{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/helios-renewable-energy-project-order-2025/schedule-2/paragraph-10",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2025/1372",
  "legislation_title": "The Helios Renewable Energy Project Order 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/helios-renewable-energy-project-order-2025",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/10",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "10",
  "heading": "Landscape and ecological management plan (LEMP)",
  "text": "(1) No phase of the authorised development may commence until a LEMP covering that phase which accords with the outline LEMP has been submitted to and approved by the local planning authority in consultation with Natural England.\n(2) The LEMP must include—\n(a) details of the method of protection of existing landscape features and habitats during the construction, operation and decommissioning stages of the authorised development;\n(b) details of habitat creation including how a minimum of 10% biodiversity net gain in habitat units, calculated using the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ Statutory Metric (July 2025), or if this is withdrawn or replaced, a biodiversity metric approved by the relevant planning authority in consultation with the relevant statutory nature conservation body), will be achieved during the operation of the authorised development;\n(c) details of 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;\n(d) a timetable for the landscape management and maintenance of the land within the Order limits during the lifetime of the authorised development;\n(e) landscaping details; and\n(f) detailed arrangements for—\n(i) regular monitoring of the condition and effectiveness of the habitat provided for ground nesting birds, including the recording of the number and location of any skylark plots provided;\n(ii) regular monitoring of population and productivity of ground nesting birds.\n(3) The arrangements under (1) and (2) must be carried out for the duration of the lifetime of the authorised development, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the local planning authority.\n(4) The landscape and ecological management plan must be substantially in accordance with the outline landscape and ecological management plan.\n(5) The LEMP submitted and approved pursuant to sub-paragraph (1) must be implemented as approved.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/1372/schedule/2/paragraph/10",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:07:54.016827+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}