Public rights of way – creation, diversion and stopping up
12.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this article, the undertaker may, in connection with the carrying out of the authorised development—
(a)stop up each of the public rights of way specified in columns (1) and (2) of Part 1 of Schedule 5 (public rights of way to be permanently stopped up for which a substitute is to be provided) to the extent specified, in column (3) of that Part of that Schedule;
(b)provide the substitute public rights of way described in column (4) of Part 1 of Schedule 5 between the specified terminus points and on a detailed alignment to be agreed with the relevant highway authority;
(c)temporarily stop up public rights of way to the extent agreed with the relevant highway authority and provide substitute temporary public rights of way between terminus points, on an alignment to be agreed with the relevant highway authority; and
(d)stop up each of the public rights of way specified in columns (1) and (2) of Part 2 of Schedule 5 (public rights of way to be permanently stopped up for which no substitute is to be provided) to the extent specified in column (3) of that Part of that Schedule.
(2) No public right of way specified in columns (1) and (2) of Parts 1 or 2 of Schedule 5 may be wholly or partly stopped up under this article unless the permanent or temporary diversion routes agreed by the local highway authority have first been provided by the undertaker, to the reasonable satisfaction of the local highway authority.
(3) Any permanent diversion route provided under paragraph (2), or any temporary diversion route agreed by the local highway authority, must be maintained by the undertaker with appropriate clear signage of the permanently diverted or temporarily diverted route.
(4) Any temporary diversion route must be maintained by the undertaker until the completion and opening of the public rights of way within the Order limits specified in column (4) of Part 1 of Schedule 5.
(5) The undertaker must in connection with carrying out of the authorised development provide the new public rights of way specified in columns (1) and (2) of Part 3 of Schedule 5 (new public rights of way to be created) to the extent specified in column (3) of that Part of that Schedule.