Paragraph 14 Decommissioning and site restorationI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Decommissioning works must commence no later than the 40th anniversary of the first export date.

(2)

Prior to commencement of any decommissioning works for any part of the authorised development—

(a)

a DEMP for that part must be submitted to and approved by the local planning authority, such approval to be in consultation with the relevant statutory nature conservation body, the Environment Agency and Kent County Council; and

(b)

a DTMP for that part must be submitted to and approved by the local planning authority, such approval to be in consultation with the relevant highway authority.

(3)

The DEMP must be in accordance with the outline DEMP and the DTMP must be in accordance with the outline DTMP.

(4)

The DEMP and DTMP must be implemented as approved for the relevant part of the authorised development.

(5)

For the purposes of this paragraph, “relevant highway authority” means the highway authority for the highways that are the subject of a DTMP submitted pursuant to paragraph 14(2)(b).

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 2 para. 14 in force at 13.11.2025, see art. 1

Notes on the whole SI

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Preamble substituted (6.2.2026) by The Stonestreet Green Solar (Correction) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/131), art. 1, Sch.