Paragraph 13 Construction and environmental management planI1

England and Wales

(1)

No works of construction for which planning permission is required, and is granted by article 4(1) (“construction work”), may—

(a)

commence, or

(b)

having commenced under planning permission granted by article 3(1) of the 2015 Order, continue,

until the Home Secretary has submitted a construction and environmental management plan for the authorised development to the Secretary of State and the Secretary of State has approved it.

(2)

The plan submitted under sub-paragraph (1) must comprise details of policies, procedures or standards, to be complied with in connection with construction work, in relation to—

(a)

the hours within which construction work may take place, including the setting of times when particular activities may not be carried out in particular places;

(b)

engagement with adjoining owners or occupiers, including keeping them informed about construction work in so far as it may reasonably be expected to affect them, and explaining how and with whom they may raise concerns or complaints about it;

(c)

application of best practicable means to minimise—

(i)

in so far as they arise from the carrying out of construction work and associated vehicle movements—

(aa)

noise, including the setting of limits not to be exceeded generally or at certain times and in certain places;

(bb)

vibration and emissions to air, including dust, and any other adverse impact on air quality on or around the Order land;

(ii)

the adverse effects of lighting on the amenity of adjoining owners and occupiers, and ecological receptors;

(d)

sourcing, placing, managing and storing of construction materials;

(e)

ensuring the safety of—

(i)

resident service users;

(ii)

those visiting the authorised development;

(iii)

those working on its construction or otherwise on the Order land,

while construction work is being carried out;

(f)

management of waste in accordance with the waste hierarchy;

(g)

preventing or controlling any contamination or pollution that may arise from construction work;

(h)

preventing damage to trees or hedges that are—

(i)

to be retained on the Order land, or

(ii)

immediately adjacent to any part of the Order land where construction work is to be carried out;

(i)

management of construction traffic, including measures to prevent the deposit of mud and construction materials on the highway;

(j)

assessing and managing risks associated with unexploded ordnance;

(k)

management of invasive species;

(l)

provision of awareness training to contractors in relation to contamination, unexploded ordnance and other risks that may be associated with construction work;

(m)

arrangements for the appointment and retention of a suitably qualified archaeologist, arboriculturist, ecologist, ordnance specialist or contamination expert, to carry out, supervise or verify any work in relation to the construction of the authorised development to which their expertise is relevant.

(3)

A copy of the CEMP must be kept on the Order land at all times.

(4)

The CEMP must be kept up to date during any period in which construction takes place in relation to the authorised development.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 3 para. 13 in force at 11.4.2024, see art. 1(2)