The Norfolk Boreas Offshore Wind Farm Order 2021

Phasing of the authorised scheme

3.—(1) Taken together with works authorised and proposed to be constructed pursuant to licence 1 (transmission)—

(a)the total number of offshore electrical platforms forming part of the authorised scheme must not exceed two;

(b)the total amount of scour protection for the offshore electrical platforms forming part of the authorised scheme must not exceed 20,000m² and 100,000 m³ and must not exceed the distributed quantities of scour protection set out in Table 1 of the outline scour protection and cable protection plan;

(c)the total amount of inert material of natural origin disposed within the offshore Order limits as part of the authorised scheme must not exceed 7,275,000m³;

(d)the total amount of disposal for drill arisings in connection with any foundation drilling must not exceed 14,137m³;

(e)the total length of cable and the amount of cable protection must not exceed the figures stated in condition 2 of this licence;

(f)in the Haisborough, Hammond and Winterton Special Area of Conservation, the total area of cable protection must not exceed 24,000m² and the total volume of cable protection must not exceed 13,600m³; and

(g)in the Haisborough, Hammond and Winterton Special Area of Conservation, cable protection must not take the form of rock or gravel dumping where it is deployed to protect export cables apart from at cable crossing locations with existing cables and pipelines.

(2) Prior to the commencement of the authorised scheme where the authorised scheme will be constructed in two offshore phases (under licence 1 (transmission) and this licence) the undertaker must give notice to the MMO detailing the total number of offshore electrical platforms to be constructed in this phase under this licence.

(3) In the event of scenario 1, the undertaker may commence either Work No. 3A or Work No. 3B and, for the avoidance of doubt, must not commence both of Work No. 3A and Work No. 3B.