Paragraph 21 Open access landI1

No stage of the authorised project within which an area of access land is located may commence until an open access land management plan for that area of access land has been submitted to and approved in writing by the highway authority following consultation with the relevant planning authority as part of the public rights of way management plan for the stage within which the open access land is located pursuant to requirement 20 (public rights of way).

Any open access land management plan submitted under sub-paragraph (1) may cover one or more area of open access land.

Each open access land management plan submitted in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) must be implemented as approved.