Statutory Instruments
2025 No. 475
Infrastructure Planning
The National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) (Correction) Order 2025
Made
8th April 2025
Coming into force
9th April 2025
The National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024 (“the 2024 Order”)(1), which granted development consent within the meaning of the Planning Act 2008 (“the Act”)(2), contained correctable errors within the meaning of paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Act.
In accordance with paragraph 1(5)(a) of Schedule 4 to the Act, before the end of the relevant period (as defined in paragraph 1(6)(a) of Schedule 4 to the Act), the Secretary of State received a written request from the applicant(3) for the correction of errors in the 2024 Order.
In accordance with paragraph 1(7) of Schedule 4 to the Act, the Secretary of State has informed Essex County Council, Braintree District Council, Suffolk County Council and Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Council as the relevant local planning authorities(4) that the request has been received.
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 119 of, and paragraphs 1(4) and (8) of Schedule 4 to, the Act, makes the following Order.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) (Correction) Order 2025 and comes into force on 9th April 2025.
Corrections to the 2024 Order
2. The 2024 Order is corrected as set out in the table in the Schedule to this Order, in which—
(a)column 1 sets out where the correction is to be made;
(b)column 2 sets out how the correction is to be made; and
(c)column 3 sets out the text to be substituted, inserted or omitted.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
John Wheadon
Head of Energy Infrastructure Planning Delivery & Innovation
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
8th April 2025
Article 2
SCHEDULECorrections
Table 1
| Provision | How correction is to be made | Text to be substituted, inserted or omitted | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Article 2 (Interpretation), Paragraph (1): Definition of “authorised development” | For “including any other development”, substitute | “and any other development” |
| 2 | Article 2 (Interpretation), Paragraph (1): Definition of “electric line” | For “section 64 of the 1989 Act”, substitute | “section 64(1) of the Electricity Act 1989” (5) |
| 3 | Article 2 (Interpretation), Paragraph (1): Definition of “environmental statement” | For “Documents 6.1 to 6.4”, substitute | “documents 6.1 to 6.4” |
| 4 | Article 2 (Interpretation), Paragraph (1): Definition of “environmental statement” | For “Document 8.4.3 (C)”, substitute | “document 8.4.3 (C)” |
| 5 | Article 2 (Interpretation), Paragraph (1): Definition of “Order limits” | For “Work Plans”, substitute | “work plans” |
| 6 | Article 2 (Interpretation), Paragraph (1): Definition of “outline construction environmental management plan” | For “Documents 7.5 (E), 7.5.1 (D) and 7.5.2 (F)”, substitute | “documents 7.5 (E), 7.5.1 (D) and 7.5.2 (F)” |
| 7 | Article 2 (Interpretation), Paragraph (1): Definition of “outline materials and waste management plan” | For “Document 7.7 (B)”, substitute | “document 7.7 (B)” |
| 8 | Article 2 (Interpretation), Paragraph 1: Definition of “the table of parameters” | For “Work Plans”, substitute | “work plans” |
| 9 | Article 2 (Interpretation), Paragraph 1: Definition of ”traffic” | For “(further provisions as to interpretation)”, substitute | “(further provision as to interpretation)” |
| 10 | Article 2 (Interpretation), Paragraph (1): Definition of “undertaker” | For “(c)”, substitute | “(a)” |
| 11 | Article 2 (Interpretation), Paragraph (1): Definition of “undertaker” | For “(d)”, substitute | “(b)” |
| 12 | Article 3 (Development consent etc. granted by the Order), Paragraph (1)(b) | For “Subject to”, substitute | “subject to” |
| 13 | Article 3 (Development consent etc. granted by the Order), Paragraph (3)(a) | For “Subject to”, substitute | “subject to” |
| 14 | Article 3 (Development consent etc. granted by the Order), Paragraph (6) | After “work plans”, omit | “listed in Schedule 2” |
| 15 | Article 6 (Benefit of Order), Paragraph 1(b) | For “Subject to”, substitute | “subject to” |
| 16 | Article 6 (Benefit of Order), Paragraph 5(c) | For “article 27 (temporary use of land for maintaining the authorised development)”, substitute | “article 26 (temporary use of land by UKPN)” |
| 17 | Article 12 (Application of the Permit Schemes) | For “Permit Schemes”, substitute | “permit schemes” |
| 18 | Article 12 (Application of the Permit Schemes), Paragraph (6) | In the second and third place it occurs, for “restrictions”, substitute | “restriction” |
| 19 | Article 13 (Application of the 1991 Act), Paragraph (4) | For “Permit Schemes”, substitute | “permit schemes” |
| 20 | Article 13 (Application of the 1991 Act), Paragraph (4)(c) | After “starting date of”, omit | “certain” |
| 21 | Article 14 (Power to alter layout, etc of streets), paragraph (6) | For “paragraph (2)”, substitute | “paragraph (4)” |
| 22 | Article 14 (Power to alter layout, etc of streets), paragraph (7) | For “paragraph (2)”, substitute | “paragraph (4)” |
| 23 | Article 15 (Temporary closure of streets and public rights of way), Paragraph (6) | For “Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 7”, substitute | “Part 1 of Schedule 7” |
| 24 | Article 15 (Temporary closure of streets and public rights of way), Paragraph (9) | For “sub-paragraph (2) or (5)(b)”, substitute | “paragraph (2) or (5)(b)” |
| 25 | Article 15 (Temporary closure of streets and public rights of way), Paragraph (10) | For “sub-paragraph (2) or (5)(b)”, substitute | “paragraph (2) or (5)(b)” |
| 26 | Article 15 (Temporary closure of streets and public rights of way), Paragraph (11) | For “sub-paragraph (2) or (5)(b)”, substitute | “paragraph (2) or (5)(b)” |
| 27 | Article 16 (Access to works), Paragraph (4) | For “sub-paragraph (2)”, substitute | “paragraph (1)(b)” |
| 28 | Article 17 (Construction, alteration and maintenance of streets), Paragraph (2) | After “be maintained”, insert | “to the same condition” |
| 29 | Article 19 (Discharge of water), Paragraph (11) | For “sub-paragraph (a)”, substitute | “paragraph (4)(a)” |
| 30 | Article 20 (Protective works), Paragraph (3) | Omit | “/or” |
| 31 | Article 20 (Protective works), Paragraph (3)(b) | After “whether or not within” and before “Order limits”, insert | “the” |
| 32 | Article 20 (Protective works), Paragraph (4) | For “and (6)—”, substitute | “and (6))—” |
| 33 | Article 21 (Authority to survey and investigate the land), paragraph (10) | For “sub-paragraph (a) or sub-paragraph (5)(b)”, substitute | “paragraph (5)(a) or paragraph (5)(b)” |
| 34 | Article 26 (Temporary use of land by UKPN), Paragraph (1)(d) | Omit | “of Part 2” |
| 35 | Article 30 (Set-off for enhancement in value of retained land), Paragraph (2) | For “article 3”, substitute | “article 23” |
| 36 | Article 35 (Application of Part 1 of the 1965 Act), Paragraph (4) | For “further notice”, substitute | “further notices” |
| 37 | Article 36 (Extinguishment and suspension of private rights), Paragraph (1)(b) | For “(power of entry)” substitute | “(powers of entry)” |
| 38 | Article 39 (Extinguishment of private rights and restrictive covenants relating to apparatus belonging to National Grid or UKPN removed from land subject to temporary possession), Paragraph (3) | For “(6)(b) of article 25”, substitute | “(6)(c) of article 25” |
| 39 | Article 45 (Defence to proceedings in respect of statutory nuisance), Paragraph (1) | For “person aggrieved”, substitute | “persons aggrieved” |
| 40 | Article 45 (Defence to proceedings in respect of statutory nuisance), Paragraph (1)(a)(i) | In both places it occurs, for “construction site”, substitute | “construction sites” |
| 41 | Article 45 (Defence to proceedings in respect of statutory nuisance), Paragraph 1(a)(ii) | After “described in the”, insert | “relevant” |
| 42 | Article 45 (Defence to proceedings in respect of statutory nuisance), Paragraph 2 | After “described in the”, insert | “relevant” |
| 43 | Article 45 (Defence to proceedings in respect of statutory nuisance), Paragraph 3 | After “referred to in the”, insert | “relevant” |
| 44 | Article 47 (Felling or lopping), Paragraph (7) | For “provisions of paragraph (6)”, substitute | “provisions of paragraph (5)” |
| 45 | Article 47 (Felling or lopping), Paragraph (8)(a) | For “Trees and Hedgerows to be Removed or Managed Plans”, substitute | “trees and hedgerows to be removed or managed plans” |
| 46 | Article 47 (Felling or lopping), Paragraph (8)(b) | For “giving 5 days notice”, substitute | “has given 5 days notice” |
| 47 | Article 51 (Procedure regarding certain approvals etc.), Paragraph (2) | For “in any Requirement”, substitute | “in any requirement” |
| 48 | Article 57 (Service of notices), Paragraph (3) | After “under paragraph”, insert | “(1)” |
| 49 | Article 58 (Arbitration), paragraph (1) | For “procedures”, substitute | “procedure” |
| 50 | Schedule 3 (Requirements), Paragraph 1(1): Definition of “reinstatement planting plan” | For “Requirements”, substitute | “requirements” |
| 51 | Schedule 3 (Requirements), Paragraph 1(1): Definition of “stage” | For “Requirement”, substitute | “requirement” |
| 52 | Schedule 3 (Requirements), Paragraph 1(2) | For “Requirements”, substitute | “requirements” |
| 53 | Schedule 3 (Requirements), Paragraph 1(3) | For “Requirement”, substitute | “requirement” |
| 54 | Schedule 3 (Requirements), Paragraph 1(4) | In the three places it occurs, for “Requirement”, substitute | “requirement” |
| 55 | Schedule 3 (Requirements), Paragraph 1(4) | For “Environmental Statement”, substitute | “environmental statement” |
| 56 | Schedule 3 (Requirements), Paragraph 1(5) | For “Requirement”, substitute | “requirement” |
| 57 | Schedule 3 (Requirements), Paragraph 4(3) | After “outline materials” and before “waste management plan”, insert | “and” |
| 58 | Schedule 3 (Requirements), Paragraph 4(3) | For “Construction Traffic Management Plan”, substitute | “construction traffic management plan” |
| 59 | Schedule 3 (Requirements), Paragraph 7(1) | For “sub-paragraphs (2) to (4)”, substitute | “sub-paragraphs (2) to (5)” |
| 60 | Schedule 3 (Requirements), Paragraph 7(1) | For “Bank Holidays”, substitute | “bank holidays” |
| 61 | Schedule 3 (Requirements), Paragraph 7(2) | In the two places it occurs, for “Bank Holidays”, substitute | “bank holidays” |
| 62 | Schedule 3 (Requirements), Paragraph 7(3)(e) | For “Bank Holiday”, substitute | “bank holiday” |
| 63 | Schedule 3 (Requirements), Paragraph 7(5) | For “Bank Holidays”, substitute | “bank holidays” |
| 64 | Schedule 4 (Discharge of Requirements), Paragraph 1(3)(a) | For “Requirement”, substitute | “requirement” |
| 65 | Schedule 4 (Discharge of Requirements), Paragraph 1(3)(c) | For “Environmental Statement”, substitute | “environmental statement” |
| 66 | Schedule 4 (Discharge of Requirements), Paragraph 2(2) | For “Requirement”, substitute | “requirement” |
| 67 | Schedule 4 (Discharge of Requirements), Paragraph 3(1) | In the two places it occurs, for “Requirement”, substitute | “requirement” |
| 68 | Schedule 4 (Discharge of Requirements), Paragraph 6: Definition of “relevant authority” | For “giving and consent”, substitute | “giving any consent” |
| 69 | Schedule 14 (Protective Provisions), Part 1, Paragraph 1 | For “Anglian Water services”, substitute | “Anglian Water Services Limited” |
| 70 | Schedule 14 (Protective Provisions), Part 2, Paragraph 9 | For “article42”, substitute | “article 42” |
| 71 | Schedule 15 (Public General Legislation), Paragraph 3 | For “2017( c)in”, substitute | “2017( c) in” |
| 72 | Schedule 15 (Public General Legislation), Paragraph 3 | For “26(temporary”, substitute | “26 (temporary” |
(2)
2008 c.29. Paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 was amended by paragraph 128(2) of, and paragraph 70 of Schedule 13, and Part 20 of Schedule 25, to, the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20). There are other amendments to the Act which are not relevant to this Order
(3)
As provided for in Schedule 4 of the Act.
(4)
As defined in paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the Act
(5)
c.29.