# The A57 Link Roads Development Consent Order 2022, Paragraph 12

Extent: E+W+S

(1) No part of the authorised development is to commence until for that part a Carbon Management Plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Secretary of State, following consultation with the relevant planning authority and the local highway authority on matters related to their functions.
(2) The authorised development must be carried out in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan approved under sub-paragraph (1).
(3) The Carbon Management Plan prepared under sub-paragraph (1) must adhere to the principles of PAS 2080 and must—
(a) quantify the construction stage carbon emissions that are identified at the preliminary scheme design stage;
(b) set out the consideration given to the use of construction methods, materials and other means to reduce carbon emissions and identify a target for a reduction in construction stage carbon emissions from the preliminary scheme design stage to the completion of the authorised development; and
(c) provide a comparison of the construction stage carbon emissions, use of construction methods, materials and other means to reduce carbon emissions for the authorised development with other projects identified in consultation with the relevant planning authority and local highway authority.
(4) The undertaker must maintain up to date reports of the construction stage carbon emissions, use of construction methods and materials to reduce carbon emissions; and how those compare with the Carbon Management Plan, until the date of completion of the authorised development.
(5) The adherence of the Carbon Management Plan to the principles of PAS 2080, the construction stage carbon emissions quantified in the Carbon Management Plan, and the up to date reports referred to in sub-paragraph (4), must be verified by an independent body approved by the Secretary of State.
(6) The Carbon Management Plan prepared under sub-paragraph (1) and the up to date reports referred to in sub-paragraph (4), as verified in accordance with sub-paragraph (5), must be available in electronic form for inspection by members of the public until the date of completion of the authorised development.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/1206/schedule/2/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/a57-link-roads-development-consent-order-2022/schedule-2/paragraph-12
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