Paragraph 6 Specified habitats: general
(1)
Grand Opening must not take place unless habitats have been created, enhanced, or retained on the Order land in accordance with this paragraph (each such habitat being a “specified habitat”).
(2)
Each specified habitat must be of a type described in the first column of Table 1.
(3)
The extent of the specified habitats of each such type must be, in aggregate, no less than is set out in the second column of Table 1 in the row relating to that type of habitat.
(4)
Each specified habitat must be created, enhanced or retained in accordance with—
(a)
any endorsed habitat location plan that relates to it, and
(b)
any endorsed habitat creation and enhancement plan that relates to it.
Table 1: type and extent of habitats to be created, enhanced or retained
| Habitat type | Habitat extent |
|---|---|
| Standing water (ponds and lakes) | 20.5 hectares |
| Woodlands | 16.1 hectares |
| Reedbeds | 3.6 hectares |
| Meadow grassland | 3.4 hectares |
| Scrub (dense and scattered) | 3.2 hectares |
| Open mosaic | 2.5 hectares |
| Watercourse | 4.2 kilometres |
| Hedgerow | 2.4 kilometres |