The Norfolk Boreas Offshore Wind Farm Order 2021

Construction hours

26.—(1) Construction work for the onshore transmission works must only take place between 0700 hours and 1900 hours Monday to Friday, and 0700 hours to 1300 hours on Saturdays, with no activity on Sundays or bank holidays, except as specified in paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) Outside the hours specified in paragraph (1), construction work may be undertaken for essential activities including but not limited to—

(a) continuous periods of operation that are required as assessed in the environmental statement, such as concrete pouring, drilling, and pulling cables (including fibre optic cables) through ducts;

(b) delivery to the onshore transmission works of abnormal loads that may otherwise cause congestion on the local road network;

(c) works required that may necessitate the temporary closure of roads;

(d) onshore transmission works requiring trenchless installation techniques;

(e) onshore transmission works at the landfall;

(f) commissioning or outage works associated with the extension to the Necton National Grid substation comprised within Work No. 10A;

(g) commissioning or outage works associated with the overhead line modification works comprised within Work No. 11A and Work No. 11B;

(h) electrical installation; and

(i) emergency works.

(3) Outside the hours specified in paragraph (1), construction work may be undertaken for non-intrusive activities including but not limited to—

(a) fitting out works within the onshore project substation buildings comprised within Work No. 8A; and

(b) daily start up or shut down.

(4) Save for emergency works, full details, including but not limited to type of activity, vehicle movements and type, timing and duration and any proposed mitigation, of all essential construction activities under paragraph (2) and undertaken outside of the hours specified in paragraph (1) must be agreed with the relevant planning authority in writing in advance, and must be carried out within the agreed time.

(5) No crushing or screening works must take place at any time on any of the mobilisation areas, without the prior written consent of the relevant planning authority.