Landscaping scheme
6.—(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.
(2) A landscaping scheme prepared under sub-paragraph (1) must be in accordance with the landscaping plan and include details of hard and soft landscaping works, including—
(a)location, number, species, size and planting density of any proposed planting, including habitat creation in lieu of offsite biodiversity offsetting;
(b)cultivation, importing of materials and other operations to ensure plant establishment;
(c)the location and specification of routes for non-motorised users including provision of a bus stop to serve southbound buses in the re-aligned Tunnel avenue;
(d)proposed finished ground levels;
(e)hard surfacing materials;
(f)details of existing trees to be retained, with measures for their protection during the construction period; and
(g)implementation timetables for all landscaping works.
(3) Each part of the authorised development must be carried out in accordance with the relevant landscaping schemes approved under sub-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.
(5) Any tree or shrub planted as part of a landscaping scheme 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 and size as that originally planted.