The documents that stand between consent and a start on site.

Planning permission is rarely the last hurdle. Pre-commencement conditions usually require a set of construction documents to be submitted and approved before work can begin, and on constrained urban sites those documents have to describe an approach that genuinely works rather than a generic one. Preparing them late, or preparing them without reference to the programme, is a common cause of a delayed start.

A Construction Logistics Plan sets out how the site will be serviced: access and egress, delivery routes and booking, vehicle movements, holding and swept-path arrangements, and the measures protecting the surrounding highway network. A Construction Environmental Management Plan covers the environmental controls for the works, including noise, dust, vibration, water and waste, and how they will be monitored.

Execution plans and health and safety documentation.

A Project Execution Plan is the internal counterpart: the document that sets down how the project will actually be delivered. It carries the build sequence, the lifting and craneage strategy, the site logistics, the procurement strategy and the health and safety analysis behind the chosen method, so the delivery team is working to a single stated approach rather than several assumed ones.

Construction phase health and safety plans are prepared as part of the same work. Each document is written against the programme and the logistics strategy, so what is submitted, what is planned and what is priced describe the same project.

What is produced.

  • Construction Logistics Plans (CLPs)
  • Construction Environmental Management Plans (CEMPs)
  • Project Execution Plans (PEPs)
  • Lifting strategies & construction phase health and safety plans
  • Build sequencing, procurement strategy & method statements

Common questions.

What is a Construction Logistics Plan?

A Construction Logistics Plan sets out how construction traffic and deliveries to a site will be managed: access and egress points, routing, delivery booking and consolidation, vehicle holding, and the measures protecting the surrounding highway network and its users. It is commonly required to discharge a planning condition.

What is a CEMP?

A Construction Environmental Management Plan sets out how the environmental effects of the works will be controlled and monitored, typically covering noise, vibration, dust and air quality, water and drainage, waste and materials, and ecology. It is frequently required as a pre-commencement condition.

How does a PEP differ from a CLP or CEMP?

A CLP and a CEMP are prepared for a third party, usually to discharge a planning condition. A Project Execution Plan is internal: it sets out for the delivery team how the project will be built, covering sequence, lifting strategy, logistics, procurement and health and safety analysis. They should describe the same project, which is why it helps to prepare them together.