# The Steeple Renewables Project Order 2026, Paragraph 6: Landscape and ecology management plan (LEMP)


(1) No phase of the authorised development can commence until a written LEMP covering that phase which accords with the outline LEMP has been submitted to and approved by the local planning authority in consultation with Natural England.
(2) The LEMP must include—
(a) details of the method of protection of existing landscape features and habitats during the construction, operation and decommissioning stage of the authorised development;
(b) details of habitat creation, including new native hedgerow planting, planting of wildflowers and other measures including the erection of bat roosts and bird nesting features and a community orchard;
(c) details of ongoing management including a seasonal grazing regime and other measures including the annual review of the need for additional mitigation planting works, during the lifetime of the authorised development;
(d) a timetable for the landscape management of the land within the Order limits during the lifetime of the authorised development;
(e) details of how all relevant pre-construction, construction, post-construction and operational survey and monitoring data will be shared in the appropriate formats with the relevant Local Environmental Records Centre(s) and relevant national and regional environmental recording schemes; and
(f) landscaping details.
(3) The LEMP must be implemented in accordance with the scheme approved pursuant to sub-paragraph (1) and the implemented measures thereafter maintained throughout the operation of the relevant part of the authorised development to which the plan relates in accordance with the LEMP.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/1086/schedule/2/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/steeple-renewables-project-order-2026/schedule-2/paragraph-6
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