Paragraph 23 Construction hoursI1

No construction work, or the delivery or removal of materials for construction work, must take place outside the hours of—

Sub-paragraph (1) does not prevent construction works, or the delivery or removal of materials, being carried out outside the hours set out in sub-paragraph (1) with the prior written approval of the relevant planning authority and does not apply to commissioning works required in advance of the date of final commissioning.

Nothing in sub-paragraph (1) precludes a start–up period from 0730 to 0800 and a shut down period from 1800 to 1830 on weekdays (excluding public holidays) and a start–up period from 0730 to 0800 and a shut down period from 1300 to 1330 on a Saturday.

In this paragraph, “public holiday” means Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday under section 1 of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971^f1.