European protected species
17.—(1) No stage of the authorised development may commence until it has been established by existing or further survey work whether any European protected species is present on any of the land affected, or likely to be affected, by the authorised development.
(2) Where a European protected species is shown to be present, no authorised development of that stage may be begun until, after consultation with Natural England, a scheme of protection and mitigation measures has been submitted to and approved in writing by the relevant planning authority; and the authorised development must be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme.