The Able Marine Energy Park Development Consent Order 2014

River basin management

15.—(1) The authorised development must not commence until a monitoring and management strategy document has been submitted to and approved by the Environment Agency, the purpose of such strategy document being to ensure that the authorised development is carried out in compliance with the water framework directive.

(2) The monitoring and management strategy document must in particular consider the spatial and temporal extent of the impact of the approved scheme on—

(a) those “biological elements” and “ecological potential elements” as defined in the Humber River Basin Management Plan for the Humber Middle and Humber Lower Water Bodies (GB53040269201 and GB30402609202), to include, but not limited to—

(i) macro algae,

(ii) angiosperms,

(iii) macrophytes,

(iv) benthic/macro invertebrates, and

(v) fish; and

(b) those biological and ecological elements defined as “water-dependent habitats or species for which the Protected Area was designated” as defined in Annex D of the Humber River Basin Management Plan.

(3) The authorised scheme must be constructed and managed in accordance with the approved strategy document and the monitoring detailed in the approved strategy document must be implemented.