Paragraph 6 LandscapingI1

England and Wales

(1)

The authorised development must be landscaped in accordance with a landscaping scheme which sets out details of all proposed hard and soft landscaping works and which has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Secretary of State, following consultation with the relevant planning authority.

(2)

The landscaping scheme must reflect the mitigation measures set out in the REAC and must be substantially in accordance with the Scheme Layout Plans and the Landscape and Ecology Management and Monitoring Plan. It must reflect the results of any arboricultural walkover surveys undertaken in accordance with British Standard 5837:2012 and requirement 3.

(3)

The landscaping scheme prepared under sub-paragraph (1) must include details of—

(a)

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

(b)

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

(c)

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

(d)

proposed finished ground levels;

(e)

hard landscaping and materials, minor structures and street furniture associated with any new public right of way or upgraded public right of way proposed to support sustainable travel movement along the A3 corridor or for the purposes of providing improved access to the replacement land; and

(f)

a timetable for the implementation of the landscaping works.

(4)

All landscaping works must be carried out in accordance with the relevant recommendations of appropriate British Standards or other recognised codes of good practice.

(5)

Any tree or shrub planted as part of the authorised development that, within a period of 10 years after planting, is removed, dies or becomes in the opinion of the relevant planning authority, seriously damaged or diseased, must be replaced in the first available planting season with a specimen of the same species and size as that originally planted, unless the Secretary of State, following consultation with the relevant planning authority on matters related to its function, gives consent to a variation.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 2 para. 6 in force at 2.6.2022, see art. 1