Rampion 2 Offshore Windfarm - Notice Of Authorisation Of Compulsory Acquisition

NOTICE OF COMPULSORY ACQUISITION UNDER SECTION 134(7) OF THE PLANNING ACT 2008
RAMPION 2 OFFSHORE WIND FARM ORDER 2025
NOTICE OF AUTHORISATION OF COMPULSORY ACQUISITION

The above Order, made under the Planning Act 2008 by the Secretary of State for Energy, Security and Net Zero (“the Secretary of State”) and published on 4th April 2025, includes provision authorising the compulsory acquisition of land, and of rights over land by creating new rights over it as well as by acquiring rights already in existence and the powers to use land permanently and temporarily, as described in Schedule 1.
The Order includes provision authorising the acquisition for an offshore generating station adjacent to and forming an extension to the existing Rampion Offshore Wind Farm, at the location approximately 13km south of the Sussex coast located to the west and south of the existing Rampion Offshore Windfarm, and all infrastructure required to transmit the power generated to the Bolney National Grid substation, which will require to be extended (the “Proposed Development”). The offshore generating station is located in an area approximately 196km2. The onshore cable corridor is approximately 38.8km long from the landfall at Climping, West Sussex to a new substation at Oakendene, 2km east of Cowfold, West Sussex and then to the existing Bolney National Grid Substation, at Twineham, Mid Sussex.
A copy of the Order has been deposited at the following locations and may be inspected during the times set out below:
Location
Opening Times
Littlehampton Library Maltravers Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5NA 
Monday - Friday 9am-5pm Saturday 10am-4pm 
Storrington Library Ryecroft Lane, Storrington, RH20 4PA 
Monday-Friday - 9am-5pm Saturday 10am-4pm  
Henfield Library  Off High Street, Henfield, BN5 9HN 
Monday - Friday 10am-5pm Saturday - 10am-2pm 
Arundel Library Surrey Street, Arundel, BN18 9DT 
Monday - Wednesday 1pm-5pm Thursday - Saturday 9am-1pm 
Steyning Library  Church Street, Steyning, BN44 3YB 
Monday-Friday - 10am-5pm Saturday 10am – 2pm  
The Order granting development consent, copies of the Secretary of State’s decision letter and the Examining Authority’s report of its recommendation are available to view online through the Planning Inspectorate website
at:

https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN010117

Rampion Extension Development Limited’s Statement of Reasons, which explains the compulsory acquisition powers, and the Land Plans showing the land affected by those powers may also be viewed online there. If you require a hard copy of the above-mentioned documents you may request this free of charge by contacting the Applicant’s Project Team via email:

rampion2@rwe.com

or telephone: 0800 2800 886.
A person aggrieved by the Order may challenge the Order only in accordance with section 118 of the Planning Act 2008, which stipulates that any proceeding must be brought by filing a claim form for judicial review before the end of the period of 6 weeks beginning with the day after the day on which the Order was published (or, if later, the day on which the statement of reasons for making the Order is published).
Once the provision in the Order authorising compulsory acquisition comes into force Rampion Extension Development Limited may acquire any of the land (including any existing rights and/or new rights) described in Schedule 1 below by executing a general vesting declaration under section 4 of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981. A statement on the effect of Parts 2 and 3 of that Act is set out in Schedule 2.
Any person who would be entitled to claim compensation if a general vesting declaration were executed is invited to give information about the person’s name, address and interest in land, using a prescribed form to Rampion Extension Development Limited, care of Dalcour Maclaren at DM Land Referencing, PO Box 494, Bicester, OX26 9PP: or by e-mail at:

Rampion2@DalcourMaclaren.com

The prescribed form is set out in Schedule 3 below.
SCHEDULE 1
DESCRIPTION OF THE LAND, EXISTING RIGHTS AND THE NEW RIGHTS
The Order land is shown on the Land Plans and described in the Book of Reference (such terms are defined in Article 2 of the Order). Under the powers granted in the Order, Rampion Extension Development Limited (being the undertaker as defined in Article 2 of the Order) may acquire compulsorily:
(a) so much of the Order land as is specified by Article 22 (compulsory acquisition of land) of the Order for the authorised development (as defined in Article 2 of the Order), or to facilitate it, or as is incidental to it; and
(b) such rights over the Order land, by creating them as well as by acquiring rights already in existence, or impose such restrictive covenants over the Order land, as is authorised by Article 24 (compulsory acquisition of rights and imposition of restrictive covenants) of the Order.
For land which is shown shaded blue on the land plans, in which only new rights are to be acquired or restrictive covenants to be imposed, the purpose for which those new rights may be acquired and restrictive covenants may be imposed is described in Schedule 7 to the Order. Rampion Extension Development Limited may also temporarily use the Order land to carry out the authorised development (as defined in Article 2 of the Order) pursuant to Article 31 of the Order and may temporarily use the Order land to maintain the authorised development pursuant to Article 32 of the Order.
The land subject to powers of compulsory acquisition is described in the tables below:
LAND TO BE ACQUIRED
Plot numbers of land as shown shaded pink on the Land Plans relating to the Order as made
Description of land
33/9
All interests in approximately 105039 square metres of land being agricultural land, hedgerows, and wooded area lying south west of Southlands Farm and east of the Oakendene Industrial Estate in the parish of Cowfold CP.

LAND OVER WHICH ONLY NEW RIGHTS ARE TO BE ACQUIRED OR RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS IMPOSED
Plot numbers of land as shown shaded blue on the Land Plans and described in the Book of Reference relating to the Order as made
Purpose for which rights may be acquired and restrictive covenants may be imposed (the purposes are more fully described in Schedule 7 to the Order)
1a/1, 1a/2, 1b/1, 1b/2, 1b/3, 1b/4, 1b/5, 1b/6, 1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4
Underground Cable Connection Rights
1a/1, 1a/2, 1b/1, 1b/2, 1b/3, 1b/4, 1b/5, 1b/6, 1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4
Underground Cable Connection Restrictive Covenant
1/5, 1/6, 1/7, 1/8, 1/16
Onshore Connection Rights
1/9, 1/17
Transition Joint Bay Rights
1/9, 1/10, 1/17, 1/18, 1/21, 1/24, 2/2, 2/3, 2/4, 2/24, 2/25, 2/26, 2/33, 2/34, 3/1, 3/2, 3/4, 3/5, 3/8, 3/9, 3/13, 3/14, 3/23, 3/24, 3/25, 3/26, 4/1, 4/2, 4/5, 4/6, 4/14, 4/15, 4/16, 4/22, 4/24, 5/1, 5/6, 5/7, 5/8, 5/9, 5/10, 5/11, 5/12, 5/13, 5/14, 6/1, 6/2, 6/3, 6/4, 6/5, 6/6, 7/1, 7/4, 7/5, 7/6, 7/12, 7/13, 7/23, 7/24, 7/25, 7/30, 8/1, 8/2, 8/3, 8/4, 10/1, 10/2, 10/3, 10/4, 11/1, 11/2, 11/3, 11/4, 11/5, 11/6, 13/1, 13/2, 13/3, 13/4, 13/5, 14/1, 14/3, 14/6, 15/1, 15/2, 19/1, 19/2, 20/1, 20/2, 20/3, 20/4, 20/5, 20/6, 20/7, 20/8, 21/1, 21/22, 21/24, 21/39, 21/42, 21/43, 21/44, 22/1, 22/2, 22/3, 22/4, 22/5, 22/6, 22/7, 22/8, 22/9, 22/10, 22/11, 22/12, 22/13, 22/14, 22/18, 22/22, 22/23, 22/24, 22/25, 22/27, 22/30, 23/1, 23/2, 23/7, 23/8, 23/9, 23/16, 23/17, 23/18, 23/19, 23/20, 23/21, 24/1, 24/2, 24/10, 24/11, 24/12, 24/15, 24/17, 25/1, 25/2, 25/6, 25/11, 25/12, 25/13, 26/1, 26/2, 26/3, 26/11, 26/12, 26/13, 26/14, 26/15, 27/1, 27/15, 27/16, 27/27, 27/28, 28/1, 28/2, 28/25, 28/26, 29/1, 29/2, 29/8, 29/9, 29/17, 29/18, 29/19, 29/22, 29/23, 30/1, 30/2, 30/3, 30/4, 30/5, 30/7, 30/12, 20/13, 30/14, 31/1, 31/4, 32/1, 32/2, 32/3, 32/7, 32/8, 32/11, 32/15, 32/16, 33/1, 33/23, 33/24, 33/26, 33/27, 33/28, 34/1, 34/2, 34/3, 34/4, 34/5, 34/16, 34/17, 34/18, 34/19, 34/20, 34/21, 34/22, 34/23, 34/24, 34/25, 34/26
Cable Rights
1/5, 1/6, 1/7, 1/8, 1/9, 1/10, 1/16, 1/17, 1/18, 1/21, 1/24, 2/2, 2/3, 2/4, 2/24, 2/25, 2/26, 2/33, 2/34, 3/1, 3/2, 3/4, 3/5, 3/8, 3/9, 3/13, 3/14, 3/23, 3/24, 3/25, 3/26, 4/1, 4/2, 4/5, 4/6, 4/14, 4/15, 4/16, 4/22, 4/24, 5/1, 5/6, 5/7, 5/8, 5/9, 5/10, 5/11, 5/12, 5/13, 5/14, 6/1, 6/2, 6/3, 6/4, 6/5, 6/6, 7/1, 7/4, 7/5, 7/6, 7/12, 7/13, 7/23, 7/24, 7/25, 7/30, 8/1, 8/2, 8/3, 8/4, 10/1, 10/2, 10/3, 10/4, 11/1, 11/2, 11/3, 11/4, 11/5, 11/6, 13/1, 13/2, 13/3, 13/4, 13/5, 14/1, 14/3, 14/6, 15/1, 15/2, 19/1, 19/2, 20/1, 20/2, 20/3, 20/4, 20/5, 20/6, 20/7, 20/8, 21/1, 21/22, 21/24, 21/39, 21/42, 21/43, 21/44, 22/1, 22/2, 22/3, 22/4, 22/5, 22/6, 22/7, 22/8, 22/9, 22/10, 22/11, 22/12, 22/13, 22/14, 22/18, 22/22, 22/23, 22/24, 22/25, 22/27, 22/30, 23/1, 23/2, 23/7, 23/8, 23/9, 23/16, 23/17, 23/18, 23/19, 23/20, 23/21, 24/1, 24/2, 24/10, 24/11, 24/12, 24/15, 24/17, 25/1, 25/2, 25/6, 25/11, 25/12, 25/13, 26/1, 26/2, 26/3, 26/11, 26/12, 26/13, 26/14, 26/15, 27/1, 27/15, 27/16, 27/27, 27/28, 28/1, 28/2, 28/25, 28/26, 29/1, 29/2, 29/8, 29/9, 29/17, 29/18, 29/19, 29/22, 29/23, 30/1, 30/2, 30/3, 30/4, 30/5, 30/7, 30/12, 30/13, 30/14, 31/1, 31/4, 32/1, 32/2, 32/3, 32/7, 32/8, 32/11, 32/15, 32/16, 33/1, 33/23, 33/24, 33/26, 33/27, 33/28, 34/1, 34/2, 34/3, 34/4, 34/5, 34/16, 34/17, 34/18, 34/19, 34/20, 34/21, 34/22, 34/23, 34/24, 34/25, 34/26
Cable Restrictive Covenant
1/11, 1/12, 1/13, 1/14, 1/15, 2/6, 2/7, 2/21, 2/22, 2/23, 2/28, 2/29, 2/30, 2/31, 2/32, 3/15, 3/16, 3/17, 3/18, 3/19, 3/20, 3/21, 3/22, 4/9, 7/26, 7/27, 7/28, 7/29, 7/31, 7/32, 7/33, 7/34, 7/35, 9/1, 9/2, 9/3, 10/5, 10/6, 12/12, 12/13, 12/14, 13/6, 13/7, 13/8, 14/2, 14/4, 14/5, 17/3, 17/4, 17/5, 17/6, 17/7, 17/8, 17/9, 17/10, 18/3, 18/7, 19/3, 19/4, 19/5, 19/6, 19/7, 19/8, 19/9, 19/10, 19/11, 20/9, 20/10, 20/11, 20/12, 20/13, 20/14, 20/15, 21/2, 21/3, 21/4, 21/5, 21/6, 21/7, 21/8, 21/9, 21/23, 21/25, 21/26, 21/27, 21/28, 21/29, 21/40, 21/41, 22/34, 22/35, 24/3, 24/4, 24/13, 24/14, 24/16, 25/3, 25/4, 25/5, 26/4, 26/6, 27/2, 28/6, 28/16, 28/17, 28/18, 28/19, 28/20, 28/21, 28/22, 28/23, 28/24, 29/10, 29/11, 29/12, 29/13, 29/20, 29/21, 31/5, 31/6, 31/7, 31/8, 31/9, 31/10, 31/11, 31/12, 31/13, 31/14, 31/15, 32/4, 32/5, 32/6, 32/9, 32/10, 32/12, 32/13, 32/14, 33/29, 34/9, 34/10, 34/11, 34/12, 34/13, 34/14, 34/40
Operational Access Rights
2/5, 2/8, 2/12, 2/13, 2/14, 2/38, 2/39, 2/40, 2/41, 2/42, 3/6, 4/3, 4/4, 4/7, 4/23, 4/25, 4/26, 5/2, 5/3, 5/4, 5/5, 7/2, 7/3, 7/36, 11/7, 11/8, 11/9, 11/10, 11/11, 11/12, 11/13, 12/1, 12/4, 12/5, 12/9, 15/3, 17/1, 18/1, 18/2, 18/8, 18/9, 21/10, 23/3, 23/4, 24/5, 24/6, 25/7, 25/8, 25/9, 25/10, 26/5, 26/7, 27/3, 27/7, 27/10, 27/17, 27/18, 27/19, 27/20, 27/21, 27/22, 27/23, 27/24, 27/25, 27/26, 28/4, 28/7, 28/10, 28/12, 29/4, 29/5, 29/6, 29/7, 30/11, 30/15, 31/2, 31/3, 33/2, 33/3, 33/18, 33/19, 33/20, 33/25
Construction and Operational Access Rights
33/15, 33/17
Onshore Substation Access Road Rights
33/10, 33/11, 33/14, 33/15, 33/16, 33/17, 33/30, 34/26, 34/27
Landscape and Environmental Mitigation Rights
33/10, 33/11, 33/14, 33/15, 33/16, 33/17, 33/30, 34/26, 34/27
Landscaping and Environmental Mitigation Restrictive Covenant
34/28
Unlicensed Works Rights
Rampion Extension Development Limited
23rd April 2025
SCHEDULE 2
STATEMENT ON THE EFFECT OF PARTS 2 AND 3 OF THE COMPULSORY PURCHASE (VESTING DECLARATIONS) ACT 1981
Power to execute a general vesting declaration
1. Once the provision in the Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm Order 2025 which authorises compulsory acquisition comes into force, the acquiring authority Rampion Extension Development Limited (hereinafter referred to as “RED”)) may acquire any of the land (including any existing rights and/or new rights) described in Schedule 1 above by executing a general vesting declaration under section 4 of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 (“the Act”). This has the effect, subject to paragraphs 3 and 5 below, of vesting the land in RED at the end of the period mentioned in paragraph 2 below.
Notices concerning general vesting declaration
2. As soon as may be after RED execute a general vesting declaration, they must serve notice of it on every occupier of any of the land specified in the declaration (except land where there is one of the tenancies described in paragraph 4) and on every person who gives them information relating to the land in pursuance of the invitation contained in the notice of the authorisation of the compulsory acquisition. When the service of notices of the general vesting declaration is completed, a period specified in the declaration, of not less than three months, will begin to run. On the first day after the end of this period the land described in the declaration will, subject to what is said in paragraphs 3 and 5, vest in RED together with the right to enter on the land and take possession of it. Every person on whom RED could have served a notice to treat in respect of his interest in the land (other than a tenant under one of the tenancies described in paragraph 4) will be entitled to claim compensation for the acquisition of his interest in the land, with interest on the compensation from the vesting date.
3. The “vesting date” for any land specified in a declaration will be the first day after the end of the period mentioned in paragraph 2 above, unless a counter-notice is served under Schedule A1 to the Act within that period. In such circumstances, the vesting date for the land which is the subject of the counter-notice will be determined in accordance with Schedule A1.
Modifications with respect to certain tenancies
4. In the case of certain tenancies, the position stated above is subject to modifications. The modifications apply where the tenancy is either a “minor tenancy”, ie a tenancy for a year or a yearly tenancy or a lesser interest, or “a long tenancy which is about to expire”. The latter expression means a tenancy granted for an interest greater than a minor tenancy but having on the vesting date a period still to run which is not more than the period specified in the declaration for this purpose (which must be more than a year). In calculating how long a tenancy has still to run, where any option to renew or to terminate it is available to either party, it shall be assumed that the landlord will take every opportunity open to him to terminate the tenancy while the tenant will use every opportunity to retain or renew his interest.
5. The modifications are that RED may not exercise the right of entry referred to in paragraph 2 in respect of land subject to a tenancy described in paragraph 4 unless they first serve notice to treat in respect of the tenancy and then serve every occupier of the land with a notice of their intention to enter and take possession after the period (not less than three months from the service of the notice) specified in the notice. The right of entry will be exercisable at the end of that period. The vesting of the land will be subject to the tenancy until the end of that period or until the tenancy comes to an end, whichever happens first.
SCHEDULE 3
FORM FOR GIVING INFORMATION
The Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm Order 2025
To: Rampion Extension Development Limited
[I] [We] (delete as applicable) being [a person] [persons] (delete as applicable) who, if a general vesting declaration were executed under section 4 of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 in respect of all the land comprised in the order cited above in respect of which notice to treat has not been given, would be entitled to claim compensation in respect of [all] [part of] that land, give you the following information, pursuant to section 134(7)(cza) of the Planning Act 2008.
1. Name and address of informant(s) (see explanatory note (i) below)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..............................................................................................................................................……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Land in which an interest is held by informant(s) (see explanatory note (ii) below)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..........................................................................................
3. Nature of interest (see explanatory note (iii) below)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..........................................................................................
Signed...........................................................................................................................................................…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..................................................................................................................................................................
[on behalf of] …........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...............................................................................................................................................................................
Date ……………………………………………………………………………………………
(i) In the case of a joint interest insert the names and addresses of all the informants.
(ii) The land should be described concisely.
(iii) If the interest is leasehold, the date of commencement and length of term should be given. If the land is subject to a mortgage or other incumbrance, details should be given, eg name of building society and roll number.