Policy I/CM: Construction management

1.  All major development, or other 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 Demolition Environmental Management Plan (DMP), a Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP), or a combined Demolition and Construction Environmental Management Plan (DCEMP). These must be agreed by the Local Planning Authority prior to the commencement of development. For phased development they should be prepared for each phase of the development.

2.  DMPs, CEMPs and/or DCEMPs should evidence how potential adverse impacts of construction will be managed in line with industry best practice. The level of information provided 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 address 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, drainage, 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;
k.  Commitment to a Considerate Constructors Scheme or Considerate Contractor Scheme; and
l.  Details of how appropriate highways monitoring will be carried out where proposals impact on non-adopted highways.

4.  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.

5.  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.

6.  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.