Section 26(3)

When considering whether to impose a monitoring measure under paragraph (1)(d), the relevant planning authority, the Secretary of State or inspector, as appropriate, must— if monitoring is considered to be appropriate, consider whether to make provision for potential remedial action; take steps to ensure that the type of parameters to be monitored and the duration of the monitoring are proportionate to the nature, location and size of the proposed development and the significance of its effects on the environment; and consider, in order to avoid duplication of monitoring, whether any existing monitoring arrangements carried out in accordance with an obligation under the law of any part of the United Kingdom, other than under any law that implemented the Directive, are more appropriate than imposing a monitoring measure.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30