The Awel y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Order 2023

• “refuse or fails to determine an application for any consent, agreement or approval of that authority required by a requirement imposed on a grant of development consent or contained in a development consent order, or grant it subject to conditions; or”’; and after sub-section (1), insert the following— 1A Where the appeal under sub-section (1) relates to a decision by the Secretary of State, the appeal will be decided by a Secretary of State who would not be responsible for determining an application for development consent with the subject matter of the Awel y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Order 2023 as if section 103(1) of the 2008 Act applied.

• (2) Sections 78 (right to appeal against planning decisions and failure to take such decisions) and 79 (determination of appeals) of the 1990 Act have effect in relation to any appeal under the terms of this article except that the Secretary of State in question is the Secretary of State who would be responsible for determining an application for development consent with the subject matter of this Order if section 103(1) (Secretary of State is to decide applications) of the 2008 Act applied.

Arbitration

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• (1) Subject to article 36 (saving provisions for Trinity House) any difference under any provision of this Order, unless otherwise provided for, is to be referred to and settled in arbitration in accordance with the rules at Schedule 12 (arbitration rules) of this Order, by a single arbitrator to be agreed upon by the parties, within 14 days of receipt of the notice of arbitration, or if the parties fail to agree within the time period stipulated, to be appointed on application of either party (after giving written notice to the other) by the Secretary of State.

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

SCHEDULE 1 — Authorised development

PART 1 — Authorised development

A nationally significant infrastructure project as defined in sections 14 (Nationally significant infrastructure projects: general) and 15 (generating stations) of the 2008 Act which is located in the Irish Sea approximately 11 kilometres from the coast of North Wales and, comprising—

Work No. 1—

• (a) an offshore wind turbine generating station with a gross electrical output capacity of over 350 megawatts, comprising up to 50 wind turbine generators each fixed to the seabed by a foundation, and further comprising (b) to (f) below;

• (b) up to two offshore substation platforms each fixed to the seabed by a foundation;

• (c) one meteorological mast fixed to the seabed by a foundation;

• (d) floating buoys;

• (e) installation of subsea cable circuit to the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm including cable crossings and cable protection; and

• (f) a network of subsea inter-array cables between (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) including cable crossings and cable protection;

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

Offshore

Work No.1A— Installation of a subsea cable circuit to the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm, and alteration of existing scour protection, cable protection and cable crossings.

Work No. 2— Installation of up to two subsea cable circuits between Work No. 1 and Work No. 3 including up to three cable ducts (if required), cable protection and cable crossings.

Work No. 2A— Cofferdam works including piling and creation of pits for trenchless installation techniques.

Intertidal and in the County of Denbighshire

Work No. 3—

• (a) installation of up to two subsea cable circuits between Work No. 2 and Work No. 4 including up to three cable ducts (if required), cable protection and cable crossings;

• (b) cofferdam works including piling and creation of pits for trenchless installation techniques, trenchless installation technique works including the creation of entrance and exit pits;

• (c) removal and remediation of groynes; and

• (d) construction and use of haul roads, temporary construction working areas, cable installation vessel anchoring and laydown area.

Work No. 3A— Temporary working area including use for cable installation vessel anchoring.

Work Nos. 1, 1A, 2, 2A, 3 and 3A are to be constructed seaward of MHWS within the area delineated by the co-ordinates shown on the location plan and listed in the Table 1 below, and within the area for each Work No. as shown on the works plan—

Point	Latitude	Longitude
A	53° 19′ 56.591″ N	3° 27′ 34.474″ W
B	53° 19′ 56.903″ N	3° 27′ 34.589″ W
C	53° 19′ 57.216″ N	3° 27′ 34.704″ W
D	53° 19′ 57.287″ N	3° 27′ 34.739″ W
E	53° 19′ 57.477″ N	3° 27′ 34.801″ W
F	53° 19′ 57.571″ N	3° 27′ 35.234″ W
G	53° 19′ 59.287″ N	3° 27′ 44.509″ W
H	53° 20′ 01.946″ N	3° 27′ 55.679″ W
I	53° 20′ 06.255″ N	3° 28′ 11.773″ W
J	53° 20′ 26.855″ N	3° 29′ 10.391″ W
K	53° 20′ 37.646″ N	3° 30′ 06.246″ W
L	53° 20′ 47.343″ N	3° 31′ 39.900″ W
M	53° 20′ 50.884″ N	3° 32′ 13.851″ W
N	53° 22′ 14.257″ N	3° 34′ 55.252″ W
O	53° 22′ 58.820″ N	3° 36′ 30.530″ W
P	53° 23′ 04.561″ N	3° 36′ 37.916″ W
Q	53° 23′ 08.522″ N	3° 36′ 42.054″ W
R	53° 23′ 12.999″ N	3° 36′ 45.555″ W
S	53° 23′ 17.090″ N	3° 36′ 49.051″ W
T	53° 23′ 21.056″ N	3° 36′ 52.116″ W
U	53° 23′ 25.025″ N	3° 36′ 54.537″ W
V	53° 23′ 28.743″ N	3° 36′ 55.879″ W
W	53° 23′ 31.952″ N	3° 36′ 56.140″ W
X	53° 23′ 36.191″ N	3° 36′ 55.987″ W
Y	53° 23′ 41.939″ N	3° 36′ 54.249″ W
Z	53° 23′ 47.152″ N	3° 37′ 19.725″ W
AA	53° 23′ 48.620″ N	3° 37′ 27.526″ W
AB	53° 23′ 52.897″ N	3° 37′ 51.225″ W
AC	53° 23′ 59.322″ N	3° 38′ 24.147″ W
AD	53° 24′ 04.446″ N	3° 38′ 50.837″ W
AE	53° 24′ 15.695″ N	3° 39′ 49.463″ W
AF	53° 24′ 25.334″ N	3° 40′ 34.286″ W
AG	53° 24′ 35.822″ N	3° 41′ 23.083″ W
AH	53° 24′ 48.410″ N	3° 42′ 22.278″ W
AI	53° 24′ 50.783″ N	3° 42′ 33.447″ W
AJ	53° 24′ 58.061″ N	3° 43′ 09.291″ W
AK	53° 25′ 07.441″ N	3° 43′ 55.520″ W
AL	53° 25′ 18.073″ N	3° 44′ 45.489″ W
AM	53° 25′ 18.124″ N	3° 44′ 45.726″ W
AN	53° 25′ 57.263″ N	3° 47′ 53.732″ W
AO	53° 26′ 42.822″ N	3° 51′ 33.277″ W
AP	53° 26′ 45.640″ N	3° 51′ 46.880″ W
AQ	53° 26′ 54.174″ N	3° 52′ 28.086″ W
AR	53° 27′ 38.880″ N	3° 52′ 29.291″ W
AS	53° 28′ 07.642″ N	3° 51′ 49.081″ W
AT	53° 29′ 04.923″ N	3° 51″ 50.621″ W
AU	53° 29′ 08.519″ N	3° 51′ 50.717″ W
AV	53° 29′ 14.611″ N	3° 51′ 50.880″ W
AW	53° 29′ 16.731″ N	3° 51′ 50.937″ W
AX	53° 29′ 16.811″ N	3° 51′ 44.229″ W
AY	53° 29′ 16.893″ N	3° 51′ 37.376″ W
AZ	53° 29′ 26.671″ N	3° 36′ 37.688″ W
BA	53° 29′ 07.090″ N	3° 37′ 36.681″ W
BB	53° 28′ 41.908″ N	3° 38′ 47.993″W
BC	53° 28′ 31.364″ N	3° 39′ 17.852″ W
BD	53° 28′ 05.012″ N	3° 40′ 32.271″ W
BE	53° 27′ 41.330″ N	3° 40′ 54.541″ W
BF	53° 27′ 41.174″ N	3° 40′ 54.481″ W
BG	53° 27′ 22.531″ N	3° 40′ 39.722″ W
BH	53° 27′ 17.024″ N	3° 40′ 24.467″ W
BI	53° 27′ 21.135″ N	3° 39′ 55.867″ W
BJ	53° 27′ 04.200″ N	3° 39′ 43.765″ W
BK	53° 26′ 57.347″ N	3° 39′ 24.931″ W
BL	53° 27′ 01.451″ N	3° 38′ 57.761″ W
BM	53° 26′ 43.034″ N	3° 38′ 42.126″ W
BN	53° 26′ 40.500″ N	3° 38′ 36.582″ W
BO	53° 26′ 36.947″ N	3° 38′ 17.215″ W
BP	53° 26′ 26.587″ N	3° 37′ 28.603″ W
BQ	53° 26′ 19.457″ N	3° 37′ 17.500″ W
BR	53° 26′ 11.113″ N	3° 37′ 16.494″ W
BS	53° 26′ 02.742″ N	3° 37′ 27.803″ W
BT	53° 25′ 52.313″ N	3° 37′ 34.518″ W
BU	53° 25′ 40.571″ N	3° 39′ 12.934″ W
BV	53° 25′ 55.147″ N	3° 39′ 50.832″ W
BW	53° 25′ 57.330″ N	3° 39′ 56.489″ W
BX	53° 25′ 59.460″ N	3° 40′ 02.100″ W
BY	53° 25′ 59.220″ N	3° 40′ 08.910″ W
BZ	53° 25′ 58.980″ N	3° 40′ 15.719″ W
CA	53° 26′ 00.000″ N	3° 40′ 21.929″ W
CB	53° 26′ 01.019″ N	3° 40′ 28.140″ W
CC	53° 25′ 24.660″ N	3° 39′ 50.219″ W
CD	53° 24′ 47.491″ N	3° 38′ 05.284″ W
CE	53° 24′ 19.284″ N	3° 36′ 02.274″ W
CF	53° 24′ 17.813″ N	3° 36′ 01.036″ W
CG	53° 24′ 16.556″ N	3° 35′ 59.908″ W
CH	53° 24′ 15.363″ N	3° 35′ 58.852″ W
CI	53° 24′ 13.551″ N	3° 35′ 57.286″ W
CJ	53° 24′ 11.718″ N	3° 35′ 55.685″ W
CK	53° 24′ 10.163″ N	3° 35′ 54.302″ W
CL	53° 24′ 08.373″ N	3° 35′ 52.701″ W
CM	53° 24′ 07.431″ N	3° 35′ 51.914″ W
CN	53° 24′ 06.483″ N	3° 35′ 51.299″ W
CO	53° 24′ 03.796″ N	3° 35′ 49.370″ W
CP	53° 24′ 02.815″ N	3° 35′ 48.597″ W
CQ	53° 23′ 59.916″ N	3° 35′ 46.150″ W
CR	53° 23′ 58.296″ N	3° 35′ 44.866″ W
CS	53° 23′ 57.375″ N	3° 35′ 44.109″ W
CT	53° 23′ 56.556″ N	3° 35′ 43.524″ W
CU	53° 23′ 55.242″ N	3° 35′ 42.675″ W
CV	53° 23′ 54.337″ N	3° 35′ 42.175″ W
CW	53° 23′ 53.214″ N	3° 35′ 41.575″ W
CX	53° 23′ 51.463″ N	3° 35′ 40.762″ W
CY	53° 23′ 49.840″ N	3° 35′ 40.023″ W
CZ	53° 23′ 49.135″ N	3° 35′ 39.620″ W
DA	53° 23′ 48.109″ N	3° 35′ 39.462″ W
DB	53° 23′ 46.163″ N	3° 35′ 39.041″ W
DC	53° 23′ 44.324″ N	3° 35′ 38.729″ W
DD	53° 23′ 43.233″ N	3° 35′ 38.535″ W
DE	53° 23′ 41.125″ N	3° 35′ 38.564″ W
DF	53° 23′ 39.301″ N	3° 35′ 38.732″ W
DG	53° 23′ 37.682″ N	3° 35′ 38.860″ W
DH	53° 23′ 36.950″ N	3° 35′ 38.850″ W
DI	53° 23′ 35.408″ N	3° 35′ 39.043″ W
DJ	53° 23′ 34.249″ N	3° 35′ 39.564″ W
DK	53° 23′ 33.464″ N	3° 35′ 39.813″ W
DL	53° 23′ 33.093″ N	3° 35′ 39.964″ W
DM	53° 23′ 32.980″ N	3° 35′ 39.997″ W
DN	53° 23′ 32.688″ N	3° 35′ 40.084″ W
DO	53° 23′ 32.256″ N	3° 35′ 40.198″ W
DP	53° 23′ 31.741″ N	3° 35′ 40.420″ W
DQ	53° 23′ 31.344″ N	3° 35′ 40.539″ W
DR	53° 23′ 30.663″ N	3° 35′ 40.717″ W
DS	53° 23′ 30.312″ N	3° 35′ 40.818″ W
DT	53° 23′ 29.994″ N	3° 35′ 40.911″ W
DU	53° 23′ 29.914″ N	3° 35′ 40.933″ W
DV	53° 23′ 29.832″ N	3° 35′ 40.973″ W
DW	53° 23′ 29.634″ N	3° 35′ 41.056″ W
DX	53° 23′ 29.502″ N	3° 35′ 41.118″ W
DY	53° 23′ 29.387″ N	3° 35′ 41.163″ W
DZ	53° 23′ 29.270″ N	3° 35′ 41.210″ W
EA	53° 23′ 29.181″ N	3° 35′ 41.244″ W
EB	53° 23′ 29.079″ N	3° 35′ 41.284″ W
EC	53° 23′ 28.953″ N	3° 35′ 41.334″ W
ED	53° 23′ 28.909″ N	3° 35′ 41.351″ W
EE	53° 23′ 28.880″ N	3° 35′ 41.409″ W
EF	53° 23′ 28.818″ N	3° 35′ 41.533″ W
EG	53° 23′ 28.748″ N	3° 35′ 41.667″ W
EH	53° 23′ 28.682″ N	3° 35′ 41.787″ W
EI	53° 23′ 28.405″ N	3° 35′ 42.245″ W
EJ	53° 23′ 28.131″ N	3° 35′ 42.634″ W
EK	53° 23′ 27.851″ N	3° 35′ 42.974″ W
EL	53° 23′ 27.602″ N	3° 35′ 43.238″ W
EM	53° 23′ 27.310″ N	3° 35′ 43.504″ W
EN	53° 23′ 26.906″ N	3° 35′ 43.805″ W
EO	53° 23′ 26.645″ N	3° 35′ 43.962″ W
EP	53° 23′ 26.165″ N	3° 35′ 44.180″ W
EQ	53° 23′ 25.842″ N	3° 35′ 44.279″ W
ER	53° 23′ 25.444″ N	3° 35′ 44.349″ W
ES	53° 23′ 25.068″ N	3° 35′ 44.365″ W
ET	53° 23′ 24.716″ N	3° 35′ 44.335″ W
EU	53° 23′ 24.468″ N	3° 35′ 44.288″ W
EV	53° 23′ 24.142″ N	3° 35′ 44.194″ W
EW	53° 23′ 23.875″ N	3° 35′ 44.088″ W
EX	53° 23′ 23.481″ N	3° 35′ 43.880″ W
EY	53° 23′ 23.251″ N	3° 35′ 43.729″ W
EZ	53° 23′ 23.012″ N	3° 35′ 43.548″ W
FA	53° 23′ 22.882″ N	3° 35′ 43.438″ W
FB	53° 23′ 22.734″ N	3° 35′ 43.303″ W
FC	53° 23′ 22.557″ N	3° 35′ 43.127″ W
FD	53° 23′ 22.112″ N	3° 35′ 42.600″ W
FE	53° 23′ 21.779″ N	3° 35′ 42.114″ W
FF	53° 23′ 21.513″ N	3° 35′ 41.653″ W
FG	53° 23′ 21.301″ N	3° 35′ 41.228″ W
FH	53° 23′ 21.074″ N	3° 35′ 40.697″ W
FI	53° 23′ 13.240″ N	3° 35′ 24.325″ W
FJ	53° 23′ 09.510″ N	3° 35′ 16.827″ W
FK	53° 22′ 44.082″ N	3° 34′ 23.783″ W
FL	53° 21′ 33.122″ N	3° 32′ 10.584″ W
FM	53° 21′ 20.903″ N	3° 31′ 45.816″ W
FN	53° 21′ 18.580″ N	3° 31′ 29.186″ W
FO	53° 21′ 06.879″ N	3° 29′ 50.362″ W
FP	53° 20′ 56.981″ N	3° 28′ 51.981″ W
FQ	53° 20′ 37.819″ N	3° 27′ 52.310″ W
FR	53° 20′ 31.441″ N	3° 27′ 32.461″ W
FS	53° 20′ 29.868″ N	3° 27′ 27.564″ W
FT	53° 20′ 29.239″ N	3° 27′ 25.217″ W
FU	53° 20′ 26.020″ N	3° 27′ 15.899″ W
FV	53° 20′ 25.601″ N	3° 27′ 15.520″ W
FW	53° 20′ 25.190″ N	3° 27′ 15.220″ W
FX	53° 20′ 24.502″ N	3° 27′ 14.846″ W
FY	53° 20′ 23.456″ N	3° 27′ 14.126″ W
FZ	53° 20′ 22.026″ N	3° 27′ 13.420″ W
GA	53° 20′ 21.377″ N	3° 27′ 13.087″ W
GB	53° 20′ 20.189″ N	3° 27′ 12.303″ W
GC	53° 20′ 15.453″ N	3° 27′ 09.555″ W
GD	53° 20′ 14.270″ N	3° 27′ 08.901″ W
GE	53° 20′ 13.460″ N	3° 27′ 08.493″ W
GF	53° 20′ 12.395″ N	3° 27′ 07.779″ W
GG	53° 20′ 11.610″ N	3° 27′ 07.036″ W
GH	53° 20′ 11.327″ N	3° 27′ 06.816″ W
GI	53° 20′ 11.090″ N	3° 27′ 06.631″ W
GJ	53° 20′ 10.973″ N	3° 27′ 06.540″ W
GK	53° 20′ 10.853″ N	3° 27′ 06.447″ W
GL	53° 20′ 10.475″ N	3° 27′ 06.152″ W
GM	53° 20′ 10.096″ N	3° 27′ 05.857″ W
GN	53° 20′ 08.741″ N	3° 27′ 04.994″ W
GO	53° 20′ 08.658″ N	3° 27′ 04.941″ W
GP	53° 20′ 08.625″ N	3° 27′ 04.920″ W
GQ	53° 19′ 59.650″ N	3° 26′ 59.204″ W
GR	53° 19′ 57.732″ N	3° 26′ 58.372″ W
GS	53° 19′ 57.493″ N	3° 27′ 00.000″ W
GT	53° 19′ 57.478″ N	3° 27′ 00.448″ W
GU	53° 19′ 57.578″ N	3° 27′ 01.284″ W
GV	53° 19′ 57.742″ N	3° 27′ 02.138″ W
GW	53° 19′ 57.772″ N	3° 27′ 02.631″ W
GX	53° 19′ 57.689″ N	3° 27′ 03.331″ W
GY	53° 19′ 57.535″ N	3° 27′ 03.969″ W
GZ	53° 19′ 57.282″ N	3° 27′ 05.123″ W
HA	53° 19′ 57.188″ N	3° 27′ 05.644″ W
HB	53° 19′ 57.091″ N	3° 27′ 06.176″ W
HC	53° 19′ 56.961″ N	3° 27′ 06.734″ W
HD	53° 19′ 56.748″ N	3° 27′ 07.500″ W
HE	53° 19′ 56.687″ N	3° 27′ 07.979″ W
HF	53° 19′ 56.646″ N	3° 27′ 08.421″ W
HG	53° 19′ 56.429″ N	3° 27′ 09.257″ W
HH	53° 19′ 56.265″ N	3° 27′ 09.705″ W
HI	53° 19′ 55.987″ N	3° 27′ 10.474″ W
HJ	53° 19′ 55.637″ N	3° 27′ 11.441″ W
HK	53° 19′ 55.347″ N	3° 27′ 12.258″ W
HL	53° 19′ 54.677″ N	3° 27′ 14.128″ W
HM	53° 19′ 54.315″ N	3° 27′ 15.153″ W
HN	53° 19′ 54.067″ N	3° 27′ 15.897″ W
HO	53° 19′ 54.019″ N	3° 27′ 16.041″ W
HP	53° 19′ 53.753″ N	3° 27′ 16.918″ W
HQ	53° 19′ 53.495″ N	3° 27′ 17.926″ W
HR	53° 19′ 53.279″ N	3° 27′ 18.892″ W
HS	53° 19′ 53.012″ N	3° 27′ 19.829″ W
HT	53° 19′ 52.813″ N	3° 27′ 20.530″ W
HU	53° 19′ 52.615″ N	3° 27′ 21.351″ W
HV	53° 19′ 52.571″ N	3° 27′ 21.579″ W
HW	53° 19′ 52.439″ N	3° 27′ 22.269″ W
HX	53° 19′ 52.020″ N	3° 27′ 25.023″ W
HY	53° 19′ 51.867″ N	3° 27′ 26.071″ W
HZ	53° 19′ 52.837″ N	3° 27′ 27.871″ W
IA	53° 19′ 56.346″ N	3° 27′ 34.384″ W

In the County of Denbighshire:

Work No. 4— Installation of up to two buried cable circuits with up to three cable ducts (if required) between Work No. 3 and Work No. 5; including cable crossings, cable protection, cofferdam works including piling, trenchless installation technique works, creation of pits for trenchless installation techniques; cable trenching works and removal and remediation of groynes, construction of haul road, temporary construction working areas, cable installation vessel anchoring and laydown area.

Work No. 5— Installation of up to two buried cable circuits with up to 3 cable ducts (if required) between Work No. 4 and Work No. 8; including trenchless installation technique works, and temporary construction working areas and laydown area.

Work No. 6— Temporary working area including:

• (a) creation of construction access to Work Nos. 3, 3A, 4, 5, 6A and 7 from Rhyl Coast Road; including works to junctions and visibility splays and removal and remediation of groynes; and

• (b) trenchless installation technique works.

Work No. 6A— Within Work No. 6 construction of a temporary construction compound and laydown area.

Work No. 7— Creation of construction and operational access to Work Nos. 3, 3A, 4, 5, 6 and 6A from Rhyl Coast Road; including works to junctions and visibility splays, and removal and remediation of groynes, construction of a haul road, temporary construction working areas and laydown area.

Work No. 7A— Within Work No. 7, construction of a temporary construction compound and laydown area.

Work No. 8— Installation of up to two buried cable circuits with up to 3 cable ducts (if required) and—

• (a) construction of a haul road;

• (b) a temporary construction working area;

• (c) creation and improvement of accesses including works to junctions and visibility splays; and

• (d) improvement works to existing bridge.

Work No. 8A— Within Work No. 8, installation of:

• (a) up to two transition joint bays;

• (b) trenchless installation techniques including the creation of pits; and

• (c) a temporary construction compound.

Work No. 9— Installation of up to two buried cable circuits with cable ducts (if required) between Work No. 8 and Work No. 11 from the south of the landfall to Dyserth Road, approximately 734 m; cable ducts, trenchless installation technique pit works including the creation of entrance and exit pits, and cable trenching works; construction of a haul road, temporary construction accesses and working areas and laydown area, creation and improvement of accesses including works to junctions and visibility splays.

Work No. 10— Creation of construction access, construction of a haul road, temporary construction working areas and laydown, and creation and improvement of accesses to the public highway including works to junctions and visibility splays.

Work No. 10A— Within Work No. 10, the creation of a temporary construction compound of no more than 10,000 m².

Work No. 11— Installation of up to two buried cable circuits with cable ducts (if required) between Work No. 9 and Work No. 15 from Dyserth Road to the A525/A547 highway, approximately 2,467 m; including cable ducts, trenchless installation technique pit works including the creation of entrance and exit pits and cable trenching works; construction of a haul road, temporary construction working areas and laydown area, creation and improvement of accesses including works to junctions and visibility splays.

Work No. 12— Creation of construction access, construction of a haul road, temporary construction working areas and laydown area and works to create a temporary crossing.

Work No. 13— Creation of construction access, construction of a haul road, temporary construction working areas and laydown area.

Work No. 14— Creation of construction access, construction of a haul road, temporary construction working area and laydown area, and creation and improvement of accesses to the public highway including works to junctions and visibility splays.

Work No. 14A— Within Work No. 14, the creation of a temporary construction compound of no more than 22,500 m².

Work No. 15— Installation of up to two buried cable circuits with cable ducts (if required) between Work No. 11 and Work No. 18 from the A525/A547 highway to the river Ffyddion approximately 763 m; including cable crossings, trenchless technique pit works including the creation of entrance and exit pits and cable trenching works; construction of a haul road including watercourse crossing, temporary construction working areas and laydown area, creation and improvement of accesses.

Work No. 16— Creation of construction access, construction of a haul road, temporary working areas and laydown area, and creation and improvement of accesses to the public highway including works to junctions and visibility splays.

Work No. 16A— Within Work No. 16, the creation of a temporary construction compound of no more than 10,000 m².

Work No. 17— Creation of construction access, construction of a haul road, temporary construction working areas and laydown area to north of the river Clwyd, and creation and improvement of accesses to public highway including works to junctions and visibility splays.

Work No. 18— Installation of up to two buried cable circuits with cable ducts (if required) between Work No. 15 and Work No. 19 from the river Ffyddion to the river Clwyd, approximately 485 m; including cable ducts, trenchless technique pit works including the creation of entrance and exit pits and cable trenching works; construction of a haul road including watercourse crossing, temporary construction working area and laydown area and creation and improvement of accesses.

Work No. 19— Installation of up to two buried cable circuits within cable ducts (if required) between Work No. 18 and Work No. 21 from the river Clywd to the A547/Abergele Road approximately 1,003 m; including cable ducts, trenchless technique pit works including the creation of entrance and exit pits and cable trenching works; construction of a haul road, temporary construction working areas and laydown area, creation and improvement of accesses including works to junctions and visibility splays.

Work No. 20— Creation of construction access, construction of a haul road, temporary construction working areas and laydown area to north of the A547/Abergele Road, and creation and improvement of accesses to public highway including works to junctions and visibility splays.

Work No. 20A— Within Work No. 20, construction of temporary construction compound of no more than 22,500 m².

Work No. 21— Installation of up to two buried cable circuits within cable ducts (if required) between Work No. 19 and Work No. 23; from the A547/Abergele Road to Bodelwyddan Road, approximately 1,021 m; including cable ducts, trenchless technique pit works including the creation of entrance and exit pits and cable trenching works; construction of a haul road, temporary construction working areas and laydown area, creation and improvement of accesses including works to junctions and visibility splays.

Work No. 22— Creation of construction access, construction of a haul road, temporary working area and laydown area to the north of Bodelwyddan Road, and creation and improvement of accesses to the public highway including works to junctions and visibility splays.

Work No. 22A— Within Work No. 22, construction of a temporary construction compound of no more than 10,000 m².

Work No. 23— Installation of up to two buried cable circuits within cable ducts (if required) between Work No. 21 and Work No. 29 from Bodelwyddan Road to the south of the A55 highway, approximately 2,432 m; including cable ducts, trenchless technique pit works including the creation of entrance and exit pits and cable trenching works; construction of a haul road, temporary construction working areas and laydown area, creation and improvement of accesses including works to junctions and visibility splays.

Work No. 24— Creation of construction access, works to temporarily improve and increase visibility splays for the public highway during construction.

Work No. 25— Creation of construction access, construction of a haul road, temporary construction working areas and laydown area and improvements to existing bridge.

Work No. 26— Creation of construction access, construction of a haul road, temporary construction working areas and laydown area to the north of the A55 road and creation and improvement of accesses to public highway including works to junctions and visibility splays.

Work No. 26A— Within Work No. 26, the construction of a temporary construction compound of no more than 22,500 m².

Work No. 27— Creation of construction access, construction of a haul road, temporary construction working areas and laydown area and creation and improvement of accesses to the public highway including works to junctions and visibility splays.

Work No. 28— Drainage works including connections to existing drainage and creation of new sustainable drainage including attenuation pond(s).

Work No. 29— Installation of up to two buried cable circuits with cable ducts (if required) between Work No. 23 and Work Nos. 31 and 31A from south of the A55 highway to the electrical substation approximately 197 m, including:

• (a) cable ducts, trenchless installation technique pit works including the creation of entrance and exit pits and cable trenching works;

• (b) construction of a haul road, temporary construction working areas and laydown area;

• (c) creation and improvement of accesses including works to junctions and visibility splay;

• (d) permanent landscaping, ecological and environmental works;

• (e) drainage works including connections to existing drainage and creation of new sustainable drainage including attenuation pond(s); and

• (f) utilities connections area.

Work No. 30— An access, drainage and utilities works area comprising:

• (a) temporary construction working areas and laydown areas;

• (b) temporary access roads and haul road including temporary land re-profiling;

• (c) drainage works including connections to existing drainage and creation of new sustainable drainage including attenuation pond(s);

• (d) permanent landscaping, ecological and environmental works; and

• (e) utilities connections.

Work No. 30A— Within Work No. 30, creation of a temporary construction compound and laydown area of no more than 37,500 m².

Work No. 31— Creation of the substation compound area including:

• (a) land re-profiling and creation of platform or foundations for Work No. 31A;

• (b) security fencing;

• (c) landscaping;

• (d) utilities connections;

• (e) drainage works including connections to existing drainage and creation of new sustainable drainage including attenuation pond(s);

• (f) temporary and permanent access roads;

• (g) temporary construction areas, lay down areas and haul roads;

• (h) installation of up to two buried cable circuits within cable ducts (if required);

• (i) installation of up to two buried 400kV cable circuits within cable ducts (if required);

• (j) cable crossings, cable protection, cable ducts, trenchless installation technique pit works including the creation of entrance and exit pits and cable trenching works; and

• (k) creation of permanent ecological and environmental mitigation works including habitat creation.

Work No. 31A— Within Work No. 31, construction of electrical substation infrastructure including:

• (a) a compound for electrical works necessary for the onward transmission of electricity (the “substation compound”) containing (but not limited to) switchgear and electrical equipment including power transformers, reactive compensation equipment, filters, cooling equipment, control and welfare buildings, lightning rods, internal roads, security fencing and other associated equipment, structures and buildings including noise-attenuation works; and

• (b) permanent security fencing and security gate.

Work No. 32— Installation of up to two buried 400kV cable circuits with cable ducts (if required) between Work No. 31 and Work No. 36 from the electrical substation to Glascoed Road; including:

• (a) cable ducts, trenchless installation technique pit works including the creation of entrance and exit pits and cable trenching works;

• (b) creation of construction access, construction of a haul road;

• (c) temporary construction working areas and laydown area;

• (d) creation and improvement of accesses including works to junctions and visibility splays;

• (e) permanent landscaping, ecological and environmental works;

• (f) drainage works including connections to existing drainage and creation of new sustainable drainage including attenuation pond(s); and

• (g) utilities connections area.

Work No. 33— An access, drainage and utilities works area comprising:

• (a) temporary construction working areas and laydown area;

• (b) temporary access roads and haul road including temporary land re-profiling;

• (c) permanent access roads and visibility splays;

• (d) permanent landscaping, ecological and environmental works;

• (e) drainage works including connections to existing drainage and creation of new sustainable drainage including attenuation pond(s); and

• (f) utilities connections.

Work No. 34— Creation of new temporary and permanent visibility splays and improvement of existing visibility splays.

Work No. 35— Permanent landscaping, ecological and environmental works, drainage works including connections to existing drainage and creation of new sustainable drainage including attenuation pond(s), and utilities connections.

Work No. 36— Installation of up to two buried 400kV cable circuits with cable ducts (if required) between Work No. 32 and Work No. 40 from Glascoed Road to the National Grid substation approximately 912 m; including cable ducts, trenchless installation technique pit works including the creation of entrance and exit pits and cable trenching works; construction of a haul road, temporary construction working areas and laydown area, creation and improvement of accesses including works to junctions and visibility splays.

Work No. 37—

• (a) creation of construction access, construction of a haul road and temporary construction working areas; and

• (b) creation and improvement of accesses to public highway including works to junctions, creation of a new bellmouth junction and visibility splays.

Work No. 37A— Within Work No. 37, creation of a temporary construction compound and laydown area of no more than10,000 m² to the south of Glascoed Road.

Work No. 38— Creation of construction access, creation and improvement of visibility splays, works to highway verges to improve existing visibility splays.

Work No. 39—

• (a) creation of construction access, construction of a haul road, temporary construction working areas and laydown area and creation and improvement of accesses to public highway including works to junctions and visibility splays; and

• (b) creation of permanent access, including works to connect the access to Glascoed Road.

Work No. 39A— Within Work No. 39, creation of a temporary construction compound and laydown area of no more than 10,000 m².

Work No. 40— Electrical works to connect to the National Grid substation—

• (a) works needed to connect the authorised project to the National Grid substation at Bodelwyddan that National Grid is not required, under its transmission licence, to carry out itself including (but not limited to) cabling, cable sealing ends, circuit breakers, surge arrestors, dis-connectors, transformers, busbars and busbar clamp measuring equipment, relay marshalling rooms and electrical earthing works;

• (b) installation of up to two buried 400kV cable circuits with cable ducts (if required) between Work No. 36 and the National Grid substation; including cable ducts, trenchless installation technique pit works including the creation of entrance and exit pits and cable trenching works;

• (c) construction of a haul road, temporary construction compound and laydown area; and

• (d) creation of access roads to provide operational and maintenance access.

Work No. 41— Access roads to provide operational access from the public highways to Work Nos. 4 to 40 and any associated development.

and in connection with Work Nos. 1 to 3A 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 rock placement and the placement of rock and/or concrete mattresses, with or without frond devices;

• (c) dredging;

• (d) the removal of material from the seabed required for the construction of Work Nos. 1 to 3 and the disposal of inert material of natural origin and/or dredged material within the Order limits produced during construction drilling, and seabed preparation for the installation of the foundations of the offshore structures or during seabed preparation for cable laying;

• (e) creation and use of temporary vessel laydown areas, use of cable anchors;

• (f) removal of static fishing equipment;

• (g) lighting; and

• (h) erection of temporary cofferdams during construction.

and in connection with Work Nos. 4 to 41 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—

• (i) haul roads, ramps, watercourse and other temporary crossings, means of access and other vehicular and/or pedestrian means of access, including creation of new tracks and footpaths, and/or widening, upgrades, alterations and improvements of existing roads, tracks and footpaths;

• (j) bunds, embankments, swales, landscaping, fencing and boundary treatments and alteration of groynes;

• (k) provision of temporary and permanent ecological and environmental mitigation and compensation works;

• (l) spoil storage and associated control measures;

• (m) jointing bays, link boxes, cable ducts, cable protection, joint protection, manholes, marker posts, underground cable markers, tiles and tape, and lighting and other works associated with laying cables and/or pulling cables through cable ducts;

• (n) works for the provision of apparatus including cabling, water and electricity supply works, foul drainage provision, surface water management systems, temporary drainage during installations of cables and culverting;

• (o) works to alter the position of apparatus, including mains, sewers, drains and cables;

• (p) works to alter the course of, or otherwise interfere with, non-navigable rivers, streams or watercourses;

• (q) landscaping works and habitat creation;

• (r) works for the benefit or protection of land affected by the authorised development;

• (s) working sites in connection with the construction of the authorised development, construction lay down areas and compounds and storage compounds;

• (t) works of restoration;

• (u) fencing or other means of enclosure; and

• (v) such other works as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of or in connection with the relevant part of the authorised development.

PART 2 — Ancillary works

Works within the Order limits which fall within the scope of the work assessed by the environmental statement comprising—

• (a) intrusive ground investigations including the making of boreholes and trial pits;

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

• (c) marking buoys, beacons, fenders and other navigational warning or ship impact protection works; and

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

SCHEDULE 2 — Requirements

Time limits

1

The authorised development must commence no later than the expiration of five years beginning with the date this Order comes into force.

Offshore design parameters

2

• (1) The wind turbine generators to be constructed or operated as part of the authorised development must be located within the area delineated by the co-ordinates in Table 2 and shown on sheet 2 of the works plan and, subject to any lighting approved under requirement 3, there must be no material difference in the size and appearance of the wind turbine generators.

Point	Latitude	Longitude
IC	53° 25′ 18.124″ N	3° 44′ 45.726″ W
ID	53° 25′ 57.263″ N	3° 47′ 53.732″ W
IE	53° 26′ 42.823″ N	3° 51′ 33.278″ W
IF	53° 29′ 16.893″ N	3° 51′ 37.376″ W
IG	53° 29′ 26.671″ N	3° 36′ 37.688″ W
IH	53° 29′ 7.091″ N	3° 37′ 36.682″ W
II	53° 28′ 41.909″ N	3° 38′ 47.993″ W
IJ	53° 28′ 31.364″ N	3° 39′ 17.852″ W
IK	53° 28′ 5.013″ N	3° 40′ 32.272″ W
IL	53° 27′ 1.865″ N	3° 41′ 31.636″ W
IM	53° 26′ 45.454″ N	3° 41′ 14.509″ W

• (2) The offshore works must be constructed in accordance with the parameters assessed in the environmental statement and set out in Table 3.

Parameter	Value
Maximum number of wind turbine generators	50
Maximum total rotor swept area (m ²)	2,500,412
Maximum height of wind turbine generators when measured from MHWS to the tip of the vertical blade (m)	332
Maximum rotor diameter of each wind turbine generator (m)	306
Minimum distance from MHWS to the lowest point of the rotating blade for each wind turbine generator (m)	22
Minimum distance between wind turbine generators (in all directions measured from the centre point of each wind turbine generator) (m)	830
Maximum pile diameter of single pile structures (m)	15
Maximum pile diameter of two or more pile structures (m)	8
Maximum total seabed footprint for wind turbine generators (excluding scour protection) (m²)	98,175
Maximum total seabed footprint for wind turbine generators (including scour protection) (m²)	570,209
Maximum width of any supporting structure (m) at mean sea level	15
Maximum number of offshore substations	2
Maximum dimensions of offshore substations: Height when measured from MHWS (m) Length (m) Topside area (m²)	77.3 80 4,000
Maximum total seabed footprint area for offshore substation foundations (excluding scour protection) (m²)	14,000
Maximum total seabed footprint area for offshore substation foundations (including scour protection) (m²)	21,600
Maximum volume of natural material for disposal (m ³)	12,920,356
Maximum total volume of scour protection for wind turbine generators and offshore substations (m³)	952,282
Maximum number of meteorological masts	1
Maximum total seabed footprint area for meteorological mast foundations (excluding scour protection) (m²)	20
Maximum total seabed footprint area for meteorological mast foundations (including scour protection) (m²)	855
Maximum width of any supporting structure for meteorological mast (m)	5
Maximum number of any LiDAR measurement buoys	3
Maximum number of any permanent vessel buoys	3
Maximum total length of cables (km)	203.4
Maximum volume of cable protection (m ³)	366,513
Maximum footprint of cable protection (m²)	474,476
Maximum number of cable crossings	19

Aviation safety

3

• (1) The undertaker must exhibit such lights, with such shape, colour and character and at such times as are required by Air Navigation Order 2016 and/or determined necessary for aviation safety in consultation with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation Safeguarding and as directed by the Civil Aviation Authority. Lighting installed specifically to meet Ministry of Defence aviation safety requirements must remain operational for the life of the authorised development unless otherwise agreed with the Ministry of Defence.

• (2) The undertaker must notify the Defence Infrastructure Organisation Safeguarding, at least 14 days prior to the commencement of the offshore works, of the following—

• (a) the date of the commencement of construction of the offshore works;

• (b) the date any wind turbine generators are brought into use;

• (c) the maximum height of any construction equipment to be used;

• (d) the maximum heights of any wind turbine generator, meteorological mast and offshore electrical platform to be constructed; and

• (e) the latitude and longitude of each wind turbine generator, meteorological mast and offshore electrical platform to be constructed; and

the Defence Infrastructure Organisation Safeguarding must be notified of any changes to the information supplied under this paragraph and of the completion of the construction of the offshore works.

• (3) The lights installed in accordance with paragraph (1) will be operated at the lowest permissible lighting intensity level.

Offshore Noise

4

Except in an emergency, the noise generated during the construction of Work No. 1 when measured at as close as practicable to the receptor OS Grid Reference 279980; 381977 must not, in onshore wind weather conditions, exceed 50 dB(A) Leq 1 hour between the hours of 2300 and 0700 when measured in accordance with British Standard BS5228:2009+A1:2014, ‘Code of practice for noise and vibration control on construction and open sites’. Onshore wind weather conditions are when the receptor is downwind of the piling location by plus or minus 45 degrees.

Stages of authorised development

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• (1) The onshore works may not be commenced until notification has been submitted to the relevant planning authority detailing whether the onshore works will be constructed—

• (a) in a single stage; or

• (b) in two or more stages.

• (2) The onshore works may not be commenced until details of the stages of the onshore works have been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.

• (3) The construction of the onshore works must follow the details provided under sub-paragraph (2) of this requirement.

Substation works

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• (1) Construction of Work No. 31A must not commence until details of—

• (a) the layout;

• (b) scale;

• (c) proposed finished ground levels;

• (d) hard surfacing materials;

• (e) the dimensions, colour and materials used for the buildings;

• (f) security fencing;

• (g) vehicular and pedestrian access, parking and circulation areas; and

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

have been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority following consultation with Natural Resources Wales as appropriate.

• (2) The details submitted under sub-paragraph (1) of this requirement must be in accordance with requirement 7 (detailed design parameters onshore) and substantially in accordance with the design principles document.

• (3) Work No. 31A must be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

Detailed design parameters onshore

7

• (1) The onshore works must not exceed the parameters assessed in the environmental statement and set out in Table 4 and sub-paragraph (2).

Parameter	Value
Maximum number of landfall transition joint bays	2
Maximum number of connection bays within Work No. 40	2

• (2) In relation to Work No. 31A—

• (a) if air insulated switchgear is installed—

• (i) the highest part of any reactive compensation building must not exceed 41.675m above Ordnance Datum and the highest part of any other building must not exceed 40.675m above Ordnance Datum;

• (ii) the highest part of any external electrical equipment or enclosure, excluding lightning rods, must not exceed 46.675m above Ordnance Datum;

• (iii) the total area of the fenced compound (excluding its accesses) must not exceed 50,000m²;

• (iv) the total number of lightning rods within the fenced compound area must not exceed 12 and the height of any lightning rod must not exceed 52.2m above Ordnance Datum;

• (b) if gas insulated switchgear is installed—

• (i) the highest part of the main gas insulated switchgear substation building must not exceed 49.975m above Ordnance Datum;

• (ii) the highest part of any reactive compensation building must not exceed 42.475m above Ordnance Datum and subject to sub-paragraph (i) the highest part of any other building must not exceed 41.475m above Ordnance Datum;

• (iii) the highest part of any external electrical equipment or enclosure, excluding lightning rods, must not exceed 47.475m above Ordnance Datum;

• (iv) the total area of the fenced compound (excluding its accesses) must not exceed 30,000m²; and

• (v) the total number of lightning rods within the fenced compound area must not exceed 12 and the height of any lightning rod must not exceed 53m above Ordnance Datum.

• (3) Trenchless installation techniques must be used to install the cable ducts and electrical circuits where identified in the crossings schedule for the purpose of passing under a relevant obstruction unless otherwise agreed by the relevant planning authority, following consultation with the relevant drainage boards, Natural Resources Wales and the highways authority.

• (4) In this requirement “reactive compensation building” means any building housing electrical compensation equipment for Work No 31A.

Provision of landscaping

8

• (1) Work No. 31A must not be commenced until a written landscaping scheme and associated work programme in accordance with the outline landscape and ecology management plan for Work No. 31A has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority following consultation with Natural Resources Wales as appropriate.

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

• (a) location, number, species, size and planting density of any proposed planting including any trees; and

• (b) implementation timetables for all landscaping works.

• (3) The written landscaping scheme and associated work programme must be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

Implementation and maintenance of landscaping

9

• (1) All landscaping works must be carried out in accordance with the landscaping scheme approved under requirement 8 (provision of landscaping).

• (2) Any tree or shrub planted as part of an approved landscaping scheme that, within a period of five years after planting, is removed, dies or becomes, in the opinion of the relevant planning authority, seriously damaged or diseased must be replaced in the first available planting season with a specimen of the same species and size as that originally planted unless a different species is otherwise agreed with the relevant planning authority.

Code of construction practice

10

• (1) No stage of the onshore works may commence until for that stage a code of construction practice has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority in consultation with the highway authority as appropriate following consultation with Natural Resources Wales as appropriate and in relation to sub-paragraph (2)(d) the Welsh Ministers.

• (2) The code of construction practice must accord with the outline code of construction practice and include, as appropriate to the relevant stage—

• (a) construction method statement;

• (b) noise and vibration management plan;

• (c) air quality management plan;

• (d) soil management plan;

• (e) site waste management plan;

• (f) pollution prevention and emergency incident response plan;

• (g) construction traffic management plan;

• (h) public access management plan;

• (i) travel plan;

• (j) artificial light emissions plan;

• (k) invasive non-native species management plan; and

• (l) construction communications plan.

• (3) The code of construction practice approved in relation to the relevant stage of the onshore works must be followed in relation to that stage of the onshore works.

• (4) Pre-commencement works must only take place in accordance with the relevant details set out in the outline code of construction practice as certified.

Highway accesses

11

• (1) No new permanent means of access to a highway to be used by vehicular traffic, or any permanent alteration to an existing means of access to a highway used by vehicular traffic may be formed until written details of the design, layout and siting of that new or altered access have been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority in consultation with the highway authority.

• (2) The highway accesses must be constructed in accordance with the approved details.

Onshore archaeology

12

• (1) No stage of the onshore works may commence until for that stage an archaeological written scheme of investigation in accordance with the onshore WSI as appropriate for the relevant stage has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.

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

• (3) Pre-commencement surveys and investigations, including those necessary to allow production of any scheme required under sub-paragraph (1) must only take place in accordance with the applicable details set out in the onshore WSI.

Landscape and Ecology management plan

13

• (1) No stage of the onshore works may commence until for that stage a written landscape and ecology management plan in accordance with the outline landscape and ecology management plan as appropriate for the relevant stage, has, following consultation with Natural Resources Wales, been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.

• (2) The landscape and ecology management plan(s) submitted under sub-paragraph (1) must include an implementation timetable and must be implemented as approved.

• (3) Pre-commencement works must only take place in accordance with the relevant details set out in the outline landscape and ecology management plan as certified.

European protected species onshore

14

• (1) No stage of the onshore works other than surveying and investigation necessary to comply with this requirement may be undertaken until, for that stage, pre-construction survey work has been carried out to establish whether a European protected species or nationally protected species under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 is present on any of the land affected, or likely to be affected, by any part of that stage of the onshore works.

• (2) Where a European protected species or nationally protected species under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 is shown to be present, the stage of the onshore works likely to affect the species must not commence until, after consultation with Natural Resources Wales, a scheme of protection and mitigation measures for that stage has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.

• (3) Each stage of the onshore works which requires a scheme of protection and mitigation measures in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) of this requirement must be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme.

• (4) In this paragraph, “European protected species” has the same meaning as in regulations 42 (European protected species of animals) and 46 (European protected species of plants) of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017.

• (5) In this paragraph, “nationally protected species” means any species protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

Construction hours

15

• (1) Except as otherwise agreed in the code of construction practice and subject to sub-paragraphs (2) to (4), construction of the onshore works and construction-related traffic movements to or from the site of the relevant work may take place only between the hours of 0700 and 1900 from Monday to Friday and 0700 and 1300 on Saturdays, with no activity on Sundays or bank holidays.

• (2) If agreed in advance with the relevant planning authority, construction of the onshore works and construction-related traffic movements to or from the site of the relevant work may take place outside the hours specified in sub-paragraph (1) for certain identified works including—

• (a) where continuous periods of construction are required, for works such as concrete pouring and finishing, electrical circuit pulling and jointing and testing;

• (b) for the delivery and unloading of abnormal loads;

• (c) for the landfall works; and

• (d) for any other time-critical element of the onshore works.

• (3) Except as provided in sub-paragraph (4), all construction works which are to be undertaken outside the hours specified in sub-paragraph (1) must be agreed in advance with the relevant planning authority.

• (4) In respect of trenchless installation techniques where continuous 24-hour working has been assessed in the environmental statement, the undertaker must notify the relevant planning authority in advance of such works.

Surface and foul water drainage

16

• (1) Work Nos. 31 and 31A must not commence until, for that numbered work, a written surface and foul water drainage plan (including details of any watercourse crossings and proposals for management and maintenance) has, following consultation with Natural Resources Wales, been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority. The surface and foul water drainage plan must be substantially in accordance with the principles set out in the outline drainage strategy.

• (2) The surface and foul water drainage plan must be implemented in accordance with the approved details, prior to final commissioning of Work No. 31A.

Restoration of land used temporarily for construction

17

Any land landward of MLWS which is used temporarily for construction of the onshore works and not ultimately incorporated in permanent works or approved landscaping must be reinstated within six months of completion of the relevant stage of the onshore works in accordance with details submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority under requirement 10 (code of construction practice).

Control of noise during operational stage

18

• (1) The noise rating level for the operation of Work No. 31A must not exceed the following levels at a position representative of the façade, in free-field conditions, of, any building authorised or lawfully occupied for residential or accommodation purposes at the date of the granting of this Order, at each of the representative locations set out in (a) to (d) below:

• (a) 36 dB LAr,Tr at Gwelfryn (OS: 300654, 373889) or other nearby residential properties on Glascoed Road to the south west of Work No. 31A;

• (b) 36 dB LAr,Tr at Caer Delyn (OS 301339, 373960) or other nearby residential properties on Glascoed Road to the south east of Work No. 31A;

• (c) 39 dB LAr,Tr at Bodelwyddan Castle Hotel (OS 299967, 374819) or other nearby residential properties to the west of Work No. 31A; and

• (d) 41 dB LAr,Tr at Faenol Bropor (OS 301298, 374784) or other nearby residential properties to the north of Work No. 31A.

• (2) The noise levels set out in sub-paragraph (1) are to be measured:

• (a) in accordance with British Standard BS4142:2014+A1:2019, Methods for rating and assessing industrial and commercial sound; and

• (b) with a microphone placed at least 1.5 m above the ground in free-field conditions (being at least 3.5 m from the nearest vertical reflecting surface).

• (3) In the event of a complaint to the relevant planning authority relating to noise emissions from the operation of Work No. 31A which may reasonably be expected to result in levels above those allowed by paragraph (1)—

• (a) the undertaker must submit a proposed measurement and assessment procedure, based on the guidance and assessment methodology outlined in BS4142:2014, including a proposed measurement methodology and monitoring locations and the timings for the assessment and reporting to the relevant planning authority for approval; and

• (b) measurements must be undertaken in accordance with the approved procedure by an independent consultant appointed by the undertaker in order to determine compliance or otherwise with paragraph (1).

Control of operational artificial light emissions

19

• (1) Work No. 31A and Work No. 33(c) must not be brought into operation until a written scheme for the management and mitigation of internal and external artificial light emissions from Work No. 31A and Work No.33(c) has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.

• (2) The approved scheme for the management and mitigation of artificial light emissions must be implemented and maintained during the lifetime of Work No. 31A and Work No. 33(c).

Skills and Employment Strategy

20

• (1) No stage of the authorised development may commence until a skills and employment strategy, substantially in accordance with the outline skills and employment strategy has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.

• (2) The skills and employment strategy must be implemented in accordance with the approved details.

Offshore decommissioning

21

No 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) (requirement to prepare decommissioning programmes) of the 2004 Act has been submitted to the Secretary of State for approval.

Onshore decommissioning

22

• (1) A written scheme of decommissioning for the onshore works must be submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority at least six months prior to any decommissioning works commencing.

• (2) The written scheme of decommissioning for the onshore works must include a code of construction practice and the approved scheme must be implemented as approved in the carrying out of any decommissioning works or relevant part of it.

Great Dun Fell and St Annes Primary Radar Mitigation Scheme

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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 mitigate the impact of the authorised development on the primary radar of the operator located at Great Dun Fell and St Annes 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 the authorised development shall thereafter be operated fully in accordance with the approved scheme.

• (3) In this requirement—

• “operator” means NATS (En Route) plc, incorporated under the Companies Act (Company Number 4129273) whose registered office is 4000 Parkway, Whiteley, Fareham, Hampshire 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 the Transport Act); and

• “primary radar mitigation scheme” or “scheme” means a detailed scheme agreed with the operator which sets out the measures to be taken to mitigate the impact of the development on the primary radar located at Great Dun Fell and St Annes and air traffic management operations of the operator.

Landscape enhancement scheme

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• (1) Work No. 1 must not be commenced until a scheme for the provision of landscape enhancement in accordance with the landscape enhancement scheme principles document has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority following consultation with Natural Resources Wales, the Isle of Anglesey County Council, Eryri National Park Authority and Conwy County Borough Council.

• (2) The landscape enhancement scheme must set out appropriate measures to compensate for the impact of the authorised development on the protected landscapes of Eryri National Park, the Isle of Anglesey Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (including Anglesey Heritage Coast) and Great Orme Heritage Coast.

• (3) The landscape enhancement scheme shall be implemented as approved.

• (4) In this requirement “landscape enhancement scheme principles document” means the document certified as such by the Secretary of State under article 40.

Wake effects

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• (1) No part of any wind turbine generator shall be erected as part of the authorised development until an assessment of any wake effects and subsequent design provisions to mitigate any such identified effects as far as possible has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Secretary of State, in order to mitigate the impact of the authorised development on the energy generation of Rhyl Flats Wind Farm. The assessment must be based on the scope of this Order as granted.

• (2) The authorised development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

Requirement for written approval

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Where under any of the above requirements the approval or agreement of the Secretary of State, the relevant planning authority or another person is required, that approval or agreement must be given in writing.

Amendments to approved details

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• (1) With respect to any requirement which requires the authorised development to be carried out in accordance with the details approved by the relevant planning authority or another organisation or body, the approved details must be carried out as approved unless an amendment or variation is previously agreed by the relevant planning authority or that other organisation or body in accordance with sub-paragraph (2).

• (2) Any amendments to or variations from the approved details must be in accordance with the principles and assessments set out in the environmental statement. Such agreement may only be given in relation to immaterial changes where it has been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the relevant planning authority or that other organisation or body that the subject matter of the agreement sought is unlikely to give rise to any materially greater environmental effects from those assessed in the environmental statement.

• (3) The approved details must be taken to include any amendments that may subsequently be approved by the relevant planning authority or that other person.

SCHEDULE 3 — Streets subject to street works

In the County of Denbighshire:

(1) Street	(2) Extent as shown on the street works and access plan
Ferguson Avenue, Rhyl	Between the points labelled AA and AB on sheet 2
Garford Road, Rhyl	Between the points labelled AC and AD on sheet 1
Rhyl Golf Club access	Between the points labelled AE and AF on sheet 1
Robin Hood Holiday Camp accesses	Between the points labelled AG and AH on sheets 1 and 2
B5119, Dyserth Road	Between the points labelled AI and AJ on sheet 3
B5119, Dyserth Road	Between the points labelled AK and AL on sheet 3
A525	Between the points labelled AM and AN on sheet 5
A547, eastern Rhuddlan bypass	Between the points labelled AO and AP on sheet 5
Tan-Yr-Eglwys Road	Between the points labelled AQ and AR on sheet 6
A547, Abergele Road	Between the points labelled AS and AT on sheet 6
Bodelwyddan Road	Between the points labelled AU and AV on sheet 7
Nant-Y-Faenol Road	Between the points labelled AW and AX on sheet 7
Junction 26 of the A55	Between the points labelled AY and AZ on sheet 9
Junction 26 of the A55	Between the points labelled BA and BB on sheet 9
Minor road to the north of St. Asaph Business Park	Between the points labelled BC and BD on sheet 9
B5381 Glascoed Road	Between the points labelled BE and BF on sheet 10
Minor road to the south of the B5381 Glascoed Road	Between the points labelled BG and BH on sheet 10
B5381 Glascoed Road	Between the points labelled BI and BJ on sheet 10

SCHEDULE 4 — Rights of way to be temporarily stopped up or restricted

In the County of Denbighshire:

(1) Street or right of way to be temporarily stopped up or restricted	(2) Extent of temporary stopping up or restriction
Footpath DE/206/5	Between points Ax and Ay as shown on sheets 3 and 4 of the temporary stopping up of public rights of way plan
Footpath DE/206/3	Between points Bx and By as shown on sheet 4 of the temporary stopping up of public rights of way plan
Footpath DE/206/44	Between points Ca and Cb and Cx and Cy as shown on sheet 5 of the temporary stopping up of public rights of way plan
Footpath DE/206/18	Between points Dx, Dy and Dz as shown on sheet 5 of the temporary stopping up of public rights of way plan
Footpath DE/206/46	Between points Ex and Ey as shown on sheet 5 of the temporary stopping up of public rights of way plan
Footpath DE/206/20	Between points Fa and Fb and Fx and Fy as shown on sheet 5 of the temporary stopping up of public rights of way plan
Footpath DE/206/23	Between points Gx and Gy as shown on sheet 5 of the temporary stopping up of public rights of way plan
Footpath DE/206/24 and Footpath 206/22	Between points Hx and Hy as shown on sheet 5 of the temporary stopping up of public rights of way plan
Footpath DE/206/29	Between points Ix and Iy as shown on sheet 6 of the temporary stopping up of public rights of way plan
Footpath DE/201/12	Between points Jx and Jy as shown on sheet 6 of the temporary stopping up of public rights of way plan
Footpath DE/206/40	Between points Kx and Ky as shown on sheet 7 of the temporary stopping up of public rights of way plan
Footpath DE/201/4	Between points Lx and Ly as shown on sheet 7 of the temporary stopping up of public rights of way plan
Footpath DE/201/7	Between points Mx and My (sheet 8) and Nx and Ny (sheets 8 and 9) as shown on the temporary stopping up of public rights of way plan
Footpath DE/201/9	Between points Ox and Oy as shown on sheet 9 of the temporary stopping up of public rights of way plan
Footpath DE/105/7	Between points Px and Py as shown on sheet 10 of the temporary stopping up of public rights of way plan

SCHEDULE 5 — Access to works

In the County of Denbighshire

(1) Reference as shown on the street works and access plan	(2) Description of new access
AC-A	From the public highway Ferguson Avenue for access to temporary works during construction, and operational access as shown on sheet 2 of the street works and access plan
AC-B1	Over and from the Rhyl Golf Club access to temporary works area during construction; no heavy goods vehicle access is to be taken over this access as shown on sheet 1 of the street works and access plan
AC-B2	From the public highway Garford Road for access to temporary works during construction and operational access as shown on sheet 1 of the street works and access plan
AC-C1	Over and from the existing Robin Hood Holiday Camp access to temporary works area during construction; no heavy goods vehicle access is to be taken over this access as shown on sheets 1 and 2 of the street works and access plan
AC-C2	Over and from the existing Robin Hood Holiday Camp access to temporary works area during construction; no heavy goods vehicle access is to be taken over this access as shown on sheets 1 and 2 of the street works and access plan
AC-C3	Over and from the existing Robin Hood Holiday Camp access to temporary works area during construction; no heavy goods vehicle access is to be taken over this access as shown on sheets 1 and 2 of the street works and access plan
AC-D	From the public highway B5119 Dyserth Road and the existing access track for access to temporary works during construction, and operational access as shown on sheet 3 of the street works and access plan
AC-E	From the public highway B5119 Dyserth Road to temporary works area to the north of that highway during construction as shown on sheet 3 of the street works and access plan
AC-F	From the public highway B5119 Dyserth Road to temporary works area to the south of that highway during construction as shown on sheet 3 of the street works and access plan
AC-G	From the public highway A547, eastern Rhuddlan bypass, for access to temporary works during construction and operational access as shown on sheet 5 of the street works and access plan
AC-H	From the public highway A525 to temporary works area during construction as shown on sheet 5 of the street works and access plan
AC-I	Over and from the existing access to the sewage treatment works at Tan-Yr-Eglwys Road for access to temporary works during construction and operational access as shown on sheet 6 of the street works and access plan
AC-J	From the public highway A547 Abergele Road to temporary works area during construction as shown on sheet 6 of the street works and access plan
AC-K	From the public highway A547 Abergele Road to temporary works area during construction as shown on sheets 6 and 7 of the street works and access plan
AC-L	From the public highway Bodelwyddan Road to temporary works area during construction as shown on sheet 7 of the street works and access plan
AC-M	From the public highway Bodelwyddan Road to temporary works area during construction as shown on sheet 7 of the street works and access plan
AC-N1	From the public highway Nant-Y-Faenol Road to temporary works area during construction as shown on sheet 7 of the street works and access plan
AC-N2	From the public highway Nant-Y-Faenol Road to temporary works area during construction as shown on sheet 7 of the street works and access plan
AC-O1	Over and from the existing farm access from Junction 26 of the A55 public highway for access to temporary works during construction, and operational access as shown on sheets 8 and 9 of the street works and access plan
AC-O2	Over and from the existing farm access from Junction 26 of the A55 public highway to temporary works area during construction as shown on sheets 8 and 9 of the street works and access plan
AC-P	Over and from the minor road to the north of St. Asaph Business Park as shown on sheet 9 of the street works and access plan
AC-Q1	From the public highway B5381 Glascoed Road to temporary works area during construction as shown on sheets 9 and 10 of the street works and access plan
AC-Q2	From the public highway B5381 Glascoed Road to temporary works area during construction as shown on sheets 9 and 10 of the street works and access plan
AC-R1	From the minor road to the south of B5381 Glascoed Road to temporary works area during construction as shown on sheet 10 of the street works and access plan
AC-R2	From the minor road to the south of B5381 Glascoed Road to temporary works area during construction as shown on sheet 10 of the street works and access plan
AC-S	From the public highway B5381 Glascoed Road, over and from the existing National Grid access, for access to temporary works during construction, and operational access as shown on sheet 10 of the street works and access plan

SCHEDULE 6 — Land of which only temporary possession may be taken

In the County of Denbighshire:

(1) Number of plot shown on land plans	(2) Purpose for which temporary possession may be taken	(3) Relevant part of authorised development
2	Temporary use as a construction working area, use for cable installation vessel anchoring and for access to facilitate construction of Work Nos. 2A, 3 and 4	Work No. 3A
3, 4, 5, 24, 27	Temporary use as a construction working area, use for cable installation vessel anchoring and for access to facilitate construction of Work Nos. 2A, 3 and 4	Work Nos. 3A and 6
37, 38, 39, 40, 43, 44, 45, 46	Temporary use as a construction working area, use for cable installation vessel anchoring and for access to facilitate construction of Work Nos. 2A, 3, 4, 5 and 41	Work Nos. 3A and 7
7, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 88	Temporary use as a construction working area and for access to facilitate construction of Work Nos. 2A, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 41	Work No. 6
92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 98	Temporary use as a construction working area and for access to facilitate construction of Work Nos. 5 and 7	Work No. 6
15	Temporary use as a construction working area, use as a temporary construction compound and for access to facilitate construction of Work Nos. 2A, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 41	Work Nos. 6 and 6A
47, 49, 50, 52, 54, 57, 59, 60, 62, 64, 65, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74 , 79, 80, 81, 84, 85, 86	Temporary use as a construction working area and for access to facilitate construction of Work Nos. 2A, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 41	Work No. 7 and temporary mitigation area
75	Temporary use as a construction working area, use as a temporary construction compound and for access to facilitate construction of Work Nos. 2A, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 41	Work Nos. 7 and 7A
104, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 117, 121, 122, 123, 124,	Temporary use as a construction working area and for access to facilitate construction of Work Nos. 5, 8, 8A, 9 and 41	Work No. 8
119, 127, 130, 132, 133, 137, 138	Temporary use as a construction working area and for access to facilitate construction of Work Nos. 9, 11 and 41	Work No. 10
120, 128	Temporary use as a construction working area, use as a temporary construction compound and for access to facilitate construction of Work Nos. 9, 11 and 41	Work No. 10A
159, 161	Temporary use as a construction working area and for access to facilitate construction of Work No. 11	Work No. 12
170, 171, 172, 173, 176, 181, 182	Temporary use as a construction working area and for access to facilitate construction of Work No. 11 and temporary mitigation area	Work No. 13 and temporary mitigation area
195, 197, 205	Temporary use as a construction working area, use as a temporary construction compound and for access to facilitate construction of Work Nos. 11, 15 and 41 and temporary mitigation area	Work Nos. 14, 14A and temporary mitigation area
210, 211, 212, 215, 218, 219	Temporary use as a construction working area and for access to facilitate construction of Work Nos. 11, 15 and 41 and temporary mitigation area	Work No. 14 and temporary mitigation area
221, 237	Temporary use as a construction working area, use as a temporary construction compound and for access to facilitate construction of Work Nos. 11, 15 and 41	Work Nos. 16 and 16A
223, 224, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 234	Temporary use as a construction working area and for access to facilitate construction of Work Nos. 11, 15 and 41	Work No. 16
248, 249, 251,	Temporary use as a construction working area and for access to facilitate construction of Work Nos. 15, 18 and 41	Work No. 17
270, 271, 273, 274	Temporary use as a construction working area for drainage during construction of Work No. 19	Associated development (f) for Work No. 19
276, 277, 279, 282	Temporary use as a construction working area, use as a temporary construction compound and for access to facilitate construction of Work Nos. 19, 21 and 41	Work Nos. 20 and 20A
283, 284, 289, 290	Temporary use as a construction working area and for access to facilitate construction of Work Nos. 19, 21 and 41	Work No. 20
303	Temporary use as a construction working area for drainage during construction of Work No. 21	Associated development (f) for Work No. 21
307, 308, 313	Temporary use as a construction working area, use as a temporary construction compound and for access to facilitate construction of Work Nos. 21, 23 and 41	Work Nos. 22 and 22A
310, 311, 312, 314, 315, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329	Temporary use as a construction working area and for access to facilitate construction of Work Nos. 21, 23 and 41	Work No. 22
357	Temporary use as a construction working area for drainage during construction of Work No. 23	Associated development (f) for Work No. 23
330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 338, 339, 340, 341, 343, 345	Temporary use to improve visibility splays and for access to facilitate construction of Work Nos. 23 and 41	Work No. 24
348, 350, 351, 352	Temporary use a construction working area and for access to facilitate construction of Work No. 23	Work No. 25
369, 370, 375	Temporary use as a construction working area, use as a temporary construction compound and for access to facilitate construction of Work Nos. 23 and 41, and temporary mitigation area	Work Nos. 26, 26A and temporary mitigation area
404, 405, 406, 411, 414	Temporary use as a construction working area and for access to facilitate construction of Work Nos. 23 and 41, and temporary mitigation area	Work No. 27 and temporary mitigation area
424, 433, 434	Temporary use as a construction working area, use as a temporary construction compound and for access to facilitate construction of Work Nos. 33, 34, 36 and 41, and temporary mitigation area	Work Nos. 37, 37A and temporary mitigation area
441, 442, 443, 449, 450, 451, 452, 454, 455	Temporary use to improve visibility splays and for access to facilitate construction of Work Nos. 36 and 41, and temporary mitigation area	Work No. 38 and temporary mitigation area
463, 464	Temporary use as a construction working area, use as a temporary construction compound, improvement of existing accesses and for access to facilitate construction of Work Nos. 36, 40 and 41, and temporary mitigation area	Work Nos. 39, 39A and temporary mitigation area
474, 475. 476, 477, 493, 494, 495, 498, 499	Temporary use as a construction working area, improvement of existing accesses and for access to facilitate construction of Work Nos. 36, 40 and 41, and temporary mitigation area	Work No. 39 and temporary mitigation area

SCHEDULE 7 — Land in which only new rights etc. may be acquired

In the County of Denbighshire: