The Preesall Underground Gas Storage Facility Order 2015

Construction hours

21.—(1) Except in the event of an emergency, construction work (other than cavern drilling and cavern washing activities and, in relation to Work Nos. 12, 13, 14, 17B and 17C of Schedule 1 other than reaming activities) shall not take place other than between the hours of 08:00 and 18:00 hours Monday to Friday and 08:00 and 13:00 hours on Saturdays; and, unless otherwise agreed in writing with the relevant planning authority, except in the event of an emergency no construction work (other than cavern drilling and cavern washing activities) shall take place on Sundays and public holidays.

(2) Nothing in sub-paragraph (1) precludes—

(a) a start-up period from 07:30 to 08:00 and a shut-down period from 18:00 to 18:30 Monday to Friday; and

(b) a start-up period from 07:30 to 08:00 and a shut-down period from 13:00 to 13:30 on Saturdays.

(3) Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the relevant planning authority, no heavy goods vehicles shall, in the course of construction of the authorised development, enter or leave the Order land other than between the hours of 08:00 and 18:00 hours Monday to Friday and 08:00 and 13:00 hours on Saturdays (excluding public holidays); and in the course of construction of the authorised development, no heavy goods vehicles shall enter or leave the Order land on Sundays and public holidays, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the relevant planning authority.