Any tree or shrub planted as part of an approved landscaping management scheme that, within the first five years of the aftercare period (see 3.1 above), is removed, dies or becomes, in the opinion of the relevant Local 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 otherwise agreed in writing by the relevant Local Authority
Suspension of the aftercare period for any part of the scheme at the converter station and the cable corridor may occur in the event that in the opinion of Mid Suffolk District Council or Suffolk Coastal District Council there was a significant failure of the planting scheme that could not be satisfactorily remedied in the following planting season, and or part of the planting scheme was failing to progress to the extent that it would not achieve the objectives of the scheme within the specified aftercare period.
4.2 4.2.1 45 Hedgerows Baseline
Detailed baseline relating to Hedgerows is provided in Volume 3, Section 24.5.2.7 of the ES. Hedgerows are Priority Habitats in the UK Biodiversity Action Plan (UKBAP) and Suffolk Local Biodiversity Action Plan (LBAP). Along the onshore cable route 166 hedgerows were surveyed. Each hedgerow crossing would be approximately 35m in length.
46 47 Botanically important hedgerows are identified on Figure 24.1 of the ES.
Schedule C of the DCO outlines hedgerows identified as „Important‟ under the Hedgerow Regulations criteria. Following submission of the DCO application an amended list of important hedgerows has been developed and agreed with the Local Authority. A copy of the list is provided in Appendix 2. This list also identifies hedgerows where special engineering measures are proposed.
4.2.2 48 Embedded Mitigation A reduced working width of 35m is proposed at all hedgerows where possible.
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