Highways Act 1980

192 Deposit of plans to be of no effect after certain interval

(1) Where plans of any proposed work have, in accordance with new street byelaws, been deposited with the council of a county or London borough or the Common Council and—

(a) either the plans have been passed by the council or notice of rejection of the plans has not been given within the appropriate period from the deposit of them, but

(b) the work to which the plans relate has not been begun within 3 years from the date of the deposit of the plans,

the council may, at any time before the work is begun, by notice to the person by whom or on whose behalf the plans were deposited, or other the owner for the time being of the land to which the plans relate, declare that the deposit of the plans shall be of no effect.

(2) When such a notice is given this Part of this Act and the byelaws made under it have effect as respects the proposed work as if no plans had been deposited.

(3) The council of a county or London borough or, as the case may be, the Common Council shall attach a notice of the provisions of subsections (1) and (2) above to every notice of the passing of plans of proposed work deposited in accordance with new street byelaws.