Policy I/CM: Construction management

1. All major development, infrastructure development, or development that, due to its nature or location, is likely to have an adverse impact on the local environment and amenity during construction must be informed by a Noise and

The oscillatory motion of an object or particles around an equilibrium point, often as a result of a disturbance of a solid or fluid.

Demolition Environmental Management Plan (DMP) and

Outlines how a construction project will avoid, minimise or mitigate effects on the environment and surrounding area. CEMP will often detail the implementation of measures in accordance with environmental commitments outlined in; an Environmental Statement, Policy requirements, requirements of planning conditions, planning obligations, or other legislative requirements.

, or a combined Demolition and Construction Environmental Management Plan (DCEMP), which should be agreed by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of development. For phased development, a CEMP or DCEMP should be prepared for each phase of the development. 

2. The level of information provided as part of a CEMP or DCEMP should be proportionate to the scale and nature of the proposed development and may include registration with the Considerate Constructors Scheme. DMPs, CEMPs and DCEMPs should provide the following details: 

  a. traffic management – vehicular access to and egress from the site during construction and/or demolition activities (including arrangements for deliveries and the provision for the cleaning of vehicle tyres to avoid the deposition of mud / debris on the public highway); 

  b. material and equipment storage during construction and/or demolition; 

  c. site operation and working hours, including delivery and dispatch times, and staff welfare facilities; 

  d. measures to be incorporated during demolition and/or construction to mitigate, control and monitor impacts arising in relation to artificial lighting, noise, vibration, surface water, dust, odour and other pollutants; 

  e. safeguards and controls to minimise the risk of land contamination and the pollution of groundwater arising from demolition and/or construction activities; 

  f. measures to reduce the use of potable water and promote the use of alternative water sources during demolition and/or construction, where possible; 

  g. safeguards and controls to minimise the risk of harm to trees, protected habitats and protected species that could arise during demolition and/or construction; 

  h. soil management plans in line with DEFRA’s Construction Code of Practice for the  Sustainable Use of Soils on Construction Sites (or successor documents) for the reuse of site-won soils and aggregates, and for the importation of off-site soils and aggregates; 

  i. the process for communication and liaison with the public, including contact details of the site manager(s); 

  j. details of how compliance with the named document will be monitored; and 

  k. commitment to a Considerate Constructors Scheme or Considerate Contractor Scheme. 

3. Materials already on-site or brought to the site during construction should be carefully managed to reduce the amount of residual waste produced and maximise the reuse or recycling of materials either onsite or locally. 

 4. Any construction spoil reused within the development should take account of potential land contamination and the landscape character; the creation of features alien to the local topography should be avoided. 

5. Wherever practicable, construction traffic will be required to be routed to avoid roads passing through residential areas. Any temporary haul roads must: 

  a. be agreed with the Local Planning Authority; 

  b. be located, designed and landscaped in such a way as to avoid any adverse impacts on existing residents and businesses; and 

  c. have an agreed methodology for where they cross public rights of way. 

Demolition and construction and the byproducts of these activities can adversely affect the amenity of neighbouring land users and the local environment through the generation of noise and vibration, odour, dust, visual pollution or other adverse impacts. The construction process for new development can also use a significant amount of natural resources and produce construction waste and spoil. 

DMPs, CEMPs and DCEMPS are often used to set out how any potential adverse impacts from construction sites to the surrounding community, neighbouring land uses and the natural environment will be managed in line with industry best-practice. The level of detail required in a CEMP (or similar document) will depend on the type and scale of development proposed. Justification should be provided to demonstrate why certain control measures to be used during demolition and/or construction will be the most effective and suitable, taking account of the best practical means available to mitigate. DMPs, CEMPs, DCEMPs should be prepared in accordance with the supplementary guidance set out within the

The combined areas of Cambridge District and South Cambridgeshire District Councils.

Sustainable Design and Construction SPD (2020), or successor document. 

The local planning authority has a preference for DMPs, CEMPs or DCEMPs to be submitted as part of a planning application for the proposed development, particularly in cases where demolition and/or construction activity could have a significant adverse impact on nearby sensitive premises or natural assets. The document will need to be reviewed and agreed by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of development. This may include registration with the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) – a national initiative established by the construction industry. Any construction sites and companies that register with the scheme are monitored against a Code of Considerate Practice, which includes guidelines for respecting the community by considering the impact on their neighbours, and for protecting and enhancing the environment. Applicants should also consider signing up to the GCSP / 3C Building Control Considerate Contractor Scheme. 

• The combined areas of Cambridge District and South Cambridgeshire District Councils.

  A plan for the future development of a local area, drawn up by the local planning authority in consultation with the community. In law this is described as the development plan documents adopted under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. A local plan can consist of either strategic or non-strategic policies, or a combination of the two.

  : Topic Paper 8:

  Includes transport, energy, water, waste, digital/smart, social and green infrastructure.

  (2025)

We will consider all comments while developing the next version of the

A plan for the future development of a local area, drawn up by the local planning authority in consultation with the community. In law this is described as the development plan documents adopted under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. A local plan can consist of either strategic or non-strategic policies, or a combination of the two.

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All comments must be received by 30 January 2026 at 5pm.