Lands 170m west of 42 Ballydown Road, Banbridge

Proposal

Proposed Discharge of Condition No 6 of LA08/2021/0586/F. Condition 6 states that 'No development activity, including ground preparation or vegetation clearance, shall take place until a final Construction and Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Council. This shall reflect all the mitigation and avoidance measures detailed in the outline CEMP and include the detailed design for the Horizontal Directional Drilling. The approved CEMP shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details and all works on site shall conform to the approved CEMP, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Council. CEMP shall include, but not be restricted to the following: a) Construction methodology and timings of works; b) Pollution Prevention Plan; including suitable buffers between the location of all construction works, storage of excavated spoil and construction materials, any refuelling, storage of oil/fuel, concrete mixing and washing areas and any watercourses or surface drains present on or adjacent to the site; c) Site Drainage Management Plan; including Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS), foul water disposal and silt management measures; d) Environmental Emergency Plan; e) Mitigation measures to avoid disturbance or harm to otters, bats and other wildlife. Reason: To ensure that the appointed contractor undertaking the work is fully appraised of all the risks associated with the proposal and to provide effective mitigation to protect water quality ensuring there are no adverse impacts on the integrity of Lough Neagh and Lough Beg SPA/Ramsar. And to protect Northern Ireland priority habitats and species.'