The London Underground (Bank Station Capacity Upgrade) Order 2015

Temporary stopping up and diversion of streets

13.—(1) The Company, during and for the purposes of the construction of the authorised works, may temporarily stop up, alter or divert any street and may for any reasonable time—

(a) divert the traffic from the street; and

(b) subject to paragraph (2), prevent all persons from passing along the street.

(2) The Company must provide reasonable access for pedestrians going to or from premises abutting a street affected by the exercise of the powers conferred by this article (or to and from any other premises accessible for pedestrians from, and only from that street) if there would otherwise be no such access.

(3) Without limitation on the scope of paragraph (1), the Company may exercise the powers conferred by this article in relation to the streets specified in columns (1) and (2) of Schedule 4 (streets to be temporarily stopped up) to the extent specified in column (3) of that Schedule.

(4) The Company must not exercise the powers conferred by this article—

(a) in relation to any street specified as mentioned in paragraph (3) without first consulting the street authority; and

(b) in relation to any other street without the consent of the street authority which may attach reasonable conditions to any consent, but such consent must not be unreasonably withheld.

(5) Without limitation on the scope of the powers conferred under this article, any part of Arthur Street, Martin Lane and that part of King William Street shown shaded on the works plan which is stopped up under this article may be used as a work site for the purposes of the construction of the authorised works.

(6) Any person who suffers loss by the suspension of any private right of way under this article is entitled to compensation to be determined, in case of dispute, under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.