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Paragraph 22 Long term flood risk mitigationI1

England and Wales

(1)

No submission seeking the discharge of requirements 5, 7, 8, 10, 11 or 14 may be made to the relevant planning authorities and no part of the authorised development may commence until an updated flood risk assessment of the flood risk arising from the River Trent in respect of the continued operation of Work Nos. 1 to 3 for 60 years from the date of final commissioning of the relevant part of the authorised development has been submitted to and approved by the Environment Agency F1in consultation with the Lead Local Flood Authority.

(2)

The updated flood risk assessment submitted pursuant to sub-paragraph ‎(1) must, unless otherwise agreed by the Environment Agency, include—

(a)

the details of any mitigation or compensation measures that are necessary (if applicable);

(b)

the implementation timetable for any mitigation or compensation measures identified under sub-paragraph ‎(a) (if applicable); and

(c)

the details of any maintenance and monitoring requirements for any mitigation or compensation measures identified under sub-paragraph ‎(a) required until the relevant date of decommissioning (if applicable).

(3)

The undertaker must submit the details approved by the Environment Agency under sub-paragraph ‎(1) to the relevant planning authority, within five days of such approval being given.

(4)

The undertaker must implement the approved mitigation or compensation measures identified under sub-paragraph ‎(2)(a) in accordance with the approved implementation timetable identified under sub-paragraph ‎(2)(b) or such other time period as is agreed with the Environment Agency and must implement the approved maintenance and monitoring requirements identified under sub-paragraph ‎(2)(c) until the relevant date of decommissioning of Work Nos. 1 to 3.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Sch. 2 para. 22(1) substituted (4.6.2025) by The West Burton Solar Project (Correction) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/647), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 Table

Commencement

I1

Sch. 2 para. 22 in force at 15.2.2025, see art. 1