Planning & Consultation
UK Land Compulsory Purchase Order Documentation
As an Interconnector Licence holder, Greenlink Interconnector Limited commenced a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) process in January 2020 with consultation running from 15 January 2020 until 7 February 2020. The aim of the CPO process is to ensure that infrastructure projects such as Greenlink can proceed confident that all land rights required to deliver the project are held by the developer so that the project can be delivered in a timely and cost effective manner. A public inquiry is scheduled for 20 and 21 October 2020
Greenlink Interconnector Limited is committed to achieving voluntary agreements for all land interests relating to the project.
The core documents relevant to the ongoing CPO process can be found here.
Documents pertaining to this section can be found here
GREENLINK INTERCONNECTOR LIMITED (GREENLINK, PEMBROKE)
COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER 2020
GREENLINK INTERCONNECTOR LIMITED
THE ELECTRICITY ACT 1989
COMPULSORY PURCHASE (INQUIRIES PROCEDURE)
RULES 2007 (AS AMENDED)
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Notice is hereby given pursuant to rule 11 of the Compulsory Purchase (Inquiries Procedure) Rules 2007 (as amended) that a public inquiry will open at 10am on Tuesday 20 October 2020 in respect of the Greenlink Interconnector Limited (Greenlink, Pembroke) Compulsory Purchase Order 2020.
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If confirmed, the order will authorise Greenlink Interconnector Limited to purchase compulsorily land and the new rights for the purpose of carrying on the activities authorised by its interconnector licence under the Electricity Act 1989 Act and, in particular the construction, use and maintenance of an electricity interconnector comprising underground cables, convertor station and associated development as part of the wider Greenlink project to allow the transfer of electrical power between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
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A hard copy of the order, the accompanying order map and any supporting documentation may be requested from Greenlink Interconnector Limited can be provided on request. Please contact Rosalba Di Lauro at Rosalba.dilauro@greenlink.ie or at Greenlink Interconnector Limited, 4th Floor, One Kingdom Street, London, W2 6BD.
Electronic copies of the order, the order map and any supporting documentation may be viewed at https://www.greenlink.ie/uklandcompulsorypodocumentation and can be provided on request. Please contact Rosalba Di Lauro at Rosalba.dilauro@greenlink.ie or at Greenlink Interconnector Limited, 4th Floor, One Kingdom Street, London, W2 6BD.
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The public inquiry will be conducted virtually via Microsoft Teams. Please register with PINs, by emailing Stephen Waterfield of the Planning Inspectorate at stephen.waterfield@planninginspectorate.gov.uk, if you intend to attend the Inquiry. Please provide the title of the order, the purpose for you attending the public inquiry and your address and interest in the land. You will be asked when registering to indicate whether your language preference at the Inquiry is English or Welsh.
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The public inquiry will be conducted in English and all supporting documentation has been produced in English. Should you require Welsh translation facilities for the public inquiry or the translation of specific supporting documents into Welsh then please contact Stephen Waterfield of the Planning Inspectorate at stephen.waterfield@planninginspectorate.gov.uk or Robert Garden of CMS at robert.garden@cms-cmno.com on or before 6 October 2020.
Dated this day of 30 September 2020
Greenlink Interconnector Limited
4th Floor, 1 Kingdom Street, London W2 6BD