Paragraph 15 Habitat management planI1

England and Wales

(1)

No authorised development may commence until, following consultation with NRW, a detailed habitat management plan has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.

(2)

The detailed habitat management plan in paragraph (1) is to be based on the key objectives and principles set out in the outline habitat management plan included as Annex 9.10 to the environmental statement.

(3)

The habitat management plan in paragraph (1) must include measures to—

(a)

establish and manage heathland habitat,

(b)

restore and manage peatland habitat,

(c)

establish and manage suitable habitat for dormice,

(d)

contribute to grey squirrel control,

(e)

establish and manage suitable habitat for black grouse and nightjar,

(f)

monitor the effect of the authorised development and the effectiveness of habitat management upon bats, dormice, black grouse and heathland/peatland habitats. If, following consideration of monitoring results the relevant planning authority believes it is necessary to do so, management prescriptions included in the habitat management plan will be reviewed as necessary,

(g)

monitor the effect of the authorised development upon nightjars. If, following consideration of monitoring results the relevant planning authority believes it is necessary to do so, implement the mitigation measures set out in the environmental statement. The measures shall include undertaking a study of nightjar churring against weather conditions prior to construction commencing to inform detailed mitigation proposals, and

(h)

establish the membership, terms of reference and provisions for the management of the proposed stakeholder group.

(4)

The habitat management plan is to be implemented as approved.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 1 Pt. 3 para. 15 in force at 2.10.2014, see art. 1