Annex
G     Landscape and
Visual Impacts

Event
/ Action Plan for Design Phase

Action Level

Landscape and Visual
Auditor

Project Engineer (PE)

Project Landscape
Architect (PLA)

Non Conformity (with Design Standards and Specification)

·
Identify
Source

·
Inform PE and
PLA

·
Discuss
remedial actions with PE, PLA

·
Verify
remedial actions when complete

·
Notify PLA

·
Discuss remedial actions with PLA

·
Ensure remedial designs are fully
incorporated

·
Amend designs

·
Discuss remedial actions with PE

Construction/Operational
Phase Audit Checklist

Area of Works

Items to be
Monitored

Advance planting

monitoring of implementation and maintenance of planting, and
against possible incursion, physical damage, fire, pollution, surface
erosion, etc.

Protection of all trees to be retained

identification and demarcation of trees / vegetation to be
retained, erection of physical protection (e.g. fencing), monitoring against
possible incursion, physical damage, fire, pollution, surface erosion, etc.

Clearance of existing vegetation

cleared, checking of extent of works to minimise damage, monitoring of
adjacent areas against possible incursion, physical damage, fire, pollution,
surface erosion, etc.

Transplanting of trees

transplanted, monitoring of extent of pruning / lifting works to minimise
damage, timing of operations, implementation of all stages of preparatory and
translocation works, and maintenance of transplanted vegetation, etc.

Plant supply

monitoring of operations relating to the supply of specialist
plant material (including the collecting, germination and growth of plants
from seed) to ensure that plants will be available in time to be used within
the construction works.

Soiling, planting, etc.

monitoring of implementation and maintenance of soiling and
planting works and against possible incursion, physical damage, fire,
pollution, surface erosion, etc.

Decorative treatment of site hoarding

implementation and maintenance, to ensure compliance with agreed
designs.

Architectural treatment of retaining walls, elevated road
structures and other engineering works.

implementation and maintenance of mitigation measures, to ensure
compliance with agreed designs.

Establishment Works

monitoring of implementation of maintenance operations during
Establishment Period

Event / Action Plan for Construction
Phase

Action Level

ET(1)

IEC(1)

FSR(1)

Contractor(1)

Non-conformity   on one occasion

1.   Identify Source

2.  Inform the
Contractor,  IEC and the FSR

3.  Discuss remedial
actions with the IEC, the FSR and the Contractor

4.   Monitor remedial actions until
rectification has been completed

1.    Check
report

2.    Check
the  Contractor's working method

3.    Discuss with the ES and
the  Contractor on possible
remedial measures

4.    Advise
the FSR on effectiveness of proposed remedial measures.

5.    Check implementation of
remedial measures.

1.    Notify
Contractor

2.    Ensure
remedial measures are properly implemented

1.    Amend
working methods

2.    Rectify
damage and undertake any necessary replacement

Repeated Non-conformity

1.  Identify Source

2.  Inform the
Contractor, IEC and the FSR

3.  Increase
monitoring frequency

4.  Discuss remedial
actions with the IEC, the FSR and the Contractor

5.  Monitor remedial
actions until rectification has been completed

6.  If exceedance stops, cease additional
monitoring

1.  Check
monitoring report

2.  Check the
Contractor's working method

3.  Discuss with the
ES and the Contractor on possible remedial measures

4.  Advise the FSR on
effectiveness of proposed remedial measures

5.    Supervise implementation
of  remedial measures.

1.  Notify the  Contractor

2.    Ensure remedial measures
are properly implemented

1.  Amend working
methods

2.    Rectify damage and
undertake any necessary replacement

Note:   (1)        ET
– Environmental Team, IEC – Independent Environmental Checker, FSR
– Franchisee’s Site Representative