The Green Hill Solar Farm Order 2026

SCHEDULE 2 REQUIREMENTS

Article 3 Interpretation 1 In this Schedule, “relevant planning authority” means West Northamptonshire Council, North Northamptonshire Council and Milton Keynes City Council, as applicable, and “relevant planning authorities” is to be construed accordingly. Commencement of the authorised development 2 (1) The authorised development must commence no later than the expiration of five years beginning with the date this Order comes into force. (2) No part of the authorised development may commence until a written scheme setting out the phase or phases of construction of the authorised development has been submitted to the relevant planning authorities. (3) The written scheme submitted pursuant to sub-paragraph (2) must include a timetable for the construction of the phase or phases of the authorised development and a plan identifying the phasing areas. (4) The undertaker must notify the relevant planning authority within fourteen days of the date of final commissioning for a part or parts of the authorised development that the final commissioning of that part or parts has taken place. Approved details and amendments to them 3 (1) The undertaker may submit any amendments to any approved document to the relevant planning authority for approval and, following approval, the relevant approved document is to be taken to include the amendments approved under this paragraph. (2) The relevant planning authority must not approve any amendments under sub-paragraph (1) to any approved document unless it has been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the relevant planning authority that the subject matter of the approval sought is unlikely to give rise to any materially new or materially different environmental effects in comparison with those reported in the environmental statement. (3) In this paragraph, “approved document” means any document certified under article 42 (certification of plans and documents, etc.) and any plans, details or schemes which have been approved pursuant to any requirement. Community liaison group 4 (1) Prior to the commencement of the authorised development the undertaker must submit to the relevant planning authorities for approval the terms of reference for a community liaison group whose aim is to facilitate liaison between representatives of people living in the vicinity of the Order limits and other relevant organisations in relation to the construction of the authorised development. (2) The community liaison group must be established prior to commencement of the authorised development and must be administered by the undertaker and operated in accordance with the approved terms of reference. (3) The community liaison group is to continue to meet until the date of final commissioning of the authorised development unless otherwise agreed with the relevant planning authorities. Detailed design approval 5 (1) No part of Work Nos. 1, 2 or 3 may commence until details of— (a) the layout; (b) scale; (c) proposed finished ground levels; (d) external appearance; (e) hard surfacing materials; and (f) vehicular and pedestrian access, parking and circulation areas, relating to that part have been submitted and approved by the relevant planning authority for that part. (2) The details submitted must accord with the concept design parameters and principles. (3) The authorised development must be carried out in accordance with the approved details. (4) Work No. 5 must be carried out in accordance with the concept design parameters and principles. Battery safety management 6 (1) Work No. 2 must not commence until a battery storage safety management plan has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority. (2) The battery storage safety management plan must be substantially in accordance with the outline battery storage safety management plan. (3) The relevant planning authority must consult with Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service and the Environment Agency before determining an application for approval of the battery storage safety management plan. (4) The battery storage safety management plan must be implemented as approved. Landscape and ecological management plan 7 (1) No part of the authorised development may commence until a written landscape and ecological management plan has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority for that part or, where the part falls within the administrative areas of multiple relevant planning authorities, each of the relevant planning authorities in consultation with the relevant statutory nature conservation body. (2) The landscape and ecological management plan must be substantially in accordance with the outline landscape and ecological management plan. (3) The landscape and ecological management plan must be implemented as approved. Ecological protection and mitigation strategy 8 (1) No part of the authorised development may commence until a written ecological protection and mitigation strategy has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority for that part or, where the part falls within the administrative areas of multiple relevant planning authorities, each of the relevant planning authorities in consultation with the relevant statutory nature conservation body. (2) The ecological protection and mitigation strategy must be substantially in accordance with the outline ecological protection and mitigation strategy. (3) The ecological protection and mitigation strategy must be implemented as approved. Biodiversity net gain 9 (1) No part of the authorised development may commence until a biodiversity net gain strategy for that part has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority for that part, or where a part falls within the administrative areas of multiple planning authorities each of the relevant planning authorities, in consultation with the relevant statutory nature conservation body. (2) The biodiversity net gain strategy must include details of how the strategy will secure a minimum of 47% biodiversity net gain in habitat units, a minimum of 10% biodiversity net gain in hedgerow units and a minimum of 10% biodiversity net gain in river units for the authorised development during the operation of the authorised development, calculated using the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ Statutory Biodiversity Metric (February 2024), or other biodiversity net gain metric agreed between the undertaker and the local planning authority in consultation with the relevant statutory nature conservation body. (3) The biodiversity net gain strategy must be substantially in accordance with the outline landscape and ecological management plan and must be implemented as approved. Fencing and other means of enclosure 10 (1) No part of the authorised development may commence until written details of all proposed temporary fences, walls or other means of enclosure, including those set out in the construction environmental management plan, for that part have been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority or, where the part falls within the administrative areas of multiple relevant planning authorities, each of the relevant planning authorities. (2) No part of the authorised development may commence until written details of all permanent fences, walls or other means of enclosure for that part have been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority or, where the part falls within the administrative areas of multiple relevant planning authorities, each of the relevant planning authorities. (3) The written details provided under sub-paragraph (2) must be substantially in accordance with the relevant concept design parameters and principles. (4) Any construction site must remain securely fenced in accordance with the approved details under sub-paragraph (1) or (2) at all times during construction of the authorised development. (5) Any temporary fencing must be removed on completion of the part of construction of the authorised development for which it was used. (6) Any approved permanent fencing for a part of the authorised development must be completed before the date of final commissioning in respect of that part. Surface and foul water drainage 11 (1) No part of the authorised development may commence until written details of the surface water drainage scheme and (if any) foul water drainage system for that part have been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority for that part, or where a part falls within the administrative areas of multiple planning authorities each of the relevant planning authorities. (2) The written details under sub-paragraph (1) must be substantially in accordance with the outline drainage strategy. (3) Before approving the written details under sub-paragraph (1), the relevant planning authority must consult with the lead local flood authority, Environment Agency and Anglian Water Services Limited or its successor in function as the relevant water undertaker. (4) Any approved scheme must be implemented as approved. Archaeology 12 (1) The authorised development must not be commenced until the undertaker has carried out the programme of evaluative archaeological investigation in the written scheme of investigation: archaeological trenching. (2) No part of the authorised development may be commenced until a written scheme of investigation for archaeological mitigation for that part has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority or, where the part falls within the administrative areas of multiple planning authorities, each of the relevant planning authorities. (3) Any written scheme of investigation for archaeological mitigation submitted under sub-paragraph (2) must be substantially in accordance with the archaeological mitigation strategy and take into account the findings of any archaeological evaluations, including those carried out under sub-paragraph (1), and the final design of the authorised development. (4) Any written scheme of investigation approved under sub-paragraph (2) must be implemented as approved. Construction environmental management plan 13 (1) No part of the authorised development may commence until a construction environmental management plan for that part has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority or, where the part falls within the administrative areas of multiple relevant planning authorities, each of the relevant planning authorities. (2) The construction environmental management plan must be substantially in accordance with the outline construction environmental management plan. (3) Before approving the construction environmental management plan the relevant planning authority must consult with the Environment Agency. (4) All construction works associated with the authorised development must be carried out in accordance with the approved construction environmental management plan. Operational environmental management plan 14 (1) Prior to the date of final commissioning for any part of the authorised development, an operational environmental management plan for that part must be submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority or, where the part falls within the administrative areas of multiple relevant planning authorities, each of the relevant planning authorities. (2) The operational environmental management plan must be substantially in accordance with the outline operational environmental management plan. (3) Before approving the operational environmental management plan the relevant planning authority must consult with the Environment Agency. (4) The operational environmental management plan must be implemented as approved. Construction traffic management plan 15 (1) No part of the authorised development may commence until a construction traffic management plan for that part has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority or, where the part falls within the administrative areas of multiple relevant planning authorities, each of the relevant planning authorities (2) The construction traffic management plan must be substantially in accordance with the outline construction traffic management plan. (3) Before approving the construction traffic management plan the relevant planning authority must consult with the relevant highway authority. (4) All construction works associated with the authorised development must be carried out in accordance with the approved construction traffic management plan. Operational traffic management plan 16 (1) Prior to the date of final commissioning of the authorised development, an operational traffic management plan must be submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority or, where the part falls within the administrative areas of multiple relevant planning authorities, each of the relevant planning authorities. (2) The operational traffic management plan must be substantially in accordance with the outline operational traffic management plan. (3) Before approving the operational traffic management plan the relevant planning authority must consult with the relevant highway authority. (4) The operational traffic management plan must be implemented as approved. Operational noise 17 (1) No part of Work Nos. 1, 2 or 3 may commence until an operational noise management plan containing details of how the design of that numbered work has incorporated the operational mitigation measures set out in the outline operational environmental management plan for that part has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority or, where the part falls within the administrative areas of multiple planning authorities, each of the relevant planning authorities. (2) The operational noise management plan must be implemented as approved. Public rights of way and permissive paths 18 (1) No part of the authorised development may commence until a public rights of way and permissive paths management plan for that part has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority or, where the part falls within the administrative areas of multiple relevant planning authorities, each of the relevant planning authorities. (2) The public rights of way and permissive paths management plan must be substantially in accordance with the outline public rights of way management plan. (3) Before approving the public rights of way and permissive paths management plan the relevant planning authority shall consult with the relevant highway authority. (4) The public rights of way and permissive paths management plan must be implemented as approved. (5) The permission for the public to make use of any permissive path listed within the public rights of way and permissive paths management plan ceases on the date of decommissioning for that part of the authorised development. Soil management 19 (1) No part of the authorised development may commence until a soil management plan for that part has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority or, where the part falls within the administrative areas of multiple planning authorities, each of the relevant planning authorities. (2) Any soil management plan submitted in accordance with this paragraph must be substantially in accordance with the outline soil management plan as relevant to the activities to which it relates. (3) The soil management plan must be implemented as approved. Skills, supply chain and employment 20 (1) No part of the authorised development may commence until a skills, supply chain and employment plan in relation to that part has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority for that part or, where the part falls within the administrative areas of multiple planning authorities, each of the relevant planning authorities. (2) The skills, supply chain and employment plan must be substantially in accordance with the outline skills, supply chain and employment plan. (3) Any plan under this paragraph must identify opportunities for individuals and businesses to access employment and supply chain opportunities associated with that part of the authorised development and the means for publicising such opportunities. (4) The skills, supply chain and employment plan must be implemented as approved. Decommissioning and restoration 21 (1) The date of decommissioning for each part of the authorised development must be no later than 60 years following the date of final commissioning. (2) Unless otherwise agreed with the relevant planning authority, no later than 12 months prior to the date the undertaker intends to decommission any part of the authorised development, the undertaker must notify the relevant planning authority of the intended date of decommissioning for that part of the authorised development. (3) Unless otherwise agreed with the relevant planning authority, no later than ten weeks prior to the intended date of decommissioning of any part of the authorised development notified pursuant to sub-paragraph (2), the undertaker must submit to the relevant planning authority for that part a decommissioning plan for approval. (4) Where the undertaker decides to decommission a part of the authorised development that falls within the administrative areas of multiple planning authorities, the decommissioning plan must be submitted to each relevant planning authority and the approval of all relevant planning authorities is required for the purposes of this paragraph. (5) The decommissioning plan must be substantially in accordance with the outline decommissioning statement and must include a timetable for its implementation. (6) No decommissioning works must be carried out until the relevant planning authority has approved the decommissioning plan submitted in relation to those works, in consultation with the Environment Agency and the relevant highway authority. (7) The decommissioning plan must be implemented as approved. (8) Within 28 days of any part of the authorised development permanently ceasing to generate electricity on a commercial basis, the undertaker must notify the relevant planning authority or, where the part falls within the administrative areas of multiple relevant planning authorities, each of the relevant planning authorities, in writing of the date of decommissioning for that part. (9) This requirement is without prejudice to any other consents or permissions that may be required to decommission any part of the authorised development.