Examples of Electricity Act consent in a sentence
The 2017 Regulations define application for multi-stage consent as follows: “an application for approval, consent or agreement required by a condition included in an Electricity Act consent where (in terms of the condition) that approval, consent or agreement must be obtained from the Scottish Ministers before all or part of the development permitted by the Electricity Act consent may be begun” (as per Regulation 2(1)).
If Electricity Act consent is granted, planning permission for the turbines and ancillary works is deemed to be granted.
The condition which requires to be discharged relate to Condition 17 (Traffic Management Plan) for Electricity Act consent 09/0135/EB, which compries the erection of a 132kvkv transmission line approximately 10.6km in length, supported on 138 wood poles ranging in height from 9.5m to 12.5m extending from the new substation on the B741 to the Dersalloch wind farm.
Table 1 compares indicative time scales for the proposed key elements of the Electricity Act consent with the actual timelines for Wave Hub.
A proposal to build the world’s largest wind farm in the Thames estuary received Electricity Act consent but was delayed for months when Swale Borough Council refused permission for an electricity substation.
We have suggested a joint inquiry as above.Insofar as Government intends to issue a statement of need, this effectively pre-determines and prejudices the proper use of its Electricity Act consent powers and the determination of one of the factors requiring examination for the purpose of justification.
The Electricity Act consent granted in 2010 provided for the installation of 10 No. 1MW tidal devices in the Sound of Islay for the purposes of capturing tidal energy and converting that to electricity.
The current system of multiple consents means that even if Electricity Act consent were granted by the Secretary of State for a power station in Scotland planning consent would often also be required, for example for electricity lines.
There would therefore be real potential to confuse or fatigue the public in undertaking a further consultation exercise for what is, in planning terms, the same development that has already been approved (Note: if the Electricity Act did not require wind farms over 50MW in capacity to gain Electricity Act consent then consent would require, solely, to be achieved under the planning acts).
Electricity will be exported by way of an overhead pole mounted line to a nearby 33kv route, subject to a separate Electricity Act consent.