Durham, Compulsory Purchase Order
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THE NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PLC (SCOTLAND TO ENGLAND GREEN LINK 1) COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER 2023
The Acquisition of Land Act 1981
- The National Grid Electricity Transmission plc (Scotland to England Green Link 1) Compulsory Purchase Order 2023, which has been submitted by National Grid Electricity Transmission Plc to the Secretary of State for Energy Security & Net Zero for confirmation, includes the land and the new rights described in the Schedules.
- This land and the land over which the new rights are to be acquired forms part of an open space.
- Notice is hereby given that the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in exercise of his powers under Section 19(2) of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981, in terms of section 19(1) (a) and Schedule 3 paragraph 6(1)(a), has certified that he is satisfied that that: 1) there has been or will be given in exchange for the land described in Part 1 of Schedule 1 hereto, being parts of open space within the meaning of the said Act, the land described in Schedule 2 hereto, which is not less in area and is equally advantageous to the persons, if any, entitled to rights of common or other rights, and to the public, and that the land given in exchange has been or will be vested in the persons in whom the said open spaces were vested, and subject to the like rights, trusts and incidents as attach to the said open spaces; and 2) the land described in Part 2 of Schedule 1 hereto, being parts of open space within the meaning of the said Act, when burdened with the rights described in Schedule 3, will be no less advantageous to those persons in whom it is vested and other persons, if any, entitled to rights of common or other rights, and to the public, than it was before.
- A map showing the land to which the certificate relates and the land proposed to be given in exchange may be inspected at the following locations within the noted opening hours:
- The certificate becomes operative on the date on which this notice is first published. A person aggrieved by the certificate may, by application to the High Court within 6 weeks from that date, challenge its validity on the ground that there has been a failure to comply with any relevant statutory requirement relating to the certificate.
Location | Opening Hours |
Seaham Town Council, Seaham Town Hall, Stockton Rd, Seaham SR7 0HP | Monday – Thursday: 8.30am-5pm |
Friday: 8.30am-4:30pm | |
South Hetton & District Community Association, Front St, Durham DH6 2TH | Monday – Friday: 9am-7pm |
Glebe Centre, Durham Place, Murton, Seaham SR7 9BX | Monday – Thursday: 8am-8pm |
SCHEDULE 1
Open Space Land
Rights Land and the New Rights Land
Part 1
Approximately 15518 square metres of open space Plot 6-25: Substation known as open space and pathway south of Hawthorn Pit Grid shown coloured pink on Order Map 6 of 7.
Part 2
Approximately 34,478 square metres known as Plots 1-01, 1-02 and 1-03 comprise the beach (the Beach) subject to the acquisition of rights pursuant to the Order and shown coloured Blue on the Order Map 1 of 7.
Approximately 199,251 square metres known as Plots 6-11, 6-12, 6-13, 6-17. 6-19, 6-20, 6-21, 6-22, 6-23, 6-24, 6-26, 6-27, 6-28, 6-29, 6-30, 6- 31, 6-32, 6-33, 6-35, 6-36, 6-37, 6-38, 6-39, 6-40, 6-41, 6-42 and 7-21 comprise the additional informal open space (the Additional Informal Open Space) subject to the acquisition of rights pursuant to the Order and shown coloured blue on Order Map 6 of 7.
SCHEDULE 2
Exchange Land
Approximately 15,987 square metres of field and agricultural land north of Hawthorn Pit Grid Station numbered Plot 6-49 and 6-50 and shown coloured pink on Order Map 6 of 7.
SCHEDULE 3
The New Rights
Number on Map | Extent and Description of Land | Description of New Rights |
1-01 | approximately 8540 metres squared of sand beach (east of B1287) | Electricity Infrastructure Construction Rights and Landfall Rights |
1-02 | in respect of approximately 18826 metres squared of sand beach (east of B1287) | Electricity Infrastructure Construction Rights and Landfall Rights |
1-03 | approximately 7112 metres squared of pebble beach (east of B1287) | Electricity Infrastructure Construction Rights and Landfall Rights |
6-11 | approximately 25693 metres squared of public open space, access track, woodland, hedgerow, shrub, overhead line and public bridleway (Murton BW29), (south west of Hawthorn Pit Grid Substation) | Electricity Infrastructure Construction Rights, HVDC Rights and Landscaping Rights |
6-12 | approximately 14958 metres squared of public open space, access track, woodland, hedgerow, shrub, pylon and overhead line and public bridleway (Murton BW29), (south west of Hawthorn Pit Grid Substation) | Landscaping Rights |
6-13 | approximately 49972 metres squared of public open space, access track, woodland, hedgerow, shrub, pylon and overhead line (south west of Hawthorn Pit Grid Substation) | Landscaping Rights |
6-17 | approximately 12717 metres squared of public open space, woodland, access track, shrub, pylon and overhead line (east of Hawthorn Pit Grid Substation) | Overhead Line Removal Rights and Landscaping Rights |
6-19 | approximately 1014 metres squared of public open space, access track, woodland, hedgerow and shrub (south west of Hawthorn Pit Grid Substation) | Construction Compound Rights and Landscaping Rights |
6-20 | approximately 504 metres squared of public open space, woodland and shrub (south of Hawthorn Pit Grid Substation) | Landscaping Rights |
6-21 | approximately 4070 metres squared of public open space, pathway, woodland and shrub (south of Hawthorn Pit Grid Substation) | Electricity Infrastructure Construction Rights, HVAC Rights and Landscaping Rights |
6-22 | approximately 1000 metres squared of public open space, access track, woodland, hedgerow and shrub (south of Hawthorn Pit Grid Substation) | Construction Compound Rights and Landscaping Rights |
6-23 | approximately 485 metres squared of public open space and access track (south of Hawthorn Pit Grid Substation) | Construction Compound Rights, Landscaping Rights and Permanent Access Rights |
6-24 | approximately 540 metres squared of public open space (south of Hawthorn Pit Grid Substation) | Electricity Infrastructure Construction Rights, HVAC Rights, Landscaping Rights and Permanent Access Rights |
6-26 | approximately 1031 metres squared of public open space and access track (south of Hawthorn Pit Grid Substation) | Electricity Infrastructure Construction Rights, HVAC Rights, Landscaping Rights and Permanent Access Rights |
6-27 | approximately 538 metres squared of public open space (south of Hawthorn Pit Grid Substation) | Construction Compound Rights, Landscaping Rights and Overhead Line Rights |
6-28 | approximately 541 metres squared of public open space (south of Hawthorn Pit Grid Substation) | Electricity Infrastructure Construction Rights, HVAC Rights and Landscaping Rights |
6-29 | approximately 389 metres squared of public open space, access track, hedgerow, shrub and overhead line (south east of Hawthorn Pit Grid Substation) | Permanent Access Rights |
6-30 | approximately 447 metres squared of public open space (south west of Hawthorn Pit Grid Substation) | Construction Compound Rights and Landscaping Rights |
6-31 | approximately 135 metres squared of public open space, electricity substation and overhead line (south east of Hawthorn Pit Grid Substation) | Overhead Line Removal Rights and Landscaping Rights |
6-32 | approximately 112 metres squared of public open space, access track and overhead line (south east of Hawthorn Pit Grid Substation) | Overhead Line Removal Rights, Landscaping Rights and Temporary Access Rights |
6-33 | approximately 1318 metres squared of public open space and access track (south of Hawthorn Pit Grid substation) | Temporary Access Rights and Overhead Line Removal Rights |
6-35 | approximately 8988 metres squared of public open space, access track, woodland, hedgerow and shrub (south west of Hawthorn Pit Grid Substation) | Landscaping Rights |
6-36 | approximately 17272 metres squared of public open space, access track, outbuildings, woodland and shrub (south east of Hawthorn Pit Grid Substation) | Construction Compound Rights and Landscaping Rights |
6-37 | approximately 15 metres squared of public open space (south of Hawthorne Pit Grid substation) | Overhead Line Removal Rights, Landscaping Rights and Temporary Access Rights |
6-38 | approximately 1316 metres squared of public open space, access track, woodland and shrub (south east of Hawthorn Pit Grid Substation) | Overhead Line Removal Rights and Landscaping Rights |
6-39 | approximately 1634 metres squared of public open space, access track, woodland and shrub (south east of Hawthorn Pit Grid Substation) | Overhead Line Removal Rights |
6-40 | approximately 20578 metres squared of public open space, access track, woodland, hedgerow, shrub, pond, public footpath (Murton FP25) and public bridleway (Murton BW29), (south west of Hawthorn Pit Grid Substation) | Overhead Line Rights and Landscaping Rights |
6-41 | approximately 13826 metres squared of public open space, access track, woodland, shrub, pylon, overhead line and public bridleway (Murton BW29), (south of Hawthorn Pit Grid Substation) | Electricity Infrastructure Construction Rights, HVAC Rights and Landscaping Rights |
6-42 | approximately 3367 metres squared of public open space, access track, woodland, shrub, pylon, overhead line and public bridleway (Murton BW29), (south of Hawthorn Pit Grid Substation) | Electricity Infrastructure Construction Rights, HVDC Rights, HVAC Rights and Landscaping Rights |
7-21 | approximately 16822 metres squared of public open space, access track and woodland (south west of Hawthorn Pit Grid Substation) | Landscaping Rights |
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