Installation of an underground section of Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) conduit under Gronant Dunes originating from the HDD Entry Pit (consented under FUL/000246/23), to a buried HDD Exit Pit at the Mean High Water Spring (MHWS) line, and burial of a combined electrical and fibre optic cable across Talacre Beach and Foreshore to the Mean Low Water Spring (MLWS) line, located to the north-west of the Point of Ayr (PoA) Gas Terminal.

1. The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of 5 years from the date of this permission. Written notification of the date of commencement of any works on the site deemed to begin the development shall be sent to the Local Planning Authority within seven days of such commencement. REASON: To comply with the requirements of Sections 91 to 93 of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1990.
2. The operations hereby permitted shall cease at the site within 25 years from the date of the commencement of the operational phase of planning permission reference FUL/000246/23 or by 2053, whichever the earlier. The dates of final cessation of operations and completion of restoration in accordance with planning permission reference FUL/000246/23 shall be notified in writing to the Local Planning Authority within one week of the said dates. REASON: To restrict the period of operation in accordance with the planning application, protection of sites of biodiversity importance and in the interests of amenity. To comply with Policy STR4, EN4, EN6, and PC2 of the Flintshire Local Development Plan.
3. Development at the site shall take place in accordance with the following plans and documents except where they are modified by the conditions on this decision notice. The plans and documents comprising the Application are: - Planning Application Form (Document Reference: PF.2.1). - Covering Letter (Document Reference: PF.2.2). - Planning, Design & Access Statement (Document Reference: PF.2.11). - Environmental Studies Report (Document Reference: PF.3.2). - Habitat Regulation Assessment (HRA) (Document Reference: PF.3.3). - Water Framework Directive (WFD) Assessment (Document Reference: PF.3.4). - Net Biodiversity Benefit (NBB) Report (Document Reference: PF.3.5). - Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) (Document Reference: PoA Cable Route and Foreshore Works CEMP – Rev 05). - Written Scheme of Investigation (Document Reference: PF.3.7). - RPS Invasive Non-Native Species Management Plan (Volume 4 Appendix T of the Environment Statement) dated September 2024, appended to the CEMP (Appendix A). REASON: For the avoidance of doubt and to ensure that the development is carried out as approved, and to assist compliance monitoring. To comply with Policy STR4, EN2, EN4, EN6, EN15, EN18 and PC2 of the Flintshire Local Development Plan.
4. No development shall commence until a Phasing Plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved Phasing Plan shall specify start and finish dates for each phase including any preparatory works, of the construction and decommissioning of the development, hereby approved. Development shall take place in accordance with the approved phasing plan. REASON: To restrict the period of operation in accordance with the planning application, protection of sites of biodiversity importance and in the interests of amenity. To comply with Policy STR4, EN4, EN6, and PC2 of the Flintshire Local Development Plan.
5. The approved development must be carried out in full accordance with the submitted Construction Environment Management Plan (CEMP) [Document Reference: PoA Cable Route and Foreshore Works CEMP – Rev 05]. Prior to the commencement of Phase 2 works (cable pulling operations), an updated CEMP (incorporating information requested by NRW in its response dated 30th October 2025 [Ref. CAS-290285-C3P6]) shall be submitted to and formally approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and include: • Vessel management plan to demonstrate there would be no disturbance to breeding little terns. • Mudflat and sandflat mitigation details. • Amphibians and reptiles – working area specification • Mitigation action plan for potential disturbance to overwintering birds. • Reporting methods for both the Groundwater • Management and Monitoring Plan and the HDD monitoring. REASON: The CEMP should be submitted to ensure necessary management measures are agreed prior to commencement of Phase 2 work on the development and implemented for the protection of the environment during construction, and in compliance with Policy EN6 of the Flintshire Local Development Plan.
6. No works in association with the development hereby permitted shall take place until a badger walkover survey report has been undertaken and has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Should the survey reveal any badger setts or evidence of badger activity, a badger mitigation and protection scheme, including and method statement, must be approved by the Local Planning Authority before works commence and the works must take place in accordance with the approved scheme. The survey must be undertaken by a suitably qualified and experienced ecologist. REASON: The survey should be submitted to ensure necessary mitigation and protection measures are agreed for the protection of the badgers, and in compliance with Policy EN6 of the Flintshire Local Development Plan.
7. The developer shall ensure that a suitably qualified archaeological contractor is present during the undertaking of any groundworks in the development area so that a scheme of archaeological monitoring and recording can be conducted. The archaeological monitoring and recording must meet the standards laid down by the relevant Chartered Institute for Archaeologists Standard and Guidance and will be completed in accordance with a written scheme of investigation, which has been approved in advance by the Local Planning Authority. REASON: To secure preservation by record of all archaeological remains which will be impacted by the development. To comply with Policy EN8 and SPG28 of the Flintshire Local Development Plan.
8. If, during development, contamination not previously identified is found to be present at the site then no further development (unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority) shall be carried out until a remediation strategy detailing how this unsuspected contamination shall be dealt with has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The remediation strategy shall be carried out as approved. REASON: To protect of sites of biodiversity importance and in the interests of amenity. To comply with Policy STR4, EN6, and PC2 of the Flintshire Local Development Plan.
9. Subject to the findings of site investigation works, should the authorised development fall within the public foul sewer protection zone, then a detailed method statement and risk assessment for the protection of the structural condition of the public asset crossing the site shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, in consultation with D"{r Cymru/Welsh Water. The development thereafter shall be carried out in accordance with the approved method statement and risk assessment. The approved protection measures shall be implemented in full before any other development hereby permitted has commenced and shall be retained at all times for the duration of the approved operations including any restoration works. REASON: To protect public sewerage system and the health and safety of existing residents and ensure no pollution or detriment to the environment, and to accord with the provisions of policy EN15 of the adopted Flintshire Local Development Plan.
10. A detailed scheme for the decommissioning of the approved development shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority for written approval no later than six months prior to the planned Decommissioning. The approved Decommissioning Environmental Management Plan (DEMP) must include: (a) details of any below ground apparatus to be left in situ (b) method statements for the decommissioning and dismantlement of above ground infrastructure; (c) full details of measures to prevent harm to protected and priority species and habitats to include details of habitat protection and soil management; (d) traffic management plan for the decommissioning works; and (e) waste management plan for the decommissioning works. Decommissioning of the authorised development must be implemented in accordance with the approved DEMP. REASON: To ensure necessary decommissioning measures are agreed prior to the expiration of a temporary planning permission and implemented to prevent any long-term environmental impacts as a result of the development. To accord with the provisions of Policies EN6 and EN13 of the adopted Flintshire Local Development Plan.

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