Statutory Instruments
2024 No. 800
Infrastructure Planning
The Hornsea Four Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2024
Made
17th July 2024
Coming into force
18th July 2024
An application has been made, under paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the Planning Act 2008( 1 ), to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011( 2 ) (“ the 2011 Regulations ”) for non-material changes to the Hornsea Four Offshore Wind Farm Order 2023( 3 ).
The Secretary of State, having considered the application, the responses to the publicity and consultation required by Regulations 6 and 7 of the 2011 Regulations, has decided to make the changes on terms that in the opinion of the Secretary of State are not materially different from those proposed in the application.
Accordingly, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraphs 2(1) and (9) of Schedule 6 to the Planning Act 2008, makes the following Order—
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Hornsea Four Offshore Wind Farm (Amendment) Order 2024 and comes into force on 18th July 2024.
Amendment to the Hornsea Four Offshore Wind Farm Order 2023
2.The Hornsea Four Offshore Wind Farm Order 2023 (“ the 2023 Order ”) is amended in accordance with this Order.
Amendments to Schedule 16 of the 2023 Order
3. In Part 2 of Schedule 16 to the 2023 Order—
(a) in paragraph 3(d) for “four full kittiwake breeding seasons” substitute “two full kittiwake breeding seasons” ; and
(b) in paragraph 4, for “four full breeding seasons” substitute “two full breeding seasons” .
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
John Wheadon
Energy Infrastructure Planning Delivery
Head of
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
17th July 2024
2008 c. 29 . Paragraph 2 was amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 8 to the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23) , by paragraphs 1 and 72 of Schedule 13 and Part 20 of Schedule 25to the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20) , and by section 28 of the Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7) .
S.I. 2011/2055 . Relevant amendments to this instrument were made by S.I. 2012/635 , S.I. 2012/2654 , S.I. 2012/2732 , S.I. 2013/552 , S.I. 2013/755 , S.I. 2015/760 , S.I. 2017/314 , S.I. 2017/524 , S.I. 2018/378 , S.I. 2019/734 and S.I. 2020/1534 .
S.I. 2023/800 . Relevant amendments to this instrument were made by S.I. 2024/117 .