{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/swansea-bay-tidal-generating-station-order-2015/schedule-1/paragraph-29",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/swansea-bay-tidal-generating-station-order-2015/schedule-1/paragraph-29.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2015/1386",
  "legislation_title": "The Swansea Bay Tidal Generating Station Order 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/swansea-bay-tidal-generating-station-order-2015",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/29",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "29",
  "heading": "Habitats creation strategy",
  "text": "(1) No phase of the authorised development is to commence until a written strategy for the creation, monitoring and management of onshore habitats in that phase has been submitted and approved by the relevant planning authorities in consultation with Natural Resources Wales.\n(2) The habitats creation scheme is to provide for—\n(a) creation of artificial dunescape at the base of existing coastal defences and management to reduce impact through public access;\n(b) creation of an artificial sandy beach at eastern landfall of the authorised development;\n(c) beach landscaping and design on the western side of the eastern landfall of the authorised development to reduce wind effect;\n(d) vegetation management to create areas of bare sand and physical intervention to create blow-outs;\n(e) retention of habitat strips of at least 3m in width associated with the grassland in the lee of existing seawalls south-east of Queen’s Dock;\n(f) creation of grassland along the landward side of the new saltmarsh area comprised in the authorised development following removal of the existing seawall;\n(g) encouraging colonisation of existing rock armoured sea defences through infilling of large gaps with aggregate and localised topping with sandy spoil/topsoil;\n(h) creation of a dedicated coastal grassland plot to the seaward side at the south-eastern end of the docks estate with a transition to saltmarsh habitat as well as connectivity to dune habitat towards the east;\n(i) creation of grassland at the periphery of parking bays at the western end of the authorised development;\n(j) translocation of grassland turves and reuse of topsoil from areas of species-rich sward to encourage the establishment of coastal grassland habitat in the newly created areas with plants of local provenance;\n(k) translocation of robust plants or substrates containing target species seeds to holding areas where they can be relocated to newly created habitats on new seawalls; and\n(l) creation of purpose-designed artificial rocky shore habitat on new seawalls.\n(3) The approved habitats creation strategy and any measures under it are to be implemented in their entirety and maintained during the entirety operation of the authorised development.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 29 in force at 30.6.2015, see art. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1386/schedule/1/paragraph/29",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:34:59.440320+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}