Application for the Discharge of Condition 15 of Planning Application Permission ref: 18/00415/CPO (Hapspen Quarry Extension) Details / Summary: Ecology and Biodiversity A specific Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) shall be submitted to and approved by the Minerals Planning Authority before work commences on site. The CEMP will include, but not exclusively; • Risk assessment of potentially damaging construction activities; • No artificial lighting associated with the development will illuminate the boundary hedgerows demonstrated through a lighting design scheme; • Piles of stone and soil materials will be stored in a way to avoid habitation by reptiles and amphibians, such as being covered or located away from commuting habitats comprised of scrub, grassland, hedgerows or stone walls; • Control of dust deposition; • Details of the planting mix for restoration to ensure land to returned to, at a minimum, arable or pasture with the surrounding hedgerows with trees and grassland buffer zone retained; The approved CEMP shall be adhered to and implemented throughout the construction period strictly in accordance with the approved details, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Minerals Planning Authority. Reason: To ensure the success of mitigation measures are sustained for the duration of the development and that there is no net biodiversity loss in the long term as per Government and local minerals planning policy.

Grove Farm Quarry, Lime Kiln Lane, Castle Cary, Somerset, BA7 7NX