Lands to the NW of Kiltonga Industrial Estate SW of Belfast Road and South of Milecross Road Newtownards Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Discharge of Condition 24 of previously approved application LA06/2021/1476/F which states - No development activity, including ground preparation or vegetation clearance, shall take place until a Badger Mitigation Plan (BMP) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Council. The approved BMP shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details, and all works on site shall conform to the approved BMP, unless otherwise approved in writing by the Council. As a minimum the BMP shall include the following: a) Details of updated surveys for badgers; b) Provision of 25m buffers between all development activity and all retained badger setts; c) Details of wildlife corridors to allow movement of badgers to and from setts and/or foraging areas; d) Details of appropriate fencing to protect badgers and their setts/wildlife corridors; e) Details of appropriate measures to protect badgers from harm during the construction phase; f) Details of the appointment of a competent ecologist to oversee the implementation of badger mitigation measures during the construction phase, including their roles, responsibilities and timing of visits. A Badger Mitigation Plan (BMP) Data via plota.co.uk