Paragraph 21 Offsite Barn Owl BoxesI1

England and Wales As made

(1)

No part of the site clearance as part of the pre-commencement works is to begin until—

(a)

written details have been submitted to the Secretary of State—

(i)

demonstrating that the undertaker has secured the provision of the offsite barn owl boxes in accordance with the barn owl nest box specification;

(ii)

including in relation to the offsite barn owl boxes, a regime of management measures substantially in accordance with those contained in the barn owl nest box specification; and

(b)

the Secretary of State, following consultation with Natural England, has approved the matters listed in paragraph (a).

(2)

The undertaker must—

(a)

provide the offsite barn owl boxes prior to any site clearance as part of the pre-commencement works; and

(b)

maintain the offsite barn owl boxes,

in accordance with the details approved by the Secretary of State under sub-paragraph (1)(b).

(3)

In this paragraph, “barn owl nest box specification” means the document of that description listed in Schedule 10 (documents to be certified) and certified by the Secretary of State as the barn owl nest box specification for the purpose of this Order.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 2 para. 21 in force at 22.10.2025, see art. 1