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PROPOSED TRANSPORT DATA
Proposed Transport Data Summary
11.30 An assessment has been carried out of the transport data during the
periods of construction, operation and decommissioning and the impacts
on the local and strategic road networks have been assessed against the
baseline transport data.
Assessment
11.31 The proposed transport data has been analysed by phase and details the
transport data for the construction, operation and decommissioning of the
wind farm.
CONSTRUCTION PHASE
Trip Generation
11.32 During the predicted 10 month construction period, the following traffic will
access the site:
HGVs, to deliver stone and concrete;
flat-bed lorries, to deliver substation and transformer components;
semi-low extendable trailers, to deliver turbine components (requiring
escort);
cranes, delivered as mobile units and on low-loaders; and
construction personnel and deliveries, by private car, light van or
minibus.
11.33 The vehicles used to transport turbine components will constitute
oversized vehicles / abnormal loads only on the delivery phase of the
journey, as the trailers will be retracted during the return leg. Each delivery
of turbine components therefore consists of one abnormal load movement
on the outbound movement and one HGV movement on the return
movement.
11.34 Table 11.2 outlines the predicted traffic levels associated with the
construction of the wind farm, over the 10-month, 10-hour working day
construction period for standard HGVs, abnormal loads and light vehicles.
This information is shown as Total, Average Daily and Average Hourly
movements.
11.35 It will be endeavoured to source roadstone for the proposal from quarries
in close proximity to the site, however this will be subsequent to availability
and acceptability. All traffic movements bringing building materials to the
site would have to approach the site from Junction 31 of the M1 and the
A57 using the proposed access route into the site.
11.36 It is hoped that local contractors would be employed wherever possible in
the construction of the wind farm and they could approach the site from a
variety of routes, depending on their point of origin, however the majority
would be expected to approach the site from the M1. To assess a “worst-
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Penny Hill Wind Farm
Environmental Statement