Paragraph 20 Ecological mitigation and monitoring planI1
England, Wales and Scotland
No construction of the development must commence until an ecological mitigation and monitoring plan has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the local planning authority. The submitted details must reflect the survey results and ecological mitigation and enhancement measures included in the environmental statement and must include details of—
works for plant community development based on the National Vegetation Classification across the grasslands, woodland and hedgerow habitats;
the monitoring of invertebrates (butterflies and other indicator species);
the scale and timing of habitat creation and enhancement works;
the monitoring of bat activity;
a scheme for the protection of badgers;
undertaking bird counts in the immediate inter-tidal area of the HEO land; and
a timetable for implementation.
The ecological mitigation and monitoring plan must be implemented as approved.
Annotations
Commencement
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Sch. 1 para. 20 in force at 16.8.2012, see art. 1(1)