Site Location

How will the site be accessed during construction?

St Clere's will be accessed from the south of the site, off the A414, Maldon Road using a well-established junction by Brookhead Farm. The construction route is shown on the map to the right.

How will the site be accessed after construction?

The same access used in the construction phase will be adequate for the operational phase. It is anticipated that the site will operate predominantly by remote access and will only be visited on an occasional basis, with minimal impact to the surrounding local network.

A typical construction period for a solar farm of this scale is around 14-20 weeks. During the construction period, it is estimated that there will be an average of 4 HGV trips per day. Whilst this figure is an average, there will often be a higher volume earlier in the construction period and less towards the end. Construction traffic and delivery vehicles will be programmed to arrive and depart outside of peak hours:

• Between 10:00 and 16:00 Monday-Friday.
• Between 09:00 and 13:00 on Saturdays.

It is proposed that construction working hours would be as follows:

• 08:00 - 18:00 Monday to Friday
• 08:00 - 13:00 Saturday

St Clere's will connect into an overhead line which is situated within a parcel of land adjacent to the site.