Paragraph 43 DecommissioningI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Within 12 months of the authorised development ceasing to be used for the purposes of generating electricity a site closure and restoration plan for the demolition and removal of the authorised development shall be submitted for approval by the relevant planning authority (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld).

(2)

The scheme must include and be consistent with the principles set out in the environmental statement and also—

(a)

details of all structures and buildings to be demolished;

(b)

consideration of the effects of leaving below-ground structures permanently in situ together with details of consultations undertaken to consider the need to remove any or all such structures;

(c)

details of the means of removal of the materials resulting from decommissioning works and measures for the control of dust and noise;

(d)

phasing of the demolition and removal works;

(e)

details of the restoration works to restore the operations area to a condition agreed with the relevant planning authority;

(f)

details of the restoration works and their phasing;

(g)

details of the temporary lighting scheme (if any) proposed to be used during decommissioning works;

(h)

details of any remediation works required to remove contaminants from the operations area together with details of how such contaminants will be safely disposed of; and

(i)

details of how any mitigation measures to be implemented for the protection of ornithology and ecology during construction of the authorised development would be implemented during the decommissioning phase.

(3)

The demolition and removal of the authorised development must be carried out fully in accordance with the approved scheme.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 1 Pt. 3 para. 43 in force at 2.10.2014, see art. 1