Paragraph 45 Traffic obligationsI1

For the purposes of this paragraph—

• “HGV Route 1” means the HGV route (shown coloured green on the plan titled “HGV Routes” in the deposited plans and sections) from Junction 23 of the M5 motorway via the A38 Bristol Road, the Drove, the Northern Distributor Road (NDR), the A39, High Street in Cannington and the C182 to the site;

• “HGV Route 2” means the HGV route (shown coloured red on the plan titled “HGV Routes” in the deposited plans and sections) from Junction 24 of the M5 motorway via the A38 Taunton Road, the A39, High Street in Cannington and the C182 to the site; and

• “HGV” means a heavy goods vehicle, namely a motor vehicle or articulated vehicle combination intended or used exclusively for the carriage by road of goods, and having a maximum permissible laden weight exceeding 3.5 tonnes or any other goods vehicle with three or more axles travelling to or from the site for the purposes of the construction, maintenance and use of the development.

Movements of HGVs for the duration of the construction, maintenance and use of the development, must not exceed the following daily flow limits—

At all other times and on Bank Holidays no HGVs must be received at or dispatched from the site.

No development must commence until a scheme to ensure that HGVs travelling between the site and the M5 motorway will only use HGV Route 1 and HGV Route 2 has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the local planning authority. The scheme must be implemented in accordance with the approved details.

No construction of the development must commence until a scheme for monitoring HGV vehicles entering and leaving the site and travelling on HGV Route 1 and HGV Route 2 using automatic number plate recognition cameras has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the local planning authority. The scheme must be implemented in accordance with the approved details.

The total number of cars and minibuses accessing the site each day for the purpose of the construction, maintenance and use of the development must not exceed 32.

No development must commence until a scheme for monitoring the number of cars and minibuses accessing the site using automatic number plate recognition cameras has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the local planning authority. The scheme must be implemented in accordance with the approved details.

The maximum number of car and minibus parking spaces to be provided and available within the site for the purpose of the construction, maintenance and use of the development must not exceed 32.

No construction of the development must commence until 10 motorcycle spaces and covered stands for at least 5 pedal cycles have been provided. The motorcycle spaces and cycle stands must be retained for the duration of the construction, maintenance and use of the development.

In the event that the site preparation works permission is implemented by the carrying out of a material operation, the limits relating to HGVs and cars set out in paragraphs (2) and (5) shall cease to apply and the limits on HGVs and cars set out in the site preparation works permission shall apply as a limitation applicable to both the site preparation works and the construction, maintenance and use of the development (unless the development consent order referred to below has been implemented).

In the event that a development consent order for a new nuclear generating station at Hinkley Point which contains restrictions relating to traffic is implemented by the carrying out of a material operation, the limits relating to HGVs and cars set out in paragraphs (2) and (5) shall cease to apply and the limits on HGVs and cars set out in the development consent order shall apply as a limitation applicable to both the development authorised by the development consent order and the construction, maintenance and use of the development.

No HGVs must be scheduled to travel between the site and any location within the area shown shaded light green within the area edged black on the plan titled “HGV Routes from West” in the deposited plans and sections until a scheme to regulate the routes to be used by such HGVs (in so far as such HGVs are not regulated by the scheme referred to in paragraph (3)) has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the local planning authority. The scheme must be implemented in accordance with the approved details.