Paragraph 1

No use other than works of construction and tests of the operation of the development may commence until an operational management plan for the development has been submitted to and approved by the Secretary of State. The plan must comprise details of policies and procedures to be complied with in connection with the use and operation of the development in relation to—

(a)

engagement with relevant owners and occupiers, including complaints handling;

(b)

dealing with adverse weather, incidents and protestors;

(c)

emergency response;

(d)

inspection, maintenance and repair of hard surfacing, surface and foul water drainage systems, fire hydrants and emergency water supplies;

(e)

managing traffic associated with the operation of the development, including—

(i)

the management of vehicles moving between the site and the strategic road network (being the highways for which Highways England is the highway authority, by virtue of article 2 of the Appointment of a Strategic Highways Company Order 2015^f1), and the provision of signage for their drivers; and

(ii)

preventing vehicles carrying goods specified in paragraph A.4 of Part 1 from having access to, or being stationed on, the site;

(f)

pollution prevention and control;

(g)

prescribing limits on levels of noise and emissions to air that will be adhered to during the operation of the development, and monitoring and management measures to secure adherence to those levels;

(h)

managing waste and waste disposal in accordance with the waste hierarchy;

(i)

a local employment strategy for staff; and

(j)

managing and enhancing biodiversity,

and references to “the OMP” in the following paragraphs of this Part are to that plan as approved by the Secretary of State from time to time.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2015/376.