Paragraph 12 Landscape and ecological management plan (LEMP)I1
England and Wales
No phase of the authorised development is to be commenced until a LEMP covering that phase which accords with the outline LEMP has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.
The LEMP must include details relevant for the phase of works in relation to —
the method of protection of existing landscape features and habitats during the construction, operation and decommissioning stage of the authorised development;
habitat creation, including all new native hedgerow planting, replanting of any breaks (gaps) in excess of one metre in existing native hedgerows within the Order limits adjacent to the footpath and sowing of wildflower seed along the margins between the footpath and the hedgerow/security fence boundaries;
ongoing management including seasonal grazing regime and other measures including the annual review of the need for any additional mitigation planning work, during the lifetime of the authorised development;
how the landscaping and ecology measures will be managed, maintained, and monitored during the operational life of the authorised development to the date on which the decommissioning and restoration plan is implemented pursuant to requirement 5 (decommissioning and restoration);
a timetable for the landscape management of the land within the Order limits during the lifetime of the authorised development;
landscaping details;
how a minimum of 80% biodiversity net gain in habitat units and a minimum of 100% biodiversity net gain in hedgerow units, calculated using a biodiversity metric approved by the local planning authority in consultation with the relevant statutory nature conservation body, for all of the authorised development during the operation of the authorised development will be achieved; and
adaptive management measures to be taken where landscape features and/or habitats fail to establish or reach their intended condition, with details of the criteria to be used to trigger any alternative and/or adaptive management.
The LEMP must be implemented as approved.
Annotations
Commencement
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Sch. 2 para. 12 in force at 14.8.2025, see art. 1