The National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) (Correction) Order 2025
The National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) (Correction) Order 2025 rectifies errors and omissions in the 2024 Order, a development consent order under the Planning Act 2008.
The Secretary of State received a request for corrections and subsequently issued this order detailing specific textual changes across multiple articles and schedules of the 2024 Order, impacting definitions, articles defining development consent and procedures, along with specific provisions relating to the project.
The order ensures the legal framework for the project is accurate.
Arguments For
Intended benefit: Correcting errors and omissions in the original order ensures the legal basis for the National Grid project is sound and avoids potential future disputes or legal challenges.
Evidence cited: The need for correction is based on identified errors within the meaning of paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Planning Act 2008, and a formal request for correction was received from the applicant.
Implementation methods: The corrections are clearly specified in the Schedule to the Order, detailing the precise changes to be made.
Legal/historical basis: The Order is made under powers conferred by section 119 of, and paragraphs 1(4) and (8) of Schedule 4 to, the Planning Act 2008, providing a clear legal framework for the correction.
Arguments Against
Potential impacts: While the corrections aim to address errors, there is a possibility that the amended order might have unintended consequences, particularly if the original errors were overlooked due to their lack of significant impacts.
Implementation challenges: Implementing these corrections might require administrative efforts. For example, changes to documentation linked to the original order could need to be done.
Alternative approaches: While not specifically addressed in the document, it is possible that alternative approaches to error correction, perhaps involving a new order instead, could have been considered. Delays or financial implications of this correction are not detailed.
Unintended effects: The specific effect of the corrections will depend on the corrected details and their implementation, and there isn't sufficient information to fully evaluate possible consequences in this document.
The National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024 (“the 2024 Order”)1, which granted development consent within the meaning of the Planning Act 2008 (“the Act”)2, contained correctable errors within the meaning of paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Act.
The 2024 Order, which approved the National Grid project, had some mistakes.
These mistakes were minor enough to be fixed, according to the rules in paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 of the Planning Act 2008.
In accordance with paragraph 1(5)(a) of Schedule 4 to the Act, before the end of the relevant period (as defined in paragraph 1(6)(a) of Schedule 4 to the Act), the Secretary of State received a written request from the applicant3 for the correction of errors in the 2024 Order.
Following the Planning Act 2008 guidelines, the appropriate government official was asked by the project leaders to fix the mistakes in the 2024 Order before the deadline.
In accordance with paragraph 1(7) of Schedule 4 to the Act, the Secretary of State has informed Essex County Council, Braintree District Council, Suffolk County Council and Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Council as the relevant local planning authorities4 that the request has been received.
The Secretary of State notified the relevant local councils that a request to amend the 2024 Order had been received, as required by the Planning Act 2008.
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 119 of, and paragraphs 1(4) and (8) of Schedule 4 to, the Act, makes the following Order.
The Secretary of State, using their authority granted by the Planning Act 2008, created this corrective order.
This Order may be cited as the National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) (Correction) Order 2025 and comes into force on 9th April 2025.
This document is officially known as the National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) (Correction) Order 2025 and becomes law on April 9th, 2025.
The 2024 Order is corrected as set out in the table in the Schedule to this Order, in which—(a) column 1 sets out where the correction is to be made;(b) column 2 sets out how the correction is to be made; and(c) column 3 sets out the text to be substituted, inserted or omitted.
The table in the Schedule to this Order shows all the corrections to the 2024 Order.
It specifies the location of each error, how to fix it, and the exact text to replace replace, add, or remove.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero John Wheadon Head of Energy Infrastructure Planning Delivery & Innovation Department for Energy Security and Net Zero 8th April 2025
This section confirms the order's authorization by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero and is signed by John Wheadon, Head of Energy Infrastructure Planning Delivery & Innovation at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Article 2 Table 1 [The table details 72 specific corrections to various articles and schedules within the 2024 order. Due to length constraints, the table is omitted here, but its function is to provide detailed instructions for correcting the 2024 Order.]
The schedule provides a detailed list of 72 corrections to the original 2024 Order.
Each correction specifies the location, method of correction (substitution, insertion, or omission) and the text involved.
This ensures accuracy and provides instruction for implementing the changes.
The Order corrects errors and omissions identified in the National Grid (Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement) Order 2024, a development consent order under the Planning Act 2008, following a request under paragraph 1(5)(a) of Schedule 4 to that Act.
This explanatory note summarizes the Order's purpose: to fix mistakes in the previous order which made it legally flawed, based on a request that followed due process outlined in the Planning Act 2008.