Paragraph 15 Decommissioning and restoration

The date of decommissioning for any part of the authorised development must commence no later than 40 years following the date of final commissioning of the authorised development.

Unless otherwise agreed with the local planning authority, no later than 3 months prior to the intended date of decommissioning of any part of the authorised development, the undertaker must submit to the local planning authority for that part a DEMP for approval.

Any DEMP submitted for approval under sub-paragraph (2) must be in accordance with the outline DEMP and must include an anticipated timescale in which decommissioning works should be completed.

No decommissioning works must be carried out until the local planning authority approves the DEMP submitted under sub-paragraph (2) in relation to such works.

The DEMP must be implemented as approved.

This requirement is without prejudice to any other consents or permissions which may be required to decommission any part of the authorised development.