# The Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm Order 2026, Paragraph 22: Construction hours


(1) Except as otherwise agreed in the code of construction practice and subject to sub-paragraphs (2) to (4), construction of the onshore transmission works and construction-related traffic movements to or from the site of the relevant work may take place only between 0700 hours and 1900 hours Monday to Saturday, with no activity on Sundays or bank holidays.
(2) Subject to sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), construction of the onshore transmission works and construction-related traffic movements to or from the site of the relevant work may take place outside the hours specified in sub-paragraph (1) for certain identified works including, but not limited to—
(a) where continuous periods of construction are required, for works such as concrete pouring and finishing, operation of a trenchless technique, electrical circuit pulling and jointing and testing;
(b) the delivery and unloading of abnormal loads;
(c) the landfall works;
(d) for internal fitting out works associated with the onshore HVAC substation;
(e) the testing or commissioning of any electrical plant or cables installed as part of the authorised development; and
(f) activity necessary in the instance of an emergency where there is a risk to persons, delivery of electricity or property.
(3) With the exception of activities undertaken in accordance with sub-paragraph (2)(f) and as provided in sub-paragraph (4), all construction works which are to be undertaken outside the hours specified in sub-paragraph (1) must be agreed in advance with Lincolnshire County Council.
(4) In respect of trenchless techniques—
(a) where continuous 24-hour working is required, the undertaker must notify Lincolnshire County Council in advance of such works;
(b) where a trenchless technique is to take place within 100 metres of an occupied dwelling, the works must take place within the hours specified in sub-paragraph (1) unless otherwise agreed in advance with the resident of that dwelling and notified to Lincolnshire County Council.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/138/schedule/1/paragraph/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/outer-dowsing-offshore-wind-farm-order-2026/schedule-1/paragraph-22
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