Extension of existing Comber Greenway from Belfast Road, Comber to Georges Street/Upper Greenwell Street, Newtownards (BT23 5QP - BT23 7PA)
Discharge of Condition 9 of previously approved application LA06/2019/0308/F which states:- 9. 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. 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. The CEMP shall include the following: a. Construction methodology and timings of works, including construction of the proposed culvert and mitigation measures to protect the aquatic environment during its construction, such as works only during periods of low flow; b. Pollution Prevention Plan; including suitable buffers between the location of all construction works, storage of excavated spoil and construction materials, any refueling, storage of oil/fuel, concrete mixing and washing areas and any watercourses or surface drains present on or adjacent to the site. Details of suitable buffers around the culvert site prior to the commencement of construction. c. Site Drainage Management Plan; including Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS), foul water disposal and silt management measures; d. Additional surveys of protected/priority species and further mitigation measures, where necessary; e. Water Quality Monitoring Plan; f. Environmental Emergency Plan; g. Details of the appointment of an Ecological Clerk of Works (ECoW) and their roles and responsibilities. Reason: To protect Northern Ireland priority habitats and species, and to prevent likely significant effects on the Strangford Lough Part 1 Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) and Strangford Lough Special area of Conservation (SAC), Special Protection Area (SPA) and Ramsar site.