Paragraph 22 Code of construction practiceI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

No stage of the onshore works may commence until for that stage a code of construction practice (which must accord with the outline code of construction practice) has been submitted to and approved by the relevant discharging authority.

(2)

The code of construction practice must include—

(a)

a surface water and drainage management plan;

(b)

a flood management plan;

(c)

a construction phase noise and vibration management plan;

(d)

a site waste management plan;

(e)

a soil management plan including method statements for soil handling;

(f)

an air quality management plan;

(g)

a materials management plan;

(h)

a pollution prevention and response plan including a groundwater protection method statement and construction method statements for the protection of onshore water;

(i)

a stakeholder communications plan;

(j)

an artificial light emissions management plan;

(k)

a watercourse crossing method statement (which accords with the outline watercourse crossing method statement); and

(l)

a Sizewell Gap construction method statement (which accords with the outline Sizewell Gap construction method statement).

(3)

The relevant discharging authority is the relevant planning authority, except in relation to any surface water and drainage management plan prepared under requirements 22(2)(a) or flood management plan prepared under requirement 22(2)(b), where it is the relevant lead local flood authority.

(4)

The code of construction practice approved in relation to the relevant stage of the onshore works must be followed in relation to that stage of the onshore works.

(5)

In approving the code of construction practice the relevant discharging authority must consult with the relevant planning authority in relation to the following plans—

(a)

the surface water and drainage management plan; and

(b)

the flood management plan.

(6)

In approving the code of construction practice the relevant discharging authority must consult with the relevant statutory nature conservation body in relation to the watercourse crossing method statement and in relation to the following plans to the extent that they relate to the Works Nos. specified—

(a)

the surface water and drainage management plan in respect of Work Nos. 7 to 14 and Work No. 19;

(b)

the construction phase noise and vibration management plan in respect of Work Nos. 7 to 14;

(c)

the soil management plan in respect of Work No. 12 and Work No. 12A;

(d)

the pollution prevention and response plan in respect of Work Nos. 7 to 14 and Work No. 19; and

(e)

the artificial light emissions management plan in respect of Work Nos. 7 to 14.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 1 Pt. 3 para. 22 in force at 22.4.2022, see art. 1(2)