The Hornsea Three Offshore Wind Farm Order 2020

PART 1 E+W LICENSED MARINE ACTIVITIES

1.—(1) In this licence— E+W

“the 2004 Act” means the Energy Act 2004;

“the 2008 Act” means the Planning Act 2008;

“the 2009 Act” means the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009;

“2017 Regulations” means the Conservation of Offshore Marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017;

“Annex I reef” means a reef of a type listed in Annex I of Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora;

“authorised deposits” means the substances and articles specified in paragraph 4 of Part 1 of this licence;

“authorised development” means the development and associated development described in Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the Order;

“authorised project” means Work Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 as described in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of this licence or any part of that work;

“buoy” means any floating device used for navigational purposes or measurement purposes;

“cable protection” means physical measures for the protection of cables including but not limited to concrete mattresses, with or without frond devices, and/or rock placement (but not material used for cable crossings);

“commence” means the first carrying out of any licensed marine activities authorised by this marine licence, save for pre-construction monitoring surveys approved under this licence and “commenced” and “commencement” must be construed accordingly;

“condition” means a condition in Part 2 of this licence;

“Defence Infrastructure Organisation Safeguarding” means Ministry of Defence Safeguarding, Defence Infrastructure Organisation, Kingston Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands B75 7RL and any successor body to its functions;

“Development Principles” means the document certified as the Development Principles by the Secretary of State for the purposes of the Order under article 36 (certification of plans and documents etc);

“disturbance” must be construed in accordance with regulation 45(1)(b) (protection of wild animals listed in Annex IV(a) to the Habitats Directive) of the 2017 Regulations;

“enforcement officer” means a person authorised to carry out enforcement duties under Chapter 3 of Part 4 (marine licensing) of the 2009 Act;

“environmental statement” means the document certified as the environmental statement by the Secretary of State for the purposes of the Order;

“European site” has the meaning given in regulation 27 of the 2017 Regulations;

“gravity base foundation” means a structure principally of steel, concrete, or steel and concrete which rests on the seabed either due to its own weight with or without added ballast or additional skirts and associated equipment including scour protection, J-tubes, corrosion protection systems and access platform(s) and equipment;

“in-principle Hornsea Three Southern North Sea Special Area of Conservation Site Integrity Plan” means the document certified as the in principle Hornsea Three Southern North Sea Special Area of Conservation Site Integrity Plan by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order;

“interconnector cable” means a network of cables between the offshore substations;

“jacket foundation” means a lattice type structure constructed of steel, which may include scour protection and additional equipment such as, J-tubes, corrosion protection systems and access platforms;

“Kingfisher Fortnightly Bulletin” means the bulletin published by the Humber Seafood Institute or such other alternative publication approved in writing by the MMO for the purposes of this licence;

“LAT” means lowest astronomical tide;

“licensed activities” means the activities specified in Part 1 of this licence;

“maintain” includes inspect, upkeep, repair, adjust, and alter and further includes remove, reconstruct and replace, to the extent assessed in the environmental statement; and “maintenance” must be construed accordingly;

“Marine Management Organisation” or “MMO” means the body created under the 2009 Act which is responsible for the monitoring and enforcement of this licence;

“Markham's Triangle MCZ” means the MCZ designated by the Secretary of State under the Markham's Triangle Marine Conservation Designation Order 2019;

“Markham's Triangle MCZ exclusion zone” means the area comprising Markham's Triangle MCZ as shown on the Markham's Triangle exclusion zone plan;

“Markham's Triangle exclusion zone plan” means the document certified as the Markham's Triangle exclusion zone plan by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order under article 36 (certification of plans and documents etc);

“MCZ” means a marine conservation zone designated under section 116(1) (marine conservation zones) of the 2009 Act or any area which is recommended for such designation to the relevant secretary of state in accordance with the 2009 Act unless the Secretary of State determines that it shall not be designated as a marine conservation zone;

“MCA” means the Maritime and Coastguard Agency;

“mean high water springs” or “MHWS” means the highest level which spring tides reach on average over a period of time;

“monopile foundation” means a steel pile, typically cylindrical, driven and/or drilled into the seabed and associated equipment including scour protection, J-tubes, corrosion protection systems and access platforms and equipment;

“offshore accommodation platform” means a structure above LAT and attached to the seabed by means of a foundation, with one or more decks and a helicopter platform, containing housing accommodation, storage, workshop, auxiliary equipment, and facilities for operating, maintaining and controlling the wind turbine generators;

“offshore electrical installations” means the offshore type 1 substations, the offshore type 2 substations, the offshore subsea HVAC booster stations and the offshore HVAC booster stations forming part of the authorised development;

“offshore export cable” means a network of cables for as described in Work No.2(d) and Work No.3(d).

“offshore HVAC booster station” means a structure above LAT and attached to the seabed by means of a foundation, with one or more decks and a helicopter platform, containing—

(a)

electrical equipment required to provide reactive power compensation; and

(b)

housing accommodation, storage, workshop, auxiliary equipment, and facilities for operating, maintaining and controlling the substation;

“offshore subsea HVAC booster station” means a sealed steel or concrete structure located under the surface of the sea, attached to the seabed by means of a foundation, containing electrical equipment required to provide reactive power compensation;

“offshore substation” means a structure above LAT and attached to the seabed by means of a foundation, with one or more decks and a helicopter platform, containing—

(a)

electrical equipment required to switch, transform, convert electricity generated at the wind turbine generators to a higher voltage and provide reactive power compensation; and

(b)

housing accommodation, storage, workshop auxiliary equipment, and facilities for operating, maintaining and controlling the substation or wind turbine generators;

“offshore type 1 substation” means the smaller version of the offshore substations assessed in the environment statement;

“offshore type 2 substation” means the larger version of the offshore substations assessed in the environment statement;

“the offshore Order limits” means the offshore Order limits defined by the offshore Order limits and grid coordinates plan;

“the offshore Order limits and grid coordinates plan” means the plan certified as the offshore Order limits and grid coordinates plan by the Secretary of State for the purposes of the Order under article 36;

“pin piles” means steel cylindrical piles driven and/or drilled into the seabed to secure jacket foundations;

“SAC” means an area designated as an area of special area of conservation under regulation 11 (designation of special areas of conservation) of the 2017 Regulations;

“statutory historic body” means Buildings and Monuments Commission for England, the relevant local authority or its successor in function;

“suction bucket” means a steel cylindrical structure attached to the legs of a jacket foundation which partially or fully penetrates the seabed and remains in place using its own weight and hydrostatic pressure differential;

“Order” means the Hornsea Project Three Offshore Wind Farm Order 2020;

“mono suction bucket foundation” means a steel cylindrical structure which partially or fully penetrates the seabed and remains in place using its own weight and hydrostatic pressure differential, and may include scour protection and additional equipment such as J-tubes;

“Trinity House” means the Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond;

“UK Hydrographic Office” means the UK Hydrographic Office of Admiralty Way, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2DN;

“undertaker” means Orsted Energy Hornsea Project Three (UK) Limited;

“vessel” means every description of vessel, however propelled or moved, and includes a non-displacement craft, a personal watercraft, a seaplane on the surface of the water, a hydrofoil vessel, a hovercraft or any other amphibious vehicle and any other thing constructed or adapted for movement through, in, on or over water and which is at the time in, on or over water;

“wind turbine generator” means a structure comprising a tower, rotor with three blades connected at the hub, nacelle and ancillary electrical and other equipment which may include J-tube(s), transition piece, access and rest platforms, access ladders, boat access systems, corrosion protection systems, fenders and maintenance equipment, helicopter landing facilities and other associated equipment, fixed to a foundation or transition piece; and

“works plan” means the plan certified as the works plan by the Secretary of State for the purposes of the Order.

(2) A reference to any statute, order, regulation or similar instrument is construed as a reference to a statute, order, regulation or instrument as amended by any subsequent statute, order, regulation or instrument or as contained in any subsequent re-enactment.

(3) Unless otherwise indicated—

(a) all times are taken to be Greenwich Mean Time (GMT);

(b) all co-ordinates are taken to be latitude and longitude degrees and minutes to two decimal places.

(4) Except where otherwise notified in writing by the relevant organisation, the primary point of contact with the organisations listed below and the address for returns and correspondence are—

(a) Marine Management Organisation

Marine Licensing Team

Lancaster House Hampshire Court

Newcastle Business Park

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE4 7YH

Tel: [phone];

(b) Marine Management Organisation (local office)

Pakefield Road

Lowestoft

Suffolk

NR33 0HT;

(c) Trinity House

Tower Hill

London

EC3N 4DH

Tel: [phone];

(d) The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office

Admiralty Way

Taunton

Somerset

TA1 2DN

Tel: [phone];

(e) Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Navigation Safety Branch

Bay 2/20, Spring Place 105 Commercial Road

Southampton

SO15 1EG

Tel: [phone];

(f) Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science

Pakefield Road

Lowestoft

Suffolk

NR33 0HT

Tel: [phone];

(g) Natural England 4th Floor

Foss House 1-2 Peasholme Green

York

YO1 7PX

Tel: [phone];

(h) Historic England

Brooklands 24 Brooklands Avenue

Cambridge

CB2 8BU.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 12 Pt. 1 para. 1 in force at 22.1.2021, see art. 1

Details of licensed marine activities E+W

2.  Subject to the licence conditions, this licence authorises the undertaker (and any agent or contractor acting on their behalf) to carry out the following licensable marine activities under section 66(1) (licensable offshore activities) of the 2009 Act—

(a) the deposit at sea within the Order limits seaward of MHWS of the substances and articles specified in paragraph 4 below and up to 2,218,816 cubic metres of inert material of natural origin produced during construction drilling or seabed preparation for foundation works and cable sandwave preparation works within Work Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5;

(b) the construction of works in or over the sea or on or under the sea bed; dredging for the purposes of seabed preparation for foundation works and/or electrical circuit works;

(c) boulder clearance works either by displacement ploughing or subsea grab technique or any other equivalent method;

(d) the removal of sediment samples for the purposes of informing environmental monitoring under this licence during pre-construction, construction and operation;

(e) removal of static fishing equipment; and

(f) site preparation works.

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 12 Pt. 1 para. 2 in force at 22.1.2021, see art. 1

3.  Such activities are authorised in relation to the construction, maintenance and operation of— E+W

Work No.2—

(a) up to 12 offshore type 1 substations each fixed to the seabed by either monopile foundation, mono suction bucket foundation, jacket foundation, gravity base foundation or box-type gravity base foundations and which may be connected to each other or one of the offshore accommodation platforms within Work No.1(b) by an unsupported bridge;

(b) up to four offshore type 2 substations each fixed to the seabed by either monopile foundations, mono suction bucket foundations, jacket foundations, gravity base foundations, jacket foundations, box-type gravity base foundations, pontoon gravity base 1 foundations, or pontoon gravity base 2 foundations and which may be connected to each other or one of the offshore accommodation platforms within Work No.1(b) by an unsupported bridge;

(c) a network of cables;

(d) up to six cable circuits between Work No. 2 and Work No. 3, and between Work No. 3 and Work No.5 consisting of offshore export cables along routes within the Order limits seaward of MHWS including one or more cable crossings; and

(e) up to eight temporary horizontal directional drilling exit pits.

Work No.3—

(a) in the event that the mode of transmission is HVAC, up to four HVAC booster stations fixed to the seabed within the area shown on the works plan by either monopile foundation, mono suction bucket foundation, jacket foundation, gravity base foundation, or box-type gravity base foundations;

(b) in the event that the mode of transmission is HVAC, up to six offshore subsea HVAC booster stations fixed to the seabed by either monopile foundation, mono suction bucket foundation, jacket foundation, gravity base foundation, or box-type gravity base foundations;

(c) in the event that the mode of transmission is HVAC, a network of cables between HVAC booster stations or offshore subsea HVAC booster stations; and

(d) up to six cable circuits between Work No. 2 and Work No. 3, and between Work No. 3 and Work No.5 consisting of offshore export cables along routes within the Order limits seaward of MHWS including one or more cable crossings.

Work No. 4— a temporary work area associated with Work No.2 and Work No.3 for vessels to carry out intrusive activities alongside Work No.2 or Work No.3.

Work No. 5— landfall connection works comprising up to six cable circuits and ducts and onshore construction works within the Order limits seaward of MHWS and landward of MLWS.

In connection with such Works Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 and to the extent that they do not otherwise form part of any such work, further associated development within the meaning of section 115(2) of the 2008 Act comprising such other works as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of or in connection with the relevant part of the authorised scheme and which fall within the scope of the work assessed by the environmental statement and the provisions of this license, including—

(a) scour protection around the foundations of the offshore electrical installations;

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

(c) the removal of material from the seabed required for the construction of Work Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 and the disposal of up to 2,218,816 cubic metres of inert material of natural origin within Order limits produced during construction drilling and seabed preparation for foundation works and cable sandwave preparation works; and

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

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 12 Pt. 1 para. 3 in force at 22.1.2021, see art. 1

4.  The substances or articles authorised for deposit at sea are— E+W

(a) iron and steel, copper and aluminium;

(b) stone and rock;

(c) concrete;

(d) sand and gravel;

(e) plastic and synthetic;

(f) material extracted from within the offshore Order limits during construction drilling and seabed preparation for foundation works and cable sandwave preparation works; and

(g) marine coatings, other chemicals and timber.

Commencement Information

I4 Sch. 12 Pt. 1 para. 4 in force at 22.1.2021, see art. 1

5.  The grid coordinates for that part of the authorised development comprising Work Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 are specified below and more particularly on the offshore Order limits and grid coordinates plan— E+W

Point ID	Latitude (DMS)	Longitude (DMS)	Point ID	Latitude (DMS)	Longitude (DMS)
1	52° 57′ 23.299″ N	1° 5′ 48.611″ E	64	53° 45′ 27.296″ N	2° 34′ 19.781″ E
2	52° 58′ 22.516″ N	1° 4′ 22.810″ E	65	53° 45′ 17.155″ N	2° 33′ 57.193″ E
3	52° 59′ 43.107″ N	1° 3′ 16.300″ E	66	53° 44′ 25.151″ N	2° 28′ 22.483″ E
4	53° 0′ 12.806″ N	1° 3′ 4.176″ E	67	53° 43′ 43.437″ N	2° 23′ 42.266″ E
5	53° 0′ 41.322″ N	1° 3′ 5.626″ E	68	53° 43′ 38.549″ N	2° 23′ 1.918″ E
6	53° 2′ 15.365″ N	1° 3′ 25.796″ E	69	53° 40′ 30.736″ N	2° 17′ 49.303″ E
7	53° 4′ 22.383″ N	1° 5′ 4.618″ E	70	53° 37′ 10.969″ N	2° 7′ 19.167″ E
8	53° 4′ 48.739″ N	1° 5′ 38.118″ E	71	53° 37′ 2.480″ N	2° 6′ 39.277″ E
9	53° 5′ 0.912″ N	1° 6′ 53.813″ E	72	53° 36′ 20.389″ N	2° 5′ 9.581″ E
10	53° 4′ 56.963″ N	1° 8′ 49.809″ E	73	53° 35′ 18.067″ N	2° 5′ 0.546″ E
11	53° 4′ 47.089″ N	1° 10′ 20.278″ E	74	53° 34′ 58.529″ N	2° 4′ 49.759″ E
12	53° 4′ 50.116″ N	1° 12′ 8.936″ E	75	53° 34′ 37.908″ N	2° 4′ 16.626″ E
13	53° 5′ 1.606″ N	1° 14′ 7.325″ E	76	53° 32′ 54.718″ N	2° 4′ 40.220″ E
14	53° 5′ 2.192″ N	1° 14′ 30.074″″ E	77	53° 32′ 31.275″ N	2° 4′ 37.727″ E
15	53° 4′ 58.764″ N	1° 14′ 55.483″ E	78	53° 31′ 59.257″ N	2° 4′ 11.934″ E
16	53° 4′ 32.854″ N	1° 16′ 47.381″ E	79	53° 31′ 13.675″ N	2° 3′ 20.449″ E
17	53° 4′ 32.226″ N	1° 19′ 19.524″ E	80	53° 30′ 18.703″ N	2° 2′ 26.715″ E
18	53° 4′ 54.358″ N	1° 22′ 30.281″ E	81	53° 30′ 0.496″ N	2° 1′ 55.943″ E
19	53° 5′ 6.119″ N	1° 25′ 0.302″ E	82	53° 29′ 53.014″ N	2° 1′ 22.871″ E
20	53° 5′ 7.887″ N	1° 26′ 23.233″ E	83	53° 29′ 52.335″ N	2° 0′ 47.588″ E
21	53° 5′ 4.100″ N	1° 27′ 30.916″ E	84	53° 28′ 18.157″ N	1° 53′ 52.525″ E
22	53° 5′ 52.998″ N	1° 28′ 30.016″ E	85	53° 27′ 38.035″ N	1° 51′ 19.593″ E
23	53° 14′ 11.509″ N	1° 41′ 28.704″ E	86	53° 27′ 25.643″ N	1° 50′ 32.418″ E
24	53° 14′ 27.431″ N	1° 42′ 14.962″ E	87	53° 27′ 18.150″ N	1° 50′ 31.601″ E
25	53° 15′ 49.705″ N	1° 44′ 10.074″ E	88	53° 26′ 16.707″ N	1° 50′ 4.603″ E
26	53° 16′ 25.597″ N	1° 44′ 37.874″ E	89	53° 25′ 53.921″ N	1° 50′ 10.016″ E
27	53° 19′ 1.814″ N	1° 45′ 50.556″ E	90	53° 25′ 34.502″ N	1° 50′ 4.308″ E
28	53° 22′ 33.955″ N	1° 46′ 57.914″ E	91	53° 24′ 21.903″ N	1° 49′ 42.825″ E
29	53° 22′ 55.872″ N	1° 46′ 55.918″ E	92	53° 24′ 2.505″ N	1° 49′ 42.663″ E
30	53° 23′ 22.176″ N	1° 47′ 7.319″ E	93	53° 23′ 34.480″ N	1° 49′ 32.287″ E
31	53° 23′ 41.762″ N	1° 47′ 5.727″ E	94	53° 23′ 14.095″ N	1° 49′ 34.013″ E
32	53° 24′ 11.270″ N	1° 47′ 16.705″ E	95	53° 22′ 47.157″ N	1° 49′ 22.581″ E
33	53° 24′ 33.225″ N	1° 47′ 17.703″ E	96	53° 22′ 23.714″ N	1° 49′ 23.370″ E
34	53° 25′ 56.028″ N	1° 47′ 42.459″ E	97	53° 18′ 42.217″ N	1° 48′ 12.788″ E
35	53° 26′ 20.933″ N	1° 47′ 36.143″ E	98	53° 15′ 55.220″ N	1° 46′ 54.772″ E
36	53° 26′ 43.765″ N	1° 47′ 45.420″ E	99	53° 15′ 3.154″ N	1° 46′ 14.109″ E
37	53° 27′ 30.131″ N	1° 48′ 5.945″ E	100	53° 13′ 23.395″ N	1° 43′ 55.484″ E
38	53° 27′ 46.677″ N	1° 48′ 5.619″ E	101	53° 13′ 5.062″ N	1° 43′ 4.402″ E
39	53° 28′ 17.076″ N	1° 48′ 21.428″ E	102	53° 4′ 59.121″ N	1° 30′ 24.338″ E
40	53° 28′ 37.302″ N	1° 49′ 1.846″ E	103	53° 4′ 20.493″ N	1° 29′ 37.106″ E
41	53° 29′ 38.707″ N	1° 52′ 55.786″ E	104	53° 4′ 9.988″ N	1° 29′ 29.310″ E
42	53° 31′ 13.071″ N	1° 59′ 48.933″ E	105	53° 3′ 47.663″ N	1° 28′ 59.880″ E
43	53° 31′ 19.720″ N	2° 0′ 36.709″ E	106	53° 3′ 36.602″ N	1° 28′ 9.237″ E
44	53° 32′ 1.260″ N	2° 1′ 17.462″ E	107	53° 3′ 36.599″ N	1° 27′ 27.833″ E
45	53° 32′ 51.864″ N	2° 2′ 12.822″ E	108	53° 3′ 40.623″ N	1° 26′ 14.722″ E
46	53° 34′ 50.465″ N	2° 1′ 45.585″ E	109	53° 3′ 39.011″ N	1° 25′ 12.221″ E
47	53° 35′ 23.664″ N	2° 1′ 56.535″ E	110	53° 3′ 28.120″ N	1° 22′ 53.680″ E
48	53° 35′ 46.884″ N	2° 2′ 37.417″ E	111	53° 3′ 4.980″ N	1° 19′ 32.112″ E
49	53° 36′ 32.251″ N	2° 2′ 43.845″ E	112	53° 3′ 6.278″ N	1° 16′ 22.646″ E
50	53° 37′ 0.888″ N	2° 2′ 53.784″ E	113	53° 3′ 34.066″ N	1° 14′ 17.070″ E
51	53° 37′ 20.916″ N	2° 3′ 21.412″ E	114	53° 3′ 23.126″ N	1° 12′ 23.483″ E
52	53° 38′ 20.262″ N	2° 5′′ 30.569″ E	115	53° 3′ 19.662″ N	1° 10′ 8.762″ E
53	53° 38′ 31.038″ N	2° 6′ 19.862″ E	116	53° 3′ 30.020″ N	1° 8′ 33.828″ E
54	53° 41′ 39.572″ N	2° 16′ 17.662″ E	117	53° 3′ 32.792″ N	1° 7′ 6.899″ E
55	53° 44′ 4.728″ N	2° 20′ 18.541″ E	118	53° 1′ 51.145″ N	1° 5′ 45.682″ E
56	53° 51′ 54.307″ N	2° 19′ 24.004″ E	119	53° 0′ 17.303″ N	1° 5′ 29.793″ E
57	53° 52′ 12.798″ N	2° 19′ 38.938″ E	120	52° 59′ 10.951″ N	1° 6′ 24.006″ E
58	53° 59′ 22.420″ N	2° 11′ 50.694″ E	121	52° 58′ 23.000″ N	1° 7′ 34.209″ E
59	53° 59′ 19.280″ N	2° 13′ 34.691″ E	122	52° 57′ 44.291″ N	1° 7′ 45.470″ E
60	53° 58′ 42.514″ N	2° 32′ 43.904″ E	123	52° 57′ 19.850″ N	1° 7′ 56.688″ E
61	54° 0′ 4.028″ N	2° 40' 52.651″ E	124	52° 56′ 59.623″ N	1° 8′ 4.381″ E
62	53° 48′ 57.136″ N	2° 44′ 53.902″ E	125	52° 57′ 2.633″ N	1° 7′ 44.016″ E
63	53° 41′ 22.175″ N	2° 47′ 35.927″ E	126	52° 57′ 4.058″ N	1° 7′ 42.464″ E

Commencement Information

I5 Sch. 12 Pt. 1 para. 5 in force at 22.1.2021, see art. 1

6.  This licence remains in force until the authorised project has been decommissioned in accordance with a programme approved by the Secretary of State under section 106 (approval of decommissioning programmes) of the 2004 Act, including any modification to the programme under section 108, and the completion of such programme has been confirmed by the Secretary of State in writing. E+W

Commencement Information

I6 Sch. 12 Pt. 1 para. 6 in force at 22.1.2021, see art. 1

7.  The provisions of section 72 (variation, suspension, revocation and transfer) of the 2009 Act apply to this licence except that the provisions of sections 72(7) and (8) relating to the transfer of the licence only apply to a transfer not falling within article 5 (benefit of the Order). E+W

Commencement Information

I7 Sch. 12 Pt. 1 para. 7 in force at 22.1.2021, see art. 1

8.  With respect to any condition which requires the licensed activities be carried out in accordance with the plans, protocols or statements approved under this Schedule, the approved details, plan or project are taken to include any amendments that may subsequently be approved in writing by the MMO. E+W

Commencement Information

I8 Sch. 12 Pt. 1 para. 8 in force at 22.1.2021, see art. 1

9.  Any amendments to or variations from the approved plans, protocols or statements 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 MMO that it is unlikely to give rise to any materially new or materially different environmental effects from those assessed in the environmental statement. E+W

Commencement Information

I9 Sch. 12 Pt. 1 para. 9 in force at 22.1.2021, see art. 1