The new Business and Planning Act 2020, has made temporary amendments to the Town and Country Planning Act to enable changes to the construction working hours to support safe contribution working in line with government's latest social distancing guidance on construction and other outdoor work.
If you wish to amend your conditioned construction working hours, you should complete the application form below and email it to planning@nfdc.gov.uk.
You need to tell us what hours you intend to work to and for how long this will go on. If it is possible to restrict the type of work undertaken within the extended hours please also confirm this and provide a contact for the site manager. There is no fee for this type of application.
Applicants will need to provide details of:
To aid swift decision making, applicants should also provide:
Note that applications can only be made online.
If granted this will allow the temporary amended construction working hours to be in place until 1 April 2021 unless an earlier date has been required or is decided by us.
For further information please contact planning@nfdc.gov.uk or visit the government website where further guidance is available