SCHEDULE 1AUTHORISED DEVELOPMENT

PART 2Requirements

Provision of landscaping7

1

No part of the authorised development may commence until a written landscaping scheme for that part has been submitted to and approved in writing by the relevant planning authority. The landscaping scheme must include details of all proposed hard and soft landscaping works, including—

a

location, number, species, size and planting density of any proposed planting;

b

cultivation, importing of materials and other operations to ensure plant establishment;

c

proposed finished ground levels;

d

hard surfacing materials;

e

vehicular and pedestrian access, parking and circulation areas;

f

minor structures, such as furniture, refuse or other storage units, signs and lighting;

g

proposed and existing functional services above and below ground, including drainage, power and communications cables and pipelines, manholes and supports;

h

details of existing trees to be retained, with measures for their protection during the construction period;

i

retained historic landscape features and proposals for restoration, where relevant;

j

a tree and scrub buffer zone around the generating station and CCS areas, in accordance with the principles of the landscaping plan; and

k

implementation timetables for all landscaping works.

2

The relevant planning authority must consult NRIL in respect of landscaping details around the generating station that are adjacent to any railway belonging to NRIL.