The Net Zero Teesside Order 2024

Agreements with streets authorities

15.—(1) A street authority and the undertaker may enter into agreements with respect to—

(a) construction of any new street including any structure carrying the street;

(b) the strengthening, improvement, repair or reconstruction of any street under the powers conferred by this Order;

(c) the maintenance of any street or of the structure of any bridge or tunnel carrying a street over or under the authorised development;

(d) any stopping up, alteration or diversion of a street under the powers conferred by this Order;

(e) the execution in the street of any of the authorised development;

(f) the adoption by a street authority which is the highway authority of works—

(i) undertaken on a street which is existing publicly maintainable highway; and/or

(ii) which the undertaker and highway authority agree are to be adopted as publicly maintainable highway; and

(g) any such works as the parties may agree.

(2) Such an agreement may, without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1)—

(a) make provision for the street authority to carry out any function under this Order which relates to the street in question;

(b) include an agreement between the undertaker and street authority specifying a reasonable time for the completion of the works; and

(c) contain such terms as to payment and otherwise as the parties consider appropriate.