The North Killingholme (Generating Station) Order 2014

Visual attenuation of train movements

50.—(1) Unless otherwise approved by the relevant planning authority in consultation with Natural England, no trains shall serve the authorised development until a scheme of planting, to be carried out adjacent to and both north and south of the Killingholme Branch Railway Line as it passes North Killingholme Haven Pits as shown on drawing 64042B-DCO-48, has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority in consultation with Natural England and Network Rail.

(2) The approved scheme shall—

(a) make provision for planting or other measures to close gaps in existing vegetation adjacent to the railway line;

(b) include details of the species and location of any proposed planting;

(c) provide for sufficient visual screening of train movements on the railway line from protected avian receptors at North Killingholme Haven Pits when fully grown;

(d) make provision for circumstances where planting is removed, dies or becomes seriously damaged or diseased after planting, or maintenance in the case of other measures adopted for this purpose;

(e) provide for use of native species of local origin to be used in planting where available and practicable; and

(f) set out when following planting solid fuel will be delivered by rail to the authorised development and such alternative measures as are necessary in the event that planting is not fully or sufficiently grown at such time as solid fuel deliveries are intended to commence by rail to the authorised development.

(3) The operation of the authorised development shall not be served by rail except where the approved scheme has been carried out or alternative measures authorised under one or both of paragraph (2)(a) and (2)(f) of this requirement are in place provided that where such measures include a permanent hoarding, or sufficient alternative, having the same visual attenuation effect, no planting scheme shall be required.

(4) This requirement shall not apply where the Killingholme Loop, or a scheme having similar effect, has been constructed to provide a connection between the existing Killingholme Branch Line and the Barton-upon-Humber to Habrough railway line.