Paragraph 6 Provision, implementation and maintenance of landscapingI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Except for the permitted preliminary works, no authorised development shall commence until a written landscaping scheme has, after consultation with Natural Resources Wales, been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authorities. The landscaping scheme must follow the principles set out in the draft landscaping plan and must reflect details of all proposed hard and soft landscaping works including—

(a)

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

(b)

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

(c)

proposed finished ground levels;

(d)

hard surfacing materials;

(e)

vehicular and pedestrian access, parking and circulation areas;

(f)

minor structures, such as refuse or other storage units, signs and lighting;

(g)

proposed and existing functional services above and below ground, including drainage, power and communications cables and pipelines, manholes and supports;

(h)

details of existing trees to be retained, with measures for their protection during the construction period; and

(i)

implementation timetables for all landscaping works.

(2)

All landscaping works must be carried out in accordance with the landscaping scheme approved under paragraph (1) and to a reasonable standard in accordance with the relevant recommendations of appropriate British Standards or other recognised codes of good practice.

(3)

Any tree or shrub planted as part of an approved landscaping scheme that, within a period of 5 years after planting, is removed, dies or becomes, in the opinion of the relevant planning authority, seriously damaged or diseased, must be replaced in the first available planting season with a specimen of the same species and size as that originally planted, unless otherwise approved by the relevant planning authority.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 2 para. 6 in force at 23.10.2014, see art. 1