The Hornsea Three Offshore Wind Farm Order 2020

2.—(1) The total number of offshore accommodation platforms forming part of the authorised project must not exceed three. E+W

(2) The dimensions of any offshore accommodation platform forming part of the authorised project must not exceed—

(a) 64 metres in height when measured from LAT;

(b) 60 metres in length; and

(c) 60 metres in width.

(3) Any bridge located on an offshore accommodation platform shall be no longer than 100 metres.

(4) Offshore accommodation platform foundation structures forming part of the authorised project must be one of the following foundation options: monopile foundations, mono suction bucket foundations, jacket foundations, or gravity base foundations.

(5) No offshore accommodation platform—

(a) jacket foundation employing pin piles forming part of the authorised project shall have a pin pile diameter of greater than 4 metres; and

(b) monopile foundation forming part of the authorised project shall have a diameter greater than 15 metres.

(6) The total seabed footprint area for offshore accommodation platform foundations must not exceed—

(a) 8,836 square metres excluding scour protection; and

(b) 28,628 square metres including scour protection.

(7) The volume of scour protection material for offshore accommodation platform foundations must not exceed 43,429 cubic metres.

(8) The total number of cable crossings when combined with the deemed marine licence granted under Schedule 12 (deemed marine licence under the 2009 Act – transmission assets) of the Order must not exceed 44, unless otherwise agreed between the undertaker and the MMO.

(9) No works permitted under this licence may be undertaken within the boundaries of the Markham's Triangle MCZ exclusion zone.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 11 Pt. 2 para. 2 in force at 22.1.2021, see art. 1