According to the EM&A Manual, a Landscape Architect or related
professional shall be employed to audit the implementation of landscape
construction works particularly during site clearance operations when the
proposed tree felling and transplanting will take place and subsequent
maintenance operations. Site audits should be undertaken every week during the
construction phase to check that the proposed landscape and visual mitigation
measures are properly implemented and maintained as per their intended
objectives. The mitigation measure recommended in the EIA Report as the audit requirements
for landscape and visual, including: preservation of existing vegetation,
transplanting of affected trees, compensatory tree planting, control of
night-time lighting glare, erection of decorative screen hoarding and
management of construction activities and facilities are summarized in Appendix J.
To monitor and audit the
implementation of landscape and visual mitigation measures, five weekly landscape and visual
site audits were carried out on 2, 8, 14, 22 and 28 January 2025.
No outstanding issues were reported during the reporting month. The ET
Leader’s Site Environmental Audit
are summarized in Appendix M.