Paragraph 14 Avon Gorge Woodlands SACI1

Any part of the authorised development within the Avon Gorge Woodlands SAC must be carried out in accordance with the Avon Gorge Vegetation Management Plan.

Any part of the authorised development within the Avon Gorge Woodlands SAC consisting of—

must not commence before details of the location, siting and design of the relevant work, together with any required site clearance, working space and lay down areas, have been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority in consultation with Natural England. The details submitted for approval must be located within the areas shown for the relevant works on the general arrangement plans. The works must be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

Work to remove, install or replace security fencing in the Avon Gorge Woodlands SAC must not commence before details of the location, siting, colour and design of the fencing, together with any required site clearance and working space, have been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority in consultation with Natural England. The details submitted for approval must be located within the areas shown for fencing in the habitat impacted by construction works within the Avon Gorge Vegetation Management Plan and any permanent security fencing to be installed must be of a nature substantially in accordance with the details set out in the relevant part of the general arrangement plans and the fencing grades summary. The works must be carried out in accordance with the approved details and the installed fencing thereafter retained unless alternative type fencing is required for railway operational safety reasons.

Any temporary works within the Avon Gorge Woodlands SAC consisting of compounds or construction welfare facilities (including the temporary works that are part of Work No. 25) must not commence before the location, siting, duration of use and details for the removal of the relevant facility has been approved by the relevant planning authority in consultation with Natural England.

The facilities described in paragraph (4) must be carried out as approved and the relevant facility must at the conclusion of the temporary works be removed to the satisfaction of the relevant planning authority in consultation with Natural England and in accordance with the approved details.

The mitigation and compensation measures specified in the Avon Gorge Vegetation Management Plan must be carried out in accordance with the timetables set out in that document. The measures must thereafter be managed in accordance with the Avon Gorge Vegetation Management Plan to the satisfaction of the relevant planning authority in consultation with Natural England.

The undertaker must provide monitoring reports to the relevant planning authority, Natural England and the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) no later than 12 months following first commercial use in accordance with the provisions of the Avon Gorge Vegetation Management Plan. Thereafter monitoring reports must be provided as specified in the Avon Gorge Vegetation Management Plan. In addition to the annual monitoring report to be provided to Network Rail and Natural England, the undertaker must provide a copy of that report to Defra.