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1 Triton Knoll Offshore Wind farm Limited Triton Knoll electrical system .. The Applicant s Response to Deadline 4 Date: 5th January 2016 Document Ref: 2505-TKC-CON-K-KX-0107 Triton Knoll electrical system Triton Knoll Offshore Wind farm Limited 2 Triton Knoll Offshore Wind farm Limited Triton Knoll electrical system The Applicant s Response to Deadline 4 Document Ref: 2505-TKC-CON-K-KX-0107 Date: 5th January 2016 Drafted By: TKOWFL Approved By: Kim Gauld-Clark Date of Approval: 5 January 2016 Revision: Triton Knoll Offshore Wind farm Limited 4th Floor One Kingdom Street Paddington Central London W2 6BD T: 0845 026 0562 Email: Triton Knoll Offshore Wind farm Limited Copyright 2015 RWE Innogy UK Ltd All pre-existing rights reserved Triton Knoll electrical system Triton Knoll Offshore Wind farm Limited 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.

2 SUMMARY 7 2. The Applicant s responses to 2nd written questions 7 3. The Applicant s comments on IPS D3 submissions 7 4. Updated Schedule of Compulsory Acquisition 8 8. Updated Development Consent Order 8 Part 1 The Applicant s response to second written questions 9 Part 2 The Applicant s comments on information submitted by IPS at Deadline 3 280 Triton Knoll electrical system Triton Knoll Offshore Wind farm Limited 4 Appendix Number Document Title 1 Response to submission from Boston Borough Council at Deadline 3 2 Response to submission from Bicker Parish Council at Deadline 3 3 Response to submission from Mrs Helen Bowler at Deadline 3 in response to the Applicant s Response to Deadline 2 4 Response to submission from Ian Grant at Deadline 3 5 Response to submission from Mr J E Spence and Son at Deadline 3 6 The Applicant s Response to Lincolnshire

3 County Council Response toDeadline 3 7 Response to submission from M Thomas at Deadline 3 8 Response to submission from Mr and Mrs Fox at Deadline 3 9 Response to submission from Mr and Mrs Spence at Deadline 3 10 Response to submission from National Farmers Union and theLincolnshire Association of Agricultural Valuers at Deadline 3 11 Response to submission from North Kesteven District Council at Deadline 3 12 Response to submission from Orby Parish Council at Deadline 3 13 Response to submission from Mr R Wardle at Deadline 3 14 Updated schedule of Compulsory Acquisition 15 Revised draft Development Consent Order and Deemed MarineLicence Revision E Triton Knoll electrical system Triton Knoll Offshore Wind farm Limited 5 16 Revised draft Development Consent Order and Deemed MarineLicence Comparison of Revision D and Revision E 17 Revised draft Development Consent Order and Deemed Marine Licence Comparison of Revision B and Revision E 18 Schedule of DCO Amendments 19 Development Consent Order Schedule of Amendments ExplanatoryDocument 20 Application Documents Schedule of Amendments 21 Outline Construction Method Statement (Revision B) 22 Outline Construction Method Statement (Revision B) Comparison 23 Outline Noise and Vibration Management Plan (Revision B) 24 Outline Noise and Vibration Management Plan (Revision B)Comparison 25 Outline Soil Management Plan (Revision B) 26 Outline Soil Management Plan (Revision B) Comparison 27 Outline Landscape Strategy and Ecological Management Plan(Revision B)

4 28 Outline Landscape Strategy and Ecological Management Plan(Revision B) Comparison 29 (parts1 4) Addendum A: Further detail regarding the TKES cable corridor 30 Note on proposed modifications to form of Restrictive Covenant 31 Response to Internal Drainage Board s representations on form ofRestrictive Covenant 32 Response to Environment Agency representations on form ofTriton Knoll electrical system Triton Knoll Offshore Wind farm Limited 6 Restrictive Covenant 33 Statements of Common Ground Summary and Index 34 Statement of Common Ground between Triton Knoll Windfarm Limitedand Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust 35 Response to submission from the Environment Agency at Deadline 3 36 Draft Statement of Common Ground between Triton Knoll OffshoreWind farm Limited and the Marine Management Organisation 37 Joint Statement between Triton Knoll Offshore Wind farm Limited .

5 Black Sluice Internal Drainage Board, Lindsey Marsh Drainage Boardand Witham Fourth District Internal Drainage Board 38 Joint Statement between Triton Knoll Offshore Windfarm Limited andthe Land Interest Group 39 Consequential changes to the Order Limit Plan and DevelopmentBoundary Comparison Plan related to the Bicker Fen Change request 40 Confirmation of agreement from the EA in relation to DCO 41 Works Plan extract - Sheet 31 showing access to Sibsey Lancaster Memorial 42 EIA Evidence Plan Content Confirmation from Heritage Trust forLincolnshire 43 Schedule of Landowner Negotiation Contact 44 (parts1 2) Indicative Extent of Cable Duct Installation Techniques along theOnshore Cable Corridor 45 (parts1- 3) Crossing Schedule 46 Theoretical land drainage designs (Plots 001 - 004) - ExA Q SE 47 Indicative IEC Access Layout Triton Knoll electrical system Triton Knoll Offshore Wind farm Limited 7 1.

6 SUMMARY In response to the Examining Authority s (ExA) letter of 11th September 2015 (the Rule 8 Letter), which set out the procedural timetable for the examination of the Triton Knoll electrical system Application (Application Reference EN020019) ( the proposed development ), Triton Knoll Offshore Wind farm Limited (The Applicant) has prepared the following: Responses to ExA s second written questions; Comments on information received at Deadline 3, Updated schedule of compulsory acquisition; A status update on Statements of Common Ground and An updated draft DCO. These documents (collectively the Response ) are submitted for the deadline of 5 January 2016 specified in the Rule 8 Letter (Deadline 4) and are discussed in more detail below.

7 2. The Applicant s responses to the ExA s second written questions The ExA s letter of the 11 December 2015 contained specific questions from the ExA directed at the Applicant and other Interested Parties (IPs). The Applicant has addressed the questions addressed directly to it as well as providing comment, where relevant, on questions directed at other IPs where this was considered to be useful to the ExA. To assist the ExA, the chronology of the questions given in the letter of the 11 December have been maintained in the Response. The responses to the second written questions are presented in Part 1 of the Response. Where additional material has been submitted to aid the response, this has been included in the form of an Appendix. 3. The Applicant s comments on information submitted by IPs at Deadline 3 The Applicant has provided comments on information submitted by IPs at Deadline 3 in Part 2 of the Response.

8 Triton Knoll electrical system Triton Knoll Offshore Wind farm Limited 8 4. Updated Schedule of Compulsory Acquisition The Applicant provided an update as to the status of the schedule of compulsory acquisition in its responses to Deadlines 1, 2 and 3. As requested in the Rule 8 letter, the Applicant has provided a further update at Appendix 14 to this Response. 5. Updated draft DCO As requested in the Rule 8 Letter, the Applicant provided an updated draft DCO (marked Revision D ) at Appendix 7 of its response to Deadline 3. The Applicant has also provided a further updated draft DCO for the Response at Appendix 15 of the Response which incorporates further changes as a result of on-going discussions with stakeholders subsequent to hearings held in November 2015.

9 Comparison versions of the revised draft DCO, highlighting changes between the current version (Revision E) and Revision D and also between Revision E and Revision B (submitted in advance of the commencement of the Examination) are provided at Appendix 16 and 17 respectively of this Response. To assist the ExA, the Applicant has also provided an update to the Schedule of Changes to the draft DCO at Appendix 18 and an accompanying explanatory document at Appendix 19 to incorporate these further amendments. Triton Knoll electrical system Triton Knoll Offshore Wind farm Limited 9 Part 1 The Applicant s responses to the ExA s second written questions Question Number Topic Heading/ Respondent Question DCO Statements of Common Ground The Applicant Provide a further update on progress on Statements of Common Ground (SoCGs) indicating which SoCGs are in their final version and setting out any possible impediments to reaching an agreed final SoCG by the final Deadline for receipt of SoCGs at Deadline 7 on 24 February 2016.

10 Where possible impediments are identified, set out the issues involved and the nature of any potential disagreements. The ExA encourages the Applicant and those parties engaged in working on SoCGs to seek to reach agreement as long before the end of the Examination as possible. DCO 1. The Applicant notes the request from the ExA to provide a status summary for all SoCGs by Deadline 7 and to set out any impediments to reaching agreed final positions for the same deadline. 2. In the interim, the Applicant has provided an update on the current status of SoCGs at Appendix 33 of the Response. 3. The Applicant recognises the importance of reaching agreements with all relevant parties wherever possible and will continue to engage in order to achieve this objective.