Paragraph 14 Site investigationI1

Numbered works 3 and 5 of the authorised development must not commence until a site investigation report informed by intrusive ground conditions survey covering an assessment of the geotechnical and geo–environmental properties of the substrata for the relevant land has been submitted to and approved in writing by the relevant planning authority.

Where identified as necessary by the site investigation report, the relevant part of numbered works 3 and 5 of the authorised development must not commence until a mining risk assessment or foundation risk assessment has been submitted to and approved in writing by the relevant planning authority.

The reports must include the relevant qualifications and experience of the person carrying them out and be sufficient to establish if any ground precautions are necessary in relation to the design and construction of numbered works 3 and 5 in order to minimise any risk of damage which might arise as a result of ground conditions.

A remediation method statement must be submitted, if required, and approved in writing by the relevant planning authority, in consultation with Natural Resources Wales.

Numbered works 3 and 5 must be carried out in accordance with the measures set out in the approved remediation method statements.