# The Brechfa Forest West Wind Farm Order 2013, Paragraph 9: Construction method statement

Extent: E+W+S

(1) No authorised development shall commence until a construction method statement has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.
(2) The construction method statement shall include details of—
(a) the mitigation measures to be implemented to avoid harm to protected species and minimise damage to Local Biodiversity Action Plan habitats;
(b) the timing of construction works, including the timing of vegetation removal to avoid the potential for effects on reptiles and nesting birds;
(c) the wheel washing facilities, including siting;
(d) the timing of works and methods of working for cable trenches, foundation works and erection of the wind turbines;
(e) the timing of works and construction of the substation/control buildings and anemometry mast;
(f) the cleaning of site accesses, site tracks and the adjacent public highway and the sheeting of all heavy goods vehicles taking spoil or construction materials to/from the site to prevent spillage or deposit of any materials on the highway;
(g) the pollution control and prevention measures to be implemented including—
(i) sediment control,
(ii) the bunding of fuel, oil and chemical storage areas,
(iii) sewage disposal,
(iv) measures for the protection of water courses and ground water and soils and,
(v) a programme for monitoring water bodies before and during the authorised project, including details of the action to be taken if monitoring indicates adverse effects on water bodies;
(h) the disposal of surplus materials;
(i) the management of construction noise (including identification of access routes, locations of materials lay-down areas, details of equipment to be employed, operations to be carried out, mitigation measures and a scheme for the monitoring of noise);
(j) the handling, storage and re-use on site of soil;
(k) the design and construction methods of Work No. 4 and access tracks including drainage provisions, and the pollution prevention measures to be implemented to ensure there are no polluting discharges from tracks and disturbed areas including provision to ensure that no polluting discharge from the access tracks and disturbed areas enters any watercourse;
(l) the landscaping of Work No. 4, the access track from the A485;
(m) the nature, type and quantity of materials to be imported on site for backfilling operations or construction of access tracks;
(n) the management of ground and surface water (including mitigation to protect private water supplies);
(o) the management of dust;
(p) the proposed temporary site compounds for storage of materials, machinery and parking within the sites clear of the highway, including the siting of the temporary buildings and all means of enclosure, oil/fuel and chemical storage and any proposals for temporary lighting, and details of proposals for restoration of the sites of the temporary compounds and works within 12 months of the first export date;
(q) the design and construction of any culverts;
(r) the method of borrow pit working including means of extraction, handling, storage and re-use of soil, drainage control and restoration;
(s) the restoration of the site which will be temporarily used for construction;
(t) the access arrangements for the Alltwalis Wind Farm Habitat Management Plan Steering Group; and
(u) any other measures set out in Appendix 3.1 of the environmental statement.
(3) Before any wind turbine is removed or replaced a revised construction method statement, dealing with that removal or replacement, shall be submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority.
(4) The construction method statement shall be implemented as approved.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/586/schedule/1/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/brechfa-forest-west-wind-farm-order-2013/schedule-1/paragraph-9
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