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stakeholders prior to construction. Further details are provided in Chapter 13 Hydrology,
Hydrogeology and Geology.
4.9.4 Enabling works will be required prior to the commencement of the main construction works.
These works will be phased in the pre-construction period, and include:
• detailed site investigation works;
• identification of the aggressiveness of the leachate;
• waste classification;
• surface and groundwater monitoring; and
• consultation with the appropriate authorities regarding turbine deliveries.
Programme
4.9.5 An indicative programme for construction activities is shown in Table 4.3. The starting date for
construction activities is largely a function of the date that consent might be granted and
subsequently the programme will be influenced by constraints on the timing and duration of
any mitigation measures confirmed in the individual technical chapters or by the planning
decision. Following planning consent, a more detailed programme of works will be produced
with the appointed construction contractors and agreed with Clackmannanshire Council.
Table 4.3 Indicative Construction Programme
Construction Operations
Clearance of land
Access tracks
Construction compound
Lay-down area
Control building
Crane hardstandings
Turbine foundations
Turbine erection
Grid connection (underground cabling)
Landscaping
Construction Works and Delivery Times
Month
1 2 3 4 5 6
4.9.6 For the purposes of this ES, construction activities have been assumed to take place between
07:00-19:00 hours on week days and 07:00 and 16:00 on Saturdays. Work outside these
hours is not usual, though if it was required to meet specific demands (e.g. during foundation
pours, and some activities are highly weather dependent e.g. low wind speeds for turbine
tower erection), permission for short-term extensions to these hours would be sought from
Clackmannanshire Council as required.
4.9.7 Quiet on-site working activities such as electrical commissioning have been assumed to extend
outside these times where required.
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