# The East Midlands Gateway Rail Freight Interchange and Highway Order 2016, Paragraph 8: Provision of landscaping and ecological mitigation

Extent: E+W+S

No phase of the authorised development (with the exception of the highway works which are governed by requirements 4 and 5 and Schedules 19 and 20 (protection of interests)) is to commence until a written landscaping scheme for that phase (including the strategic landscaping included within that phase) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The landscaping scheme must be in accordance with the Landscape Framework Plan contained in Chapter 5, Figure 5.12 and the Landscape Strategy contained in Chapter 5 of the environmental statement and must include details of all proposed soft landscaping works, including—
(a) location, number, species, size, layout, method of large trees support, plant protection measures and planting density of any proposed planting;
(b) cultivation, importation of materials and other operations to ensure plant establishment;
(c) details of existing trees to be retained, with measures for their protection during the construction period in accordance with British Standard 5837:2012 “Trees in relation to Design, Demolition and Construction Recommendations”, and to include a schedule of remedial tree works to be carried out in accordance with British Standard 3998:2010 “Tree Works Recommendations” prior to construction commencing;
(d) details of ecological mitigation;
(e) implementation timetables; and
(f) a landscape management plan setting out for a period of 20 years the arrangements for future maintenance including methods of funding and future monitoring, review and the maintenance of new trees, shrubs, hedgerows, woodlands and grassed areas and retained trees, shrubs, hedgerows, woodlands and grassed areas.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/17/schedule/2/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/east-midlands-gateway-rail-freight-interchange-and-highway-order-2016/schedule-2/paragraph-8
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