# The Cottam Solar Project Order 2024, Article 7: Defence to proceedings in respect of statutory nuisance

Extent: E+W

(1) Where proceedings are brought under section 82(1) (summary proceedings by a person aggrieved by statutory nuisance) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 in relation to a nuisance falling within sub-paragraph (g) of section 79(1) (noise emitted from premises so as to be prejudicial to health or a nuisance) of that Act no order may be made, and no fine may be imposed, under section 82(2) of that Act if—
(a) the defendant shows that the nuisance—
(i) relates to premises used by the undertaker for the purposes of or in connection with the construction or maintenance of the authorised development and that the nuisance is attributable to the construction or maintenance of the authorised development in accordance with a notice served under section 60 (control of noise on construction sites) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974, or a consent given under section 61 (prior consent for work on construction site) of that Act; or
(ii) is a consequence of the construction or maintenance of the authorised development and that it cannot reasonably be avoided; or
(b) the nuisance is a consequence of the use of the authorised development and that it cannot be reasonably avoided.
(2) Section 61(9) (consent for work on construction sites) to include statement that it does not of itself constitute a defence to proceedings under section 82 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 does not apply where the consent relates to the use of the premises by the undertaker for the purposes of, or in connection with, the construction or maintenance of the authorised development.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/943/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/cottam-solar-project-order-2024/article-7
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