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Paragraph 9 Code of construction practiceI1

England and Wales

(1)

No stage of the onshore works may commence until for that stage a code of construction practice has been submitted to and approved in writing by the relevant planning authority following consultation with NRW and the relevant highways authority as appropriate.

(2)

The code of construction practice must accord with the outline code of construction practice and greenhouse gas reduction strategy and include, as appropriate to the relevant stage—

(a)

spillage and emergency response plan (in accordance with the outline spillage and emergency response plan);

(b)

dust management plan (in accordance with the outline dust management plan);

(c)

construction noise and vibration management plan (in accordance with the outline construction noise and vibration management plan) F1which must include details of an action plan containing details of the measures that would be implemented in the event of exceedance and repeated exceedances of construction noise and vibration threshold F2levels;

(d)

construction traffic management plan (in accordance with the outline construction traffic management plan);

(e)

communications plan (in accordance with the outline communications plan);

(f)

construction fencing plan (in accordance with the outline construction fencing plan);

(g)

construction surface water and drainage management plan (in accordance with the outline construction surface water and drainage management plan);

(h)

flood management plan (in accordance with the outline flood management plan);

(i)

public rights of way management strategy (in accordance with the outline public rights of way management strategy);

(j)

soil management plan (in accordance with the outline soil management plan);

(k)

site waste management plan (in accordance with the outline site waste management plan);

(l)

artificial light emissions plan (in accordance with the outline artificial light emissions plan);

(m)

biosecurity protocol (in accordance with the outline biosecurity protocol);

(n)

discovery strategy for contaminated land (in accordance with the outline discovery strategy for contaminated land);

(o)

arboriculture method statement (in accordance with the outline arboriculture method statement);

(p)

onshore construction method statement (in accordance with the outline F3onshore construction method statement); and

(q)

landfall construction method statement (in accordance with the outline landfall construction method statement).

(3)

Each code of construction practice must be implemented as approved.

(4)

Onshore site preparation works must be carried out in accordance with the applicable details set out in the outline code of construction practice, the greenhouse gas reduction strategy and as appropriate the outline plans noted in sub-paragraphs (2)(a) – (q) inclusive.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Sch. 2 para. 9(2)(c) substituted (24.10.2025) by The Mona Offshore Wind Farm (Correction) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/1123), art. 1, Sch.

F2

Word in Sch. 2 para. 9(2)(c) substituted (24.10.2025) by The Mona Offshore Wind Farm (Correction) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/1123), art. 1, Sch.

F3

Word in Sch. 2 para. 9(2)(p) inserted (24.10.2025) by The Mona Offshore Wind Farm (Correction) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/1123), art. 1, Sch.

Commencement

I1

Sch. 2 para. 9 in force at 28.7.2025, see art. 1