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Paragraph 5 LandscapingI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

No stage of the authorised development is to commence until a written landscaping scheme for that stage, in respect of landscape planting, which is substantially in accordance with the outline landscape management plan and the planting principles contained in the ecological management plan, has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority. The landscaping scheme must include details of the landscape planting, including—

(a)

location, number, species, size and planting density of any landscape planting;

(b)

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

(c)

vehicular and pedestrian access, parking and circulation areas;

(d)

implementation timetable for the landscape planting; and

(e)

details of a maintenance regime for the landscape planting.

(2)

The written landscaping scheme must not be submitted to the relevant planning authority pursuant to sub-paragraph (1) until consultation on the written landscaping scheme has been carried out with the owners of the land on which the landscape planting is proposed to be located and the undertaker must have regard to the consultation responses received.

(3)

With respect to the landscaping scheme(s) approved under sub-paragraph (1), the undertaker may submit to the relevant planning authority for approval any amendments to such approved scheme(s) provided always that the approved landscaping scheme(s) (as may be amended under this sub-paragraph) remains substantially in accordance with the outline landscape management plan and the planting principles contained in the ecological management plan and includes the details listed in sub-paragraph (1).

(4)

The landscape planting must be planted and maintained in accordance with the landscaping scheme(s) as approved under this Requirement.

Annotations

Commencement

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Sch. 2 para. 5 in force at 19.8.2016, see art. 1