The Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 Power Station Order 2015
- (5) So far as is reasonably practicable, steam purging and the operation of emergency pressure relief valves or similar equipment may only take place—
- (a) between 0900 and 1700 hours on weekdays (excluding bank holidays);
- (b) between 0900 and 1300 hours on Saturdays (excluding bank holidays).
- (6) Where the level of noise at a monitoring location exceeds the maximum permitted level specified for that location in the programme because of an emergency—
- (a) the undertaker must, as soon as possible and in any event within two business days of the beginning of the emergency, submit to the planning authority a statement detailing—
- (i) the nature of the emergency, and
- (ii) why it is necessary for the level of noise to have exceeded the maximum permitted level; and
- (b) if the undertaker expects the emergency to last for more than 24 hours, it must inform local residents and businesses affected by the level of noise at that location of—
- (i) the reasons for the emergency, and
- (ii) how long it expects the emergency to last.
Control of odour emissions
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- (1) The authorised development must not be commissioned until a written scheme for the management and mitigation of odour emissions has been submitted to and, after consultation with Selby District Council, approved by the planning authority.
- (2) The scheme submitted and approved must be in accordance with the principles set out in the odour management plan contained in Appendix 8B to the environmental statement.
- (3) The authorised development must not be brought into commercial use until the approved scheme has been implemented.
- (4) The approved scheme must be maintained throughout the operation of the authorised development.
Control of dust emissions
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- (1) The authorised development must not commence until a written scheme for the management and mitigation of dust emissions has been submitted to and, after consultation with Selby District Council, approved by the planning authority.
- (2) The approved scheme must be implemented before and maintained during the construction, operation and decommissioning of the authorised development.
Control of smoke emissions
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- (1) The authorised development must not commence until a written scheme for the management and mitigation of smoke emissions has been submitted to and, after consultation with Selby District Council, approved by the planning authority.
- (2) The approved scheme must be implemented before and maintained during the construction, operation and decommissioning of the authorised development.
Control of steam emissions
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- (1) The authorised development must not commence until a written scheme for the management and mitigation of steam emissions has been submitted to and, after consultation with Selby District Council, approved by the planning authority.
- (2) The approved scheme must be maintained during the construction, operation and decommissioning of the authorised development.
Control of insects and vermin
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- (1) The authorised development must not be commissioned until—
- (a) a written scheme to prevent the infestation or emanation of insects or vermin from the authorised development has been submitted to and approved by the planning authority; and
- (b) the approved scheme has been implemented.
- (2) The approved scheme must be maintained throughout the operation of the authorised development.
- (3) In subparagraph (1), “insects and vermin” excludes insects and vermin that are wild animals included in Schedule 5 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 198120 (animals which are protected), unless they are included in respect of section 9(5) of that Act only.
Accumulations and deposits
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- (1) The authorised development must not commence until a written scheme for the management of relevant accumulations and deposits has been submitted to and approved by the planning authority.
- (2) In subparagraph (1), “relevant accumulations and deposits” means accumulations and deposits—
- (a) which may occur during the construction, operation or decommissioning of the authorised development, and
- (b) the effects of which may be harmful or noticeable from outside the Order limits.
- (3) The approved scheme must be implemented before and maintained during the construction, operation and decommissioning of the authorised development
Restoration of land used temporarily for construction
31
- (1) Within 12 months of bringing the authorised development into commercial use, a written scheme for the restoration of any land within the Order limits which has been used temporarily for construction will be submitted to the planning authority for approval.
- (2) The land must be restored within 12 months after the written scheme referred to in subparagraph (1) is approved, in accordance with—
- (a) the restoration scheme approved in accordance with subparagraph (1),
- (b) each landscaping scheme approved in accordance with requirement 7, and
- (c) the biodiversity enhancement and management plan approved in accordance with requirement 17.
Operational traffic routing and management plan
32
- (1) The authorised development must not be commissioned until a written operational traffic routing and management plan has been submitted to and, after consultation with the relevant highway authorities, approved by the planning authority.
- (2) The plan submitted and approved must be in accordance with the principles set out in chapter 7 of the environmental statement and the operational travel plan framework contained in Appendix 7C to the environmental statement.
- (3) The plan submitted and approved must include details of the routes to be used for the transport of fuel, consumables and combustion by-products to and from the authorised development.
- (4) The plan must be implemented as approved.
Travel plan – operational staff
33
- (1) The authorised development must not be brought into commercial use until a written travel plan for operational staff has been submitted to and, after consultation with the relevant highway authorities, approved by the planning authority.
- (2) The plan submitted and approved must be in accordance with the principles set out in chapter 7 of the environmental statement and the operational staff travel plan framework contained in Appendix 7C to the environmental statement.
- (3) The plan submitted and approved must include—
- (a) details of the travel plan budget;
- (b) measures to promote the use of sustainable transport modes to and from the authorised development by operational staff;
- (c) provision as to the responsibility for, and timescales of, the implementation of those measures;
- (d) a monitoring and review regime.
- (4) The approved plan must be implemented within six months after the authorised development is brought into commercial use and must be maintained throughout the operation of the authorised development.
Operational deliveries
34
- (1) A heavy goods vehicle transporting fuel, consumables or combustion by-products may only enter or leave the authorised development—
- (a) between 0700 and 2200 hours on weekdays (excluding bank holidays);
- (b) between 0700 and 1830 hours on Saturdays (excluding bank holidays).
- (2) The restrictions in subparagraph (1) do not apply to a movement of a heavy goods vehicle which is—
- (a) associated with an emergency, or
- (b) carried out with the prior approval of the planning authority.
Sustainable fuel transport management plan
35
- (1) The authorised development must not be brought into commercial use until a written sustainable fuel transport management plan has been submitted to and, after consultation with the relevant highway authorities and Canal & River Trust, approved by the planning authority.
- (2) The plan submitted and approved must set out measures to be taken by the undertaker during the operation of the authorised development to promote the sustainable transport of fuel and combustion by-products by means other than road, including by rail and barge.
- (3) The plan submitted and approved must include—
- (a) details of measures to promote sustainable modes of transport;
- (b) details of arrangements for monitoring and recording transport movements by mode of transport;
- (c) details of a review regime;
- (d) a requirement to undertake an assessment of the costs of upgrading the existing wharf facility at the Ferrybridge Power Station site, including a description of the refurbishment work required and a breakdown of the costs of that work.
- (4) The approved plan must be maintained and operated during the operation of the authorised development.
- (5) Every five years during the operation of the authorised development, the undertaker must carry out an appraisal of the viability of upgrading the existing wharf facility in the context of the evaluation of the potential for fuel and ash transportation by water.
Enclosure of loads
36
During the operation of the authorised development, each heavy goods vehicle transporting bulk materials, fuel or combustion by-products to or from the authorised development must be enclosed.
Air quality – emissions reduction
37
- (1) During the operation of the authorised development—
- (a) the average emission limit value for nitrogen monoxide and nitrogen dioxide, expressed as nitrogen dioxide, of the combustion emissions discharged through the emissions stack comprised in Work No. 1A for each day must not exceed 180 mg/Nm³, standardised to the requirements specified in Annex VI of Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 201021;
- (b) each heavy goods vehicle delivering fuel to the authorised development must be designed to comply with the emission limit values in Annex 1 to Regulation (EC) 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18th June 200922.
- (2) In subparagraph (1)(a), “day” means a period of twenty-four hours beginning at midnight.
Air quality monitoring
38
- (1) The authorised development must not be commissioned until a written scheme of air quality monitoring has been submitted to and, after consultation with Selby District Council, approved by the planning authority.
- (2) The scheme submitted and approved must provide for the monitoring of—
- (a) nitrogen oxides;
- (b) any other pollutant agreed by the planning authority.
- (3) The scheme submitted and approved must specify—
- (a) each location at which air pollution is to be measured;
- (b) the equipment and method of measurement to be used;
- (c) the frequency of measurement.
- (4) The first measurement made in accordance with the scheme must be made not less than 12 months before the authorised development is brought into commercial use.
- (5) Unless the planning authority gives the undertaker notice under subparagraph (6), the final measurement made in accordance with the scheme must be made at least 24 months after the authorised development is commissioned.
- (6) The planning authority may, if it thinks appropriate, give notice to the undertaker that the scheme is to be extended for the period specified in the notice, which may not be more than 24 months from the date of the final measurement in accordance with the scheme as originally approved.
- (7) The scheme must be implemented as approved.
- (8) For each year from the date on which the authorised development is commissioned, the undertaker must, within three months after the final measurement made in that year, provide the planning authority with a report of measurements made in accordance with the scheme in that year.
Fire prevention
39
- (1) The authorised development must not commence until a written fire prevention method statement has been submitted to and, after consultation with West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, approved by the planning authority.
- (2) The method statement submitted and approved must include—
- (a) a fire risk assessment;
- (b) details of fire detection and suppression measures;
- (c) the location of and accesses to all fire appliances in each major building and each storage area in the authorised development.
Combined heat and power (“CHP”)
40
- (1) The authorised development must not be brought into commercial use until the planning authority has given notice that it is satisfied that the undertaker has allowed for space and routes within the design of the authorised development for the later provision of heat pass-outs for off-site users of process or space heating and its later connection to such systems.
- (2) The undertaker must maintain such space and routes for the lifetime of the authorised development.
- (3) On the date that is 12 months after the authorised development is first brought into commercial use, the undertaker must submit to the planning authority for its approval a report (“the CHP review”) updating the combined heat and power assessment.
- (4) The CHP review submitted and approved must—
- (a) consider the opportunities that reasonably exist for the export of heat from the authorised development at the time of submission; and
- (b) include a list of actions (if any) that the undertaker is reasonably to take (without material additional cost to the undertaker) to increase the potential for the export of heat from the authorised development.
- (5) The undertaker must take such actions as are included, within the timescales specified, in the approved CHP review.
- (6) On each date during the lifetime of the authorised development that is five years after the date on which it last submitted the CHP review or a revised CHP review to the planning authority, the undertaker must submit to the planning authority for its approval a revised CHP review.
- (7) Subparagraphs (4) and (5) apply in relation to a revised CHP review submitted under subparagraph (6) in the same way as they apply in relation to the CHP review submitted under subparagraph (3).
- (8) In subparagraph (1), “the combined heat and power assessment” means the document certified as the combined heat and power assessment by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order under article 23.
Waste hierarchy scheme
41
- (1) The undertaker must operate the authorised development in accordance with the waste hierarchy by means of the measures specified in the environmental permit and any operational environmental management system.
- (2) In subparagraph (1)—
- “the waste hierarchy” means the waste hierarchy set out in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 200823;
- “operational environmental management system” means a system of policies and procedures adopted by the undertaker to manage the environmental impact of the authorised development.
Waste management – construction and operational waste
42
- (1) The authorised development must not commence until a written construction site waste management plan has been submitted to and approved by the planning authority.
- (2) The construction site waste management plan submitted and approved must be in accordance with the principles set out in chapter 16 of the environmental statement and the framework site waste management plan contained in Appendix 16A to the environmental statement.
- (3) The construction site waste management plan must be implemented as approved.
- (4) The authorised development must not be brought into commercial use until an operational waste management plan has been submitted to and approved by the planning authority.
- (5) The operational waste management plan submitted and approved must be in accordance with the principles set out in chapter 16 of the environmental statement.
- (6) The operational waste management plan must be implemented as approved.
Decommissioning
43
- (1) Within six months after it decides to decommission the authorised development, the undertaker must submit to the planning authority for its approval a written decommissioning scheme.
- (2) Decommissioning works must not be carried out until the planning authority has approved the scheme.
- (3) The scheme submitted and approved must be in accordance with the principles set out in chapter 3 of the environmental statement.
- (4) The scheme submitted and approved must include details of—
- (a) the buildings to be demolished;
- (b) the means of removal of the materials resulting from the decommissioning works;
- (c) the phasing of the demolition and removal works;
- (d) any restoration works to restore the Order land to a condition agreed with the planning authority;
- (e) the phasing of any restoration works;
- (f) a timetable for the implementation of the scheme.
- (5) The undertaker must implement the scheme as approved and is responsible for the costs of the decommissioning works.
- (6) In subparagraph (5), “the undertaker” does not include a person to whom part of the benefit of this Order has been transferred or granted under article 8 (transfer of the benefit of this Order).
Aviation warning lighting
44
- (1) The authorised development must not commence until written details of the aviation warning lighting to be installed on the emissions stack comprised in Work No. 1A and each crane required for the construction of the authorised development which has a height of 60m or greater have been submitted to and approved by the planning authority.
- (2) The aviation warning lighting must be installed and operated in accordance with the approved details.
Air safety
45
The authorised development must not commence until written details of the information that is required by the Defence Geographic Centre of the Ministry of Defence to chart the site for civil aviation purposes have been submitted to and approved by the planning authority.
Site security
46
- (1) The authorised development must not be commissioned until a written scheme detailing security measures to minimise the risk of crime within the Order limits has been submitted to and, after consultation with West Yorkshire Police, approved by the planning authority.
- (2) The approved scheme must be maintained and operated throughout the operation and decommissioning of the authorised development.
Local liaison committee
47
- (1) The authorised development must not commence until the undertaker has established a committee to liaise with local residents, businesses and organisations in relation to the construction and operation of the authorised development.
- (2) The committee must include representatives of the undertaker.
- (3) The undertaker must invite the planning authority and Selby District Council to nominate representatives to be members of the committee.
- (4) The undertaker may invite such other businesses and organisations as it thinks appropriate to nominate representatives to be members of the committee.
- (5) If there already exists a local liaison committee in relation to development on the Order land, that committee may, with the agreement of the planning authority and Selby District Council perform the functions of the committee to be established under subparagraph (1); and in that case the duty to establish a committee under subparagraph (1) does not apply.
Employment, skills and training plan
48
- (1) Work No. 1 must not commence until a written plan detailing arrangements to promote employment, skills and training development opportunities for local residents has been submitted to and approved by the planning authority.
- (2) The approved plan must be implemented and maintained during the construction and operation of Work No.1.
Interpretation
49
- (1) In this Schedule—
- “bank holiday” is a day that is a bank holiday in England and Wales by virtue of section 1 of the 1971 Act;
- “biodiversity strategy” means the document certified as the biodiversity strategy by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order under article 23;
- “CEMP” means the construction environmental management plan approved in accordance with requirement 18(1);
- “commencement of the authorised development” means beginning to carry out any material operation, as defined in section 155 of the 2008 Act (which explains when development begins), other than permitted preliminary works, comprised in or carried out for the purposes of the authorised development; and “commence” and other cognate expressions, in relation to the authorised development, are to be construed accordingly;
- “commercial use” of the authorised development means the export of electricity from the authorised development;
- “commissioning of the authorised development” means the process of testing all systems and components of the authorised development (including systems and components which are not yet installed but the installation of which is near to completion), in order to verify that they function in accordance with the design objectives, specifications and operational requirements of the undertaker; and “commission” and other cognate expressions, in relation to the authorised development, are to be construed accordingly;
- “construction site” means the Order land during the construction of the authorised development;
- “environmental permit” means a permit granted under the 2016 Regulations authorising the operation of the authorised development;
- “indicative landscaping plan” means the document certified as the indicative landscaping plan by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order under article 23;
- “means of enclosure” means fencing, walls or other means of boundary treatment and enclosure;
- “permitted preliminary works” means site clearance work, survey work, archaeological field work, investigations for the purpose of assessing ground conditions, remedial work in respect of any contamination or other adverse ground conditions, the diversion and laying of services, the erection of any temporary means of enclosure, the preparation of facilities for the use of the contractor, the temporary display of site notices and advertisements and the provision of site security; and
- “relevant highway authorities” means Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, North Yorkshire Council and the Highways Agency, each in its capacity as a highway authority.
- (2) A reference in this Schedule to an agreement, approval, consent, notice, report, scheme, submission or any other form of communication is a reference to that form of communication in writing.
- (3) A reference in this Schedule to details, a method statement, a plan, a programme, a scheme or any other document approved by the planning authority is a reference to that document including any amendments subsequently approved by the planning authority.
SCHEDULE 3 — MAXIMUM BUILDING DIMENSIONS
| Building | Maximum length (metres) | Maximum width (metres) | Maximum height (metres above ordnance datum (Newlyn)) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tipping hall (Work No. 1A) | 45 | 102 | 53 |
| Fuel storage bunker (Work No. 1A) | 42 | 102 | 64 |
| Entry ramp to fuel storage bunker (Work No. 1A) | 120 | 70 | 27 |
| Exit ramp from fuel storage bunker (Work No. 1A) | 120 | 70 | 27 |
| Boiler hall (Work No. 1A) | 63 | 60 | 74 |
| Turbine hall (Work No. 1A) | 40 | 40 | 44 |
| Ash storage bunker and collection bay (Work No. 1A) | 43 | 48 | 39 |
| Flue gas treatment system (Work No. 1A) | 55 | 82 | 56 |
| Air cooled condenser (Work No. 1A) | 98 | 40 | 41 |
| Electrical switchyard, including circuit breaker and transformer (Work No. 1A) | 40 | 15 | 31 |
| Workshop building (Work No. 1A) | 30 | 40 | 39 |
| Control and administrative building (Work No. 1A) | 15 | 55 | 64 |
| Security gatehouses and weighbridges (Work No. 1B) | 20 | 4 | 20 |
| Substation (Work No. 2C) | 90 | 55 | 36 |
SCHEDULE 4 — MINIMUM BUILDING DIMENSIONS
| Building | Minimum length (metres) | Minimum width (metres) | Minimum height (metres above ordnance datum (Newlyn)) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tipping hall (Work No. 1A) | 31 | 58 | 31 |
| Fuel storage bunker (Work No. 1A) | 31 | 58 | 49 |
| Entry ramp to fuel storage bunker (Work No. 1A) | 55 | 25 | 24 |
| Exit ramp from fuel storage bunker (Work No. 1A) | 55 | 25 | 24 |
| Boiler hall (Work No. 1A) | 27 | 45 | 57 |
| Turbine hall (Work No. 1A) | 27 | 27 | 34 |
| Ash storage bunker and collection bay (Work No. 1A) | 13 | 13 | 29 |
| Flue gas treatment system (Work No. 1A) | 40 | 70 | 46 |
| Air cooled condenser (Work No. 1A) | 63 | 18 | 34 |
| Electrical switchyard, including circuit breaker and transformer (Work No. 1A) | 27 | 9 | 25 |
| Workshop building (Work No. 1A) | 10 | 15 | 26 |
| Control and administrative building (Work No. 1A) | 27 | 11 | 46 |
| Security gatehouses and weighbridges (Work No. 1B) | 10 | 2.5 | 19 |
| Substation (Work No. 2C) | 80 | 50 | 34 |
SCHEDULE 5 — STREETS SUBJECT TO STREET WORKS
| Area | Street subject to street works |
|---|---|
| Wakefield Metropolitan District | Kirkhaw Lane |
| Wakefield Metropolitan District | The unnamed road |
SCHEDULE 6 — ACCESS TO WORKS
| Area | Description of access |
|---|---|
| Wakefield Metropolitan District | The location of Work No. 3 |
SCHEDULE 7 — PROCEDURES FOR APPROVALS ETC. REQUIRED BY THE REQUIREMENTS
Application of this Schedule
1
This Schedule applies to an application made by the undertaker to the planning authority (referred to in this Schedule as “the authority”) for an approval, consent or agreement required by any of the requirements.
Decision period
2
- (1) The authority must give written notice to the undertaker of its decision on the application before the end of the decision period.
- (2) In subparagraph (1), “the decision period” means—
- (a) where the authority does not give written notice under paragraph 3(1) or (2) requiring further information, the period of eight weeks from the later of—
- (i) the day immediately following the day on which the authority receives the application, and
- (ii) the day on which the authority receives the fee payable under paragraph 4; or
- (b) where the authority gives written notice under paragraph 3(1) or (2) requiring further information, the period of eight weeks from the day immediately following the day on which the undertaker provides the further information; or
- (c) such longer period as may be agreed in writing by the undertaker and the authority.
Further information
3
- (1) If the authority considers that it requires further information to make a decision on the application, it must give written notice to the undertaker specifying the further information required within seven business days from the day on which it receives the application.
- (2) If the relevant requirement requires that authority to consult a person (referred to in this Schedule as a “consultee”) in relation to the application—
- (a) the authority must consult the consultee within five business days from the day on which it receives the application;
- (b) if the consultee considers that it requires further information to respond to the consultation, it must so notify the authority, specifying what further information is required, within 18 business days from the day on which the authority received the application; and
- (c) within five business days from the day on which it receives any such notification from the consultee, the authority must give written notice to the undertaker specifying the further information required by the consultee.
- (3) If the authority, after consultation with any consultee, considers that further information provided by the undertaker in response to a written notice from the authority under subparagraph (1) or (2) is not sufficient to allow it to make a decision on the application, it must give written notice to the undertaker specifying what further information is still required, within seven business days from the day on which the undertaker provided the information.
- (4) If the authority does not give written notice in accordance with subparagraph (1), (2) or (3), it is not entitled to request any additional information in relation to the application without the prior agreement in writing of the undertaker.
Fees
4
- (1) The undertaker must pay the authority a fee of £97, or such greater fee as for the time being is payable to the authority in respect of an application for the discharge of a condition imposed on a grant of planning permission, in respect of each application.
- (2) The authority must refund the fee paid under subparagraph (1) to the undertaker, within the relevant period, if it—
- (a) rejects the application as being invalidly made;
- (b) fails to give the written notice required by paragraph 2(1).
- (3) Subparagraph (2) does not apply if, within the relevant period, the undertaker agrees in writing that the authority may retain the fee paid and credit it in respect of a future application.
- (4) In subparagraphs (2) and (3) “the relevant period” means the period of eight weeks from, as the case may be—
- (a) the day on which the authority rejects the application as being invalidly made;
- (b) the day after the day on which the decision period expires.
Appeal to the Secretary of State (procedure)
5
- (1) The undertaker may appeal to the Secretary of State against—
- (a) the authority’s refusal of an application;
- (b) the authority’s grant subject to conditions of an application;
- (c) the authority’s failure to give the written notice required by paragraph 2(1);
- (2) In order to appeal, the undertaker must, within 10 business days from the relevant day, send the Secretary of State the following documents—
- (a) its grounds of appeal;
- (b) a copy of the application submitted to the authority;
- (c) any supporting documentation which it wishes to provide.
- (3) In subparagraph (2), “the relevant day” means—
- (a) in the case of an appeal under subparagraph (1)(a) or (b), the day on which the undertaker is notified by the authority of its decision;
- (b) in the case of an appeal under subparagraph (1)(c), the day after the day on which the decision period expires;
- (c) in the case of an appeal under subparagraph (1)(d), the day on which the undertaker receives the authority’s notice.
- (4) At the same time as it sends the documents mentioned in subparagraph (2) to the Secretary of State, the undertaker must send copies of those documents to the authority and any consultee.
- (5) As soon as reasonably practicable following receipt of the documents mentioned in subparagraph (2), the Secretary of State must—
- (a) appoint a person (referred to in this Schedule as “the appointed person”) to determine the appeal on his behalf;
- (b) give written notice to the undertaker, the authority and any consultee of the appointment and of the appointed person’s address for correspondence in relation to the appeal.
- (6) Within 20 business days from the day on which the Secretary of State gives notice under subparagraph (5)(b), the authority and any consultee—
- (a) may submit written representations in respect of the appeal to the appointed person; and
- (b) must, at the same time, send a copy of any such representations to the undertaker and (if applicable) to each other.
- (7) Within 10 business days from the last day on which representations are submitted to the appointed person under subparagraph (6), any party—
- (a) may make further representations to the appointed person in response to the representations of another party; and
- (b) must, at the same time, send a copy of any such further representations to each other party.
Appeal to the Secretary of State (powers of the appointed person)
6
- (1) The appointed person may—
- (a) allow or dismiss the appeal;
- (b) reverse or vary any part of the authority’s decision, irrespective of whether the appeal relates to that part;
- (c) make a decision on the application as if it had been made to the appointed person in the first instance.
- (2) The appointed person—
- (a) if he considers that he requires further information to make a decision on the appeal, may by written notice require any party to provide such further information to him and to each other party by a specified date;
- (b) if he gives such a notice, must—
- (i) at the same time send a copy of it to each other party, and
- (ii) allow each party to make further representations in relation to any further information provided in response to the notice, within 10 business days from the day on which it is provided.
- (3) The appointed person may waive or extend any time limit (including after it has expired) for the provision of representations or information in relation to an appeal.
Appeal to the Secretary of State (supplementary)
7
- (1) The decision of the appointed person on an appeal may not be challenged except by proceedings for judicial review.
- (2) If the appointed person grants approval of an application, that approval is to be taken as if it were an approval granted by the authority in relation to the application.
- (3) Subject to subparagraph (4), the undertaker must pay the reasonable costs of the appointed person incurred in deciding the appeal.
- (4) On written application by the authority or the undertaker, the appointed person may make a direction as to the costs of the parties to the appeal and of the appointed person, including imposing an obligation on any party to pay all or part of such costs to the party which incurred them.
- (5) In considering an application under subparagraph (4) the appointed person must have regard to Communities and Local Government Circular 03/2009 or any circular or guidance which may from time to time replace it.
Signed
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
Giles Scott — Head of National Infrastructure Consents and Coal Liabilities — Department of Energy and Climate Change — 28th October 2015
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order grants development consent for, and authorises Multifuel Energy Limited (referred to in this Order as the undertaker) to construct, operate and maintain, a new electricity generating station with a gross combined installed generating capacity of up to 90MWe fuelled primarily by waste derived fuels. The generating station is to be located at the Ferrybridge Power Station site, north-west of Knottingley, West Yorkshire. The Order also grants development consent for associated development and imposes requirements in connection with the development.
A copy of the various documents referred to in the Order, and certified in accordance with article 23 of this Order (certification of documents), may be inspected free of charge during working hours at Knottingley Library at Knottingley Sports Centre, Hill Top, Pontefract Road, Knottingley, WF11 8EE, and at the offices of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council at Wakefield One, Burton Street, Wakefield, WF1 2EB, North Yorkshire County Council at County Hall, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL7 8AD, and Selby District Council at Access Selby, 8-10 Market Cross, Selby, YO8 4JS.
Footnotes
OJ No L 334, 17.12.10, p17.
OJ No L 188, 18.7.09, p1.
OJ No L 312, 22.11.08, p3.
Editorial notes
Art. 1 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Art. 2 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Art. 3 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Art. 4 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Art. 5 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Art. 6 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Art. 7 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Art. 8 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Art. 9 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Art. 10 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Art. 11 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Art. 12 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Art. 13 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Art. 14 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Art. 15 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Art. 16 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Art. 17 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Art. 18 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Art. 19 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Art. 20 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Art. 21 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Art. 22 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Art. 23 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Art. 24 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 1 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 3 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 4 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 5 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 6 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 7 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 8 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 9 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 10 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 11 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 12 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 13 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 14 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 15 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 16 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 17 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 18 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 19 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 20 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 21 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 22 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 23 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 24 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 25 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 26 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 27 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 28 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 29 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 30 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 31 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 32 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 33 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 34 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 35 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 36 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 37 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 38 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 39 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 40 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 41 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 42 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 43 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 44 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 45 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 46 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 47 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 48 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 2 para. 49 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 7 para. 1 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 7 para. 2 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 7 para. 3 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 7 para. 4 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 7 para. 5 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 7 para. 6 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 7 para. 7 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 1 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 3 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 4 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 5 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Sch. 6 in force at 19.11.2015, see art. 1(2)
Word in art. 2(1) substituted (13.7.2016) by The Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 Power Station (Correction) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/737), art. 1(2), Sch.
Word in art. 5(4)(c) substituted (13.7.2016) by The Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 Power Station (Correction) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/737), art. 1(2), Sch.
Word in Sch. 2 para. 17(2)(a) substituted (13.7.2016) by The Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 Power Station (Correction) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/737), art. 1(2), Sch.
Word in Sch. 2 para. 19(2) inserted (13.7.2016) by The Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 Power Station (Correction) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/737), art. 1(2), Sch.
Word in Sch. 2 para. 19(2) substituted (13.7.2016) by The Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 Power Station (Correction) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/737), art. 1(2), Sch.
Word in Sch. 2 para. 33(2) inserted (13.7.2016) by The Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 Power Station (Correction) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/737), art. 1(2), Sch.
Words in Sch. 2 para. 43(6) substituted (13.7.2016) by The Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 Power Station (Correction) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/737), art. 1(2), Sch.
Words in art. 2(1) substituted (1.1.2017) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1154), reg. 1(1), Sch. 29 para. 99(2) (with regs. 1(3), 77-79, Sch. 4)
Words in art. 12(7)(8) substituted (1.1.2017) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1154), reg. 1(1), Sch. 29 para. 99(3) (with regs. 1(3), 77-79, Sch. 4)
Words in Sch. 2 para. 49(1) substituted (1.1.2017) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1154), reg. 1(1), Sch. 29 para. 99(4) (with regs. 1(3), 77-79, Sch. 4)
Words in Sch. 2 para. 18(3) substituted (30.11.2017) by The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1012), reg. 1(2), Sch. 6 para. 62
Order modified (20.9.2018) by The Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 Power Station (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1016), arts. 1, 3(4)
Words in Sch. 2 para. 7(1) substituted (20.9.2018) by The Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 Power Station (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1016), art. 1, 4, Sch.
Words in Sch. 2 para. 17(1) substituted (20.9.2018) by The Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 Power Station (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1016), art. 1, 4, Sch.
Word in Sch. 2 para. 17(2)(a) inserted (20.9.2018) by virtue of The Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 Power Station (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1016), art. 1, 4, Sch.
Words in Sch. 2 para. 31(1) substituted (20.9.2018) by virtue of The Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 Power Station (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1016), art. 1, 4, Sch.
Words in Sch. 2 para. 31(2) substituted (20.9.2018) by virtue of The Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 Power Station (Amendment) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1016), art. 1, 4, Sch.
Words in art. 2(1) inserted (28.4.2025) by The Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 Power Station (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/523), arts. 1, 3
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