The Dogger Bank Creyke Beck Offshore Wind Farm Order 2015

Details of licensed activities

2.—(1) This licence authorises the undertaker (and any agent or contractor acting on its behalf) to carry out the following licensable marine activities under Part 4 of the 2009 Act, subject to the conditions in Part B—

(a)the deposit at sea of the substances and articles specified in sub-paragraph (3);

(b)the construction of works in or over the sea or on or under the sea bed including the removal, reconstruction or alteration of the position of subsea cables and pipelines; and

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

(2) Subject to sub-paragraphs (5) and (6), such activities are authorised in relation to the construction, maintenance and operation of—

• Work No. 1B—

  (a)

  an offshore wind turbine generating station with a gross electrical output capacity of up to 1.2 gigawatts comprising up to 200 wind turbine generators each fixed to the seabed by monopole, multi-leg or gravity base type foundations, situated within the co-ordinates of the array area specified in Table 1B;

  Table 1B - Co-ordinates for array area

  Point	Latitude (decimal degrees)	Longitude (decimal degrees)
  CBB-1	55.074509	1.505499
  CBB-2	55.078127	1.557882
  CBB-3	55.100307	1.673135
  CBB-4	55.102152	1.854982
  CBB-5	54.859236	1.861874
  CBB-6	54.870965	1.473897
  CBB-7	54.968002	1.488779
  CBB-8	54.971992	1.488363

  (b)

  up to 7 offshore platforms comprising the following—

  (i)

  up to 4 offshore collector platforms situated within the co-ordinates of the array area specified in Table 1B and being fixed to the seabed by multi-leg or gravity base type foundations;

  (ii)

  1 offshore converter platform situated within the co-ordinates of the array area specified in Table 1B and being fixed to the seabed by multi-leg or gravity base type foundations; and

  (iii)

  up to 2 offshore accommodation or helicopter platforms situated within the co-ordinates of the array area specified in Table 1B and being fixed to the seabed by multi-leg or gravity base type foundations;

  provided that any of the platforms comprised in Work No. 1B(b)(i) to (iii) may be co-joined to create a combined platform, fixed to the seabed by multi-leg or gravity base type foundations;

  (c)

  up to 5 meteorological stations situated within the co-ordinates of the array area specified in the Table 1B either fixed to the seabed by monopole, multi-leg or gravity base type foundations or utilising a floating support structure anchored to the seabed; and

  (d)

  a network of cables for the transmission of electricity and electronic communications laid on or beneath the seabed including cable crossings between—

  (i)

  any of the wind turbine generators comprising Work No. 1B(a);

  (ii)

  any of the wind turbine generators comprising Work No. 1B(a) and any of the works comprising Work No. 1B(b) or (c);

  (iii)

  any of the works comprising Work No. 1B(b) and any of the works comprising Work No. 1B(c); and

  (iv)

  the offshore converter platform comprising Work No. 1B(b)(ii) or the combined platforms referred to in Work No. 1B(b) and the export cable route in Work No. 2BA or 2BC;

• Work No. 2B – up to 2 export cables for the transmission of HVDC electricity, together with fibre-optic cables for the transmission of electronic communications, laid on or beneath the seabed between Work No. 2BA or 2BC and Work No. 3B including cable crossings and situated within the co-ordinates of the export cable corridor area specified in the offshore and onshore Order limits plans;

  Either—

  (a)

  Work No. 2BA – up to 2 export cables for the transmission of HVDC electricity, together with fibre-optic cables for the transmission of electronic communications, laid on or beneath the seabed between the offshore converter platform comprising Work No. 1B(b)(ii) or the combined platforms referred to in Work No. 1B(b) and Work No. 2B including cable crossings and situated within the co-ordinates of the export cable corridor area specified in the offshore Order limits plan; or

  (b)

  Work No. 2BC – up to 2 export cables for the transmission of HVDC electricity, together with fibre-optic cables for the transmission of electronic communications, laid on or beneath the seabed between the offshore converter platform comprising Work No. 1B((b)(ii) or the combined platforms referred to in Work No. 1B(b) and Work No. 1A, and between Work No. 1A and Work No. 2B, including cable crossings and situated within the co-ordinates of the export cable corridor area specified in the offshore Order limits plan;

• Work No. 3B – up to 2 export cables for the transmission of HVDC electricity together with fibre-optic cables for the transmission of electronic communications, between MLWS and MHWS and connecting Work No. 2B with Work No. 4B;

• Work No. 2T – a temporary work area for vessels to carry out intrusive activities during construction, including vessels requiring anchor spreads alongside the cable corridors; and

• Ancillary works in connection with the above-mentioned works comprising—

  (a)

  temporary landing places, moorings or other means of accommodating vessels in the construction or maintenance of the authorised scheme;

  (b)

  temporary or permanent buoys, beacons, fenders and other navigational warning or ship impact protection works;

  (c)

  temporary works for the protection of land or structures affected by the authorised scheme;

  (d)

  cable protection, scour protection or dredging; and

  (e)

  cable route preparation works including boulder removal and obstruction clearance, dredging and pre-sweeping.

(3) The substances or articles authorised for deposit at sea are—

(a)iron, steel and aluminium;

(b)stone and rock;

(c)concrete and grout;

(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.

(4) This licence does not permit the decommissioning of the authorised scheme. No decommissioning activity must commence until a decommissioning programme has been approved by the Secretary of State under section 106 of the 2004 Act. Furthermore, at least 4 months before carrying out any such works, the undertaker must notify the MMO of the proposed decommissioning activity to establish whether a marine licence is required for such works.

(5) This licence does not permit the construction of Work No. 1B(a).

(6) This licence and Marine Licence 2 (as defined in the Order), when taken together, do not authorise the construction of more than 1 Work No. 1B or the construction of Work No. 1B in excess of the maximum parameters for that Work set out in Schedule 1 to the Order.