The A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Development Consent Order 2024

Landscaping

5.—(1) No part of the authorised development is to commence until a landscaping scheme for that part has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Secretary of State following consultation with the relevant planning authority on matters related to its functions.

(2) The landscaping scheme for each part must reflect the applicable mitigation measures set out in the First Iteration EMP and the landscaping principles set out in the environmental masterplan.

(3) The authorised development must be landscaped in accordance with the approved landscaping scheme for that part.

(4) A landscaping scheme prepared under sub-paragraph (1) must include details of landscaping works, including—

(a) location, number, species, mix, 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) existing trees to be retained, with measures for their protection during the construction period; and

(e) implementation timetables for all landscaping works.

(5) 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.

(6) Any tree or shrub planted as part of the 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, unless the Secretary of State, following consultation with the relevant planning authority, gives consent to a variation.