Paragraph 1 InterpretationI1

In this Schedule—

• “CEMP” means the construction environmental management plan, being the EMP as approved prior to the construction of the authorised development;

• “EMP” means the environmental management plan referred to in paragraph 4(1);

• “environmental statement” means the document certified as the environmental statement under article 34 (certification of plans, etc.) for the purposes of this Order;

• F1“European protected species” has the same meaning as in regulations 42 and 46 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017; and

• “HEMP” means the handover environmental management plan, being the EMP to be developed towards the end of the construction of the authorised development to contain—

  1. (a)

     the environmental information needed for the future maintenance and operation of the authorised development;

  2. (b)

     the long-term commitments to aftercare, monitoring and maintenance activities relating to the environmental features and mitigation measures that will be required to ensure the continued long-term effectiveness of the environmental mitigation measures and the prevention of unexpected environmental impacts during the operation of the scheme; and

  3. (c)

     a record of the consents, commitments and permissions resulting from liaison with statutory bodies including Natural England.