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From: Richard Elliott Sent: 30 September 2013 17:52 To: Cliff Vivian Cc: Mark Abbott; 'Martin Brooks'; 'Paul Foster'; Nichola Traverse-Healy; Mark Simmonds Subject: Proposed Drilling Site at Biscathorpe, CMP

Good Afternoon Cliff,

Please find attached a CMP for the proposed drillsite at Biscathorpe, incorporating the comments I made at our meeting earlier this month. I hope that this will be acceptable, but please do contact me if there are some aspects that need to be addressed differently or detailed more fully.

Regards Richard Elliott

Richard D C Elliott BA (Hons) BSc (Hons), CEng, MICE, MIStructE Director

Reference Number: 2299/Tr

EGDON RESOURCES U. K. LTD PROPOSED DRILLING SITE AT BISCATHORPE, NEAR LOUTH, LINCOLNSHIRE

CONTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN

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Richard D C Elliott BA (Hons), BSc (Hons), CEng, MIStructE, MICE 30 September 2013 CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN DRILLING SITE AT BISCATHORPE, NEAR LOUTH, LINCOLNSHIRE

Contents

Chapter Page Number

1.0 Introduction 3

2.0 Proposed Programme and Delivery Times 4

3.0 Proposed Access Route for Vehicles 4

4.0 Size of Vehicles 5

5.0 Swept Paths for Junctions 6

6.0 Details of any Highway Enabling Works 8

7.0 Parking and Loading Arrangements 9

8.0 Cyclist, Pedestrian and Equestrian (CPE) Safety 11

9.0 Traffic Management at Road Junctions 11

10.0 Control of Dust and Dirt on Public Highway 13

Drawings

Drawing Nr Title Scale

3299 T 07 A157 Junction –

Proposed Articulated Vehicle Access 1:500

3299 T 08 Biscathorpe Road and Gayton Road

Articulated Vehicle Access 1:500

3299 T 09 Biscathorpe Road and Gayton Road

Rigid Body Vehicle Access 1:500

3299 T 10 Donington and Biscathorpe Road Banksman Position 1:500

3299 T 11 A157 Road Junction – Proposed Traffic Lights layout 1:500

3299 T 12 Banksmen Location Plan 1:10,000

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1.0 Introduction This construction management plan has been produced by R Elliott Associates Ltd for the construction of an on-shore drilling site for oil and gas exploration located at Biscathorpe, Near Louth, Lincolnshire.

This report details the management of the construction and operation of a drilling site located at Biscathorpe, near Louth, Lincolnshire. The wellsite is located on a green field site located near the valley of the River Bain, with access to the site by minor roads from the A157 Wragby to Louth Road.

Access to the wellsite will require a temporary road to be constructed between the field entrance on Gayton Road to the site comprising imported hardcore on a geotextile membrane.

The wellsite requires the construction of a level hardstanding area on which the drilling rig and associated equipment and materials can be located. Topsoil would be stripped from the site area and stored in a bund to one side of the site. The exposed sub-soil would then be levelled and compacted to form a base for the hardstanding. No soil is taken off or brought onto site.

The hardstanding is then created by first laying a sandwich of impermeable membranes and protective geotextiles, onto which crushed hardcore is compacted. This hardcore will be brought onto site by rigid body HGV’s. Drainage ditches and minor concrete works will complete the site construction.

A drilling rig will then be brought onto site and erected and the accommodation established.

Drilling will take place after which the drilling rig is taken off site and the site prepared for the testing programme. After the testing programme has been completed the site will be either reinstated, or retained pending a decision to carry out further works. These further works would require planning consent.

The Traffic Assessment submitted to Lincolnshire County Council in support of the Planning Application ‘Assessment of Transport and Traffic’ dated May 2013 provides details of the proposed routing of vehicles for the different stages and the purpose of this CMP is to provide more details on traffic control for each phase and indications of the swept paths for the vehicles through the junctions.

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2.0 Proposed Programme and Delivery times The commencement date depends upon consent being granted by Lincolnshire County Council and the clearance of all pre-start conditions that might be imposed, so no specific dates have been used in Table 2.1 below. The delivery times are also shown for each phase.

Table 2.1: Working Hours and Vehicle Delivery Times Phase Activity Duration Working Delivery Hours Times 0 Enabling work (Laybys) 2 weeks 0800-1600 0800-1700 0800-1300 Sat 1 Site Construction 5 Weeks 0700-1730 0800-1700 0700-1300 Sat 0800-1300 Sat 2 Rig Mobilisation 1 weeks 0700-1900 0800-1700 Mon-Sat 0800-1300 Sat 3 Drilling the Borehole 6 weeks 24/7 0800-1700 0800-1300 Sat 4 Rig De-mobilisation 1 weeks 0700-1900 0800-1700 Mon-Sat 0800-1300 Sat 5 Testing Set up 2 weeks 0700-1900 0800-1700 In-test 0700-1900 0800-1300 Sat 6 Reinstatement 5 weeks 0700-1730 0800-1700 0700-1300 Sat 0800-1300 Sat

The delivery times indicated are the outer limits and deliveries will not necessarily be made at either first thing or too late into the working day. Although the drilling operations will be continuous, deliveries to the site will only be made during the working day, except in the case of emergencies that endanger life or the safety of the operation.

3.0 Proposed Access Route for Vehicles The constraints of the public highway and the need to minimise any disturbance of the area necessitate different routes for different types of vehicle. Private cars are unrestricted although the majority will either pass through the River Bain valley and use Biscathorpe Road to access Donnington Road, or travel north on Gayton Road to the A157.

Rigid body vehicles such as 20 tonne tipper trucks and small tankers would be directed from the A157 southwards down the B1225 to Donnington Road and then north along Biscathorpe Road to Gayton Road, crossing the River Bain valley.

In order to avoid damage to the verges at the Biscathorpe Road/ Donnington Road junction, articulated vehicles under the control of this project will be directed to the site from the A157 using the north end of Biscathorpe Road.

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The rigid body HGV traffic will occur predominantly during the construction phase, when deliveries of hardcore will be made for the access track and site construction.

Articulated vehicles will be predominant during the rig mobilisation, drilling and rig de- mobilisation phases, with the most intensive periods of traffic movements occurring during the 7days when the rig is mobilised and then de-mobilised.

4.0 Size of Vehicles Vehicles sizes are detailed in the summary Table 4.1 below, which has been taken from the traffic assessment report attached to the planning application:-

Table 4.1: Summary of Heavy Goods Vehicle Types Description Weight Vehicle Dims(M) Number Notes

Tonnes L W H of loads

1Site Construction 20t Stone Lorry 32 5.61 2.38 244 With load Excavator on Low 4.95 12.19 2.59 3.6 3 Overall length Loader Water Tanker 20 12.19 2.80 4.30 1 5,000 gallon capacity Rig Mobilisation & De-mobilisation 100 tonne Crane 60 13.63 2.75 3.9 2 Articulated Lorry 32 15.5 2.6 4.0 4 Dry bagged materials Drilling Rig – Draw 32 7.01 2.44 2.74 1 On low loader works (Winch) Rig Loads on Flat 32 15.5 2.60 4.20 40 Overall length Bed Trailers Pipe supplies on 32 15.5 2.6 3.50 8 Flat Bed Trailers

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5.0 Swept Paths for Junctions Swept paths have been carried out to show the passage of vehicles through the different junctions and these are shown on drawings 3299 T 07,08 and 09. Extracts from the drawings have been included below for ease of reference.

A157/31 U 600/10 (Biscathorpe Road) Junction This junction has been historically used as an access to a quarry located on the east side of the road between the A157 and Biscathorpe. It has been widened and the hedgerows cut back to maximise sight lines in either direction on the A157, although the junction’s position at the crest of a hill limits visibility towards the east. A dimensional survey was conducted in September 2013 and the two plans below show the paths of articulated vehicles entering and leaving the junction. The vehicles are shown entering Biscathorpe Road from the east and leaving towards the west. Although this is the more onerous condition for the manoeuvre, it is seen as a safer alternative to crossing the line of traffic on the A157.

The manoeuvre of the HGV into Biscathorpe Road will not necessitate any swing into the offside vehicle path, so there will not be any safety hazard for east-bound vehicles on the A157 arising from this manoeuvre.

Figure 5.1: Articulated Vehicle entering Figure 5.2: Articulated Vehicle exiting Biscathorpe Road from A157 from East Biscathorpe Road Westwards into A157

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The HGV manoeuvring from Biscathorpe Road will need to swing slightly wide to exit the junction, but the sight lines to the west are good and will allow the HGV driver to safely carry out the manoeuvre, even without warning signs or traffic management. However road signs will be erected to the east of the junction warning of slow-moving HGVs at the junction.

The width of verge allows for the vehicles to negotiate the junction without any additional road widening, but will not give any room for two vehicles to pass each other in the immediate vicinity of the A157. Traffic management will be necessary; firstly on the A157 warning traffic of manoeuvring HGV traffic; and secondly to avoid two vehicles meeting on Biscathorpe Road at the A157 junction. This will be addressed in more detail in Section 9.

Biscathorpe Road/Gayton Road (31U600/10 -31U600) Junction

A drawing detailing the swept paths for this junction were submitted with the planning application and is included in this report as Drawing Nr 3299 T 08. The path for articulated vehicles travelling south and east indicates that the corner will need to be eased on the north side of the junction. This temporary widening will also allow articulated vehicles to travel in the other direction, towards the A157. This is shown as Figure 5.3 below:-

Figure 5.3: Articulated Vehicle swept Figure 5.4: Rigid Body HGV (tipper paths at Biscathorpe Road/Gayton trucks) Swept Paths at Biscathorpe Road Junction (To and from the Road/Gayton Road Junction (To and north) from the south)

The construction of the temporary widening is discussed in Section 6.

The road widening proposed for the articulated vehicles would suffice for rigid body vehicles if they were to use the same route as the articulated vehicles. However, if they

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were to be directed to the south to avoid the A157 junction, additional widening would be required at the Biscathorpe Road/Gayton Road Junction.

The outer red line on Figure 5.4 shows the fullest extent of the road widening needed to allow a vehicle to manoeuvre at 30MPH, but this is unreasonable for this junction and a lesser width of widening will allow the vehicles to negotiate the junction at lower speeds.

Biscathorpe Road/ Donington Road Junction

The junction to the south of Biscathorpe is currently used by HGV traffic servicing Biscathorpe Farm, without causing damage to the verges, so widening of the junction is not thought necessary for the proposed vehicles to use the junction. The road widths only permit single way traffic for the 5m of the road junction, and so traffic management is proposed to avoid vehicles meeting on this short section. Figure 5.5 shows the junction.

Figure 5.5: Donington Road junction

B1225/Donington Road Junction.

This road has recently been improved by the Highway Authority and can take HGV traffic without alteration. No swept paths have been prepared for this junction because it is clearly adequate.

6.0 Details of any Highway Enabling Works Temporary road widening is proposed in specific locations to accommodate the traffic generated by the proposed development, limited to the stretch of Gayton Road as it passes through the Bain Valley between the proposed site entrance and the junction with Biscathorpe Road. Two passing places will be required in the valley and the road junction with Biscathorpe Road will have some slight widening.

The proposed construction details for the passing places and widenings were included in the Traffic Assessment Report as Plan 3299 T 05, showing a sub base of Type 1 granular material, 110mm of DB base course and 45mm of DB wearing course. If this is seen as too permanent, the works could be constructed with Type 1 stone that can be trimmed back upon completion of the project and the verges reinstated.

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The back edge of the widenings has been left without kerbs or setts to avoid creating a formal feature into the landscape.

Prior to the project starting a full video survey will be carried out of the roads forming the access routes from ‘A’ and ‘B’ class roads to the site entrance. The condition of the two concrete fording points in the River Bain valet will also be recorded. During the course of the works the roads will be monitored and any remedial works carried out.

Concern has been expressed about the concrete ford structures and these will be monitored during the works. If they show significant deterioration they may need to be re- constructed, in which case the specification and method statement would be agreed with the Highway Authority prior to repairs or re-building being carried out.

All works in the public highway would be subject to a S52 Agreement between the Highway Authority and the Developer (Egdon Resources UK Ltd.).

Upon completion of the project and after reinstatement of the drilling site, the road widenings and laybys would be removed and topsoil brought back to reinstate the verges to their original condition.

No passing places have been proposed along Biscathorpe Road between the Bain Valley and Donington Road. However, if a temporary passing place were thought necessary, it is proposed to use aluminium trackway to avoid disturbing the verges. These would be placed at the crest of the two small rises along the road to provide inter-visibility between locations. The alternative would be to located another banksman at Biscathorpe House to control the traffic along the road when deliveries were being made to the site.

7.0 Parking and Loading Arrangements Traffic volumes along Gayton Road through the Bain valley are very light during the weekdays, so the road construction vehicles will remain on the road during construction of the passing places and road widening along Gayton Road. If a vehicle uses the route the vehicles will pull onto the verge or into the farm entrance opposite the junction on Biscathorpe Road.

Private vehicles associated with the construction of the site entrance off Gayton Road will be parked off the road on the farmer’s land adjacent to the access. The initial excavation for the entrance could be carried out using a JCB wheeled excavator, or a tracked machine could be brought in by low-loader using the appropriate traffic management at the A157. The low-loader would then drive past the site entrance and turn using the bridleway at the top of the hill.

Stone lorries would turn at the entrance and reverse to tip their loads, driving off to the west. When the road construction extends sufficiently into the field the stone lorries will be able to turn in the widened area prior to the dyke crossing.

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When the construction reaches the site, the vehicles will be able to turn round at the site, and parking for private vehicles will be possible on the compound adjacent to the main site.

Where banksmen are needed during stone delivery periods, they would normally park in an appropriate position that avoids obstructing either traffic of sightlines.

Donington Road Junction The banks man could use the hardstanding leading to the pumping station as a temporary parking space during material delivery times.

The stone deliveries will be spaced out to avoid congestion at the site and to allow the material to be spread before the next load arrives. During the early construction stages stone will be ordered to arrive as single loads and the risk of two vehicles is limited to the HGV meeting a public road user.

When the construction reaches the site, stone deliveries can be made at a faster rate with a reduced time between loads, or two or more loads in convoy. Communication between the banksmen will be required to ensure that there is no conflict.

A157 Junction The hedges on either side of the junction have been re-planted at least 6 metres back from the junction and a banksman’s private vehicle would be parked on the east side of the junction near to the hedge. The A157 drops rapidly to the east and by the time the junction was visible from the A157, a vehicle parked at the back of the verge would not obstruct the sightlines.

Rig Mobilisation The rig will be mobilised under the control of the haulage company contracted to move the rig. The loads are brought onto site in a carefully controlled sequence and at a rate that allows for the unloading and positioning of loads before more loads are brought onto site.

Vehicles waiting to come to site would be held at a marshalling yard, usually a transport depot or similar compound and brought forward to a nearer holding point before coming up to the site. The layby on the north side of the A157, east of Biscathorpe Road, would be a typical ‘forward holding area’ where vehicles would pause prior to being instructed to move up to Biscathorpe Road.

Given the width of the road and the sizes of the vehicles, banksmen would be positioned to stop other traffic whilst a load came along a particular stretch of road; either the section from the A157, or Gayton Road across the Bain Valley.

Drilling Operations There will be fewer vehicle deliveries during the drilling phase, particularly after initial few days, with between two and five vehicles per day. These would drive straight to the site,

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contacting the site whilst still at least ten minutes’ drive away to alert the operatives to hold traffic on Biscathorpe Road south of Gayton Road junction.

8.0 Cyclist, Pedestrian and Equestrian (CPE) Safety Biscathorpe Road forms part of the Viking Way, with this long-distance footpath crossing the River Bain valley. The footpath is well used at weekend and during to a lesser extent during the weekdays. All drivers will have their attention drawn to the potential presence of cyclists, pedestrians and equestrians using the Viking Way by two means:-  Route cards with instructions that also warn of the CPEs; and  Road signage that firstly limits road speeds for site traffic to 30mph and gives warning to both traffic and CPE s of the shared usage of the road.

Past experience of similar sites has shown that the stone delivery vehicles are more difficult to regulate and control than the rig-related vehicles, and greater effort will be applied to these vehicles. Sanctions will be applied for those disregarding the site rules, including barring of offending drivers from making further deliveries to the site.

It is understood that the Bain valley is used in the summer for recreation and so the working hours will be strictly controlled to avoid deliveries at times other than Saturday morning.

9.0 Traffic Management at Road Junctions The narrow roads and the restricted entrances at both the north and south ends of Biscathorpe Road makes traffic management (TM) essential in order to maintain road safety. The TM comprises two parts:-  Signage; and  Active management by lights or other means.

A157/Biscathorpe Road Junction The aim of the TM is to reduce to a minimum the likely interruption to the traffic flow along the A157 and maintain road safety. It is considered that the use of warning signs and controls on the direction of flow into and out of Biscathorpe Road will suffice for most of the time, when fewer than 5 vehicles per day are likely. This number is an arbitrary limit that separates the periods of low activity on site from the more intense levels of activity. Vehicles making deliveries in this phase are normal vehicles with no bulky loads that might make them more difficult to pass in Biscathorpe Road.

During such periods, HGVs would be limited to approaching the junction from the east, making a left hand turn into Biscathorpe Road. By slowing down on the approach to the junction, the lorry will also slow down the vehicles behind it so that a high speed collision is avoided. The HGV can enter Biscathorpe Road without moving out into the east-bound lane, so there will be no risk of collision with traffic travelling in that direction.

During such periods of low-level activity the HGV will not meet any other site-related HGV traffic, because any outgoing HGV would be held on site until the latest vehicle had arrived

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on site. This would be managed by the approaching HGV telephoning ahead to warn the site of the imminent arrival of his vehicle.

If the HGV met another vehicle along Biscathorpe Road they would use the passing places that have previously been installed for such a purpose.

Exiting HGVs would be instructed to turn left out of the junction onto the A157. Road traffic signs would be erected to warn other vehicles of HGVs and to direct all HGVs to turn left out of Biscathorpe Road onto the A157. An automatic sensor could be installed on Biscathorpe Road to trigger warning lights to flash on the east side of the A157 junction to warn west-bound traffic of a slow moving vehicle ahead. The sight lines to the west are clear and would allow the HGV driver a clear view to time when he could safely pull out of the junction.

When the drill rig is mobilised, the number and sizes of HGV will be larger or more bulky, so traffic will be actively controlled to assist manoeuvring at the junction and avoid vehicles meeting on Biscathorpe Road. Temporary traffic lights, manually switched by a banksman, would be erected on the A157 for the duration of the rig mobilisation and de-mobilisation. These would allow HGVs to safely turn into and out of Biscathorpe Road. The use of traffic lights would permit exiting traffic to turn eastwards, right, out of Biscathorpe Road onto the A157, which could assist the rig move considerably.

Advance warning signs would be erected a week before the rig mobilisation to warn of the works, so that road users on the A157 are aware beforehand of the works. Residents along Biscathorpe Road would be kept informed at all stages of the project and daily liaison, particularly during rig movements, would be essential to avoid any restriction of access for the residents.

Biscathorpe Road/Donington Road Junction This junction would only be used during site construction and the traffic would be limited to rigid body tipper trucks.

The trucks would approach from the west, having used the B1225 to reach Donington Road. Road signs would give advance warning to traffic in all directions that slow moving HGV traffic was using the junction and that traffic should obey the stop/go signals of the banksman.

The banksman would be located on the traffic island to enable a clear view along Biscathorpe Road and either way along Donington Road. He would also be in contact with another banksman at Biscathorpe Farm, who would have a clear view along the road to the south and could control traffic passing the farm to avoid conflict on the road between the farm and Donington Road.

This will avoid creating passing places for the five-week construction period.

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10.0 Control of Dust and Dirt on Public Highway All stone delivered to site would be end-tipped onto the area receiving the stone, without the vehicle leaving the made-up surface of the highway or the access track. No vehicles would be allowed to drive onto the uncovered soils and then drive onto the highway. By adopting this procedure, the risk of dust or mud being pulled onto the highway is minimised. Wheel washing facilities are generally avoided for such a temporary site because they can create worse environmental issues than the dirt they are meant to prevent.

In the unlikely event of dirt being deposited on the public highway it would be cleaned away using shovels and a road brush, depending on the severity of the pollutant.

Stone lorries would be covered to prevent dust from their loads being blown out onto the adjoining land.

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Rev. Revision note Date

Proposed Traffic Signs

A157 Road Junction - Traffic to Site 0 5m 10m Scale 1:500

Client Drawn By Date Sheet Size Egdon Resources Plc Dennett House A2 Brighton Road Biscathorpe AJNE September 2013 Drawing Title Sway Louth A157 Road Junction - Proposed Lymington Lincolnshire Traffic Lights Layout (1:500) CONSULTING STRUCTURAL & CIVIL ENGINEERS Hampshire Job Title Proposed Drill Site Drawing Number Revision SO41 6EB 3299 T 11