Paragraph 13 Construction environmental management plan
No phase of the authorised development may commence other than preliminary works until a CEMP relating to that phase, which accords with the principles set out in the draft CEMP contained in Annex L of the environmental statement has been submitted to and approved in writing by the relevant planning authority in consultation with both the Environment Agency and the relevant highway authority.
The CEMP must in particular include—
a code of construction practice, specifying mitigation and management measures designed to minimise the impacts of construction works, addressing—
external lighting;
noise monitoring of construction activity during normal working hours to ensure compliance with BS5228 threshold levels and of construction activity outside of normal working hours to ensure compliance with BS5228 threshold levels (or other levels agreed with the relevant planning authority) using equipment which conforms with the latest version of BS EN 61672-1:203;
air quality including dust;
construction hours, subject always to sub-paragraph (e), being between 0700 and 1900 hours on weekdays and 0800 and 1800 hours on Saturdays and no construction work shall take place on Sundays or public holidays save—
where continuous periods of construction work are required, including works such as concrete pouring and works comprising non-intrusive and internal activities, such as start-up and shut-down, electrical installation, building fit-out and non-destructive testing;
for the delivery of abnormal loads, which may cause congestion on the local road network;
where works are urgently necessary in the interests of safety or health; or
during such periods and in such locations as are otherwise agreed in writing with the relevant planning authority.
All construction works which are to be undertaken outside the hours of 0700 and 1900 on weekdays and 0800 and 1800 on Saturdays must be agreed with the relevant planning authority in writing in advance, and must be carried out within the subsequently agreed times;
details of the delivery to and storage of construction materials on the site;
a considerate constructors scheme;
a scheme for the notification of any significant construction impacts on local residents to local residents and the relevant planning authority;
a scheme for impact piling, or other means of pile driving, addressing methods and duration of piling and stating the criteria according to which pile driving is chosen, which must require impact piling to be limited to the following times unless such impact piling is required because of an emergency—
Monday to Friday: 0900 to 1800 hours;
Saturday: 0900 to 1300 hours; and
no impact piling on Sunday or public holidays;
written details of the surface water drainage systems (including means of pollution control and an assessment of the risks to, and mitigation measures designed to protect controlled waters) to be employed during the construction of that phase of the authorised development; and
details of monitoring measures.
All construction works must be implemented in accordance with the approved CEMP for the relevant phase of the authorised development.