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Paragraph 32 Bat mitigation strategyI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

No part of the authorised development shall be carried out and, in particular, no demolition shall take place, until a written strategy for the mitigation of the impacts of the authorised development on bats, as outlined in the environmental statement, has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.

(2)

The strategy shall provide for—

(a)

the details of a vegetative corridor of 20 metres width along the eastern and north-eastern edge of the operations area as shown in the figures forming part of the environmental statement, to provide a continuous corridor for bat commuting and foraging;

(b)

the details of the planting scheme along the corridor to include a range of species to increase invertebrate density and abundance, trees of appropriate species and height to be planted along the western edge of the corridor to provide a visual barrier to the operations area, and the interspersion of scrub habitat within the corridor with trees and open grassland to avoid straight lines of vegetation;

(c)

the retention and enhancement of the wet drain along the south-western boundary of the site with planting including night scented, night flowering and nectar rich species;

(d)

the measures to be taken to minimise any gaps in the corridor on its route crossing the Killingholme Branch Line, Clough Lane and the route of the fuel conveyor;

(e)

measures to be incorporated into the construction and operational lighting schemes under requirements 30 and 31 to ensure that the corridor is minimised as a dark environment suitable for bats;

(f)

the retention and enhancement with planting of the existing vegetative strip along the western boundary of the operations area;

(g)

a programme for carrying out the details of the approved scheme; and

(h)

details of the management of the corridor for the construction period of the authorised development and the operation of the authorised development.

(3)

No part of the authorised development shall be carried out until the approved bat mitigation strategy has been implemented and the construction and operation of the authorised development shall not be carried out except in accordance with the approved strategy unless otherwise agreed by the relevant planning authority.

(4)

No demolition work shall take place until a written strategy for surveys to adequately inform a decision as to whether a European Protected Species Licence is required, has been submitted to and approved by Natural England.

Annotations

Commencement

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Sch. 1 Pt. 3 para. 32 in force at 2.10.2014, see art. 1