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The Woodsmith Project - S73 Project Amendments : Planning Statement

Condition Number

Current Wording

Proposed Amendment

monitoring by the MPA and appropriate mitigation of any damage that does occur. Following the Date of Production, other than within the materials lay down area behind the welfare/office block shown on the approved layout plan (drawing 653- AP-0006 rev 3), no storage of materials, machinery, mobile plant, vehicles other than cars, waste or other items shall take place outside the buildings on the Doves Nest Farm or Lady Cross Plantation sites without the prior written agreement of the MPA.

To reflect the relocation of the welfare/office block, it is requested that this condition is amended as follows: Following the Date of Production, other than within the laydown areas shown on the Operational Earthworks General Arrangement drawing (drawing 1500-ARI-PA-18-01006 G), no storage of materials, machinery, mobile plant, vehicles other than cars, waste or other items shall take place outside the buildings on the Woodsmith Mine or Ladycross Plantation sites without the prior written agreement of the MPA. Delete condition to reflect proposed relocation of the welfare building. The current S106 agreement acknowledges that restoration may be to “agriculture and / or forestry or woodland or such other use or landform agreed by NYNMPA which is appropriate within the National Park”. To this end, the following amended wording is proposed to bring Condition 77 in line with the S106 agreement: A scheme of restoration following decommissioning shall be submitted to the MPA, for approval by the earlier of:

Notwithstanding the details of the boundary treatment submitted under condition 64, the details of the environmental/acoustic fencing at DNF to contain the welfare facility entrance road shall be submitted to the MPA for approval. The approved details shall be implemented in accordance with the approved plans prior to operation of the facility and satisfactorily maintained thereafter. A scheme of restoration following decommissioning shall be submitted to the MPA, for approval by the earlier of: •

3 months from the end of a continuous period of twelve months throughout which the winning and working of mineral has ceased; or two years before the expiry of this planning permission

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The restoration scheme may be modified only with the written approval of the MPA and shall include, but need not be restricted to; • The removal of buildings;

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