Construction Method

P/2017/01110
Received 29/08/2017
Statement
For developing the site at:
Branston, Tatenhill Lane
In brief, the project consists of:
Demolition of two bungalows on Tatenhill Lane to allow access for and the construction of
55 new-build residential houses with associated highways, drainage & service
Infrastructure, hard and soft landscaping.

The Client:
Lioncourt Homes Ltd
3 Apex Park
Warndon
Worcester
WR4 9FN
01905 755167

The Principal Designer:

Lioncourt Homes Ltd
3 Apex Park
Warndon
Worcester
WR4 9FN
01905 755167

The Principal Contractor (Initial Infrastructure Phase):

TBC

The Principal Contractor (Main Build Phase):

Lioncourt Homes
3 Apex Park
Warndon
Worcester
WR4 9FN
01905 755167

Form Ref: HSE 099 Title: Construction Method Statement Date of Revision: 26.01.17
Document Revision Schedule

Rev. Description of amendment Date

1.0 Initial Issue Jan 2017

Form Ref: HSE 099 Title: Construction Method Statement Date of Revision: 26.01.17
Index:
1.0 Introduction

2.0 The Project

2.1 Project Location and Description
2.2 Relevant Planning Condition(s)

3.0 Timetable and sequence of construction events

4.0 Traffic Management

4.1 Traffic Route Plan - directions to site
4.2 Traffic Route Plan – site access/egress
4.3 Traffic Route Plan – deliveries/movements within the site
4.4 Pedestrian routes - to and within the site

5.0 Parking of vehicles

5.1 Parking for Site Management, contractors, visitors

6.0 Deliveries loading/unloading and storage

6.1 Plant loading/unloading
6.2 Materials loading/unloading and storage

7.0 Hours of construction work

8.0 Construction Noise and Vibration Control

8.1 Noise
8.2 Vibration

9.0 Dust Control

9.1 Dust prevention and control measures

10.0 Mud/Materials deposition – Highway protection

10.1 Mud on highways prevention and control

11.0 Fuel / liquid spills pollution control

12.0 Site Security and signage

13.0 Other pollution and nuisance control

14.0 Waste Management

Form Ref: HSE 099 Title: Construction Method Statement Date of Revision: 26.01.17
1.0 Introduction

Lioncourt Homes Ltd recognises its responsibility to minimise any potential adverse
environmental impact of our company operations and is committed to upholding its duties as
a good corporate citizen for the greater benefit of the communities in which we operate. To
that end, this plan sets out how it will manage the Company’s Policy objectives and those
potential impacts by considering the following aspects:

• Compliance with current environmental legislation and local and national planning
guidance and building regulations.
• Prevention or minimisation of the emission or release of pollutants
• Protection of the local ecosystems, wildlife habitats and heritage
• Minimising noise levels, traffic nuisance, and disturbance to the public
• The control any accidental spill/release
• Waste reduction by the efficient use of materials (including sustainable, reusable or
recyclable products) and energy
• Ensuring that all wastes, particularly hazardous or contaminated wastes are tested,
transported and disposed of in an environmentally acceptable manner, in accordance
with statutory duty of care requirements
• Encourage our supply chain to comply with this plan
• Incorporation of features, in the design of our houses and developments that
minimise the impact on the environment during their habitation.
• Monitor and review performance

Being a common condition of a planning consent, the production of this construction method
statement sets out to show compliance with the above objectives and thereby satisfactorily
discharge that planning condition.
The project has been notified to the HSE in accordance with the Construction (Design and
Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015). The project has or will continue to be planned,
designed and managed in accordance with CDM 2015 and all other applicable health and
safety legislation e.g. Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, the Control of Noise at Work
Regulations 2005, the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 etc.
In accordance with CDM 2015, Pre-Construction Information has been gathered and passed
to relevant contractors and designers etc. and the Principal Contractor has or will develop this
and the design information into the Construction Phase Plan which is the controlling
document under CDM 2015 to manage all works on the construction project. The Plan and
other health and safety legislation requires risk assessments and potential method
statements to be drawn up to identify control measures needed to mitigate risk and
consequence of construction operations. Lioncourt, as Principal Contractor ensures that all
contractors produce such assessments etc. and plans and monitors its operations in
accordance with such assessments and the Construction Phase Plan and consequently all
relevant legislation.

Once on site, the Site Manager is responsible for monitoring the compliance of its
operations with the Construction Phase Plan and this Construction Management Plan.
Senior Management will periodically inspect this compliance.

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2.0 The Project
2.1 Project Location and Description

The project involves constructing the houses, roads and sewers and all associated hard and
soft landscaping.

Site Location Plan 1

Site Location Plan 2

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 Site Layout Plan

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 2.2 Relevant Planning Condition(s) 15

‘No development shall take place until a Construction Management Plan including details of routing
of construction vehicles, parking facilities for vehicles of site personnel, operatives and visitors,
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arrangements for loading, storage and unloading of plant and materials, wheel washing facilities,
measures to remove any mud or deleterious material deposited on the highway, and a timetable for
implementation shall be submitted and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The
development shall thereafter only be carried out completed in accordance with the approved details.’

3.0 Timetable and sequence of construction events

• Initial access/egress will be via Tatenhill Lane and existing bungalow entrances,
adapted temporarily to suit vehicles.
• Demolition will take place of the two bungalows along the line of the proposed main
estate access road.
• A temporary entrance will be formed to allow vehicles to get off the main road whilst
waiting for entrance gates to open to reduce congestion/hazard at the site entrance.
• Warning signs to be erected at and in advance of site entrance subject to legal
permissions.
• A small temporary compound will be set up within the demolished bungalow plots to
allow infrastructure construction (sewers and road) to take place to the extent that it
allows a good safe access to the rest of the development. The ground-worker will be
appointed as Principal Contractor under the terms of CDM 2015 Regulations. The first
phase of infrastructure is planned for completion by the end of July.
• Vehicle parking and turning for this initial phase will be provided on stoned up areas
and any traffic movement onto Tatenhill Lane that cannot be done in a forward
direction and with adequate visibility will be done with the assistance of a banksman
to control oncoming traffic.
• Upon completion of the first section of site road, construction of the balance of the
infrastructure, including the formation of longer term site car parking, compound,
welfare facilities will take place.
• Following completion of the balance of the new estate roads, a one-way circuit is
planned and will be utilized until such time as occupations/operations make this
undesirable or impractical. This planned circuit will be suitably marked on the Traffic
Management Plan and signed accordingly.
• The new estate roads will now be used as access for constructing foundations and
plots superstructures.
• Site traffic movements will be monitored against the Traffic Management Plan. This
plan will be reviewed from time to time and following any significant change in build
production stage which necessitates a change of traffic management.

4.0 Traffic Management

4.1 Traffic Route Plan - directions to site

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 4.2 Traffic Route Plan – site access/egress

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 4.3 Traffic Route Plan – deliveries/movements within the site

As 4.2 (Can only be achieved once the full road system is constructed and until
significant occupation makes it safer to adjust)

• A Traffic Management Plan will be drawn up and maintained on site which will also
include pedestrian walkway routes, welfare, first aid and emergency provisions and
others such considerations as required by CDM 2015.
• Circumstances continually change as sites progress and the Traffic Management Plan
is regularly reviewed and updated as necessary.
• A one-way circuit or alternative turning facility will be provide on site to allow
vehicles to depart in a forward gear.
• Site entrance warning signs to be erected at and in advance of site entrance subject
to legal permissions.

5.0 Parking of vehicles

5.1 Parking for Site Management, contractors and visitors

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 • During the initial stages of demolition and infrastructure construction, contractor’s
vehicles will be parked on a temporary stoned up car park, within the site and
reasonably close to Tatenhill Lane.
• Pending construction of the remaining phase 1 infrastructure sewers and road, the
long-term compound, dedicated vehicle parking and management/welfare facilities
will be installed as annotated.
• Onsite parking will be maximized as the site’s progress allows e.g. car park provision
from site start plus use of driveways away from loading/transport areas and formed
parking areas as and when practicable.
• Sales visitor parking will be provided in hard-standing close to the sales centre with
easy access away from construction activities.

6.0 Deliveries loading/unloading and storage

6.1 Plant loading/unloading
• Suppliers and contractors will be instructed to make significant deliveries outside of
busy rush-hour periods, where possible.
• Plant loading and unloading will be on hard-standing areas away from the site
entrance or popular pedestrian areas as soon as the provision of that hard-standing is
possible.
• Plant will be stored according to its size i.e. in vans taken from site at the end of
working shifts, in secure locked containers or compound or otherwise made secure
and immobile.

6.2 Materials loading/unloading and storage

• Suppliers and contractors will be instructed to make significant deliveries outside of
busy rush-hour periods, where possible.
• Suppliers and contractors will be instructed to make significant deliveries on small
vehicles where possible.
• Deliveries will be unloaded either directly to a work zone or to the materials store area

7.0 Hours of construction work

Hours of work to be restricted to 0730 – 1800 Mon-Fri
0800 - 1300 Saturday

8.0 Construction Noise and Vibration Control

8.1 Noise
• Noisy operations e.g. piling or crushing will be impact-assessed at design stage and
monitored during such operations, if proximity to existing neighbours is considered to
be significant.
• Any such noisy operations will be positioned wherever practicable, away from
neighbour or residential areas to reduce the impact.

8.2 Vibration
• Those operations that give rise to significant vibration e.g. piling or crushing will be
impact-assessed at design stage and monitored during such operations, if proximity
to existing neighbours or ground conditions are considered to be significant.
• Where practicable, any such operations will be positioned, away from neighbours or
residential areas to reduce the impact.

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9.0 Dust Control
9.1 Dust prevention and control measures
• Site access roads will be constructed up to tarmac basecourse level as soon as possible
to allow clean and cleanable access to working parts of the site and for deliveries and
visitors. Road sweeping attachments or units shall have working water spray devices
whilst in use.
• Dust-producing operations to be suppressed at source e.g. disc-cutting dust-
suppression kits or timber cutting filtered extraction units used.
• High dust producing operations such as crushing will be dust suppressed by
proprietary incorporated water spray devices.
• General dust about the site to be suppressed on site with bowser/sprayer as required.
• Dust control measures will be monitored daily by Site Management.

10.0 Mud/Materials deposition – Highway protection

10.1 Mud on highways prevention and control
• Site access roads will be constructed up to tarmac basecourse level as soon as possible
to allow clean and cleanable access to working parts of the site and for deliveries and
visitors.
• Plant used for muddy operations e.g. excavations to be kept off site access roads to
prevent cross contamination of mud on to clean roads.
• Clean vehicles e.g. fork lift, delivery or personnel transport to be kept to access roads
or dedicated stoned areas to prevent mud being transferred to access roads.
• Road sweep attachment for tele-handler to be employed daily as necessary
• Dedicated hired-in road sweeper vacuum unit will be employed as necessary e.g. for
heavy operations such as muck-shift or when prevailing weather conditions make it
difficult to maintain clean roads without such additional measures.

11.0 Fuel/liquid spills pollution control

• Diesel fuel storage will be provided with double-bunding and 10% extra storage
provision.
• Spill kit(s) will be provided for the diesel storage areas or at suitable intervals about
the site if distances to risk areas are significant.
• Ensure road gullies are installed to the current running layer so as to reduce
ponding/flooding
• Fill road gullies with straw until estate completions stage
• Watercourses (additional to above drain discharge and spill precautions):
• Watercourses (additional to above drain discharge and spill precautions): To the
west, the site is bounded by a canal and towpath and to the south, the site is
bounded by the Branston Water Park. To the east between the site and the A38 slip
road is a ditch-course. The site is predominantly flat and depressed relative to the
surrounding boundary levels. If and as any filling operations elevate the site to levels
above the adjacent water bodies, consideration shall be given to stone filled shallow
run-off trenches to intercept any likely run-off. Spill kits will be positioned about the
site according to the likely sources and marked up on a displayed plan.

12.0 Site Security and signage

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 • Anti-climb block and mesh fencing will be erected and maintained around the site and
working areas.
• As areas of the development are completed and made safe, these will be opened up
and the boundary fence of the working zone will be correspondingly moved back.
• Notices will be displayed near site entrance and around the boundary to signify
construction hazards and the restriction of access to unauthorized persons.
• Viewing facility for the public: see-through mesh fencing along main site boundaries.

13.0 Other pollution and nuisance control

• Radios, bad language/behaviour near neighbouring properties to be hushed or
banned
• Archaeology protection to be as specifically required in relevant and agreed
archaeology report.
• Wildlife/environmental protection will be as specified and agreed with the
appropriate authority(s).

14.0 Waste Management

1. Ensure all operatives are made aware of our Environmental Management Policy
during the site induction process.
2. Segregate waste types with designated mini skips:
• Identified skips for Inert waste.
• Identified skips for General waste.
• White bags for plaster board and Gypsum materials.
3. The types of waste that will be produced during construction operations are as
follows;
• Inert waste – bricks, blocks, roof tiles, etc. will be disposed of in a specific mini skip
and emptied onto a crush material pile by the tele-handler in a segregated area on
site to be used as hard-core on hard standing areas.
• Plasterboard – plaster boards and gypsum materials will be disposed of using white
plaster bags stored separately to other waste ensuring that no other materials or
waste contaminated. Bags will be supplied by dry lining contactor and collected by the
supplier. The dry lining contactor is responsible for managing plaster waste during
construction activities.
• General waste – plastics, cardboard, ceramic tiles, timber and the like will be disposed
into a specific mini skip and emptied by the tele-handler into the general waste 8yd
skip.
• Small items of hazardous waste e.g. used paint tins and the like will be collected in
separate marked & sealed bin-type container.
4. Waste disposal transport to be by Licensed Waste Carrier only
5. Waste disposal transfer notes to be maintained for all transfers
6. Welfare facilities have a waste bin outside every unit. Bins will be emptied daily to
prevent the build-up of waste and the potential to attract vermin.
7. Wherever possible appoint the contractors to supply materials used on site which
significantly reduces the amount of waste.
8. Weekly checks on skip contents.

Form Ref: HSE 099 Title: Construction Method Statement Date of Revision: 26.01.17