#ECOR2610066APublic utility declaration for a 400 kV overhead power line between Rougemontier and Roseaux
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This order clears the way for a new 400 kV overhead power line between Rougemontier in Eure and Roseaux in Seine-Maritime, and it changes the local zoning plans in Bourneville-Sainte-Croix and Sainte-Opportune-la-Mare to make the project possible. It mainly affects the grid operator, local councils, landowners along the route, and contractors working on the line. The practical impact is that the project is now formally backed as serving the public interest, which makes land-use and construction steps easier to push forward. The annexes also set out a long list of environmental and wildlife protections for the works, including limits on clearing, pollution controls, timing rules for sensitive species, and measures to reduce bird collisions and habitat damage.
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Key Changes
- Declares the 400 kV overhead line between Rougemontier and Roseaux to be a public-utility project
- Makes the local zoning plans of Bourneville-Sainte-Croix and Sainte-Opportune-la-Mare compatible with the project
- Sets out detailed environmental and wildlife protection measures for construction and operation
Obligations
What this law requires
The project owner and construction teams must mark, protect, and keep in good condition the protected/patrimonial plant stations near the works area using fencing or warning mesh for the entire duration of the works, with warning signs and environmental supervision in place.
The project operator must mark, protect, and keep in good condition the protected and/or heritage plant stations located near the works area using warning chain or orange mesh fencing, with warning signs along the barrier for the entire duration of the works.
Before felling bat-roost trees, the operator must have an ecologist survey and identify all trees, carry out dusk/night acoustic checks two days before felling, and, if occupancy is detected, implement anti-return measures and notify the nearest bat care center or volunteer network before works begin.
Before felling any potential bat roost trees, the contractor must have an ecologist diagnose and map the trees, carry out pre-felling acoustic checks, and apply anti-return measures if bats are present; tree felling must then follow the prescribed multi-step bat-rescue procedure under the ecologist's supervision.
Preparatory works must be scheduled outside sensitive ecological periods: outside bird nesting periods in breeding sites, outside amphibian migration and reproduction periods within 50 m of spawning sites, and outside reptile hibernation and breeding/hatching periods in areas where reptiles are present; the start and end dates for interventions in sensitive sectors must be agreed with the reference ecologist.