The Tillbridge Solar Order 2025

SCHEDULE 2 REQUIREMENTS

Article 3 Interpretation 1 In this Schedule— “relevant planning authority” means— Lincolnshire County Council and Nottinghamshire County Council in their capacity as the local planning authority for their respective administrative areas for the purposes of— Requirement 6 (battery safety management); Requirement 10 (surface and foul water drainage); Requirement 11 (archaeology); Requirement 14 (waste management plan); Requirement 15 (construction traffic management plan); Requirement 17 (public rights of way); Requirement 19 (soils management); and West Lindsey District Council and Bassetlaw District Council in their capacity as the local planning authority for their respective administrative areas for the purposes of— Requirement 3 (approved details and amendments to them); Requirement 4 (community liaison group); Requirement 5 (detailed design approval); Requirement 7 (landscape and ecological management plan); Requirement 8 (biodiversity net gain); Requirement 9 (fencing and other means of enclosure); Requirement 12 (construction environmental management plan); Requirement 13 (operational environmental management plan); Requirement 18 (operational noise); Requirement 20 (skills, supply chain and employment); Requirement 21 (decommissioning and restoration); and “relevant planning authorities” and “relevant planning authority” means Lincolnshire County Council, West Lindsey District Council and Bassetlaw District Council as applicable. Commencement of the authorised development 2 The authorised development must not be commenced after the expiration of five years from the date this Order comes into force. 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 as approved under this paragraph. (2) Approval under sub-paragraph (1) for the amendments to any Approved Document must not be given except where it has been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the relevant planning authority or, where the part falls within the administrative areas of multiple relevant planning authorities, each of the relevant planning authorities, that the subject matter of the approval sought is unlikely to give rise to any materially new or materially different environmental effects from those assessed in the environmental statement. (3) In this paragraph, “Approved Document” means any document certified under article 41 (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 final part of the authorised development unless otherwise agreed with the relevant planning authorities. Detailed design approval 5 (1) No part of Work Nos. 1, 2, 3 or 4 may commence until details of— (a) the layout; (b) scale; (c) proposed finished ground levels; (d) external appearance; (e) hard surfacing materials; (f) vehicular and pedestrian access, parking and circulation areas; and (g) refuse or other storage units, signs and lighting, relating to that part have been submitted to and approved in writing 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. (2) The details submitted must accord with the outline design principles statement and the outline drainage strategy. (3) The authorised development must be carried out in accordance with the details approved under sub-paragraph (1). Battery safety management 6 (1) Work No. 2 must not commence until a battery safety management plan has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority. (2) The battery safety management plan must prescribe measures to facilitate safety during the construction, operation and decommissioning of Work No. 2 including the transportation of new, used and replacement battery cells both to and from the authorised development. (3) The battery safety management plan must be substantially in accordance with the framework battery safety management plan. (4) The relevant planning authority must consult with West Lindsey District Council, Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue, Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service and the Environment Agency before determining an application for approval of the battery safety management plan. (5) The battery safety management plan must be implemented as approved and maintained throughout the operation of the relevant part of the authorised development to which the plan relates. 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 planning authorities, each of the relevant planning authorities, following consultation with the Environment Agency, Natural England and where the part falls within its administrative area, Lincolnshire County Council. (2) The landscape and ecological management plan must be substantially in accordance with the framework landscape and ecological management plan. (3) The landscape and ecological management plan must be implemented as approved and maintained throughout the operation of the relevant part of the authorised development to which the plan relates. (4) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), “commence” includes part (h) site clearance (including vegetation removal, demolition of existing buildings and structures) and part (i) (advanced planting to allow for an early establishment of protective screening) of permitted preliminary works. Biodiversity net gain 8 (1) No part of the authorised development may commence until a biodiversity net gain strategy has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority, in consultation with the Environment Agency, Natural England, Lincolnshire County Council and any other relevant statutory nature conservation body. (2) The biodiversity net gain strategy must include details of how the strategy will secure a minimum of 64.44% biodiversity net gain in area-based habitat units, a minimum of 17.28% biodiversity net gain in hedgerow units, and 22.94% biodiversity net gain in watercourse units for all of the authorised development during the operation of the authorised development, using the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ Statutory Metric (February 2024), or if this is withdrawn or replaced, a biodiversity metric approved by the relevant 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, must be implemented as approved and maintained throughout the operation of the relevant part of the authorised development to which the plan relates. Fencing and other means of enclosure 9 (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) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), “commence” includes any permitted preliminary works. (4) The written details provided under sub-paragraph (2) must be substantially in accordance with the outline design principles statement. (5) 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. (6) Any temporary fencing must be removed on completion of the part of construction of the authorised development for which it was used. (7) Any approved permanent fencing for a part of the authorised development must be completed before the date of final commissioning. Surface and foul water drainage 10 (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 (including means of pollution control) for that part have 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. (2) The written details under sub-paragraph (1) must be substantially in accordance with the outline drainage strategy. (3) Any approved scheme pursuant to sub-paragraph (1) must be implemented as approved. Archaeology 11 (1) The authorised development must be implemented in accordance with the archaeological mitigation strategy. (2) No part of the authorised development may commence until a written scheme of archaeological investigation (which must accord with the archaeological mitigation strategy) for that part has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority. (3) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), “commence” includes any permitted preliminary works, excluding part (i) (advanced planting to allow for an early establishment of protective screening). (4) Any archaeological works or archaeological monitoring and recording must be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme. Construction environmental management plan 12 (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 area of multiple relevant planning authorities, each of the relevant planning authorities, in consultation with the relevant highway authority, the Environment Agency, Natural England, and where the part falls within its administrative area, Lincolnshire County Council. (2) The construction environmental management plan must be substantially in accordance with the framework construction environmental management plan. (3) 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 13 (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 area of multiple relevant planning authorities, each of the relevant planning authorities, in consultation with the relevant highway authority, the relevant waste authority, the Environment Agency, Natural England, and where the part falls within its administrative area, Lincolnshire County Council. (2) The operational environmental management plan must be substantially in accordance with the framework operational environmental management plan. (3) The operational environmental management plan must be implemented as approved and maintained throughout the operation of the relevant parts of the authorised development to which the plan relates. Waste management plan 14 (1) No part of the authorised development may commence until an Operational Waste Management Plan has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority. (2) The Operational Waste Management Plan must be substantially in accordance with the relevant parts of the framework operational environmental management plan, must be implemented as approved, and must be maintained throughout the operation of the relevant part of the authorised development to which the plan relates. 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 framework 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. Permissive path 16 (1) Work No. 6(c) must be provided and open to the public prior to the date of final commissioning of Work No. 1. (2) The permissive path must be maintained and access by the public permitted for 364 days a year except where closure is required for maintenance or in an emergency until the date of decommissioning. Public rights of way 17 (1) No part of the authorised development may commence until a public rights of way management plan for any sections of public rights of way shown to be temporarily closed on the public rights of way 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 management plan must be substantially in accordance with the framework public rights of way management plan. (3) Before approving the public rights of way management plan the relevant planning authority must consult with the relevant highway authority. (4) The public rights of way management plan must be implemented as approved and maintained throughout the operation of the relevant parts of the authorised development to which the plan relates. Operational noise 18 (1) No part of Work No. 1, Work No. 2 or Work No. 3 may commence until an operational noise assessment containing details of how the design of the authorised development has incorporated mitigation to ensure the operational noise rating levels as set out within Table 13-17 in Chapter 13 of the environmental statement are to be complied with for that part has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority for that part. (2) The mitigation measures described in the operational noise assessment for each part of the authorised development must be implemented as approved and maintained throughout the operation of the relevant parts of the authorised development to which the plan relates. 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, in consultation with Natural England or, where the part falls within the administrative areas of multiple planning authorities, each of the relevant planning authorities. (2) The soil management plan must be substantially in accordance with the framework soil management plan. (3) The soil management plan must be implemented as approved and maintained throughout the operation of the relevant parts of the authorised development to which the plan relates. 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, in consultation with Lincolnshire County Council. (2) The skills, supply chain and employment plan must be substantially in accordance with the framework skills, supply chain and employment plan. (3) Any plan under this paragraph must identify opportunities for individuals and businesses to access employment, skills 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 and maintained throughout the operation of the relevant parts of the authorised development to which the plan relates. Decommissioning and restoration 21 (1) The date of decommissioning must be no later than 60 years following the date of final commissioning for that part of the authorised development. (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 eight 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 environmental management 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 environmental management plan must be submitted to each relevant planning authority, following consultation with the Environment Agency, Natural England, and the approval of all relevant planning authorities is required for the purposes of this paragraph. (5) The decommissioning environmental management plan must be substantially in accordance with the framework decommissioning environmental management plan 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 environmental management plan submitted in relation to those works. (7) The decommissioning environmental management plan must be implemented as approved. (8) This requirement is without prejudice to any other consents or permissions that may be required to decommission any part of the authorised development.