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, four weekly landscape and visual site audits were
carried out on 5, 11,
19
and 26 February 2025.
No outstanding issues were reported during the reporting month. The ET
Leader’s Site Environmental Audit
are summarized in Appendix M.