The Norfolk County Council (Norwich Northern Distributor Road (A1067 to A47(T))) Order 2015

Landscape and ecology

5.—(1) No part of any numbered work in Schedule 1 (authorised development) is to commence until a written landscape and ecological management plan covering the landscape and ecological and nature conservation elements forming part of the relevant work number has been submitted to and, following consultation with the relevant district authorities and Natural England, approved in writing by the relevant planning authority.

(2) The landscape and ecological management plan must include the following which must comply with or include relevant measures, details or mitigation set out in the environmental statement—

(a) details of the landscape, ecological and nature conservation works and measures;

(b) details of the implementation of the landscape, ecological and nature conservation works and measures; and

(c) details of the management, monitoring and maintenance of the landscape, ecological and nature conservation works and measures.

(3) The approved landscape and ecological management plan must be implemented in full.

(4) Any tree or shrub planted as part of the approved landscape and ecological management plan 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 as that originally planted.

(5) Once constructed, the bat houses described in work number 26(f) must be maintained in such condition that they are suitable for the roosting of bats.

(6) In the event that any European protected species is found at any time when carrying out the authorised development which was not previously identified in the environmental statement, the species and its location must be reported immediately to Natural England and the relevant planning authority.

(7) A scheme for the protection of, and mitigation measures for, the relevant European protected species, must be agreed in writing with Natural England and implemented immediately.