The M20 Junction 10a Development Consent Order 2017

Article 5

SCHEDULE 2 REQUIREMENTS

PART 1 REQUIREMENTS

Interpretation

1.  In this Schedule—

“CEMP” means the construction environmental management plan;

“contaminated land” has the same meaning as that given in section 78A(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990;

“County Archaeologist” means the individual appointed as such by the relevant planning authority;

“Ecological Clerk of Works” means the individual appointed as such by the undertaker;

“European protected species” has the same meaning as in regulations 40 (European protected species of animals) and 44 (European protected species of plants) of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010(2);

“HEMP” means the handover environmental management plan, being the CEMP to be developed towards the end of the construction of the authorised development which is to contain—

(a)

the environmental information needed for the future maintenance and operation of the authorised development;

(b)

the long-term commitments to aftercare, monitoring and maintenance activities relating to the environmental features and mitigation measures that will be required to ensure the continued long-term effectiveness of the environmental mitigation measures and the prevention of unexpected environmental impacts during the operation of the authorised development; and

(c)

a record of the consents, commitments and permissions resulting from liaison with statutory bodies.

“LEMP” means the landscape and ecological management plan, including a reptile mitigation strategy;

“protected species” means species which are subject to protection under the laws of England or which are European protected species;

“Stour Park site” means the land to the south of the authorised development that is designated by Policy U19 – Sevington, in the Ashford Borough Council Urban Sites and Infrastructure Development Plan Document 2012.

Time limits

2.  The authorised development must not commence later than the expiration of 5 years beginning with the date on which this Order comes into force.

Construction Environmental Management Plan

3.—(1) No part of the authorised development is to commence until a CEMP has been prepared in consultation with the relevant planning authority, the local highway authority and the Environment Agency and submitted to and approved in writing by the Secretary of State.

(2) The CEMP must—

(a) be substantially in accordance with the outline construction environmental management plan certified under article 44 (certification of plans, etc.) except that measures may be added to take account of and accommodate within the CEMP any turning loop constructed or under construction by the local highway authority on plot 4/16/c as identified in the book of reference and on the land plans at the time of commencement of the authorised development;

(b) contain a record of all the sensitive environmental features that have the potential to be affected by the construction of the proposed development;

(c) incorporate the measures as detailed in the environmental statement;

(d) include information on the control measures required to mitigate and reduce potential impacts which reflect the mitigation measures included in the environmental statement;

(e) require adherence to working hours of 07:00 to 18:00 on Mondays to Fridays and 07:00 to 13:00 on Saturdays, except for—

(i) works requiring the full or partial closure of, or otherwise adversely affecting the operation of, the M20 carriageway;

(ii) works associated with the demolition of the Church Road footbridge and the Highfield Lane bridge;

(iii) works associated with the construction of the new Church Road Bridge, the new Kingsford Street Bridge, the two new Junction 10a interchange bridges over the M20 carriageway and the A20 Swatfield bridge;

(iv) works associated with the diversion of existing utilities;

(v) works associated with traffic management and signal changes;

(vi) works associated with tie-ins to existing carriageways; and

(vii) any emergency works;

(f) include management plans, working methods and mitigation measures for each of the topics covered in the environmental statement, including—

(i) LEMP;

(ii) Arboricultural Method Statement;

(iii) Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation;

(iv) Japanese Knotweed Management Plan;

(v) Materials Management Plan;

(vi) Soil Handling and Management Plan;

(vii) Site Waste Management Plan;

(viii) Community Relations Strategy;

(ix) Groundwater Monitoring Strategy; and

(x) Noise and Vibration Monitoring Strategy.

(3) The authorised development must be constructed in accordance with the approved CEMP.

(4) Upon completion of construction of the authorised development the CEMP must be converted into the HEMP which may include measures to take account of and accommodate within the HEMP any turning loop constructed or to be constructed by the local highway authority on plot 4/16/c as identified in the book of reference and on the land plans.

(5) The authorised development must be operated and maintained in accordance with the HEMP.

Details of consultation

4.—(1) With respect to any requirement which requires details to be submitted to the Secretary of State for approval under this Schedule, the details submitted must be accompanied by a summary report setting out the consultation undertaken by the undertaker to inform the details submitted and the undertaker’s response to that consultation.

(2) At the time of submission to the Secretary of State for approval, the undertaker must provide a copy of the summary report referred to under sub-paragraph (1) to the relevant consultees referred to in the requirement in relation to which approval is being sought from the Secretary of State.

(3) The undertaker must ensure that any consultation responses are reflected in the details submitted to the Secretary of State for approval under this Schedule, but only where it is appropriate, reasonable and feasible to do so, taking into account considerations including, but not limited to, cost and engineering practicality.

(4) Where the consultation responses are not reflected in the details submitted to the Secretary of State for approval, the undertaker must state in the summary report referred to under sub-paragraph (1) the reasons why the consultation responses have not been reflected in the submitted details.

Landscaping

5.—(1) No part of the authorised development is to commence until a written 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 and the local highway authority.

(2) No part of the authorised development, including vegetation clearance, is to commence until an arboricultural walkover survey and tree survey for that part taking due regard to the guidance in British Standard 5837: 2012 have been undertaken to identify any significant constraints posed by trees.

(3) The landscaping scheme prepared under sub-paragraph (1) must be based on the environmental masterplan and the results of the surveys undertaken under sub-paragraph (2) and must take account of and accommodate any turning loop constructed or under construction by the local highway authority on plot 4/16/c as identified in the book of reference and on the land plans at the time of commencement of the authorised development.

(4) The landscaping scheme prepared under sub-paragraph (1) must include details of 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) details of existing trees to be retained, with measures for their protection during the construction period; and

(f) implementation timetables for all landscaping works.

Implementation and maintenance of landscaping

6.—(1) All landscaping works must be carried out in accordance with the landscaping scheme approved under Requirement 5.

(2) 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.

(3) 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.

Fencing

7.  Any permanent and temporary fencing and other means of enclosure for the authorised development must be constructed and installed in accordance with the undertaker’s Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works except where any departures from that manual are agreed in writing by the Secretary of State in connection with the authorised development.

Land and groundwater contamination

8.—(1) No part of the authorised development is to commence until a contamination risk assessment in respect of controlled waters has been produced which is to include details of—

(a) any existing sources of contamination within the Order limits that may be affected by the carrying out of the authorised development;

(b) any reasonably required protective measures to ensure that the carrying out of the authorised development does not make worse any adverse conditions or risks associated with such existing sources of contamination; and

(c) appropriate remediation strategies and mitigation measures to address any historic contamination which is shown to be having significant, unacceptable effects on the environment within the context of the proposed works,

and the assessment has been submitted to and approved by the Secretary of State following consultation with the Environment Agency.

(2) The steps and measures that are identified as necessary for the purposes of carrying out the authorised development in the assessment referred to in sub-paragraph (1) must be implemented as part of the authorised development.

(3) In the event that contaminated material, including impacted groundwater, is found at any time when carrying out the authorised development, which was not previously identified in the environmental statement, the undertaker must cease construction of the authorised development in the vicinity of that contamination and must report it immediately in writing to the Secretary of State, the Environment Agency and relevant planning authority, and in agreement with the Environment Agency and the relevant planning authority undertake a risk assessment of the contamination, and sub-paragraphs (4) and (5) will apply.

(4) Where the undertaker determines that remediation is necessary, a written scheme and programme for the remedial measures to be taken to render the land fit for its intended purpose must be prepared submitted to and approved in writing by the Secretary of State following consultation with the Environment Agency and the relevant planning authority.

(5) Remedial measures must be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme.

Archaeology

9.—(1) No part of the authorised development is to commence until for that part an archaeological framework strategy for the investigation and mitigation of areas of archaeological interest, reflecting the mitigation measures included in chapter 6 of the environmental statement, with provision for sub-written schemes of investigation for each area and each phase (evaluation or detailed excavation or watching brief), has been prepared in consultation with the relevant planning authority and the local highway authority, agreed with the County Archaeologist and submitted to and approved in writing by the Secretary of State.

(2) The authorised development must be carried out in accordance with the archaeological framework strategy and sub-written schemes of investigation referred to in sub-paragraph (1) unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Secretary of State.

(3) A programme of archaeological reporting, post excavation and publication required as part of the archaeological framework strategy and sub-written schemes of investigation referred to in sub-paragraph (1) must be agreed with the County Archaeologist and implemented within a timescale agreed with the County Archaeologist and deposited with the Historic Environment Record of the relevant planning authority within two years of the date of completion of the authorised development or such other period as may be agreed in writing by the relevant planning authority.

(4) Any archaeological remains not previously identified which are revealed when carrying out the authorised development must be subject to appropriate mitigation as set out in the archaeological framework strategy and mitigation agreed with the County Archaeologist.

(5) No construction operations are to take place within 10 metres of the remains referred to in sub-paragraph (4) for a period of 14 days from the date they are identified unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Secretary of State.

(6) On completion of the authorised development, suitable resources and provisions for long term storage of the archaeological archive will be agreed with the County Archaeologist.

Protected species

10.—(1) In the event that any protected species which were not previously identified in the environmental statement or nesting birds are found at any time when carrying out the authorised development the undertaker must cease construction works and report it immediately to the Ecological Clerk of Works.

(2) The undertaker must prepare a written scheme for the protection and mitigation measures for any protected species that were not previously identified in the environmental statement or nesting birds found when carrying out the authorised development. Where nesting birds are identified works should cease within 10 metres of the nest until birds have fledged and the nest is no longer in use.

(3) The undertaker must implement the written scheme prepared under sub-paragraph (2) immediately and construction in the area specified in the written scheme must not recommence until any necessary licences are obtained to enable mitigation measures to be implemented.

Traffic management

11.—(1) No part of the authorised development is to commence until a traffic management plan for the construction of the authorised development, substantially in accordance with the draft traffic management plan, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Secretary of State following consultation with the relevant highway authority.

(2) The authorised development must be constructed in accordance with the approved traffic management plan.

Detailed design

12.—(1) The authorised development must be designed in detail and carried out so that it is compatible with the preliminary scheme design shown on the works plans and the engineering section drawings, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Secretary of State following consultation with the relevant planning authority and local highway authority on matters related to their functions and provided that the Secretary of State is satisfied that any amendments to the works plans and the engineering section drawings showing departures from the preliminary design would not give rise to any materially new or materially worse adverse environmental effects in comparison with those reported in the environmental statement.

(2) Where amended details are approved by the Secretary of State under sub-paragraph (1), those details are deemed to be substituted for the corresponding works plans or engineering section drawings and the undertaker must make those amended details available in electronic form for inspection by members of the public.

Surface and foul water drainage

13.—(1) No part of the authorised development is to commence until written details of the surface and foul water drainage system, reflecting the mitigation measures in chapter 14 of the environmental statement and including means of pollution control, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Secretary of State following consultation with the relevant planning authority, the local highway authority and the Environment Agency.

(2) The drainage system must be constructed in accordance with the approved details referred to in sub-paragraph (1) unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Secretary of State following consultation with the relevant planning authority, the local highway authority and the Environment Agency.

Flood compensatory storage

14.—(1) No part of the authorised development is to commence until a detailed flood compensatory storage scheme is submitted to and approved in writing by the Secretary of State, following consultation with the relevant planning authority.

(2) The scheme prepared under sub-paragraph (1) must provide suitable flood storage for any flood waters that would be displaced by the authorised development in the 1 in 100 year plus 105% climate change allowance event.

(3) The scheme must be fully implemented as approved and subsequently maintained.

Approvals and amendments to approved details

15.  With respect to any requirement which requires the authorised development to be carried out in accordance with the details approved under this Schedule, the approved details are taken to include any amendments that may subsequently be approved or agreed in writing by the Secretary of State.

Alternative A2070 options

16.—(1) Only one of A2070 Option A and A2070 Option B may be constructed.

(2) The undertaker must not give notice in writing to the relevant planning authority and local highway authority of its intention to construct the A2070 Option B for the purposes of either or both of articles 21 and 24 unless a planning permission has first been granted for the development of the Stour Park site.

PART 2 PROCEDURE FOR DISCHARGE OF REQUIREMENTS

Applications made under requirements

17.—(1) Where an application has been made to the Secretary of State for any consent, agreement or approval required by a requirement (including agreement or approval in respect of part of a requirement) included in this Order, the Secretary of State must give notice to the undertaker of the decision on the application within a period of 8 weeks beginning with—

(a) the day immediately following that on which the application is received by the Secretary of State;

(b) the day immediately following that on which further information has been supplied by the undertaker under paragraph 18; or

(c) such longer period as may be agreed between the parties.

(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), in the event that the Secretary of State does not determine an application within the period set out in sub-paragraph (1), the Secretary of State is taken to have granted all parts of the application (without any condition or qualification) at the end of that period.

(3) Where—

(a) an application has been made to the Secretary of State for any consent, agreement or approval required by a requirement included in this Order;

(b) the Secretary of State does not determine such application within the period set out in sub-paragraph (1); and

(c) the application is accompanied by a report that considers it likely that the subject matter of the application is to give rise to any materially new or materially worse environmental effects in comparison with the authorised development as approved,

then the application is taken to have been refused by the Secretary of State at the end of that period.

Further information

18.—(1) In relation to any part of an application made under this Schedule, the Secretary of State has the right to request such further information from the undertaker as is necessary to enable the Secretary of State to consider the application.

(2) In the event that the Secretary of State considers such further information to be necessary, the Secretary of State must, within 21 business days of receipt of the application, notify the undertaker in writing specifying the further information required and (if applicable) to which part of the application it relates. In the event that the Secretary of State does not give such notification within this 21 day period the Secretary of State is deemed to have sufficient information to consider the application and is not subsequently entitled to request further information without the prior agreement of the undertaker.

(3) Where further information is requested under this paragraph in relation to part only of an application, that part is treated as separate from the remainder of the application for the purposes of calculating the time periods referred to in paragraph 17 and in this paragraph.

(4) In this paragraph, “business day” means a day other than Saturday or Sunday which is not Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday under section 1 (bank holidays) of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971(3);

Register of requirements

19.—(1) The undertaker must, as soon as practicable following the making of this Order, establish and maintain in an electronic form suitable for inspection by members of the public a register of those requirements contained in Part 1 of this Schedule that provide for further approvals to be given by the Secretary of State.

(2) The register must set out in relation to each such requirement the status of the requirement, in terms of whether any approval to be given by the Secretary of State has been applied for or given, providing an electronic link to any document containing any approved details.

(3) The register must be maintained by the undertaker for a period of 3 years following completion of the authorised development.

Anticipatory steps towards compliance with any requirement

20.  If before this Order came into force the undertaker or any other person took any steps that were intended to be steps towards compliance with any provision of Part 1 of this Schedule, those steps may be taken into account for the purpose of determining compliance with that provision if they would have been valid steps for that purpose had they been taken after this Order came into force.

(1)

Inserted by section 57 of the Environment Act 1995; and commenced by S.I. 2000/340.

(2)

S.I. 2010/490, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.

(3)

1971 c. 80.