The Dogger Bank Teesside A and B Offshore Wind Farm Order 2015

Port access and transport plans

34.—(1) No licensed activities or any phase of licensed activities seaward of MHWS may commence until (so far as relevant to the activities or phase of activities) a port access and transport plan (“PATP”) for the onshore port-related traffic to and from the selected base port has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority after consultation with the relevant highway authority.

(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply if the relevant planning authority confirms, after consultation with the relevant highway authority, that no PATP is required for the licenced activities or phase of licensed activities.

(3) All PATPs must be implemented as approved at all times specified in the PATP during the construction or operation (or both) of the authorised project.

(4) In this Requirement—

“licensed activities” has the meaning given in Marine Licences 1 to 4;

“relevant highway authority”, in relation to a selected base port, means the highway authority in whose area the port is located;

“relevant planning authority”, in relation to a selected base port, means the local planning authority in whose area the port is located;

“selected base port” means a port selected for the construction or ongoing operational management of the authorised project (or both).