# The Hornsea Four Offshore Wind Farm Order 2023, Paragraph 5

Extent: E+W+S

(1) The undertaker must not submit the construction traffic management plan to the relevant planning authority in accordance with requirement 19 (construction traffic management plan) without having first obtained the written approval of Network Rail in respect of all provisions relating to Cranswick Level Crossing, Driffield Level Crossing and safety briefings for HGV drivers on the safe use of level crossings affected by the authorised project in accordance with sub-paragraph (2).
(2) The undertaker must provide Network Rail with a draft of the construction traffic management plan for approval and Network Rail must within a period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the draft construction traffic management plan is received by Network Rail and acting reasonably serve written notice on the undertaker confirming that—
(a) the draft construction traffic management plan is approved; or
(b) the draft construction traffic management plan is approved subject to reasonable amendments as required by Network Rail; or
(c) the draft construction traffic management plan is not approved and the reason for the non-approval; or
(d) that further information is required in order for Network Rail to make its determination (in which case this paragraph 5(2) must apply to such further information from the date of its receipt by Network Rail).
(3) In the event that Network Rail fails to serve written notice in accordance with paragraph 5(2) within 28 days of receipt Network Rail is deemed to have served a notice pursuant to paragraph 5(2)(a).
(4) The undertaker must include any reasonable amendments which are required by Network Rail and notified to the undertaker by Network Rail in the notice given pursuant to paragraph 5(2)(b) in the draft construction traffic management plan it submits to the relevant planning authority in accordance with requirement 19 (construction traffic management plan) and the undertaker must not submit any such written details that relate to Cranswick Level Crossing, Driffield Level Crossing and/or safety briefings for HGV drivers on the safe use of level crossings affected by the authorised project to the relevant planning authority which have not been approved by Network Rail in accordance with paragraphs 5(2) or 5(3).
(5) Each notice and all other information required to be sent to Network Rail under the terms of this paragraph 5 must—
(a) be sent to the Company Secretary and General Counsel at Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, 1 Eversholt Street, London, NW1 2DN via Royal Mail plc’s special delivery service (or if this service is no longer being provided an appropriate recorded delivery postal service) and marked for the attention of the Level Crossing Manager; and
(b) contain a clear statement on its front page that Network Rail must respond within 28 days of receipt.
(6) In the event that any subsequent changes are made to the construction traffic management plan following consultation with Network Rail, in so far as such changes impact on railway property, the undertaker must not submit any such written details to the relevant planning authorities or finalise any updates to the construction traffic management plan without further consultation with Network Rail.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/800/schedule/9/part/4/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/hornsea-four-offshore-wind-farm-order-2023/schedule-9/part-4/paragraph-5
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.

