The Immingham Open Cycle Gas Turbine Order 2020

Biodiversity enhancement and management plan E+W

6.—(1) No part of the authorised development may commence, save for the permitted preliminary works, until a biodiversity protection plan for that part has been submitted to and, after consultation with Natural England, approved by the relevant planning authority.

(2) The plan submitted and approved pursuant to sub-paragraph (1) must include details of—

(a) measures to protect existing shrub and tree planting that is to be retained; and

(b) biodiversity and habitat impact avoidance.

(3) The plan submitted and approved pursuant to sub-paragraph (1) must be implemented as approved throughout the construction of the authorised development unless otherwise agreed with the relevant planning authority.

(4) Prior to the date of final commissioning a biodiversity enhancement and management plan must be submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.

(5) The plan submitted and approved pursuant to sub-paragraph (4) must include details of—

(a) measures to protect existing shrub and tree planting that is to be retained;

(b) measures to enhance biodiversity and habitats;

(c) an implementation timetable; and

(d) biodiversity management and maintenance.

(6) Any shrub or tree planted as part of the approved plan that, within a period of five 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 otherwise agreed with the relevant planning authority.

(7) The plan submitted and approved pursuant to sub-paragraph (4) must be in accordance with the principles of the framework biodiversity enhancement and management plan.

(8) The plan must be implemented as approved during the operation of the authorised development unless otherwise agreed with the relevant planning authority.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 2 para. 6 in force at 1.9.2020, see art. 1