The Leeds Railway Station (Southern Entrance) Order 2013

Power to construct and maintain works E+W

4.—(1) The promoter may construct and maintain the scheduled works.

(2) Subject to article 5 (power to deviate), the scheduled works may only be constructed in the lines or situations shown on the deposited plans and in accordance with the levels shown on the deposited sections.

(3) Subject to paragraph (5), the promoter may carry out and maintain such of the following works as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of, or for purposes ancillary to, the construction of the scheduled works, namely—

(a) construct and maintain such offices and other buildings, yards, machinery, plant, apparatus and other works and conveniences as the promoter thinks fit;

(b) make, provide and maintain all such approaches, lifts, stairs, escalators, ramps, passages, means of access, shafts and stagings as the promoter thinks fit;

(c) make and maintain junctions and communications (including the provision of steps or ramps for the use of persons on foot) with any highway or access way intersected or interfered with by, or contiguous to, any of those works, and widen or alter any highway or access way for the purpose of connecting it with any of those works or another highway, or of crossing under or over the highway or access way;

(d) construct, provide and maintain all such embankments, aprons, abutments, retaining walls, wing walls, culverts and other works as may be necessary or convenient;

(e) alter or remove any structure erected upon any highway or adjoining land;

(f) alter the position of apparatus, including mains, sewers, drains, pipes, cables and street furniture;

(g) carry out and maintain landscaping and other permanent mitigation works to mitigate any adverse effects of the construction, maintenance or operation of the scheduled works including the execution of works to alter the layout of streets; and

(h) carry out and maintain works for the benefit or protection of premises affected by the scheduled works.

(4) Subject to paragraph (5), the promoter may carry out and maintain such other works (of whatever nature) as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of, or for purposes ancillary to, the construction of the scheduled works.

(5) Paragraphs (3) and (4) only authorise the carrying out or maintenance of works outside the limits of deviation if such works are carried out—

(a) on land specified in columns (1) and (2) of Schedule 2 (acquisition of certain lands for ancillary works) for the purpose specified in relation to that land in column (3) of that Schedule; and

(b) on land specified in columns (1) and (2) of Schedule 10 (land of which temporary possession may be taken) for the purposes specified in column (3) of that Schedule.

(6) In constructing the scheduled works, the promoter may, regardless of any enactment that provides otherwise, do either or both of the following—

(a) use such parts of the original viaduct as it may require for the purposes of the authorised works; and

(b) take down and remove such parts of the original viaduct as the promoter does not require.

(7) The following enactments do not apply to anything done under this Order—

(a) section 109 of the Water Resources Act 1991(1);

(b) section 23 of the Land Drainage Act 1991(2);

(c) Part 4 of the Eels (England and Wales) Regulations 2009(3); and

(d) any byelaws made under the above enactments.

(8) Paragraph (7) is subject to Schedule 16 (for the protection of the Environment Agency).

(9) In this article “the original viaduct” means that part of the existing viaduct at Leeds railway station carrying the railways of Network Rail into the station.

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 4 in force at 22.8.2013, see art. 1

(1)

1991 c. 57.

(2)

1991 c. 59.

(3)

S.I. 2009/3344.