Paragraph 39 Construction and environmental management planI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

No construction of the development must commence until a construction and environmental management plan (CEMP) has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the local planning authority. The CEMP must include details of the following—

(a)

site security;

(b)

fuel, oil, chemical and concrete storage, bunding, delivery and use;

(c)

the method for dealing with both minor and major pollution or other spillages;

(d)

the method for dealing with precipitation events exceeding the drainage system capacity;

(e)

containment of silt or soil contaminated run off;

(f)

disposal of contaminated drainage, including water pumped from excavations;

(g)

the means for discharging any silty or discoloured water from excavations over grassland or via a settlement lagoon to remove solids;

(h)

methods for protecting watercourses; and

(i)

site induction for workforce highlighting pollution prevention and awareness.

(2)

The CEMP must be implemented in accordance with the approved details.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 1 para. 39 in force at 16.8.2012, see art. 1(1)