, right, power, privilege, authority or exemption of the Crown and, in particular, nothing in this Order authorises the undertaker or any lessee or licensee to take, use, enter upon or in any manner interfere with any land or rights of any description (including any portion of the shore or bed of the sea or any river, channel, creek, bay or estuary)—
- (a) belonging to His Majesty in right of the Crown and forming part of The Crown Estate without the consent in writing of the Crown Estate Commissioners;
- (b) belonging to His Majesty in right of the Crown and not forming part of The Crown Estate without the consent in writing of the government department having the management of that land; or
- (c) belonging to a government department or held in trust for His Majesty for the purposes of a government department without the consent in writing of that government department.
- (2) Nothing in this Order authorises the undertaker or any lessee or licensee to exercise any right under this Order compulsorily to acquire an interest in any land which is Crown land (as defined in section 227 of the 2008 Act) that is for the time being held otherwise than by or on behalf of the Crown without the consent in writing of the appropriate Crown authority (as defined that section).
- (3) A consent under paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) may be given unconditionally or subject to terms and conditions, and is deemed to have been given in writing where it is sent electronically.
Felling or lopping of trees and removal of hedgerows
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- (1) The undertaker may fell or lop any tree or shrub adjoining the authorised development or cut back its roots, if it reasonably believes it to be necessary to do so, to prevent the tree or shrub from obstructing or interfering with the passage of abnormal indivisible load vehicles to the extent necessary for the purposes of construction of the authorised development.
- (2) In carrying out any activity authorised by paragraph (1) the undertaker must do no unnecessary damage to any tree or shrub and must pay compensation to any person for any loss or damage arising from such activity.
- (3) Any dispute as to a person’s entitlement to compensation under paragraph (2), or as to the amount of compensation, is to be determined under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.
- (4) The undertaker may, for the purposes of the authorised development subject to paragraph (2) remove any hedgerows within the Order limits that may be required for the purposes of carrying out the authorised development.
- (5) The undertaker may not pursuant to paragraph (1) or (4) fell or lop a tree or remove hedgerows within the extent of the publicly maintainable highway without the prior consent of the highway authority.
- (6) In this article “hedgerow” has the same meaning as in the Hedgerows Regulations 199729.
Protective works to buildings
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- (1) Subject to the following provisions of this article, the undertaker may at its own expense carry out such protective works to any building lying within the Order limits as the undertaker considers necessary or expedient.
- (2) Protective works may be carried out—
- (a) at any time before or during the carrying out of the construction of the authorised development in the vicinity of the building of any part of the authorised development; or
- (b) after the completion of that part of the authorised development in the vicinity of the building at any time up to the end of the period of five years beginning with the day on which that part of the authorised development is first brought into operational use.
- (3) For the purpose of determining how the functions under this article are to be exercised the undertaker may enter and survey any building falling within paragraph (1) and any land within its curtilage.
- (4) For the purpose of carrying out protective works under this article to a building the undertaker may (subject to paragraphs (5) and (6))—
- (a) enter the building and any land within its curtilage; and
- (b) where the works cannot be carried out reasonably conveniently without entering land which is adjacent to the building but outside its curtilage, enter the adjacent land (but not any building erected on it).
- (5) Before exercising—
- (a) a right under paragraph (1) to carry out protective works to a building;
- (b) a right under paragraph (3) to enter a building and land within its curtilage;
- (c) a right under paragraph (4)(a) to enter a building and land within its curtilage; or
- (d) a right under paragraph (4)(b) to enter land,
the undertaker must, except in the case of emergency, serve on the owners and occupiers of the building or land not less than fourteen days’ notice of its intention to exercise that right and, in a case falling within sub-paragraph (a) or (c), specifying the protective works proposed to be carried out.
- (6) Where a notice is served under paragraph (5) the owner or occupier of the building or land concerned may, by serving a counter-notice within the period of ten days beginning with the day on which the notice was served, require the question of whether it is necessary or expedient to carry out the protective works or to enter the building or land to be referred to arbitration under article 44 (arbitration).
- (7) The undertaker must compensate the owners and occupiers of any building or land in relation to which rights under this article have been exercised for any loss or damage arising to them by reason of the exercise of those rights.
- (8) Where—
- (a) protective works are carried out under this article to a building; and
- (b) within the period of five years beginning with the date of completion of the part of the authorised development carried out in the vicinity of the building it appears that the protective works are inadequate to protect the building against damage caused by the carrying out or use of that part of the authorised development,
the undertaker must compensate the owners and occupiers of the building for any loss or damage sustained by them.
- (9) Nothing in this article relieves the undertaker from any liability to pay compensation under section 152 of the 2008 Act (Compensation in case where no right to claim in nuisance).
- (10) Any compensation payable under paragraph (7) or (8) must be determined, in case of dispute, under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.
- (11) In this article “protective works” in relation to a building means—
- (a) underpinning, strengthening and any other works the purpose of which is to prevent damage which may be caused to the building by the carrying out, maintenance or use of the authorised development; and
- (b) any works the purpose of which is to remedy any damage which has been caused to the building by the carrying out, maintenance or use of the authorised development.
PART 7 — MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
Protective provision
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Schedule 10 (protective provisions) has effect.
Restoration works
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- (1) If the authorised works have not been commenced within the period specified in Requirement 2 the undertaker will within 6 months from the expiry of such period—
- (a) submit to the relevant planning authority for its written approval a scheme for the removal of the haul road, including its road bridges and associated infrastructure and restoration of the land, including the incorporation of biodiversity enhancements and a timetable for implementation; and
- (b) submit to the relevant planning authority for its written approval a scheme for the restoration of the land described in the Pilfrey laydown plans to its former condition.
- (2) Both schemes shall be implemented by the undertaker as approved and thereafter retained unless agreed otherwise with the relevant planning authority.
Application of landlord and tenant law
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- (1) This article applies to—
- (a) any agreement for leasing to any person the whole or any part of the authorised development or the right to operate the same; and
- (b) any agreement entered into by the undertaker with any person for the construction, maintenance, use or operation of the authorised development, or any part of it,
so far as any such agreement relates to the terms on which any land which is the subject of a lease granted by or under that agreement is to be provided for that person’s use.
- (2) No enactment or rule of law regulating the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants prejudices the operation of any agreement to which this article applies.
- (3) Accordingly, no such enactment or rule of law applies in relation to the rights and obligations of the parties to any lease granted by or under any such agreement so as to—
- (a) exclude or in any respect modify any of the rights and obligations of those parties under the terms of the lease, whether with respect to the termination of the tenancy or any other matter;
- (b) confer or impose on any such party any right or obligation arising out of or connected with anything done or omitted on or in relation to land which is the subject of the lease, in addition to any such right or obligation provided for by the terms of the lease; or
- (c) restrict the enforcement (whether by action for damages or otherwise) by any party to the lease of any obligation of any other party under the lease.
Operational land for purposes of the 1990 Act
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Development consent granted by this Order is to be treated as specific planning permission for the purposes of section 264(3) of the 1990 Act (cases in which land is to be treated as not being operational land).
Deemed marine licence under the Marine and Coast Access Act 2009
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The undertaker is deemed to have been granted the licence under Part 4 of the 2009 Act contained in Schedule 13 to this Order, to carry out the works and make deposits described in that licence, and subject to the licence conditions which are deemed to have been attached to the licence by the Secretary of State under Part 4 of the 2009 Act.
Defence to proceedings in respect of statutory nuisance
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- (1) Where proceedings are brought under section 82(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 199030 (summary proceedings by persons aggrieved by statutory nuisances) in relation to a nuisance falling within paragraph (b), (c), (d), (e), (fb), (g) or (h) of section 79(1) of that Act (statutory nuisances and inspections therefor) no order may be made, and no fine may be imposed, under section 82(2) of that Act if the defendant shows that the nuisance—
- (a) relates to premises used by the undertaker for the purposes of or in connection with the construction or maintenance of the authorised development and that the nuisance is attributable to the carrying out of the authorised development in accordance with a notice served under section 60 (control of noise on construction sites), or a consent given under section 61 (prior consent for work on construction sites) of the Control of Pollution Act 197431; or
- (b) is a consequence of the construction or maintenance of the authorised development and that it cannot reasonably be avoided; or
- (c) is a consequence of the use of the authorised development and that it cannot reasonably be avoided.
- (2) Section 61(9) (consent for work on construction site to include statement that it does not of itself constitute a defence to proceedings under section 82 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 does not apply where the consent relates to the use of premises by the undertaker for the purposes of or in connection with the construction or maintenance of the authorised development.
Certification of plans etc.
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- (1) The undertaker must, as soon as practicable after the making of this Order, submit to the Secretary of State copies of all documents and plans listed in the table in Schedule 12 (documents and plans to be certified) for certification that they are true copies of the documents referred to in this Order.
- (2) A plan or document so certified is to be admissible in any proceedings as evidence of the contents of the document of which it is a copy.
Service of notices
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- (1) A notice or other document required or authorised to be served for the purposes of this Order may be served—
- (a) by post;
- (b) by delivering it to the person on whom it is to be served or to whom it is to be given or supplied; or
- (c) with the consent of the recipient and subject to paragraphs (6) to (8), by electronic transmission.
- (2) Where the person on whom a notice or other document to be served for the purposes of this Order is a body corporate, the notice or document is duly served if it is served on the secretary or clerk of that body.
- (3) For the purposes of section 7 of the Interpretation Act 197832 (references to service by post) as it applies for the purposes of this article, the proper address of any person in relation to the service on that person of a notice or document under paragraph (1) is, if that person has given an address for service, that address and otherwise—
- (a) in the case of the secretary or clerk of a body corporate, the registered or principal office of that body; and
- (b) in any other case, the last known address of that person at that time of service.
- (4) Where for the purposes of this Order a notice or other document is required or authorised to be served on a person as having an interest in, or as the occupier of, land and the name or address of that person cannot be ascertained after reasonable enquiry, the notice may be served by—
- (a) addressing it to that person by the description of “owner”, or as the case may be “occupier” of the land (describing it); and
- (b) either leaving it in the hands of the person who is or appears to be resident or employed on the land or leaving it conspicuously affixed to some building or object on or near the land.
- (5) Where a notice or other document required to be served or sent for the purposes of this Order is served or sent by electronic transmission the requirement is to be taken to be fulfilled only where—
- (a) the recipient of the notice or other document to be transmitted has given consent to the use of electronic transmission in writing or by electronic transmission;
- (b) the notice or document is capable of being accessed by the recipient;
- (c) the notice or document is legible in all material respects; and
- (d) the notice or document is in a form sufficiently permanent to be used for subsequent reference.
- (6) Where the recipient of a notice or other document served or sent by electronic transmission notifies the sender within seven days of receipt that the recipient requires a paper copy of all or any part of that notice or other document the sender must provide such a copy as soon as reasonably practicable.
- (7) Any consent to the use of an electronic transmission by a person may be revoked by that person in accordance with paragraph (8).
- (8) Where a person is no longer willing to accept the use of electronic transmission for any of the purposes of this Order—
- (a) that person must give notice in writing or by electronic transmission revoking any consent given by that person for that purpose; and
- (b) such revocation is final and takes effect on a date specified by the person in the notice but that date must not be less than seven days after the date on which the notice is given.
- (9) This article does not exclude the employment of any method of service not expressly provided for by it.
- (10) In this article “legible in all material respects” means that the information contained in the notice or document is available to that person to no lesser extent than it would be if served, given or supplied by means of a notice or document in printed form.
Procedure in relation to certain approvals etc.
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- (1) Where an application is made to or request is made of any authority or body named in any of the provisions of this Order for any consent, agreement or approval required or contemplated by any of the provisions of the Order, such consent, agreement or approval to be validly given, must be given in writing and must not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
- (2) Schedule 9 (procedure for discharge of requirements) has effect in relation to all consents, agreements or approvals granted, refused or withheld in relation to any provision of this Order.
Arbitration
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- (1) Any difference under any provision of this Order, unless otherwise provided for, is to be referred to and settled by a single arbitrator to be agreed between the parties or, failing agreement, to be appointed on the application of either party (after giving notice in writing to the other) by the Secretary of State or a person appointed by the Secretary of State.
- (2) Any matter for which the consent or approval of the Secretary of State or the MMO is required under the provisions of this Order shall not be subject to arbitration pursuant to this article 44 (arbitration).
Guarantees in respect of payment of compensation
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- (1) The undertaker must not exercise the powers conferred by the provisions referred to in paragraph (2) in relation to any land unless it has first put in place either—
- (a) a guarantee, the form and amount of which has been approved by the Secretary of State (or a person appointed by the Secretary of State) in respect of the liabilities of the undertaker to pay compensation pursuant to the provisions referred to in paragraph (2); or
- (b) an alternative form of security, the form and amount of which has been approved by the Secretary of State (or a person appointed by the Secretary of State) in respect of the liabilities of the undertaker to pay compensation pursuant to the provisions referred to in paragraph.
- (2) The provisions are—
- (a) article 18 (compulsory acquisition of land);
- (b) article 21 (compulsory acquisition of rights etc.);
- (c) article 22 (private rights);
- (d) article 26 (rights under or over streets);
- (e) article 27 (temporary use of land for carrying out the authorised development);
- (f) article 28 (temporary use of land for maintaining the authorised development); and
- (g) article 29 (statutory undertakers).
- (3) A guarantee or alternative form of security given in respect of any liability of the undertaker to pay compensation under this Order is to be treated as enforceable against the guarantor or person providing the alternative form of security by any person to whom such compensation is payable and must be in such a form as to be capable of enforcement by such a person.
- (4) Nothing in this article requires a guarantee or alternative form of security to be in place for more than 15 years after the date on which the relevant power is exercised.
SCHEDULE 1 — AUTHORISED DEVELOPMENT
In the Borough of North Lincolnshire, a nationally significant infrastructure project as defined in sections 14(1)(a) and 15 of the 2008 Act and associated development, comprising—
Work No. 1 – a carbon capture enabled electricity generating station located on land at the Keadby Power Station site, west of Scunthorpe, gas fuelled, and with a gross output capacity of up to 910 megawatts (MWe) at ISO standard reference conditions comprising—
- (a) Work No. 1A – a combined cycle gas turbine plant, comprising—
- (i) a combined cycle gas turbine;
- (ii) a steam turbine;
- (iii) gas turbine hall and steam turbine hall;
- (iv) heat recovery steam generator;
- (v) gas turbine air intake filters;
- (vi) emissions stack;
- (vii) transformers;
- (viii) deaerator and feed water pump house buildings;
- (ix) nitrogen oxide emissions control equipment and chemical storage;
- (x) chemical sampling / dosing plants; and
- (xi) continuous emissions monitoring system.
- (b) Work No. 1B – combined cycle gas turbine plant cooling infrastructure, comprising—
- (i) hybrid cooling towers;
- (ii) cooling water pumps, plant and buildings; and
- (iii) cooling water dosing and sampling plant and buildings
- (c) Work No. 1C – carbon dioxide capture plant, comprising—
- (i) flue gas pre-treatment plant, including cooling and scrubbing plant and flue gas blower;
- (ii) carbon dioxide absorber unit(s) and associated stack(s);
- (iii) carbon dioxide stripper and solvent regenerator;
- (iv) ammonia emissions monitoring and control equipment and associated chemical storage;
- (v) carbon dioxide conditioning and compression plant; and
- (vi) ancillary equipment, including air compressors, pumps, heat exchangers, water treatment plant and pipework.
- (d) Work No. 1D – natural gas reception facility, comprising—
- (i) above and below ground valves, flanges and pipework;
- (ii) gas supply pipeline connection works;
- (iii) gas receiving area;
- (iv) gas de-compression equipment and maintenance building and pipeline internal gauge launcher;
- (v) an above or below ground isolation valve;
- (vi) gas vents;
- (vii) gas metering, dehydration and pressure reduction equipment;
- (viii) instrumentation and electrical kiosk(s);
- (ix) telemetry equipment kiosk(s); and
- (x) standby generator sockets.
- (e) Work No. 1E - generating station supporting uses, comprising—
- (i) administration and control buildings;
- (ii) raw water storage tank(s);
- (iii) demineralised water treatment plant, including storage tanks; and
- (iv) permanent plant laydown area(s) for operation and maintenance activities
- (f) In connection with and in addition to Work Nos. 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D and 1E—
- (i) administration and control buildings;
- (ii) auxiliary plant, buildings, enclosures and structures;
- (iii) auxiliary boiler;
- (iv) emergency diesel generators and bunded diesel storage tank(s);
- (v) chemical storage facilities;
- (vi) demineralised water treatment plant, including storage tank;
- (vii) firefighting equipment and building;
- (viii) fire storage tank(s);
- (ix) fire water retention basin;
- (x) gatehouses;
- (xi) mechanical, electrical, gas, telecommunications and water networks, pipework, pipe runs, cables, racks, infrastructure, instrumentation and utilities including connections between Work Nos 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, and parts of Work Nos. 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D and 1E;
- (xii) permanent plant laydown area(s) for operation and maintenance activities;
- (xiii) waste water treatment facilities; and
- (xiv) workshop and stores building.
and associated development within the meaning of section 115(2) of the 2008 Act in connection with the nationally significant infrastructure project referred to in Work No. 1, comprising—
Work No. 2 – a high pressure gas supply pipeline for the transport of natural gas to Work No. 1, comprising a high pressure steel pipeline of up to 800 millimetres (nominal bore) in diameter and approximately 0.3km in length, including cathodic protection posts and marker posts, running within the Keadby Power Station site between Work No. 1D and Work No. 2B, and above ground installation comprising—
- (a) Work No. 2A – a compound for National Grid Gas’s apparatus, comprising—
- (i) an offtake connection from the National Transmission System;
- (ii) above and below ground valves, flanges and pipework;
- (iii) an above or below ground remotely operated valve;
- (iv) an above or below ground remotely operated valve bypass;
- (v) an above or below ground pressurisation bridle;
- (vi) instrumentation and electrical kiosks;
- (vii) pipeline inspection gauge receiving facility; and
- (viii) telemetry equipment kiosks and communications equipment,
- (b) Work No. 2B – a compound for the undertaker’s apparatus, comprising—
- (i) above and below ground valves, flanges and pipework;
- (ii) an above or below ground isolation valve;
- (iii) an above or below ground pipeline inline gauge launching facility;
- (iv) instrumentation and electrical kiosks; and
- (v) telemetry equipment kiosks and communications equipment,
- (c) in connection with Work Nos. 2A and 2B, access works, vehicle parking, electrical and telecommunications connections, surface water drainage, security fencing and gates, and closed circuit television cameras and columns.
Work No. 3 – electrical connection works for the export and import of electricity to and from national electricity transmission networks and the import of electricity from district electricity transmission networks, comprising—
- (a) Work No. 3A – up to 400 kilovolt overground and/or underground electrical cables and control systems cables running from Work No. 1A to the existing National Grid Electricity Transmission substation located west of Chapel Lane, including works within the substation; and
- (b) Work No. 3B – up to 132 kilovolt underground electrical cables running from Work No. 1A to the existing Northern Powergrid 132kV substation located at Chapel Lane, including above ground infrastructure works within the substation.
Work No. 4 – water supply connection works to provide cooling and make-up water to Work No. 1, comprising either—
- (a) Work No. 4A – underground and/or overground water supply pipeline running between Work No. 1E and the canal including, as necessary, a temporary cofferdam structure, new, upgraded or replacement pipeline, plant, buildings, enclosures, intake structures screens and other structures, cable, temporary moorings, temporary repositioning of existing moorings, access works, vehicle parking, screening, lighting, and signage; or
- (b) Work No. 4B – works to the existing cooling water supply pipelines running between Works No. 1E and the existing intake structures within the River Trent, including, as necessary, a temporary cofferdam structure, new, upgraded or replacement pipelines, plant, enclosures, intake structures, cable placement of material, temporary moorings, installation and repositioning of existing hazard dolphins, access works, screening, lighting, and signage.
Work No. 5 – works to discharge used cooling water and treated wastewater comprising works to the existing cooling water discharge pipeline(s) running from Work No. 1B to the existing outfall structures within the River Trent including, as necessary new, upgraded or replacement pipelines, plant, enclosures, outfall structures and other structures and cable.
Work No. 6 – towns water connection to supply towns water to Work No.1 from the supply point east of Chapel Lane including works to the existing towns water pipelines, replacement and new pipelines, plant, enclosures and structures.
Work No. 7 – a high pressure carbon dioxide pipeline for the export of carbon dioxide from Work No. 1C to the National Grid Carbon Gathering Network and above ground carbon dioxide compression and export infrastructure on land at Keadby Power Station, comprising—
- (a) Work No. 7A – compressor station comprising deoxygenation, dehydration, and staged compression facilities, and outlet metering and electrical connection; and
- (b) Work No. 7B – National Grid above ground infrastructure compound, comprising export connection to the National Grid Carbon Gathering Network, above and below ground valves, flanges and pipework, above or below ground remotely operated valve, above or below ground remotely operated valve bypass, compression facilities, instrumentation and electrical kiosks, electrical connection, inlet metering and telemetry equipment kiosks and communications equipment;
- (c) in connection with Work Nos. 7A and 7B, access works, vehicle parking, electrical and telecommunications connections, surface water drainage, security fencing and gates, and closed circuit television cameras and columns.
Work No. 8 – new permanent accesses to Work Nos. 1, 2 and 7 comprising—
- (a) Work No. 8A – access route comprising the maintenance and improvement of an existing private track running between Work Nos. 1 and 2 including private bridge and the existing junction with the A18 nearby to the west of Pilfrey Farm, comprising surfacing works and signage, and creation of on and off-slips;
- (b) Work No. 8B – installation of laybys and gatehouse building nearby to the north of the junction with the A18, barriers, enclosures, drainage and lighting;
- (c) Work No. 8C - emergency access route comprising the installation of a bridge crossing of an existing drainage channel, the maintenance and improvement of an existing private track running between Work No. 1 and Chapel Lane, Keadby, surfacing and strengthening works, drainage, enclosures and lighting.
Work No. 9 – temporary construction and laydown areas and temporary and permanent accesses, comprising—
- (a) Work No. 9A – temporary construction and laydown areas comprising hard standing, earthworks and levelling, laydown and open storage areas, contractor compounds and construction staff welfare facilities, surface water drainage and gatehouse and weighbridge.
- (b) Work No. 9B – the maintenance and improvement of the existing private tracks connecting the existing junctions with the A18 to the west of Pilfrey Farm with Work No. 9A via two existing private bridge crossings of the Hatfield Waste Drain, including the replacement, widening, improvement and maintenance of the westernmost existing private bridge crossing, surfacing, drainage and strengthening works, barriers and enclosures.
- (c) Work No. 9C - temporary construction and laydown area in association with the replacement of the private bridge in Work No. 9B, comprising laydown and open storage areas, hard standing, and the placement of mobile cranes.
Work No. 10 – temporary haulage route and waterborne transport offloading facilities on land east of the Keadby Power Station site and at the River Trent comprising—
- (a) Work No. 10A – the maintenance and improvement of the existing temporary paved haulage route and ditch crossings and their subsequent removal;
- (b) Work No. 10B – the inspection and repair of the existing jetty, and temporary placement of mobile cranes including the temporary oversailing of crane arms above the River Trent; and
- (c) Work No.10C – use of river bed of the River Trent for the mooring of vessels and craft at the waterborne transport offloading area at lower tide.
Work No. 11 – landscaping and planting and boundary treatment comprising—
- (a) Works 11A -soft landscaping including planting and biodiversity enhancement measures; and
- (b) Works 11B - security fencing, gates, boundary treatment and other means of enclosure;
In connection with and in addition to Works Nos. 1 to 11, further associated development including—
- (a) surface water drainage systems, storm water attenuation systems including storage basins, oil water separators, including channelling and culverting and works to existing drainage systems;
- (b) electrical, gas, potable water supply, foul water drainage and telecommunications infrastructure connections and works, and works to alter the position of such services and utilities connections;
- (c) hard standings and hard landscaping;
- (d) soft landscaping, including bunds, embankments and planting;
- (e) biodiversity enhancement measures;
- (f) fencing, gates, boundary treatment and means of enclosure;
- (g) external lighting, including lighting columns;
- (h) gatehouses and weighbridges;
- (i) closed circuit television cameras and columns and other security measures;
- (j) site establishment and preparation works, including site clearance (including vegetation removal, demolition of existing buildings and structures); earthworks (including soil stripping and storage and site levelling and formation of embankments) and excavations; the creation of temporary construction access points; the alteration of the position of services and utilities; and works for the protection of buildings and land;
- (k) temporary construction laydown areas and contractor facilities, including materials and plant storage and laydown areas; generators; concrete batching facilities; vehicle and cycle parking facilities; pedestrian and cycle routes and facilities; offices and staff welfare facilities; security fencing and gates; external lighting; roadways and haul routes; wheel wash facilities; and signage;
- (l) vehicle parking and cycle storage facilities;
- (m) accesses, roads and pedestrian and cycle routes;
- (n) tunnelling, boring and drilling works;
- (o) demolition;
- (p) temporary works associated with the maintenance of the authorised development including laydown for outages, contractor facilities, offices and staff welfare facilities; security fencing and gates; external lighting; wheel wash facilities; and signage;
- (q) and, to the extent that it does not form part of such works, further associated development comprising such other works (i) as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of or in connection with the relevant part of the authorised development and (ii) which fall within the scope of the works assessed in the environmental statement.
SCHEDULE 2 — REQUIREMENTS
Interpretation
1
In this schedule—
- “bank holiday” means Easter Monday, the first and last Monday in May, 26 December if it is not a Sunday and 27 December or 28 December in a year in which 25 or 26 December is a Sunday;
- “Development Consent” means a consent granted pursuant to Sections 114, 115 and 120 of the 2008 Act (as may be amended or replaced from time to time);
- “Carbon Dioxide Storage Licence” means any carbon dioxide storage licence required by S17 of the Energy Act 2008 or such other licence, authorisation or consent as may replace it;
- “Environment Agency” means the non-departmental public body of that name created by section 1 of the Environment Act 1995;
- “Environmental Permit” means a permit granted pursuant to the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 (or any such licence, authorisation or consent as may replace it);
- “lead local flood authority” means the body designated as such, for the area in which the authorised development is located, pursuant to section 6(7) of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010;
- “means of enclosure” means fencing, walls or other means of boundary treatment and enclosure;
- “a part” of the authorised development means any part of Works Nos. 1-11;
- “relevant internal drainage board” means the Isle of Axholme and North Nottinghamshire Water Level Management Board of Wellington House, Manby Park, Manby, Louth, Lincolnshire;
- “shut-down period” means a period after construction works have finished during which activities including changing out of work wear, the departure of workers, post works briefings and closing and securing the site take place;
- “start-up period” means a period prior to physical construction works starting for the day during which activities including the opening up of the site, the arrival of workers, changing in to work wear and pre-works briefings take place.
Commencement of the authorised development
2
- (1) The authorised development must not be commenced after the expiration of 7 (seven) years from the date this Order comes into force.
- (2) The authorised development must not commence unless the undertaker has given the relevant planning authority fourteen days’ notice of its intention to commence the authorised development.
Notice of commencement and completion of commissioning
3
- (1) Notice of the intended start of commissioning of Work No. 1 must be given to the relevant planning authority where practicable prior to such start and in any event within fourteen days from the date that commissioning is started.
- (2) Notice of the intended completion of commissioning of the authorised development must be given to the relevant planning authority where practicable prior to such completion and in any event within seven days from the date that commissioning is completed.
Notice of commencement of commercial use
4
Notice of the intended start of commercial use of the authorised development must be given to the relevant planning authority where practicable prior to such start and in any event within fourteen days from the date that commercial use is started.
Detailed design
5
- (1) In relation to any part of the authorised development comprised in Work No. 1 no part may commence, save for the permitted preliminary works, until details of the following for that part have been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority—
- (a) the siting, layout, scale and external appearance, including the colour, materials and surface finishes of all new permanent buildings and structures;
- (b) finished floor levels;
- (c) the height of any stack above ordnance datum which must be at a level at which the environmental effects will be no worse than those identified in chapter 8 of the environmental statement;
- (d) hard standings; and
- (e) the internal vehicular access and circulation roads, loading and unloading, vehicle parking and turning facilities, cycle parking and routes, and pedestrian facilities and routes.
- (2) No part of the authorised development comprised in Work No. 2 (gas supply pipeline and above ground installation works) may commence, save for the permitted preliminary works, until details of the following for that part have been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority—
- (a) temporary construction laydown and open storage areas, including contractor compounds;
- (b) temporary construction accesses;
- (c) the route and method of installation of the high-pressure gas supply pipeline and any electrical supply, telemetry and other apparatus;
- (d) the method of connecting the gas supply pipeline to the National Transmission System No. 7 Feeder Eastoft/Keadby Power Station pipeline;
- (e) the approximate number and location of cathodic protection posts and marker posts;
- (f) surface water drainage;
- (g) the siting, layout, scale and external appearance, including the colour, materials and surface finishes of all new permanent buildings, structures and above ground apparatus;
- (h) hard standings; and
- (i) the internal vehicular access and circulation roads, loading and unloading, vehicle parking and turning facilities.
- (3) No part of the authorised development comprised in Work No. 3 (electricity grid connection works) may commence, save for the permitted preliminary works, until details of the following for that part have been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority—
- (a) the route and method of installation of the 400-kilovolt overground and/or underground electrical cables and control system cables running from Work No. 1A to the existing National Grid substation located adjacent to Keadby Power Station;
- (b) the route and method of installation of the underground electrical cables and control system cables running from Work No. 1A to the existing Northern Powergrid substation located at Chapel Lane;
- (c) the connections within the existing National Grid substation, including the overground and/or underground electrical cables, connections to the existing busbars and new, upgraded or replacement equipment; and
- (d) the connections and above ground infrastructure within the existing Northern Powergrid substation, including the underground electrical cables, connections to the existing busbars, step up transformer if required and new, upgraded or replacement equipment or alternatively a statement confirming that the works within the existing Northern Powergrid substation are not to be developed.
- (4) No part of the authorised development comprised in Work No. 4 (cooling and make-up water supply connection works) may commence, save for the permitted preliminary works, until details of the following for that part have been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority (and the Canal and River Trust shall be consulted in relation to any details submitted to the relevant planning authority in relation to Works No.4A)—
- (a) written confirmation of whether Work 4A (works to connect to Stainforth and Keadby Canal) or Work 4B (works to connect to River Trent) is to be developed;
- (b) the route and method of construction of the work confirmed pursuant to sub-paragraph (a);
- (c) the method of construction, siting, layout, scale and external appearance of any new, upgraded or replacement intake structures within the waterway, including the screens to be installed to those structures in accordance with the Eel (England and Wales) Regulations 200933 and any ancillary plant, buildings, enclosures or structures, angle of flow; and
- (d) the method and timing of installation and removal of any cofferdams at the intake and outfall points, their phasing, and the extent to which each extends into the waterway and shall be consulted in relation to any such works which take place in the Stainforth and Keadby Canal.
- (5) No part of the authorised development comprised in Work No. 5 (works to discharge used cooling water and treated wastewater) may commence, save for permitted preliminary works, until details of the following for that part have been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority—
- (a) the route and method of construction; and
- (b) the method of construction, siting, layout, scale and external appearance of any new, upgraded or replacement intake structures within the waterway, including the screens to be installed to those structures in accordance with the Eel (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 and any ancillary plant, buildings, enclosures or structures.
- (6) No part of the authorised development comprised in Work No. 6 (towns water connection works) may commence, save for permitted preliminary works, until details of the following for that part have been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority—
- (a) the route and method of installation of the new and replacement towns water connections; and
- (b) the siting, layout, scale and external appearance, including the colour, materials and surface finishes of all new permanent buildings, enclosures and structures.
- (7) No part of the authorised development comprised in Work No. 7 (above ground carbon dioxide compression and export infrastructure) may commence, save for the permitted preliminary works, until details of the following for that part have been submitted to and, after consultation with National Grid Carbon Limited, approved by the relevant planning authority—
- (a) the siting, layout, scale and external appearance, including the colour, materials and surface finishes of all new permanent buildings, structures and above ground apparatus;
- (b) the route and method of installation of the high-pressure carbon dioxide export pipeline and any electrical supply, telemetry and other apparatus;
- (c) the method of connecting the carbon dioxide export pipeline to the National Grid Carbon Gathering Network pipeline;
- (d) hard standings;
- (e) the internal vehicular access and circulation roads, loading and unloading, vehicle parking and turning facilities;
- (f) external lighting; and
- (g) surface water drainage.
- (8) No part of the authorised development comprised in Work No. 8 (new permanent access works to Work No. 1) may commence, save for the permitted preliminary works, until details of the following for that part have been submitted to and, after consultation with the highway authority, approved by the relevant planning authority—
- (a) visibility splays and construction specification of the improvement to the A18 junction including strengthening, surfacing, existing and proposed levels, culverts and crossings;
- (b) on- and off- slips, and new and modified highways signage, markings, verges, islands and barriers at the A18;
- (c) details of surfacing and signage works to the private track;
- (d) construction specification, vertical and horizontal levels, and deck, parapet and foundation design of the proposed emergency access bridge crossing of the existing drainage channel;
- (e) surface water drainage;
- (f) means of enclosure, vehicle control barriers, and security; and
- (g) the siting, layout, scale and external appearance, including the colour, materials and surface finishes of all new permanent buildings and structures;
- (h) finished floor levels;
- (i) vehicle loading and unloading, vehicle parking and turning facilities, cycle parking and routes, and pedestrian facilities and routes.
- (9) No part of the authorised development comprised in Work No. 9 (temporary construction and laydown area works and temporary and permanent accesses) may commence, save for the permitted preliminary works, until details of the following for that part have been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority—
- (a) hard standings, laydown and open storage areas;
- (b) contractor compounds and construction staff welfare facilities;
- (c) details of surfacing, existing and proposed levels, culverts and crossings, barriers and enclosures for the improvements to the private track;
- (d) construction specification, vertical and horizontal levels, and deck, parapet and foundation design of any replacement or improvement of the existing private bridges over the Hatfield Waste Drain;
- (e) gatehouse and weighbridge;
- (f) lighting;
- (g) means of enclosure and security; and
- (h) the internal vehicular access and circulation roads, loading and unloading, vehicle parking and turning facilities, cycle parking and routes, and pedestrian facilities and routes.
- (10) No part of the authorised development comprised in Work No. 10 (temporary haulage route and waterborne transport offloading facility works) may commence, save for the permitted preliminary works, until details of the following for that part have been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority—
- (a) construction specification of any maintenance, resurfacing, and improvement works to the temporary haulage route;
- (b) laydown and open storage areas;
- (c) means of enclosure, vehicle control barriers, and security;
- (d) the siting, maximum vertical and horizontal dimensions, working radius, and maximum oversailing of river bed of the River Trent, of mobile crane(s) to be placed temporarily, and the specifications of inspections and repairs to the jetty that may be carried out in connection with the placing of the cranes; and
- (e) the internal vehicular access and circulation roads, loading and unloading, and vehicle parking and turning facilities.
- (11) Work Nos. 1 and 8B must be carried out in accordance with the design parameters in Schedule 11 and the design parameters are the “relevant parameters” for the purposes of this Requirement.
- (12) Work Nos 1 and 8B must be carried out in accordance with the design principles statement.
- (13) Work Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 must be carried out and thereafter maintained in accordance with the approved details unless otherwise agreed with the relevant planning authority.
Landscaping and biodiversity protection management and enhancement
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- (1) No part of the authorised development may commence until a landscaping and biodiversity protection plan for that part has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority (and the Canal and River Trust shall be consulted in relation to any details submitted to the relevant planning authority in relation to coir rolls pursuant to sub-paragraph 2(c)).
- (2) The plan submitted and approved pursuant to sub-paragraph (1) must include details of and a timetable for implementation of—
- (a) further survey work carried out to establish whether any protected species are present on any of the land affected, or likely to be affected, by that part, and, where a protected species is shown to be present, a scheme of protection and mitigation measures;
- (b) measures to protect existing shrub and tree planting that is to be retained; and
- (c) biodiversity and habitat mitigation and impact avoidance including the location and species composition of any coir rolls habitat.
- (3) The plan submitted and approved pursuant to sub-paragraph (1) must be implemented as approved throughout the construction of the authorised development unless otherwise agreed with the relevant planning authority.
- (4) No part of the authorised development may be commissioned until a landscaping and biodiversity management and enhancement plan that includes a landscape and biodiversity strategy, which specifies maintenance periods, for that part has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.
- (5) The plan submitted and approved pursuant to sub-paragraph (4) must include details of—
- (a) implementation and management of all new shrub and tree planting;
- (b) measures to enhance and maintain existing shrub and tree planting that is to be retained;
- (c) measures to enhance biodiversity and habitats within Order Land or land within the Borough of North Lincolnshire that is under the control of the undertaker or other land within the Borough of North Lincolnshire provided it is accompanied by detailed implementation proposals incorporating an implementation timetable;
- (d) an implementation timetable and responsibilities for implementation by third parties where appropriate; and
- (e) annual landscaping and biodiversity management and maintenance.
- (6) Any shrub or tree planted within Works Nos. 1-11 as part of the approved plan that, within a period of five years after planting, is removed, dies or becomes, in the opinion of the relevant planning authority, seriously damaged or diseased, must be replaced in the first available planting season with a specimen of the same species and at least of the size as that originally planted unless otherwise agreed with the relevant planning authority.
- (7) The plan submitted and approved pursuant to sub-paragraph (4) must be in accordance with the principles of the indicative landscaping and biodiversity management and enhancement plan and must be accompanied by a statement explaining how any planting proposed adjoining the Order limits has been subject to consultation with Keadby with Althorpe Parish Council along with the regard had to feedback received subject to the principles of the indicative landscaping and biodiversity management and enhancement plan.
- (8) The plan must be implemented and maintained as approved during the operation of the authorised development unless otherwise agreed with the relevant planning authority.
External lighting
7
- (1) No part of the authorised development may commence, save for the permitted preliminary works, until a scheme for all external lighting to be installed during construction for that part (with the exception of the aviation warning lighting required by virtue of Requirement 34) has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority and shall thereafter be implemented upon commencement of development and maintained during construction and commissioning.
- (2) No part of the authorised development may be commissioned until a scheme for all permanent external lighting to be installed (with the exception of the aviation warning lighting required by virtue of Requirement 34) has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.
- (3) The schemes submitted and approved pursuant to sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Requirement must be in accordance with the indicative lighting strategy and include measures to minimise and otherwise mitigate any artificial light emissions during the construction, commissioning and operation of the authorised development.
- (4) The scheme approved pursuant to paragraph (2) must be implemented prior to commercial use and thereafter maintained as approved unless otherwise agreed with the relevant planning authority.
Highway accesses
8
- (1) No part of the authorised development may commence, save for the permitted preliminary works, until details of the siting, design and layout (including visibility splays, culverts and crossings, and construction specification) of any new or modified temporary means of access between any part of the Order limits and the public highway to be used by vehicular traffic during construction, and the means of reinstating any such means of access after construction has, for that part, been submitted to and, after consultation with the highway authority, approved by the relevant planning authority.
- (2) The highway accesses approved pursuant to sub-paragraph (1) must be constructed in accordance with the approved details prior to the start of construction of the relevant part of the authorised development (other than the accesses), and reinstated prior to the authorised development being brought into commercial use, unless otherwise agreed with the relevant planning authority.
Means of enclosure
9
- (1) No part of the authorised development may commence, save for the permitted preliminary works, until details of a programme for the removal of all temporary means of enclosure for any construction areas or sites associated with the authorised development have, for that part, been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.
- (2) Any construction areas or sites associated with the authorised development must remain securely fenced at all times during construction and commissioning of the authorised development and such temporary means of enclosure must thereafter be removed in accordance with the details approved pursuant to sub-paragraph (1).
- (3) No part of the authorised development may be brought into commercial use until details of any proposed permanent means of enclosure, have, for that part, been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.
- (4) No part of the authorised development may be brought into commercial use until the permanent means of enclosure approved pursuant to sub-paragraph (3) have been implemented in full.
- (5) The permanent means of enclosure approved pursuant to sub-paragraph (3) must be maintained unless otherwise agreed with the relevant planning authority.
Site security
10
- (1) No part of the authorised development may be brought into use until a written scheme detailing security measures to minimise the risk of crime has, for that part, been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.
- (2) The approved scheme must be implemented and maintained throughout the operation of authorised development.
Fire prevention
11
- (1) No part of Work Nos. 1 or 8 may commence until details of the specification and location of accesses for the use of all fire appliances in all of the major building structures and storage areas within the authorised development has, for that part, been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.
- (2) The authorised development must be implemented in accordance with the approved details and all relevant accesses must be maintained to the reasonable satisfaction of the relevant planning authority at all times throughout the operation of the authorised development.
Surface water drainage
12
- (1) No part of the authorised development may commence, save for the permitted preliminary works, until details of the temporary surface water drainage systems, including means of pollution control in accordance with the framework construction environmental management plan and a management and maintenance plan to ensure that the systems remain fully operational throughout the construction of the relevant part of the authorised development have, for that part, been submitted to, and approved by the relevant planning authority.
- (2) The scheme approved pursuant to sub-paragraph (1) must be implemented as approved and maintained throughout the construction of the authorised development unless otherwise agreed with the relevant planning authority.
- (3) Details of the permanent surface water drainage systems, including a timetable for their implementation, must be submitted to, and after consultation with the lead local flood authority and relevant internal drainage board, approved by the relevant planning authority prior to the start of construction of any part of those systems.
- (4) The details submitted and approved pursuant to sub-paragraph (3) of this Requirement must be in accordance with the indicative surface water drainage plan.
- (5) The scheme approved pursuant to sub-paragraph (3) must be implemented as approved and maintained throughout the operation of the authorised development unless otherwise agreed with the relevant planning authority.
Foul water drainage
13
- (1) No part of the authorised development may commence, save for the permitted preliminary works, until details of the temporary foul water drainage systems, including means of pollution control in accordance with the framework construction environmental management plan and a management and maintenance plan to ensure that the systems remain fully operational throughout the construction of the relevant part of the authorised development have, for that part, been submitted to, and after consultation with Severn Trent Water, approved by the relevant planning authority.
- (2) The scheme approved pursuant to sub-paragraph (1) must be implemented as approved and maintained throughout the construction of the authorised development unless otherwise agreed with the relevant planning authority.
- (3) Details of the permanent foul water drainage systems, including a programme for their implementation, must be submitted to, and after consultation with the Environment Agency and Severn Trent Water, approved by the relevant planning authority prior to the start of construction of any part of those systems.
- (4) The scheme approved pursuant to sub-paragraph (3) must be implemented as approved and maintained throughout the operation of the authorised development unless otherwise agreed with the relevant planning authority.
Flood risk mitigation
14
- (1) No part of the authorised development may commence, save for the permitted preliminary works, until a scheme for the mitigation of flood risk during construction and the creation of a suitable development platform for the generating station, has been submitted to, and after consultation with the lead local flood authority and approved by the relevant planning authority.
- (2) The scheme submitted and approved pursuant to sub-paragraph (1) must provide a minimum finished ground level for Works Nos. 1A and 1C of 2.8m AOD and must be implemented as approved and maintained throughout the construction of the authorised development unless otherwise agreed with the relevant planning authority.
- (3) No part of the authorised development may be commissioned until a scheme for the mitigation of flood risk during operation has, for that part, been submitted to and, after consultation with the Environment Agency, Canal and River Trust, lead local flood authority, and the relevant internal drainage board, approved by the relevant planning authority.
- (4) The schemes submitted and approved pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (3) of this Requirement must be in accordance with the flood risk assessment.
- (5) The scheme submitted and approved under sub-paragraph (3) must provide for all critical operational infrastructure assets as defined in the flood risk assessment to be elevated to a minimum of 3.60m AOD, and must further provide for the same critical operational infrastructure assets to be elevated to 4.40m AOD where reasonably practicable to do so.
- (6) The scheme approved pursuant to sub-paragraph (3) must be implemented as approved and maintained throughout the operation of the authorised development unless otherwise agreed with the relevant planning authority.
- (7) The authorised development must not be commissioned until the flood risk mitigation has been implemented and a flood emergency response and contingency plan has been submitted to, and after consultation with the lead local flood authority, approved by the relevant planning authority.
- (8) The plan approved pursuant to sub-paragraph (7) must be implemented throughout the commissioning and operation of the authorised development unless otherwise agreed with the relevant planning authority.
Contaminated land and groundwater
15
- (1) No part of the authorised development may commence, save for geotechnical surveys and other investigations for the purpose of assessing ground conditions, until a scheme to deal with the contamination of land, including groundwater, which is likely to cause significant harm to persons or pollution of controlled waters or the environment, has, for that part, been submitted to and, after consultation with the Environment Agency, approved by the relevant planning authority.
- (2) The scheme submitted and approved must be in accordance with the environmental statement and must be included in the construction environmental management plan submitted pursuant to Requirement 17.
- (3) The scheme must include a risk assessment, supported by site investigation data, to identify the extent of any contamination and the remedial measures to be taken to render the land fit for its intended purpose which sets out long-term measures with respect to any contaminants remaining on the site.
- (4) The authorised development, including any remediation, must be implemented and maintained in accordance with the approved scheme unless otherwise agreed with the relevant planning authority.
Archaeology
16
- (1) No part of the authorised development may commence until a written scheme of investigation for that part has been submitted to and, after consultation with the County archaeologist, approved by the relevant planning authority.
- (2) The scheme submitted and approved must be in accordance with the outline written scheme of investigation.
- (3) The scheme must identify any areas where further archaeological investigations are required and the nature and extent of the investigation required in order to preserve by knowledge or in-situ any archaeological features that are identified.
- (4) The scheme must provide details of the measures to be taken to protect record or preserve any significant archaeological features that may be found.
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