LandscapingE+W+S
5.—(1) No part of the authorised development is to commence unless a written landscaping scheme which sets out details of all proposed hard and soft landscaping works for that part has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Secretary of State, following consultation with the relevant planning authority on matters related to its functions.E+W+S
(2) The authorised development must be landscaped in accordance with the landscaping scheme approved under sub-paragraph (1).
(3) The landscaping scheme prepared under sub-paragraph (1) must reflect the mitigation measures set out in the REAC and must be based on the illustrative environmental masterplan annexed to the environmental statement.
(4) The landscaping scheme prepared under sub-paragraph (1) must include details of—
(a)location, number, species mix, size and planting density of any proposed planting;
(b)cultivation, importing of materials and other operations to ensure plant establishment;
(c)existing trees to be retained, with measures for their protection during the construction period;
(d)proposed finished ground levels; and
(e)implementation timetables for all landscaping works.
(5) All landscaping works must be carried out to a reasonable standard in accordance with the relevant recommendations of appropriate British Standards or other recognised standards and codes of good practice, as specified in the Landscape and Ecological Management and Monitoring Plan for the authorised development.
(6) Any tree or shrub planted as part of the landscaping scheme that, within a period of 5 years after planting, is removed, dies or becomes, in the opinion of the relevant planning authority, seriously damaged or diseased, must be replaced in the first available planting season with a specimen of the same species and size as that originally planted, unless the Secretary of State, following consultation with the relevant planning authority on matters related to its function, gives consent to a variation.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 2 para. 5 in force at 7.12.2022, see art. 1