Paragraph 14 Provision of landscapingI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

No stage of the connection works may commence until for that stage a written landscaping management scheme and associated work programme (which accords with the outline landscape and ecological management strategy) has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority in consultation with Natural England.

(2)

The landscaping management scheme must include details of all proposed hard and soft landscaping works, including—

(a)

location, number, species, size and planting density of any proposed planting, including any trees;

(b)

cultivation, importing of materials and other operations to ensure plant establishment;

(c)

proposed finished ground levels;

(d)

hard surfacing materials;

(e)

vehicular and pedestrian access, parking and circulation areas;

(f)

minor structures, such as furniture, refuse or other storage units, signs and lighting;

(g)

proposed and existing functional services above and below, ground, including drainage, power and communications cables and pipelines, manholes and supports;

(h)

details of existing trees to be retained with measures for their protection during the construction period;

(i)

retained historic landscape features and proposals for restoration, where relevant;

(j)

implementation timetables for all landscaping works;

(k)

proposed finished heights, form and gradient of earthworks in relation to Work No. 64, Work No. 68 and/or Work No 69;

(l)

maintenance of the landscaping, including irrigation arrangements in relation to Work No. 64, Work No. 65, Work No. 68 and/or Work No. 69; and

(m)

soil retention, handling and protection.

(3)

The landscaping management scheme must be implemented as approved.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 1 Pt. 3 para. 14 in force at 29.8.2017, see art. 1