The Dogger Bank Teesside A and B Offshore Wind Farm Order 2015

Code of construction practice

27.—(1) No stage of the onshore works may commence until a code of construction practice (“CoCP”) in accordance with the outline code of construction practice has been submitted to and approved by the relevant planning authority and as appropriate Highways England, following consultation with the relevant statutory nature conservation body.

(2) The CoCP must reflect and ensure delivery of the construction phase mitigation measures included in the environmental statement and must include consideration of the following matters, amongst others, during construction of the onshore works—

(a) construction noise and vibration management;

(b) air quality including dust management;

(c) sustainable waste management during construction;

(d) traffic management and materials storage on site;

(e) water management (surface water and groundwater);

(f) the mechanism for the public to communicate with the construction teams, including contact details;

(g) land use and agriculture, including the management, excavation and removal of soils, land drainage, land quality and biosecurity;

(h) a method statement for the crossing of watercourses;

(i) method statements for horizontal directional drilling activities of highways, railways and apparatus in the Wilton Complex;

(j) plans for public and private access across the Order limits, including details of the temporary re-routing of public rights of way during the construction of the authorised development including the provision of signage and other information alerting the public to the construction works and any re-routing;

(k) management and mitigation of artificial light emissions.