# The Beacon Fen Energy Park Order 2026, Paragraph 16: Soil management


(1) No part of the authorised development may commence until a soil management plan (which must be in accordance with the outline soil management plan as relevant to construction activities) for that part has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority or, where the part falls within the administrative areas of multiple relevant planning authorities, each of the relevant planning authorities.
(2) All construction works associated with the authorised development must be carried out in accordance with the soil management plan approved pursuant to sub-paragraph (1).
(3) Prior to the date of completion of any part of the authorised development, a soil management plan (which must be in accordance with the outline soil management plan as relevant to operational activities) for that part must be submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority for that part or, where the part falls within the administrative areas of multiple relevant planning authorities, each of the relevant planning authorities.
(4) The operation of the authorised development must be carried out in accordance with the soil management plan approved pursuant to sub-paragraph (3) and maintained throughout the operation of the relevant part of the authorised development to which the plan relates.
(5) Prior to the start of any decommissioning works for any part of the authorised development, a soil management plan (which must be in accordance with the outline soil management plan as relevant to decommissioning activities) for that part must be submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority for that part or, where the part falls within the administrative areas of multiple relevant planning authorities, each of the relevant planning authorities.
(6) The decommissioning of the authorised development must be carried out in accordance with the soil management plan approved pursuant to sub-paragraph (5).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/1025/schedule/2/paragraph/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/beacon-fen-energy-park-order-2026/schedule-2/paragraph-16
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