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No works shall commence, including site clearance and excavation, until a Construction Traffic Management Plan (CTMP), associated with the development of the site, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The CTMP shall include the following measures and details:
a) the parking of vehicles;
b) the loading and unloading of plant and materials used in the development;
c) the storage of plant and materials used in the development;
d) the erection and maintenance of security hoarding / scaffolding affecting the highway if required;
e) wheel washing facilities;
f) measures on site to control the deposition of dirt / mud on surrounding roads during the development;
g) footpath/footway/cycleway or road closures needed during the development period;
h) the times, routes and means of access and egress for construction traffic and delivery vehicles (including the import of materials and the removal of waste from the site) during the development of the site;
i) escorts for any abnormal loads;
j) any temporary removal and replacement of highway infrastructure and street furniture;
k) the reinstatement of any signs, verges or other items displaced by construction traffic;
l) means of managing HGV arrivals and departures, as follows:
i. holding outbound HGVs within the site until Chaul End Road, between the site access and Mallard Way (south), is clear of inbound HGVs, or an alternative means of control as may be agreed in writing by the local planning authority;
ii. details of communication systems between drivers and site management as may be needed to facilitate the proposed HGV management system;
iii. the identification of and appointment and use of personnel who will be responsible for managing HGV movements, including a responsible person for communications and the use of banksmen;
iv. the use of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras to record / monitor HGV movements to and from the site, or another means of monitoring HGV movements as may be agreed in writing by the local planning authority. The means of monitoring shall be installed and operational on completion of the improved site access works;
m) how the Council will be able to monitor HGV movements at the site. On request, the applicant or their appointed representative shall provide the monitoring data to the Council within 48 hours of a request being made by email. The applicant shall confirm the details of the person / organisation that the Council may contact for this purpose; and
n) a commitment to undertake highway condition surveys in coordination with CBC Highways. The condition surveys shall be undertaken prior to commencement of development (including site clearance and excavation); at agreed intervals during construction; and on completion of the construction works. This shall include a condition survey undertaken within three days of the applicant's notification to the Council that the intensive period of HGV activity has commenced, relating to the car park and storage area, as identified in the supporting Transport Statement (Issue 5). The applicant shall undertake, or cover the local highway authority's costs for, repairs for any damage reasonably attributable to the development, and any measures identified by the local highway authority to reduce the chance of the defect / damage occurring again as a result of continued construction activity. The applicant shall, if deemed necessary by the local highway authority, cease or reduce construction activity until the situation has been remedied to the local highway authority's satisfaction.
The approved Construction Traffic Management Plan associated with the development of the site shall be adhered to throughout the development process.
Reason: In the interests of safety, protecting the amenity of local land uses, neighbouring residents and highway safety. (Policy T2, Central Bedfordshire Local Plan, Section 9, NPPF) |
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