The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extensions Offshore Wind Farm Order 2024

• (10) Section 13 (refusal to give possession to acquiring authority) of the 1965 Act 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 (application of compulsory acquisition provisions) of the 2008 Act.

• (11) In this article “the maintenance period” means—

• (a) in relation to the maintenance of any tree, hedge or shrub planted as part of an approved landscape management plan the relevant period referred to in requirement 12(2); and

• (b) in relation to any other part of the authorised project, means the period of five years beginning with the date on which that part of the authorised project is brought into commercial operation.

Statutory undertakers

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• (1) Subject to the provisions of article 40 (protective provisions), the undertaker may—

• (a) acquire compulsorily, or acquire new rights or impose restrictive covenants over, the land belonging to statutory undertakers shown on the land plans within the Order limits; and

• (b) extinguish the rights of, and remove or reposition apparatus belonging to, statutory undertakers within the Order limits.

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 27 (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 27, 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 that 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 sewage disposal plant.

• (3) This article does not have effect in relation to apparatus to which Part 3 (street works in England and Wales) of the 1991 Act applies.

• (4) In this article “public utility undertaker” means a gas, water, electricity or sewerage undertaker.

PART 6 — Operations

Operation of generating station

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• (1) SEL is authorised to operate the generating station comprised in the Sheringham Shoal Extension Project.

• (2) DEL is authorised to operate the generating station comprised in the Dudgeon Extension Project.

• (3) Paragraphs ‎(1) and ‎(2) do not relieve the undertaker of any requirement to obtain any permit or licence under any other legislation that may be required from time to time to authorise the operation of an electricity generating station.

Deemed marine licences under the 2009 Act

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• (1) The following marine licences are deemed to have been granted to SEL under Part 4 of the 2009 Act (marine licensing) for the licensed activities specified in Part 1 of each licence and subject to the conditions specified in Part 2 of each licence—

• (a) Marine Licence 1 (set out in Schedule 10); and

• (b) Marine Licence 3 (set out in Schedule 12).

• (2) The following marine licences are deemed to have been granted to DEL under Part 4 of the 2009 Act (marine licensing) for the licensed activities specified in Part 1 of each licence and subject to the conditions specified in Part 2 of each licence—

• (a) Marine Licence 2 (set out in Schedule 11); and

• (b) Marine Licence 4 (set out in Schedule 13).

PART 7 — Miscellaneous and general

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 project 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 project, or any part of it,

so far as the agreement relates to the terms on which any land that 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 that 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 treated as specific planning permission for the purposes of section 264(3)(a) (cases in which land is to be treated as not being operational land) of the 1990 Act.

Felling or lopping of trees and removal of hedgerows

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• (1) Subject to paragraph (2) and article 34 (trees subject to tree preservation orders) the undertaker may fell or lop, or cut back the roots of, any tree or shrub within or overhanging land within the Order limits or near any part of the authorised project if the undertaker reasonably believes it to be necessary to do so to prevent the tree or shrub from obstructing or interfering with the construction, maintenance or operation of the authorised project or any apparatus used in connection with the authorised project.

• (2) In carrying out any activity authorised by paragraph (1), the undertaker must not do any 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, must be determined under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.

• (4) The undertaker may, for the purposes of the authorised project—

• (a) subject to paragraph (2) above, remove any hedgerows as are within the Order Limits and specified in Schedule 16, Part 1 (removal of hedgerows) that may be required to be removed for the purposes of carrying out the authorised project; and

• (b) remove the important hedgerows as are within the Order Limits and specified in Schedule 16, Part 2 (removal of potentially important hedgerows) and Schedule 16, Part 3 (removal of important hedgerows).

• (5) In this article “hedgerow” and “important hedgerow” have the same meaning as in the Hedgerows Regulations 1997[^f00040].

Trees subject to tree preservation orders

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• (1) Subject to paragraph (2) the undertaker may fell or lop, or cut back the roots of, any tree within or overhanging the Order limits that is subject to a tree preservation order if it reasonably believes it to be necessary to do so to prevent the tree from obstructing or interfering with the construction, maintenance or operation of the authorised project or any apparatus used in connection with the authorised project.

• (2) In carrying out any activity authorised by paragraph (1)—

• (a) the undertaker must not do any unnecessary damage to any tree or shrub and must pay compensation to any person for any loss or damage arising from such activity; and

• (b) the duty contained in section 206(1)[^f00041] (replacement of trees) of the 1990 Act does not apply.

• (3) The authority given by paragraph (1) constitutes a deemed consent under the relevant tree preservation order.

• (4) Any dispute as to a person’s entitlement to compensation under paragraph ‎(2), or as to the amount of compensation, must be determined under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.

• (5) In this article, “tree preservation order” has the same meaning as in section 198 (power to make tree preservation orders) of the 1990 Act.

Saving provisions for Trinity House

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Nothing in this Order prejudices or derogates from any of the rights, duties or privileges of Trinity House.

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 on 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) Paragraph (1) does not apply to the exercise of any right under this Order for the compulsory acquisition of an interest in any Crown land (as defined in section 227 (“Crown land” and “the appropriate Crown authority”) of the 2008 Act) which is for the time being held otherwise than by or on behalf of the Crown.

• (3) A consent under paragraph ‎(1) may be given unconditionally or subject to terms and conditions; and is deemed to have been given in writing where it is sent electronically.

Certification of plans and documents, etc.

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• (1) The undertaker must, as soon as practicable after this Order is made, submit to the Secretary of State all of the documents listed in Schedule 18 (documents 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 admissible in any proceedings as evidence of the contents of the document of which it is a copy.

Abatement of works abandoned or decayed

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• (1) Where the Sheringham Shoal Extension Project offshore works or any part of them are abandoned or allowed to fall into decay the Secretary of State may, following consultation with SEL, by notice in writing require SEL at its own expense either to repair, make safe and restore one or any of those Works, or any relevant part of them, or to remove them and, without prejudice to any notice served under section 105(2) of the 2004 Act, restore the site to a safe and proper condition, to such an extent and within such limits as may be specified in the notice.

• (2) Where the Dudgeon Extension Project offshore works or any part of them are abandoned or allowed to fall into decay the Secretary of State may, following consultation with DEL, by notice in writing require DEL at its own expense either to repair, make safe and restore one or any of those Works, or any relevant part of them, or to remove them and, without prejudice to any notice served under section 105(2) of the 2004 Act, restore the site to a safe and proper condition, to such an extent and within such limits as may be specified in the notice.

• (3) For the purposes of this article:

• “Dudgeon Extension Project offshore works” means— in the event of scenario 1, 2 or 3, Work Nos. 1B to 7B and any other authorised development associated with those works; or in the event of scenario 4, Work Nos. 1B, 2B, any part of the integrated offshore works operated by or for the benefit of DEL and any other authorised development associated with those works; and

• “Sheringham Shoal Extension Project offshore works” means— in the event of scenario 1, 2 or 3, Work Nos. 1A to 7A and any authorised development associated with those works; or in the event of Scenario 4, Work Nos. 1A, 2A, any part of the integrated offshore works operated by or for the benefit of SEL and any other authorised development associated with those works.

Funding

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• (1) Except where the provisions of paragraph ‎(8) apply, SEL must not exercise the powers conferred by the provisions referred to in paragraph ‎(3) in relation to any land unless a guarantee or alternative form of security in respect of the liabilities of SEL to pay compensation under this Order in respect of the exercise of the relevant power in relation to that land is in place.

• (2) Except where the provisions of paragraph ‎(9) apply, DEL must not exercise the powers conferred by the provisions referred to in paragraph ‎(3) in relation to any land unless a guarantee or alternative form of security in respect of the liabilities of DEL to pay compensation under this Order in respect of the exercise of the relevant power in relation to that land is in place.

• (3) The provisions are—

• (a) article 17 (compulsory acquisition of land);

• (b) article 19 (compulsory acquisition of rights);

• (c) article 20 (private rights over land);

• (d) article 22 (acquisition of subsoil or airspace only);

• (e) article 24 (rights under or over streets);

• (f) article 25 (temporary use of land for carrying out the authorised project);

• (g) article 26 (temporary use of land for maintaining the authorised project); and

• (h) article 27 (statutory undertakers).

• (4) The form of guarantee or security referred to in paragraphs ‎(1) and ‎(2), and the amount guaranteed or secured, must be approved by the Secretary of State, but such approval must not be unreasonably withheld.

• (5) The undertaker must provide the Secretary of State with such information as the Secretary of State may reasonably require relating to the interests in the land affected by the exercise of the powers referred to in paragraph ‎(3) for the Secretary of State to be able to determine the adequacy of the proposed guarantee or security including—

• (a) the interests affected; and

• (b) the undertaker’s assessment, and the basis of the assessment, of the level of compensation.

• (6) A guarantee or other security given in accordance with this article that guarantees or secures the undertaker’s payment of compensation in relation to the exercise of the powers referred to in paragraph ‎(3) is to be treated as enforceable against the guarantor or provider of security by any person to whom such compensation is properly payable and must be in such a form as to be capable of enforcement by such a person.

• (7) 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.

• (8) Nothing in this article requires a guarantee or alternative form of security to be put in place by SEL where—

• (a) SEL provides the Secretary of State with financial information sufficient to demonstrate that it has appropriate funding in place without a guarantee or alternative form of security to meet any liability to pay compensation under this Order in respect of the exercise of the relevant powers in paragraph ‎(1); and

• (b) The Secretary of State provides written confirmation that no such guarantee is required, such written confirmation not to be unreasonably withheld.

• (9) Nothing in this article requires a guarantee or alternative form of security to be put in place by DEL where—

• (a) DEL provides the Secretary of State with financial information sufficient to demonstrate that it has appropriate funding in place without a guarantee or alternative form of security to meet any liability to pay compensation under this Order in respect of the exercise of the relevant powers in paragraph ‎(2); and

• (b) The Secretary of State provides written confirmation that no such guarantee is required, such written confirmation not to be unreasonably withheld.

Protective provisions

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Schedule 14 (protective provisions) has effect.

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 (references to service by post) of the Interpretation Act 1978[^f00042] 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 that 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 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.

Arbitration

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• (1) Subject to article 35 (saving provisions for Trinity House), any difference under any provision of this Order, unless otherwise provided for, must be referred to and settled by arbitration in accordance with the rules in Schedule 15 (arbitration rules) 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.

• (2) For the avoidance of doubt, any matter for which the consent of the Secretary of State or the Marine Management Organisation is required under any provision of this Order shall not be subject to arbitration.

Procedure in relation to approvals, etc. under requirements

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• (1) Where an application is made to the relevant planning authority for any consent, agreement or approval required by a requirement, the following provisions apply in respect of that application as they would if the consent, agreement or approval so required were required by a condition imposed on a grant of planning permission—

• (a) sections 78 (right to appeal against planning decisions and failure to take such decisions) and 79[^f00043] (determination of appeals) of the 1990 Act;

• (b) any orders, rules or regulations that make provision in relation to a consent, agreement or approval of a local planning authority required by a condition imposed on a grant of planning permission.

• (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), orders, rules and regulations make provision in relation to a consent, agreement or approval of a local planning authority required by a condition imposed on a grant of planning permission in so far as they make provision in relation to—

• (a) an application for such a consent, agreement or approval;

• (b) the grant or refusal of such an application; or

• (c) a failure to give notice of a decision on such an application.

• (3) Nothing in paragraph ‎(1)(b) affects the application of the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017.

Modification of DOW section 36 consent

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Upon commencement by the undertaker of any Work Nos. 1B, 2B, 3B or 3C, 4B or 4C, 5B or 5C the provisions of the DOW section 36 consent shall be amended as follows—

• (a) In condition 3, for “560MW” substitute “402MW”; and

• (b) In Annex B, under the heading “Maximum Number of Turbines” for “77” substitute “67”.

Compensation

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Schedule 17 (compensation measures) has effect.

SCHEDULE 1 — Authorised project

PART 1 — Authorised development

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Nationally significant infrastructure projects as defined in sections 14 and 15 of the 2008 Act located in the North Sea approximately 14 kilometres and 25 kilometres to the north of the north Norfolk coast, comprising—

Sheringham Shoal Extension Project

Offshore works

Work No. 1A—in the event of scenario 1, scenario 2, scenario 3 or scenario 4,an offshore wind turbine generating station with a gross electrical output capacity of more than 100 megawatts comprising up to 23 wind turbine generators each fixed to the seabed by piled monopile, suction bucket monopile, piled jacket, suction bucket jacket or gravity base structure foundations;

Work No. 2A—

• (a) in the event of scenario 1, scenario 2, scenario 3 or scenario 4,a network of subsea in- field cables between the wind turbine generators in Work No. 1A including cable protection and one or more cable crossings; and

• (b) in the event of scenario 1, scenario 2 or scenario 3, a network of subsea in-field cables between the wind turbine generators in Work No. 1A and the offshore substation platform in Work No. 3A including cable protection and one or more cable crossings; or

• (c) in the event of scenario 4, a network of subsea in-field cables between the wind turbine generators in Work No. 1A and the integrated offshore substation platform in Work No. 3C including cable protection and one or more cable crossings;

and associated development within the meaning of section 115(2) (development for which development consent may be granted) of the 2008 Act comprising—

Work No. 3A— in the event of scenario 1, scenario 2 or scenario 3, an offshore substation platform fixed to the seabed by either piled jacket or suction bucket jacket foundations within the area shown on the works plans;

Work No. 4A—in the event of scenario 1, scenario 2 or scenario 3, HVAC subsea export cables between Work No. 3A and Work No. 5A along routes within the area shown on the works plans including cable protection and one or more cable crossings;

Work No. 5A—in the event of scenario 1, scenario 2 or scenario 3, HVAC subsea export cables between Work No. 4A and Work No. 7A along routes within the area shown on the works plans including cable protection and one or more cable crossings;

Work No. 6A—in the event of scenario 1, scenario 2 or scenario 3, a temporary work area for vessels to carry out intrusive activities and non-intrusive activities alongside Work Nos. 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A and 5A;

Work No. 7A—in the event of scenario 1, scenario 2 or scenario 3, landfall connection works between Work No. 5A and Work No. 8A comprising of a cable circuit and ducts seaward of MHWS within the area shown on the works plans;

Onshore Works - In the County of Norfolk, districts of North Norfolk, Broadland and South Norfolk

Work No. 8A— in the event of scenario 1, scenario 2 or scenario 3,onshore connection works landward of MHWS consisting of a cable circuit and ducts between Work No. 7A and Work No. 9A and onshore construction works;

Work No. 17A—in the event of scenario 1 or scenario 2, works consisting of export cables and ducts between Work No. 16A and the Norwich Main National Grid substation, including a connection above ground and electrical engineering works within or around the National Grid substation buildings and compound and onshore construction works;

Work No. 18A— permanent works relating to Work Nos. 12A, 15A, 16A, 17A, 19A and 22A in the event of scenario 1 or scenario 2 or Work Nos. 12C, 15C, 16C, 17C, 19A and 22A in the event of scenario 3 or scenario 4, including—

• (a) flood attenuation and drainage works;

• (b) landscaping;

• (c) ecological mitigation works; and

• (d) onshore construction works;

Work No.19A— permanent accesses (including onshore construction works) in relation to Work Nos. 12A, 15A 16A, 17A, 18A and 22A in the event of scenario 1 or scenario 2 or Work Nos. 12C, 15C, 16C, 17C, 18A and 22A in the event of scenario 3 or scenario 4;

Work No. 20A—temporary working areas to facilitate Work Nos. 12A, 15A, 16A, 17A, 18A, 19A and 22A in the event of scenario 1 or scenario 2 or Work Nos. 12C, 15C, 16C, 17C, 18A, 19A and 22A, including—

• (a) temporary works relating to traffic and highway management;

• (b) temporary accesses; and

• (c) onshore construction works;

Work No. 21A— not used;

Work No. 22A— permanent landscaping and ecological mitigation works (including onshore construction works) relating to Work Nos. 12A, 15A, 16A, 17A, 18A and 19A in the event of scenario 1 or scenario 2 or Work Nos. 12C, 15C, 16C, 17C, 18A and 19A in the event of scenario 3 or scenario 4.

Further Associated Development

In connection with such Work Nos. 1A to 7A and to the extent that they do not otherwise form part of any such work, further associated development comprising such other works as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of or in connection with the relevant part of the authorised development and which fall within the scope of the work assessed by the environmental statement, including—

• (a) scour protection around the foundations of the offshore structures;

• (b) cable protection measures such as the placement of rock and/or concrete mattresses, with or without frond devices;

• (c) the removal of material from the seabed required for the construction of Work Nos. 1A to 5A and 7A and the disposal of inert material of natural origin within the Order limits produced during construction drilling, seabed preparation for foundation works, cable installation preparation such as sandwave clearance, boulder clearance and pre-trenching and excavation of horizontal directional drilling exit pits;

• (d) removal of static fishing equipment;

• (e) temporary landing places, moorings or other means of accommodating vessels in the construction or maintenance of the authorised project; and

• (f) disposal of drill arisings in connection with any foundation drilling up to a total of 12,371 cubic metres;

Dudgeon Extension Project

Offshore works

Work No. 1B—in the event of scenario 1, scenario 2, scenario 3 or scenario 4, an offshore wind turbine generating station with a gross electrical output capacity of more than 100 megawatts comprising up to 30 wind turbine generators located either all in DEP North or split between DEP North and DEP South each fixed to the seabed by piled monopile, suction bucket monopile, piled jacket, suction bucket jacket or gravity base structure foundations;

Work No. 2B—

• (a) in the event of scenario 1, scenario 2, scenario 3 or scenario 4, a network of subsea in- field cables between the wind turbine generators in Work No. 1B including cable protection and one or more cable crossings; and

• (b) in the event of scenario 1, scenario 2 or scenario 3, a network of subsea in-field cables between the wind turbine generators in Work No. 1B and Work No. 3B including cable protection and one or more cable crossings;

and associated development within the meaning of section 115(2) (development for which development consent may be granted) of the 2008 Act comprising—

Work No. 3B— in the event of scenario 1, scenario 2 or scenario 3, an offshore substation platform fixed to the seabed by either piled jacket or suction bucket jacket foundations within the area shown on the works plans;

Work No. 4B—in the event of scenario 1, scenario 2 or scenario 3—

• (a) interlink cables between DEP North and DEP South within the areas shown on the works plans; and

• (b) HVAC subsea export cables between Work No. 3B and Work No. 5B along routes within the area shown on the works plans including cable protection and one or more cable crossings;

Work No. 5B— in the event of scenario 1, scenario 2, or scenario 3, HVAC subsea export cables between Work No. 4B and Work No. 7B along routes within the area shown on the works plans including cable protection and one or more cable crossings;

Work No. 6B—in the event of scenario 1, scenario 2 or scenario 3, a temporary work area for vessels to carry out intrusive activities and non-intrusive activities alongside Work Nos. 1B, 2B, 3B, 4B and 5B;

Work No. 7B—in the event of scenario 1, scenario 2, scenario 3,landfall connection works between Work No. 5B and Work No. 8B comprising of a cable circuit and ducts seaward of MHWS within the area shown on the works plans;

Onshore Works - in the County of Norfolk, districts of North Norfolk, Broadland and South Norfolk

Work No. 8B— in the event of scenario 1, scenario 2 or scenario 3 onshore connection works landward of MHWS consisting of a cable circuit and ducts between Work No. 7B and Work No. 9B and onshore construction works;

Further Associated Development

In connection with such Work Nos. 1B to 7B and to the extent that they do not otherwise form part of any such work, further associated development comprising such other works as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of or in connection with the relevant part of the authorised development and which fall within the scope of the work assessed by the environmental statement, including—

• (a) scour protection around the foundations of the offshore structures;

• (b) cable protection measures such as the placement of rock and/or concrete mattresses, with or without frond devices;

• (c) the removal of material from the seabed required for the construction of Work Nos. 1B to 7B and the disposal of inert material of natural origin within the Order limits produced during construction drilling, seabed preparation for foundation works, cable installation preparation such as sandwave clearance, boulder clearance and pre-trenching and excavation of horizontal directional drilling exit pits;

• (d) removal of static fishing equipment;

• (e) temporary landing places, moorings or other means of accommodating vessels in the construction or maintenance of the authorised development; and

• (f) disposal of drill arisings in connection with any foundation drilling up to a total of 12,371 cubic metres;

Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon Extension Projects Integrated works

Offshore Integrated Works

Further Associated Development

In connection with Work Nos. 3C, 4C, 5C and 7C and to the extent that they do not otherwise form part of any such work, further associated development comprising such other works as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of or in connection with the relevant part of the authorised development and which fall within the scope of the work assessed by the environmental statement, including—

• (a) scour protection around the foundations of the offshore structures;

• (b) cable protection measures such as the placement of rock and/or concrete mattresses, with or without frond devices;

• (c) the removal of material from the seabed required for the construction of Work Nos. 3C, 4C, 5C and 7C and the disposal of inert material of natural origin within the Order limits produced during construction drilling, seabed preparation for foundation works, cable installation preparation such as sandwave clearance, boulder clearance and pre-trenching and excavation of horizontal directional drilling exit pits;

• (d) removal of static fishing equipment;

• (e) temporary landing places, moorings or other means of accommodating vessels in the construction or maintenance of the authorised project; and

• (f) disposal of drill arisings in connection with any foundation drilling up to a total of 425 cubic metres;

PART 2 — Ancillary works

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Works within the Order limits which have been subject to an environmental assessment recorded in the environmental statement comprising—

• (a) temporary landing places, moorings or other means of accommodating vessels in the construction or maintenance of the authorised development;

• (b) temporary or permanent buoys, beacons, fenders and other navigational warning or ship impact protection works; and

• (c) temporary works for the benefit or protection of land or structures affected by the authorised development.

SCHEDULE 2

PART 1 — Requirements

Time limits

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• (1) The Dudgeon Extension Project must commence no later than the expiration of seven years beginning with the date this Order comes into force.

• (2) The Sheringham Shoal Extension Project must commence no later than the expiration of seven years beginning with the date this Order comes into force.

Detailed offshore design parameters

Wind turbine generator dimensions

2 1 Subject to sub-paragraph ‎(4), wind turbine generators forming part of the authorised project must not— a exceed a height of 330 metres when measured from HAT to the tip of the vertical blade; b exceed a rotor diameter of 300 metres; c be less than 1.05 kilometres from the nearest wind turbine generator in any direction; d have a distance of less than 30 metres between the lowest point of the rotating blade of the wind turbine generator and HAT; e exceed 23 wind turbine generators in respect of the Sheringham Shoal Extension Project offshore works; or f exceed 30 wind turbine generators in respect of the Dudgeon Extension Project offshore works. 2 The total rotor-swept area within Work No. 1A must not exceed 1.00 square kilometres. 3 The total rotor-swept area within Work No. 1B must not exceed 1.30 square kilometres. 4 References to the location of a wind turbine generator are references to the centre point at the base of the wind turbine generator. Wind turbine generator foundations

3 1 Wind turbine generator foundations must be of one or more of the following foundation options: piled monopile, suction bucket monopile, piled jacket, suction bucket jacket or gravity base structure foundation. 2 No wind turbine generator piled monopile or suction bucket monopile foundation may have a pile diameter exceeding 16 metres. 3 No wind turbine generator gravity base structure foundation may— a have a seabed base plate exceeding 60 metres in diameter; or b have a gravel footing exceeding 62 metres in diameter. 4 No wind turbine generator piled jacket or suction bucket jacket foundation may— a have more than four legs; b have more than four piles; or c have a pile diameter exceeding four metres.

4 1 Within Work No. 1A, the wind turbine generator foundations must not have— a a total combined seabed footprint (including scour protection) exceeding 483,491 square metres; b a total combined amount of scour protection exceeding 429,770 square metres; or c a total combined volume of scour protection exceeding 1,074,770 cubic metres. 2 Within Work No. 1B, the wind turbine generator foundations must not have— a a total combined seabed footprint (including scour protection) exceeding 610,726 square metres; b a total combined amount of scour protection exceeding 542,867 square metres; or c a total combined volume of scour protection exceeding 1,357,168 cubic metres. Offshore Platform dimensions

5 The dimensions of any offshore substation platform (excluding towers, masts and cranes) must not exceed— a 70 metres in length; b 40 metres in width; or c 50 metres in height above HAT. Offshore Platform foundations

6 1 Offshore substation platform foundations must be of one or more of the following foundation options: piled jacket or suction bucket jacket. 2 No offshore substation platform foundation may— a have more than four legs; b have more than eight piles; c have a pile diameter exceeding 3.5 metres; d have a seabed footprint (excluding subsea scour protection) exceeding 707 square metres; or e have a seabed footprint (including subsea scour protection) exceeding 4,761 square metres. 3 The total amount of scour protection for the offshore substation platform in Work No. 3A or 3C must not exceed 4054 square metres. 4 The total volume of scour protection for the offshore substation platform in Work No. 3A or 3C must not exceed 7297 cubic metres. 5 The total amount of scour protection for the offshore substation platform in Work No. 3B or 3C must not exceed 4054 square metres. 6 The total volume of scour protection for the offshore substation platform in Work No. 3B or 3C must not exceed 7297 cubic metres. Cables and cable protection

7 1 In the event of scenario 1, scenario 2, scenario 3 or scenario 4, within Work No. 2A the in-field cables must not, in total— a exceed 36 in number; b exceed 90 kilometres in length; c exceed 0 cable crossings; d have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 4,000 square metres in area; or e have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 1,000 cubic metres in volume. 2 In the event of scenario 1, scenario 2, scenario 3 or scenario 4, within Work No. 2B the in- field cables must not, in total— a exceed 54 in number; b exceed 135 kilometres in length; c exceed seven cable crossings; d have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 4,000 square metres in area; or e have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 1,000 cubic metres in volume. 3 In the event of scenario 1, scenario 2 or scenario 3, within Work Nos. 3A to 5A, the offshore export cables must not, in total— a exceed one in number; b exceed 40 kilometres in length; c exceed four cable crossings; d have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 9,504 square metres in area; or e have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 6885 cubic metres in volume. 4 In the event of scenario 1, scenario 2, scenario 3 within Work Nos. 3B to 5B the offshore export cables must not, in total— a exceed one in number; b exceed 62 kilometres in length; c exceed four cable crossings; d have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 9,504 square metres in area; or e have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 6885 cubic metres in volume. 5 In the event of scenario 1, scenario 2 or scenario 3, within Work No. 4B the interlink cables must not, in total— a exceed three in number; b exceed 66 kilometres in length; c exceed six cable crossings; d have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 6708 square metres in area; or e have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 1896 cubic metres in volume. 6 In the event of scenario 4 within Work Nos. 3C to 5C, the offshore export cables must not, in total— a exceed two in number; b exceed 80 kilometres in length; c exceed eight cable crossings; d have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 16,008 square metres in area; or e have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 12,645 cubic metres in volume. 7 In the event of scenario 4, within Work No. 4C the interlink cables must not, in total— a exceed seven in number; b exceed 154 kilometres in length; c exceed six cable crossings; d have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 12,708 square metres in area; or e have cable protection (including cable crossings) exceeding 3396 cubic metres in volume.

Offshore decommissioning

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• (1) No Sheringham Shoal Extension Project offshore works may commence until a written decommissioning programme in compliance with any notice served upon the undertaker by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 105(2)[^f00044] of the 2004 Act has been submitted to and approved by the Secretary of State.

• (2) No Dudgeon Extension Project offshore works may commence until a written decommissioning programme in compliance with any notice served upon the undertaker by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 105(2) of the 2004 Act has been submitted to and approved by the Secretary of State.

Scenarios and Phases of authorised development

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• (1) The undertaker may commence or exercise powers of compulsory acquisition under Part 5 of this Order in relation only to scenario 1, scenario 2, scenario 3 or scenario 4 in accordance with sub-paragraphs (2) and (3).

• (2) The Sheringham Shoal Extension Project onshore works must not commence, and powers of compulsory acquisition under Part 5 of this Order must not be exercised, until notification has been submitted to the relevant planning authority as to whether SEL intends to commence scenario 1, scenario 2, scenario 3 or scenario 4.

• (3) The Dudgeon Extension Project onshore works must not commence, and powers of compulsory acquisition under Part 5 of this Order must not be exercised, until notification has been submitted to the relevant planning authority as to whether DEL intends to commence scenario 1, scenario 2, scenario 3 or scenario 4.

• (4) The notifications required under either sub-paragraph ‎(1) or sub-paragraph ‎(3) must be submitted to the relevant planning authority prior to submission of a written scheme to be submitted for approval under sub-paragraphs (5) or ‎(6).

• (5) The Sheringham Shoal Extension Project onshore works must not be commenced until a written scheme setting out (with regards to the relevant scenario notified under sub-paragraph ‎(1)) the phases of construction of the Sheringham Shoal Extension Project onshore works has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.

• (6) The Dudgeon Extension Project onshore works must not be commenced until a written scheme setting out (with regards to the relevant scenario notified under sub-paragraph ‎(3)) the phases of construction of the Dudgeon Extension Project onshore works has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.

• (7) Any subsequent amendments to any written scheme submitted for approval under sub- paragraphs ‎(5) and ‎(6) must be submitted to, and approved by, the relevant planning authority.

• (8) Each written scheme submitted for approval under sub-paragraphs ‎(5) and ‎(6) scheme must be implemented as approved. The approved details shall be taken to include any amendment that may subsequently be approved in accordance with sub-paragraph ‎(7).

Detailed design parameters onshore

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• (1) Construction of Work No. 15A in the event of scenario 1 or scenario 2 must not commence until the details specified under sub-paragraph ‎(4) have been submitted to and approved in writing by the relevant planning authority.

• (2) Construction of Work No. 15B in the event of scenario 1 or scenario 2 must not commence until the details specified under sub-paragraph ‎(4) have been submitted to and approved in writing by the relevant planning authority.

• (3) Construction of Work Nos. 15C in the event of scenario 3 or scenario 4 must not commence until the details specified under sub-paragraph ‎(4) have been submitted to and approved in writing by the relevant planning authority.

• (4) The details required for approval in accordance with either sub-paragraphs ‎(1), ‎(2) or ‎(3) are—

• (a) layout;

• (b) scale;

• (c) proposed finished ground levels;

• (d) external appearance and materials;

• (e) hard surfacing materials;

• (f) vehicular and pedestrian access and parking areas;

• (g) minor structures, such as furniture, refuse or other storage units, signs and lighting; and

• (h) proposed and existing functional services above and below ground, including drainage, power and communications cables and pipelines, manholes and supports.

• (5) The details submitted under sub-paragraphs ‎(1), ‎(2) or ‎(3) and under requirement 14 (fencing and other means of enclosure) must—

• (a) be in accordance with the design and access statement; and

• (b) have been subject to a design review process carried out by an independent design review panel to the satisfaction of the relevant planning authority and which must consider whether sub-paragraph (5)(a) has been satisfied and make recommendations for design improvements if not.

• (6) Work Nos. 15A and 15B in the event of scenario 1 or scenario 2 or Work No.15C in the event of scenario 3 or scenario 4 must be carried out in accordance with the details approved under sub-paragraphs ‎(1), ‎(2) or ‎(3) for each work.

• (7) The permanent access road to the onshore Sheringham Shoal Extension Project substation and onshore Dudgeon Extension Project substation in the event of scenario 1 or scenario 2 or to the integrated onshore substation in scenario 3 or scenario 4—

• (a) must not commence until details of its precise location have been submitted to and approved in writing by the relevant planning authority; and

• (b) must be no more than six metres wide.

• (8) The permanent access road to the onshore Sheringham Shoal Extension Project substation and onshore Dudgeon Extension Project substation in the event of scenario 1 or scenario 2 or to the integrated onshore substation in scenario 3 or scenario 4 must be carried out in accordance with the details approved under sub-paragraph ‎(7).

• (9) In the event of scenario 1(a) or scenario 1(b), the width of the onshore cable corridor must not exceed 45 metres save in respect of the following—

• (a) where the onshore cables pass through or adjacent to the FEP phase 2 site, the width of the onshore cable corridor must not exceed 130 metres; and

• (b) where HDD is used to install the cables (other than within or adjacent to the FEP phase 2 site under sub-paragraph ‎(a)), the width of the onshore cable corridor must not exceed 100 metres.

Provision of landscaping

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• (1) No phase of the onshore works may commence until a written landscape management plan (which accords with the outline landscape management plan) for that phase has been submitted to, and approved by, the relevant planning authority.

• (2) Each landscaping scheme must include details of all proposed hard and soft landscaping works, including—

• (a) surveys, assessments and method statements;

• (b) location, number, species, size and planting density of any proposed planting;

• (c) cultivation, treatment of materials and other operations to ensure plant establishment;

• (d) proposed finished ground levels;

• (e) details of existing trees and hedges to be removed and details of existing trees and hedges to be retained, with measures for their protection during the construction period where applicable and the details provided should be in accordance with British Standard 5837:2012 “Trees in relation to design, demolition and construction” and the Hedgerow Regulations 1997; and

• (f) implementation timetables for all landscaping works, including proposals for reinstatement.

• (3) A landscape management plan submitted under sub-paragraph ‎(1) may cover one or more phase of the onshore works.

• (4) Each landscape management plan must be implemented as approved.

Implementation and maintenance of landscaping

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• (1) All landscaping works must be carried out in accordance with a landscape management plan approved under requirement 11 (provision of landscaping) and in accordance with the relevant recommendations of appropriate British Standards.

• (2) Any tree or shrub planted as part of an approved landscape management plan that, within ten years after planting (save in relation to Work Nos. 18A. 18B, 22A and 22B, for which the relevant period is the operational lifetime of the authorised development), is removed, dies or becomes, in the opinion of the relevant planning authority, seriously damaged or diseased, must be replaced in the next planting season with a specimen of the same species and size as that originally planted, unless otherwise agreed by the relevant planning authority.

• (3) Any landscape management plan submitted under sub-paragraph ‎(1) may cover one or more phase of the onshore works.

Ecological management plan

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• (1) No phase of the onshore works may commence until a written ecological management plan (which accords with the outline ecological management plan and the relevant recommendations of appropriate British Standards or Industry Guidance) for that phase reflecting the survey results and ecological mitigation, enhancement and biodiversity net gain measures included in the environmental statement has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority in consultation with Natural England and (where works have potential to affect wetland habitat) the Environment Agency.

• (2) Pre-commencement site clearance works must only take place in accordance with a specific written ecological management plan for site clearance works (which accords with the relevant details for pre-commencement site clearance works in the outline ecological management plan) has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.

• (3) Any ecological management plan submitted under sub-paragraph ‎(1) may cover one or more phase of the onshore works.

• (4) Each ecological management plan must include an implementation timetable and must be carried out as approved.

Fencing and other means of enclosure

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• (1) No phase of the onshore works may commence until details of all proposed permanent fences, walls or other means of enclosure for that phase have been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.

• (2) Any approved permanent fencing in relation to Work Nos. 15A or 15B, or in the event of scenario 3 or scenario 4, 15C must be completed before that work is brought into use.

• (3) Permanent fencing, walls and other means of enclosure approved under sub-paragraphs ‎(1) and ‎(2) must be provided and maintained until the onshore works to which they relate are decommissioned in accordance with the onshore decommissioning plan approved under requirement 29 (onshore decommissioning).

Traffic and Transport

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• (1) No phase of the onshore works may commence until for that phase a construction traffic management plan (which must be in accordance with the outline construction traffic management plan), as appropriate for the relevant phase, has for that phase been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority in consultation with Norfolk County Council or in respect of the strategic road network National Highways.

• (2) Any plan submitted under sub-paragraph ‎(1) may cover one or more phase of the onshore works.

• (3) Each plan approved under sub-paragraph ‎(1) must be implemented upon commencement of the relevant phase of the onshore works.

• (4) If any of the accesses identified in the outline construction traffic management plan are required for pre-commencement archaeological investigations, a specific plan for such accesses which must accord with the relevant details set out in the outline construction traffic management plan must be submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority, in consultation with Norfolk County Council or in respect of the strategic road network National Highways, prior to the construction and use of such accesses. The accesses identified must be constructed and used in accordance with the details contained in the specific plan so approved.

• (5) During construction of the authorised development, the maximum daily vehicle trips set out in Annex A of the outline construction traffic management plan must not be exceeded.

Highway accesses

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• (1) Construction of any new permanent or temporary means of access to a highway, or alteration, or use of an existing means of access to a highway, must not commence until an access plan for that access has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority in consultation with Norfolk County Council or in respect of the strategic road network National Highways.

• (2) The access plan must include details of the siting, design, layout, visibility splays, access management measures, lighting, signing, safety measures and a maintenance programme relevant to the access it relates to.

• (3) The highway accesses (including visibility splays) must be constructed and maintained in accordance with the approved details.

Operational Drainage Strategy

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• (1) In the event of scenario 1 or scenario 2, each of Work Nos. 15A, 15B, 18A and 18B must not commence until a written plan for drainage during operation of the relevant work, has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority, following consultation with the lead local flood authority and the Environment Agency.

• (2) In the event of scenario 3 or scenario 4, Work No. 15C, 18A and 18B must not commence until a written plan for drainage during operation of the relevant work, has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority, following consultation with, the lead local flood authority and the Environment Agency.

• (3) Each operational drainage strategy must accord with the principles for the relevant work set out in the outline operational drainage strategy (onshore substation), must include a timetable for implementation, and must include provision for the maintenance of any measures identified.

• (4) Each operational drainage strategy must be implemented as approved.

Onshore Archaeology

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• (1) No phase of the onshore works may commence until a written scheme of archaeological investigation for that phase (which must accord with the outline written scheme of investigation (onshore)) has, after consultation with Norfolk County Council and the statutory historic body, been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.

• (2) Each scheme must—

• (a) set out a pre-construction programme of archaeological evaluation that defines the extent and character of archaeological sites and identifies where subsequent archaeological mitigation (i.e. archaeological excavation or monitoring) are required;

• (b) set out the programme and methodology for site investigation and recording;

• (c) set out the programme for post-excavation assessment, the results of which may inform the scope of analysis;

• (d) provision to be made for analysis of the site investigation and recording;

• (e) provision to be made for publication and dissemination of the analysis and records of the site investigation;

• (f) provision to be made for archive deposition of the analysis and records of the site investigation; and

• (g) nominate a competent person or organisation to undertaker the works set out in the written scheme of investigation.

• (3) Any written scheme of archaeological investigation or archaeological monitoring works submitted under sub-paragraph ‎(1) may cover one or more phase of the onshore works.

• (4) Any archaeological investigations must be carried out in accordance with a scheme approved under sub-paragraph ‎(1).

• (5) The pre-construction archaeological evaluation, archaeological site investigations, archaeological monitoring and post-excavation assessment for each phase must be completed for that phase in accordance with the programme set out in the relevant written scheme of archaeological investigation and provision made for analysis, publication and dissemination of results and archive deposition secured for that phase.

• (6) For the purposes of this requirement 18 only, the definition of “commence” includes intrusive archaeological investigations.

Code of construction practice

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• (1) No phase of the onshore works may commence until a code of construction practice (which must accord with the outline code of construction practice) for that phase has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority following consultation as appropriate with Norfolk County Council, the Environment Agency, Natural England and, if applicable, the MMO.

• (2) Any code of construction practice submitted under sub-paragraph ‎(1) may cover one or more phase of the onshore works.

• (3) All construction works for each phase must be undertaken in accordance with the relevant approved code of construction practice.

• (4) Pre-commencement screening and fencing works must only take place in accordance with a specific plan for such pre-commencement works which must accord with the relevant details for screening and fencing security set out in the outline code of construction practice, and which has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.

Construction hours

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• (1) Construction work for the onshore works must only take place between 0700 hours and 1900 hours Monday to Friday, and 0700 hours to 1300 hours on Saturdays, with no activity on Sundays or bank holidays, except as specified in sub-paragraphs ‎(2) to ‎(4).

• (2) Outside the hours specified in sub-paragraph ‎(1), construction work may be undertaken for essential activities including but not limited to—

• (a) continuous periods of operation that are required as assessed in the environmental statement, such as concrete pouring, drilling, dewatering, cable jointing, pulling cables (including fibre optic cables) through ducts and HDD at three locations only: the A11 (Crossing RDX048); the Cambridge to Norwich Railway Line (Crossing RLX002); and the North Norfolk Railway Line (Crossing RLX001);

• (b) delivery to the onshore works of abnormal loads that may otherwise cause congestion on the local road network;

• (c) works required that may necessitate the temporary closure of roads;

• (d) onshore works at the landfall;

• (e) commissioning or outage works associated with the National Grid substation connection works;

• (f) electrical installation; or

• (g) emergency works.

• (3) Outside the hours specified in sub-paragraph ‎(1), construction work may be undertaken for non-intrusive activities including but not limited to—

• (a) fitting out works within—

• (i) the onshore HVAC substation buildings comprised within Work Nos. 15A and 15B in the event of scenario 1 or scenario 2; or

• (ii) the integrated onshore substation building comprised within Work No. 15C in the event of scenario 3 or scenario 4; and

• (b) daily start up or shut down.

• (4) Save for emergency works, full details, including but not limited to type of activity, vehicle movements and type, timing and duration and any proposed mitigation, of all essential construction activities under sub-paragraph (2) and undertaken outside of the hours specified in sub-paragraph ‎(1) must be agreed with the relevant planning authority in writing in advance, and must be carried out within the agreed time.

• (5) In the event of an emergency, notification of that emergency must be given to the relevant planning authority and the relevant highway authority as soon as reasonably practicable.

• (6) For the purposes of this requirement “emergency” means a situation where, if the relevant action is not taken, there will be adverse health, safety, security or environmental consequences that in the reasonable opinion of the undertaker would outweigh the adverse effects to the public (whether individuals, classes or generally as the case may be) of taking that action.

Control of noise during operational phase

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• (1) In the event of scenario 1 or scenario 2, prior to the commencement of Work No. 15A a noise management plan for those works must be submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.

• (2) In the event of scenario 1 or scenario 2, prior to the commencement of Work No. 15B a noise management plan for those works must be submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.

• (3) In the event of scenario 3 or scenario 4, prior to the commencement of Work No. 15C a noise management plan for those works must be submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.

• (4) Any noise management plan submitted under sub-paragraphs ‎(1), ‎(2) or ‎(3) must set out the particulars of—

• (a) an assessment of noise from the substation, demonstrating that the rating level of the substation sound does not exceed the background sound level by more than 5 decibels at nearby receptors, subject to context. The rating level, background sound level and context should be determined in accordance with British Standard 4142:2014+A1:2019 ‘Methods for rating and assessing industrial and commercial noise’ or an equivalent successor standard;

• (b) the noise attenuation and mitigation measures to be taken to minimise noise resulting from those works, including any noise limits;

• (c) a scheme for monitoring noise levels which must include—

• (i) the circumstances under which noise will be monitored;

• (ii) the locations at which noise will be monitored;

• (iii) the method of noise measurement (which must be in accordance with British Standard 4142:2014+A1:2019, an equivalent successor standard or other agreed noise measurement methodology appropriate to the circumstances); and

• (d) a complaints procedure.

• (5) Any noise management plan approved under sub-paragraphs ‎(1), ‎(2) or ‎(3) must be implemented as approved.

Control of artificial light emissions

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• (1) In the event of scenario 1 or scenario 2, Work No. 15A must not be brought into operation until a written scheme for the management and mitigation of artificial light emissions during the operation of that work has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.

• (2) In the event of scenario 1 or scenario 2, Work No. 15B must not be brought into operation until a written scheme for the management and mitigation of artificial light emissions during the operation of that work has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.

• (3) In the event of scenario 3 or scenario 4, Work No. 15C must not be brought into operation until a written scheme for the management and mitigation of artificial light emissions during the operation of that work has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.

• (4) Any scheme approved under sub-paragraphs ‎(1), ‎(2) or ‎(3) must be implemented as approved.

European protected species: onshore

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• (1) No phase of the onshore works may commence until final pre-construction survey work has been carried out to establish whether a European protected species is present on any of the land affected, or likely to be affected, by that phase of the onshore works or in any of the trees to be lopped or felled as part of that phase of the onshore works.

• (2) Where a European protected species is shown to be present, the relevant phase of the onshore works must not commence until, after consultation with Natural England and the relevant planning authority, a scheme of protection and mitigation measures has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority or a European protected species licence granted by Natural England.

• (3) The onshore works must be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme.

• (4) In this requirement “European protected species” has the same meaning as in regulations 42 and 46 of the 2017 Regulations.

Public Rights of Way Strategy

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• (1) No phase of the onshore works that would affect a public right of way specified in Schedule 4 is to be undertaken until a public rights of way strategy in respect of that phase and in accordance with the outline public rights of way strategy, including the specification for making up of an alternative right of way (where appropriate) has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority in consultation with Norfolk County Council.

• (2) Any alternative public rights of way must be implemented in accordance with the approved public rights of way strategy.

Restoration of land used temporarily for construction

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Subject to article 25 (temporary use of land for carrying out the authorised project), any land landward of MLWS within the Order limits that is used temporarily for construction of the onshore works, and not ultimately incorporated in permanent works or approved landscaping, must be reinstated to its former condition, or such condition as the relevant planning authority may approve, as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event within 12 months of completion of the relevant phase of the onshore works, or such other period as the relevant planning authority may approve.

Local skills and employment

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• (1) No phase of the Sheringham Shoal Extension Project onshore works may commence until a skills and employment plan (which accords with the outline skills and employment plan) has been submitted to and approved in writing by Norfolk County Council.

• (2) No phase of the Dudgeon Extension Project onshore works may commence until a skills and employment plan (which accords with the outline skills and employment plan) has been submitted to and approved in writing by Norfolk County Council.

• (3) Prior to submission of a skills and employment plan for approval in accordance with sub- paragraph ‎(1) or sub-paragraph ‎(2), the undertaker must consult North Norfolk District Council, Broadland District Council, South Norfolk District Council, Norfolk County Council and the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership on the content of the plan.

• (4) Each skills and employment plan must be implemented as approved.

Ministry of Defence surveillance operations

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• (1) No wind turbine generator forming part of the authorised development is permitted to rotate its rotor blades on its horizontal axis until the Secretary of State, having consulted with the Ministry of Defence, confirms satisfaction in writing that appropriate mitigation will be implemented and maintained for the life of the authorised development and that arrangements have been put in place with the Ministry of Defence to ensure that the approved mitigation is implemented.

• (2) For the purposes of this requirement—

• (a) “appropriate mitigation” means measures to prevent or remove any adverse effects which the authorised development will have on the air defence radar(s) at Remote Radar Head (RRH) Neatishead and the Ministry of Defence’s air surveillance and control operations;

• (b) “approved mitigation” means the detailed Radar Mitigation Scheme (RMS) that will set out the appropriate measures and timescales for implementation as agreed with the Ministry of Defence at the time the Secretary of State confirms satisfaction in writing in accordance with sub-paragraph ‎(1); and

• (c) “Ministry of Defence” means the Ministry of Defence as represented by Defence Infrastructure Organisation – Safeguarding, St George’s House, DIO Head Office, DMS Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 9PY or any successor body.

• (3) The undertaker must thereafter comply with all other obligations contained within the approved mitigation for the life of the authorised development.

Cromer and Claxby Primary Surveillance Radar

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• (1) No part of any wind turbine generator (excluding foundations) shall be erected as part of the authorised development until a primary radar mitigation scheme agreed in advance with the operator has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Secretary of State in order to avoid the impact of the development on the primary radar of the operator located at Claxby and Cromer and associated air traffic management operations.

• (2) No part of any wind turbine generator (excluding foundations) shall be erected until the approved primary radar mitigation scheme has been implemented and then shall thereafter be operated fully in accordance with such approved scheme.

• (3) For the purposes of this requirement—

• (a) “operator” means NATS (En Route) plc, incorporated under the Companies Act (4129273) whose registered office is 4000 Parkway, Whiteley, Fareham, Hants PO15 7FL or such other organisation licensed from time to time under sections 5 and 6 of the Transport Act 2000 to provide air traffic services to the relevant managed area (within the meaning of section 40 of that Act); and

• (b) “primary radar mitigation scheme” or “scheme” means a detailed scheme agreed with the operator which sets out the measures to be taken to avoid at all times the impact of the development on the Claxby and Cromer primary radar and air traffic management operations of the operator.

Onshore decommissioning

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• (1) Within six months of the permanent cessation of commercial operation of the Sheringham Shoal Extension Project onshore works, an onshore decommissioning plan must be submitted to the relevant planning authority for approval unless otherwise agreed in writing by the relevant planning authority.

• (2) Within six months of the permanent cessation of commercial operation of the Dudgeon Extension Project onshore works, an onshore decommissioning plan must be submitted to the relevant planning authority for approval unless otherwise agreed in writing by the relevant planning authority.

• (3) The relevant planning authority must provide its decision on any onshore decommissioning plan submitted under sub-paragraphs ‎(1) or ‎(2) within three months of submission of each plan unless otherwise agreed in writing between the relevant planning authority and the undertaker.

• (4) Any decommissioning plan approved under this requirement must be implemented as approved.

• (5) For the purposes of this requirement—

• “Dudgeon Extension Project onshore works” means— in the event of scenario 1 or scenario 2, Work Nos. 8B to 22B and any other authorised development associated with those works; or in the event of scenario 3, Work Nos. 8B to 14B, all or any part of the scenario 3 integrated onshore works operated by or for the benefit of DEL, Work Nos. 18B to 22B, and any other authorised development associated with those works; or in the event of scenario 4, Work Nos. 10B, 11B, 13B, 14B, all or any part of the scenario 4 integrated onshore works operated by or for the benefit of DEL, Work Nos. 18B to 22B, and any other authorised development associated with those works; and

• “Sheringham Shoal Extension Project onshore works” means— in the event of scenario 1 or scenario 2, Work Nos. 8A to 22A and any other authorised development associated with those works; or in the event of scenario 3, Work Nos. 8A to 14A, all or any part of the scenario 3 integrated onshore works operated by or for the benefit of SEL, Work Nos. 18A to 22A and any other authorised development associated with those works; or in the event of scenario 4, Work Nos. 10A, 11A, 13A, 14A, all or any part of the scenario 4 integrated onshore works operated by or for the benefit of SEL, Work Nos. 18A to 22A and any other authorised development associated with any of those works.

Notification of generation of power

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• (1) SEL must notify the relevant planning authority and the MMO upon first generation of power from each phase of the Sheringham Shoal Extension Project no later than seven days after the occurrence of this event.

• (2) DEL must notify the relevant planning authority and the MMO upon first generation of power from each phase of the Dudgeon Extension Project no later than seven days after the occurrence of this event.

Amendments to approved details

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• (1) Where any requirement requires the authorised project to be carried out in accordance with the details approved by the relevant planning authority or another person (the “approving authority”), the approved details must be taken to include any amendments that may subsequently be approved by the approving authority (after consulting any person that the approving authority is required to consult under the relevant requirement).

• (2) The approving authority must not approve an amendment unless it is satisfied that the amendment is unlikely to give rise to any materially new or materially different environmental effects from those assessed in the environmental statement.

Contaminated land and groundwater scheme

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• (1) Pre-commencement remedial work and onshore works in respect of any ground contamination or other adverse ground conditions must only take place in accordance with a scheme to deal with the contamination of any land (including groundwater) that is likely to cause significant harm to persons or pollution of controlled waters or the environment which has been submitted to, and approved by, the relevant planning authority in consultation with the Environment Agency.

• (2) Each scheme submitted under sub-paragraph (1) must include an investigation and assessment report, prepared by a specialist consultant to identify the extent of any contamination and the remedial measures to be taken for that stage to render the land fit for its intended purpose, together with a management plan which sets out measures in the event that contamination not previously identified is found to be present and long-term measures with respect to any contaminants remaining on the site.

• (3) Such remediation as may be identified in each approved scheme must be carried out in accordance with that approved scheme.

Onshore collaboration

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In the event of scenario 1(c), scenario 1(d) or scenario 2 SEL and DEL must—

• (a) before submitting any plan or document required to be submitted for approval under the requirements, provide a copy of the plan or document to the other undertaker to enable the other undertaker to provide comments on the relevant plans and documentation; and

• (b) when submitting any plan or document referred to in sub-paragraph ‎(a) for approval, submit any comments duly received from the other undertaker or a statement confirming that no such comments were received.

Mitigation of effects on pink footed geese

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• (1) No phase of the onshore works within 10.4km of the North Norfolk Coast Special Protection Area may commence until a scheme for protection and mitigation measures for pink footed geese has been submitted at least four months prior to any works commencing and been approved by the relevant planning authority in consultation with Natural England.

• (2) The scheme of protection and mitigation measures submitted for approval under sub-paragraph ‎(1) must include—

• (a) details of pre-construction surveys to be undertaken to establish whether any pink footed geese are present on any of the land affected, or likely to be affected, by that phase of the onshore work;

• (b) details of ongoing monitoring to be undertaken during the phase of the onshore work; and

• (c) details of the mitigation measures to be undertaken if the pre-construction or ongoing monitoring identifies the presence of pink footed geese in any of the land affected, or likely to be affected, by that phase of the onshore work.

• (3) The relevant phase of the onshore works must be carried out in accordance with any scheme approved under sub-paragraph ‎(1).

• (4) Sub-paragraph ‎(1) does not apply if the relevant planning authority confirms, after consultation with Natural England, that no scheme of protection and mitigation measures for pink footed geese is required for the relevant phase of the onshore works.

Obstacle free zone for navigational safety

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No infrastructure of any type included within the offshore works, including wind turbine generators and offshore substation platforms, shall be installed within the area defined by the coordinates as specified below and no part of any wind turbine generator, including its blades, may overfly into the area:

Point ID of the area	Latitude (D°M.MM)	Longitude (D°M.MM)
A (NW corner)	53° 21.1541′ N	1° 10.1853′ E
B (SW corner)	53° 19.0449′ N	1° 12.3327′ E
C (NE corner)	53° 21.1558′ N	1° 11.8346′ E
D (SE corner)	53° 19.5696′ N	1° 13.6102′ E

PART 2 — Approval of matters specified in requirements

Applications made under requirements

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Where an application has been made to the relevant authority (“the approving authority”) for any agreement or approval required pursuant to a requirement included in this Order, the approving authority must give notice to the undertaker of their decision, including the reasons, on the application, within a period of 56 days beginning with—

• (a) the day immediately following that on which the application is received by the approving authority;

• (b) where further information is requested under paragraph 2, the day immediately following that on which the further information has been supplied by the undertaker; or

• (c) such longer period as may be agreed by the undertaker and the approving authority.

Further information

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• (1) Where an application has been made under paragraph 1 the approving authority has the right to request such reasonable further information from the undertaker as is necessary to enable it to consider the application.

• (2) If the approving authority considers further information is needed, and the requirement does not specify that consultation with a requirement consultee is required, it must, within 21 days of receipt of the application, notify the undertaker in writing specifying the further information required.

• (3) If the requirement indicates that consultation must take place with a consultee the approving authority must issue the consultation to the requirement consultee within seven days of receipt of the application. Where the consultee requires further information they must notify the approving authority in writing specifying the further information required within 21 days of receipt of the consultation. The approving authority must notify the undertaker in writing specifying any further information requested by the consultee within seven days of receipt of such a request.

• (4) In the event that the approving authority does not give such notification as specified in sub- paragraphs ‎(2) or ‎(3) it is deemed to have sufficient information to consider the application and is not thereafter entitled to request further information without the prior agreement of the undertaker.

• (5) An approving authority may request further information under sub-paragraph ‎(1) on more than one occasion provided that all such requests are made within the period specified in sub- paragraphs ‎(2) and ‎(3).

Provision of information by Consultees

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• (1) Any consultee who receives a consultation under sub-paragraph 2(3) must respond to that request within 28 days from receipt unless either sub-paragraph ‎(2) of this paragraph applies or a longer period is agreed with both the undertaker and the approving authority.