# The Steeple Renewables Project Order 2026, Paragraph 9: Construction environmental management plan (CEMP)


(1) No phase of the authorised development can commence until a CEMP for that phase has been submitted to and approved by the local planning authority in consultation with the Environment Agency and Natural England.
(2) Any CEMP submitted for approval must be in accordance with the outline CEMP.
(3) The CEMP for each phase of the authorised development must provide details of—
(a) community liaison;
(b) complaints procedures;
(c) nuisance management including measures to avoid or minimise the impacts of construction works (covering dust, noise and vibration);
(d) site waste and materials management measures;
(e) pollution control measures to prevent the introduction of any hazardous substances;
(f) a water quality and silt management plan;
(g) security measures and use of artificial lighting;
(h) a protocol requiring consultation with the Environment Agency in the event that unexpected contaminated land is identified during ground investigation or construction;
(i) details of out of hours working procedures;
(j) details of measures to be adopted including pre-construction surveys to protect species defined as a European Protected Species in regulation 42 (European protected species of animals) and 46 (European protected species of plants) of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 or any species to which Part I (wildlife) and Schedule 5 (animals which are protected) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 applies;
(k) details of the method of species protection during the construction stage of the authorised development;
(l) environmental monitoring plan;
(m) details of how all relevant pre-construction, construction, post-construction and operational survey and monitoring data will be shared in the appropriate formats with the relevant Local Environmental Records Centre(s) and relevant national and regional environmental recording schemes;
(n) flood risk management measures including surface water management; and
(o) a habitats constraints plan.
(4) All construction works associated with a relevant phase must adhere to the approved CEMP for that phase.
(5) Pre-commencement establishment of construction compounds, preparation of land for construction, construction area fencing and installation of drainage must only take place in accordance with a specific plan for such works which accords with the outline CEMP and which has been submitted to and approved by the local planning authority in consultation with the Environment Agency.
(6) For the purposes of this paragraph “commence” includes any site preparation works comprising site clearance (including vegetation removal, demolition of existing buildings and structures).

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/1086/schedule/2/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/steeple-renewables-project-order-2026/schedule-2/paragraph-9
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.