The Stonestreet Green Solar Order 2025

SCHEDULE 1 AUTHORISED DEVELOPMENT

Article 3 In the district of Ashford and in the county of Kent, a nationally significant infrastructure project as defined in sections 14(1)(a) and 15 of the 2008 Act and associated development under section 115(1)(b) of the 2008 Act. The nationally significant infrastructure project comprises one generating station with a gross electrical output capacity of over 50 megawatts comprising all or any of the work numbers in this Schedule or any part of any work number in this Schedule— Work No. 1 1 A ground mounted solar photovoltaic generating station with a gross electrical output capacity of over 50 megawatts including— (a) solar PV panels; and (b) mounting structures, along with associated development within the meaning of section 115(2) of the 2008 Act including— Work No. 2 2 Balance of system and BESS works including— (a) inverter stations; (b) BESS; (c) DC-DC converters; (d) intermediate substations; (e) fire hydrants; (f) bunding and other water retention features; and (g) acoustic barriers; Work No. 3 3 Project substation and associated works including— (a) project substation, including switchroom and control room buildings, circuit breakers, 132 kilovolt bus-bars, pad mounted transformers, earthing circuits, office facilities (to include welfare unit, water closet, cesspit) and ancillary equipment; (b) monitoring and control systems for Work No. 1, Work No. 2 and Work No. 3; (c) car parking; (d) metal palisade security fencing with gates; (e) access track with separate access provision; (f) geotechnical works and retaining structures; (g) drainage and water retention system works; (h) acoustic barriers; and (i) two spare parts storage containers; Work No. 4 4 Works to lay high voltage electrical cables and to extend Sellindge Substation to facilitate grid connection including— (a) laying of electrical cables to connect Work No. 3 to Sellindge Substation, including tunnelling, boring, open cut trenching and horizontal directional drilling works for trenchless crossings; (b) works to allow electrical cable crossings of non-navigable rivers, other watercourses and drains, permissive paths, public rights of way and other highways; (c) works to allow installation of bridge crossings over non-navigable rivers and other watercourses and drains; (d) crossing of Network Rail infrastructure either— (i) using existing electrical ducts; or (ii) through the installation of new cable ducts; (e) laying down of internal access tracks, ramps, means of access, footpaths, roads, landscaping and vegetation management, signage, information boards and temporary secured construction laydown areas; and (f) extension of the Sellindge Substation including— (i) installation of new or amended structures, including outdoor air insulated switchgear or indoor gas insulated switchgear, circuit breakers, disconnectors, earth switches, bus-bars, steel supports and ancillary electrical infrastructure; (ii) laying down of access tracks, ramps, means of access, footpaths and roads; (iii) construction of a retaining wall, landscaping and vegetation management, signage, information boards and temporary construction laydown areas; (iv) fencing, gates, boundary treatment and other means of enclosure; (v) provision of security and monitoring measures such as CCTV columns, lighting columns and lighting, cameras, and communication infrastructure; and (vi) drainage works; Work No. 5 5 Works including— (a) fencing, gates, boundary treatment and other means of enclosure; (b) provision of security and monitoring measures such as CCTV columns, lighting columns and lighting, a fence detection system, cameras, weather stations, and communication infrastructure; (c) laying of electrical cables, including but not limited to electrical cables connecting Work No. 1, Work No. 2 and Work No. 3, including works to allow electrical cables crossings of non-navigable rivers, other watercourses and drains, permissive paths, public rights of way and other highways; (d) works to allow installation of bridge crossings over non-navigable rivers and other watercourses and drains; (e) laying down of internal access tracks (including fire access tracks), improvement of existing tracks, ramps, means of access, and roads, including construction signage and information boards; (f) provision of water tanks and pipework connection to hydrants located at inverter stations where BESS installed; and (g) equipment and materials storage during construction and decommissioning phases; Work No. 6 6 Works to provide site access including— (a) creation of accesses from the highway; (b) creation of visibility splays; (c) upgrading and repairing of existing accesses; and (d) highways improvements; Work No. 7 7 Construction and decommissioning works including— (a) compound areas including hardstanding, turning and loading areas, car parking, offices/welfare facilities, storage areas, waste skip areas, solar PV panel testing area, bunded area for storage of fuels and hydrocarbons, security fencing and hoarding; and (b) an internal haulage road comprising temporary permeable ground protection mats including passing bays, means of access, and signage; Work No. 8 8 Works to create, enhance and maintain green infrastructure, boundary treatments and crossing structures including— (a) landscape and biodiversity enhancement measures, including habitat creation and management and seating; (b) mitigation and biodiversity enhancement planting; (c) landscape reinforcement works; (d) works to allow installation of bridge crossings over non-navigable rivers and other watercourses and drains; and (e) works to alter, maintain, repair or replace existing crossing structures over non-navigable rivers and other watercourses and drains; and Site Wide Works 9 In connection with and in addition to Work Nos. 1 to 8, further associated development comprising such other works as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of or in connection with the authorised development and which are within the Order limits and fall within the scope of work assessed by the environmental statement including— (a) site preparation works and site clearance, including vegetation removal; (b) earthworks; (c) remediation of contamination; (d) alteration to locations of services and utilities infrastructure; (e) works for the benefit or protection of land affected by the authorised development; (f) landscaping and biodiversity mitigation and enhancement measures including planting to the extent not undertaken under Work No. 8; (g) sustainable drainage system ponds, depression storage, runoff outfalls, general drainage and irrigation infrastructure, including bunds, embankments, trenching, and swales, systems and improvements, maintenance or extensions to existing drainage and irrigation systems; (h) laying down of public rights of way diversions, signage and information boards and extinguishment of existing public rights of way; and (i) works to alter, maintain and repair streets and access roads, including relocation, removal or provision of street signage and furniture in, under or above a street and works to facilitate traffic management.