The A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Development Consent Order 2022

Landscaping

6.—(1) No part of the authorised development can come into use until a landscaping scheme for that part which sets out details of all proposed hard and soft landscaping works is submitted to the Secretary of State for approval in writing following consultation with Natural England, the relevant planning authority and the relevant local highway authority so far as it is relevant to their respective functions.

(2) The landscaping scheme for each part must be substantially in accordance with the applicable mitigation measures for landscaping set out in the First Iteration EMP and the landscaping principles set out in the environmental masterplan.

(3) The authorised development must be landscaped in accordance with the approved landscaping scheme for that part.

(4) A landscaping scheme referred to in paragraph (1) must contain 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) proposed finished ground levels;

(d) existing trees to be retained, with measures for their protection during the construction period; 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 codes of good practice.

(6) Any tree or shrub planted as part of a 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, gives consent to a variation.