Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Norfolk Boreas Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2022 and comes into force on 21st September 2022.

Amendment to The Norfolk Boreas Offshore Wind Farm Order 2021

2.  The Norfolk Boreas Offshore Wind Farm Order 2021 is amended in accordance with this Order.

Amendments to Part 1 (Authorised Development) of Schedule 1 (Authorised Project)

3.  In Part 1 (Authorised development) of Schedule 1 (Authorised project), in paragraph (a) of the description of Work No. 1—

(a) for “with an electrical export capacity of up to 1,800 MW at the point of connection to the offshore electrical platform(s) referred to at Work No. 2” substitute “with a gross electrical output of over 100 MW”; and

(b) for “up to 158 wind turbine generators” substitute “up to 137 wind turbine generators”.

Amendments to Part 3 (Requirements) of Schedule 1 (Authorised Project)

4.  Part 3 (Requirements) of Schedule 1 (Authorised project) is amended as follows—

(a) in paragraph 3(1), for “158” substitute “137”;

(b) in paragraph 13(2)(a), for “Trimingham” substitute “Neatishead”; and

(c) in paragraph 13(2)(c), for “Kington Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 7RL” substitute “St George’s House, DIO Head Office, DMS Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire WS14 9PY”.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Norfolk Boreas Offshore Wind Farm Order 2021, a development consent order under the Planning Act 2008, following an application made in accordance with the Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011 for a non-material change under paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the Planning Act 2008. This Order removes the limit on the maximum export capacity and reduces the number of turbines. This Order also makes a change to the address of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation and amends the location of the remote radar head following consultation feedback.