Paragraph 22 Decommissioning and restorationI1

Within 12 months of the date that the undertaker decides to decommission any part of the authorised development, or no later than 6 months before the 40^th anniversary of the date of final commissioning, whichever is the earlier, the undertaker must submit to the relevant planning authority for that part (or both relevant planning authorities where that part falls within the administrative areas of both the District of West Suffolk and the District of East Cambridgeshire) for approval a decommissioning environmental management plan for that part. Decommissioning will commence no later than 40 years following the date of final commissioning.

The decommissioning environmental management plan submitted under sub-paragraph (1) must be substantially in accordance with the relevant part of the framework decommissioning environmental management plan.

The plan submitted and approved pursuant to sub-paragraph (1) must include a resource management plan that includes details of proposals to minimise the use of natural resources and unnecessary materials.

No decommissioning works must be carried out until the relevant planning authority or both relevant planning authorities (as applicable) has or have approved the plan submitted under sub-paragraph (1) in relation to such works.

The plan submitted and approved pursuant to sub-paragraph (1) must be implemented as approved.

Within 28 days of ceasing operations at any part of the authorised development the undertaker must notify the relevant planning authority (or both relevant planning authorities where that part falls within the administrative areas of both the District of West Suffolk and the District of East Cambridgeshire) in writing of the date it ceased operations for that part.

This requirement is without prejudice to any other consents or permissions which may be required to decommission any part of the authorised development.