Discharge of Condition 5: Within 6 months prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted a survey of / for badger setts within the site area will be carried out by a suitably qualified ecologist. Thereafter, subject to the identification of badger setts in the Survey for Badger Setts, all measures for badgers / sett maintenance / actions shall be carried out in accordance with the details contained in paragraphs 6.6.10 to 6.6,19 of Chapter 6 of the Environmental Statement (AD Ecology Ltd, Ecological Impact Assessment version 2 dated 5th June 2017) as already submitted with the planning application and agreed in principle with the Minerals Planning Authority. As the approved development is to proceed in a series of phases over 12 years from the commencement of tipping in either of Tips A or B and 12 years from the commencement of tipping in Tip D, further supplementary ecological surveys for badgers shall be undertaken to inform the preparation and implementation of corresponding phases of ecological measures required as per paragraph 6.7.2 of Chapter 6. Findings shall be submitted to and approved by the Minerals Planning Authority. Reason: This is a pre-commencement condition in the interests of a protected Species

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