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Paragraph 1 InterpretationI1

England and Wales

In this Schedule—

  • “ground conditions investigations and assessments strategy” means a strategy setting out the undertaker’s proposals for investigating, assessing, and where necessary, remediating ground conditions, contamination and ground stability matters as they pertain to the part of the authorised development to which the strategy relates, including in respect of—

    1. (a)

      unexploded ordnance assessment;

    2. (b)

      ground investigations;

    3. (c)

      remediation strategies and verification reports;

    4. (d)

      piling risk assessment; and

    5. (e)

      earthworks and demolition specifications;

  • “jetty works environmental design scheme” means a scheme setting out—

    1. (a)

      the details of the undertaker’s proposals for the carrying out and maintenance of Work No. 4A, including whether the Belvedere Power Station jetty is to be removed or retained with modifications;

    2. (b)

      the environmental design measures proposed for Work No. 4A and Work No. 4B, including details of—

      1. (i)

        if the Belvedere Power Station jetty is to be retained, any proposals to make improvements to the Belvedere Power Station jetty to improve its use as an ornithological feature;

      2. (ii)

        if the Belvedere Power Station jetty is to be removed, any proposals for how the piles for the jetty will be cut to enable ecological outcomes; and

      3. (iii)

        in respect of Work No. 4B, the measures proposed at item 4.19 (k) of the mitigation schedule; and

    3. (c)

      details of the undertaker’s proposals for environmental measures in the intertidal environment (which may include measures outside of the Order limits or the payment of credits (as appropriate)), and how they will, alongside the measures set out in landscape, biodiversity, access and recreation delivery strategy approved under requirement 12(2) (landscape, biodiversity, access and recreation delivery strategy), contribute to the achievement of a minimum of 10% biodiversity net gain in area habitat units for all of the authorised development;

  • “mitigation schedule” means the document of that description referred to in Schedule 13 (documents and plans to be certified) certified by the Secretary of State as the mitigation schedule for the purposes of this Order; and

  • “National Highways” means National Highways Limited (company number 09346363) whose registered office is Bridge House, 1 Walnut Tree Close, Guildford, Surrey GU1 4LZ or any such successor or replacement body that may from time to time be primarily responsible for the functions, duties and responsibilities currently exercised by that statutory body.

Annotations

Commencement

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Sch. 2 para. 1 in force at 27.11.2025, see art. 1