SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2REQUIREMENTS

PART 1REQUIREMENTS

Landscaping and ecology

schedule 2 paragraph 5 + 5.—(1) Each part of the authorised development must be landscaped in accordance with a LEMP which sets out details of all proposed hard and soft landscaping works for that part and which has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Secretary of State prior to the opening of that part, following consultation by the undertaker with the bodies listed in Table 2.1 of the outline LEMP on matters related to their respective functions.

(2) A LEMP prepared under sub-paragraph (1) must be substantially in accordance with the outline LEMP and must—

schedule 2 paragraph 5 2 a + (a)reflect the design principles document and the mitigation measures set out in the REAC;

schedule 2 paragraph 5 2 b + (b)be based on the environmental masterplan annexed to the environmental statement; and

schedule 2 paragraph 5 2 c + (c)include details of—

schedule 2 paragraph 5 2 c i + (i)location, number, species mix, size and planting density of any proposed planting;

schedule 2 paragraph 5 2 c ii + (ii)cultivation, importing of materials and other operations to ensure plant establishment;

schedule 2 paragraph 5 2 c iii + (iii)existing trees and vegetation to be retained, with measures for their protection during the construction period;

schedule 2 paragraph 5 2 c iv + (iv)proposed finished ground levels;

schedule 2 paragraph 5 2 c v + (v)implementation timetables for landscaping works;

schedule 2 paragraph 5 2 c vi + (vi)commitments to aftercare, monitoring and maintenance activities relating to the landscaping and ecological features; and

schedule 2 paragraph 5 2 c vii + (vii)measures for the replacement, in the first available planting season, of any tree or shrub planted as part of the LEMP that, within a period of 5 years or such period as may be specified in the LEMP after the completion of the part of the authorised development to which the relevant LEMP relates, dies, becomes seriously diseased or is seriously damaged in the construction of the authorised development.

(3) The undertaker must carry out, and maintain, each relevant part of the authorised development in accordance with the LEMP approved for that part under paragraph (1).

(4) 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.