The A47 North Tuddenham to Easton Development Consent Order 2022

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 PRELIMINARY

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Disapplication of legislative provisions

   4. 4. Maintenance of drainage works

3. PART 2 PRINCIPAL POWERS

   1. 5. Development consent etc. granted by the Order

   2. 6. Maintenance of authorised development

   3. 7. Limits of deviation

   4. 8. Benefit of Order

   5. 9. Consent to transfer benefit of Order

4. PART 3 STREETS

   1. 10. Application of the 1991 Act

   2. 11. Construction and maintenance of new, altered or diverted streets and other structures

   3. 12. Classification of roads, etc.

   4. 13. Power to alter layout etc. of streets

   5. 14. Street works

   6. 15. Temporary stopping up and restriction of use of streets

   7. 16. Permanent stopping up and restriction of use of streets and private means of access

   8. 17. Access to works

   9. 18. Clearways

   10. 19. Traffic regulation

5. PART 4 SUPPLEMENTAL POWERS

   1. 20. Discharge of water

   2. 21. Protective work to buildings

   3. 22. Authority to survey and investigate the land

6. PART 5 POWERS OF ACQUISITION

   1. 23. Compulsory acquisition of land

   2. 24. Compulsory acquisition of land – incorporation of the mineral code

   3. 25. Time limit for exercise of authority to acquire land compulsorily

   4. 26. Compulsory acquisition of rights and imposition of restrictive covenants

   5. 27. Public rights of way

   6. 28. Private rights over land

   7. 29. Modification of Part 1 of the 1965 Act

   8. 30. Application of the 1981 Act

   9. 31. Acquisition of subsoil or airspace only

   10. 32. Rights under or over streets

   11. 33. Temporary use of land for carrying out the authorised development

   12. 34. Temporary use of land for maintaining the authorised development

   13. 35. Statutory undertakers

   14. 36. Apparatus and rights of statutory undertakers in stopped up streets

   15. 37. Recovery of costs of new connections

   16. 38. Special category land

7. PART 6 OPERATIONS

   1. 39. Felling or lopping of trees and removal of hedgerows

   2. 40. Trees subject to tree preservation orders

8. PART 7 MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL

   1. 41. Application of landlord and tenant law

   2. 42. Operational land for purposes of the 1990 Act

   3. 43. Defence to proceedings in respect of statutory nuisance

   4. 44. No double recovery

   5. 45. Disregard of certain improvements etc.

   6. 46. Set off for enhancement in value of retained land

   7. 47. Appeals relating to the Control of Pollution Act 1974

   8. 48. Use of consecrated land

   9. 49. Protection of interests

   10. 50. Certification of documents, etc.

   11. 51. Service of notices

   12. 52. Arbitration

   13. 53. Crown Rights

9. Signature

10. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

       AUTHORISED DEVELOPMENT

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       REQUIREMENTS

       1. PART 1 REQUIREMENTS

          1. 1. Interpretation

          2. 2. Time limits

          3. 3. Detailed design

          4. 4. Environmental Management Plan

          5. 5. Landscaping

          6. 6. Contaminated land and groundwater

          7. 7. Protected species

          8. 8. Surface water drainage

          9. 9. Archaeological remains

          10. 10. Traffic management

          11. 11. Fencing

          12. 12. Ecological works

          13. 13. Ørsted works

          14. 14. Approvals and amendments to approved details

       2. PART 2 PROCEDURE FOR DISCHARGE OF REQUIREMENTS

          1. 15. Applications made under requirements

          2. 16. Further information

          3. 17. Register of requirements

          4. 18. Anticipatory steps towards compliance with any requirement

          5. 19. Details of consultation

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       CLASSIFICATIONS OF ROADS, ETC.

       1. PART 1 TRUNK ROADS

       2. PART 2 CLASSIFIED B ROADS

       3. PART 2A CLASSIFIED C ROADS

       4. PART 3 UNCLASSIFIED ROADS

       5. PART 4 SPEED LIMITS

       6. PART 5 REVOCATIONS & VARIATIONS OF EXISTING TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDERS

       7. PART 6 FOOTPATHS, CYCLE TRACKS, FOOTWAYS AND BRIDLEWAYS

       8. PART 7 ROADS TO BE DE-TRUNKED

       9. PART 8 TRAFFIC REGULATION MEASURES (CLEARWAYS AND PROHIBITIONS)

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       1. PERMANENT STOPPING UP OF HIGHWAYS AND PRIVATE MEANS OF ACCESS & PROVISION OF NEW HIGHWAYS AND PRIVATE MEANS OF ACCESS

       2. PART 1 HIGHWAYS TO BE STOPPED UP FOR WHICH NO SUBSTITUTE IS TO BE PROVIDED

       3. PART 2 HIGHWAYS TO BE STOPPED UP FOR WHICH A SUBSTITUTE IS TO BE PROVIDED AND NEW HIGHWAYS WHICH ARE OTHERWISE TO BE PROVIDED

       4. PART 3 PRIVATE MEANS OF ACCESS TO BE STOPPED UP FOR WHICH A SUBSTITUTE IS TO BE PROVIDED AND NEW PRIVATE MEANS OF ACCESS WHICH ARE OTHERWISE TO BE PROVIDED

       5. PART 4 PRIVATE MEANS OF ACCESS TO BE STOPPED UP FOR WHICH NO SUBSTITUTE IS TO BE PROVIDED

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       LAND IN WHICH ONLY NEW RIGHTS ETC. MAY BE ACQUIRED

    6. SCHEDULE 6

       MODIFICATION OF COMPENSATION AND COMPULSORY PURCHASE ENACTMENTS FOR CREATION OF NEW RIGHTS

       1. Compensation enactments

          1. 1. The enactments for the time being in force with respect...

          2. 2. (1) Without limitation on the scope of paragraph 1, the...

          3. 3. (1) Without limitation on the scope of paragraph 1, the...

       2. Application of Part 1 of the 1965 Act

          1. 4. Part 1 of the 1965 Act, as applied by section...

          2. 5. (1) The modifications referred to in paragraph 4(a) are as...

    7. SCHEDULE 7

       LAND OF WHICH TEMPORARY POSSESSION MAY BE TAKEN

    8. SCHEDULE 8

       REMOVAL OF HEDGEROWS

       1. PART 1 REMOVAL OF HEDGEROWS

       2. PART 2 REMOVAL OF IMPORTANT HEDGEROWS

    9. SCHEDULE 9

       PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS

       1. PART 1 FOR THE PROTECTION OF ELECTRICITY, GAS, WATER AND SEWAGE UNDERTAKERS

          1. 1. For the protection of the utility undertakers referred to in...

          2. 2. In this Part of this Schedule— “alternative apparatus” means alternative...

          3. 3. On street apparatus

          4. 4. Apparatus in stopped up streets

          5. 5. Protective works to buildings

          6. 6. Acquisition of land

          7. 7. Removal of apparatus

          8. 8. Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus

          9. 9. Retained apparatus

          10. 10. Expenses and costs

          11. 11. (1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), if by reason...

          12. 12. Cooperation

          13. 13. Nothing in this Part of this Schedule affects the provisions...

       2. PART 2 FOR THE PROTECTION OF OPERATORS OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS CODE NETWORKS

          1. 14. For the protection of any operator, the following provisions have...

          2. 15. In this Part of this Schedule— “the 2003 Act” means...

          3. 16. The exercise of the powers conferred by article 35 (statutory...

          4. 17. (1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) to (4), if as the...

       3. PART 3 FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATIONAL GRID AS GAS UNDERTAKER

          1. 18. Application

          2. 19. Interpretation

          3. 20. Except for paragraphs 21 (apparatus in stopped up streets), 26...

          4. 21. Apparatus of National Grid in stopped up streets

          5. 22. Protective works to buildings

          6. 23. Acquisition of land

          7. 24. Removal of apparatus

          8. 25. Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus

          9. 26. Retained apparatus: protection of gas undertaker

          10. 27. Expenses

          11. 28. Indemnity

          12. 29. Enactments and agreements

          13. 30. Co-operation

          14. 31. Access

          15. 32. Arbitration

          16. 33. Notices

       4. PART 4 FOR THE PROTECTION OF ANGLIAN WATER

          1. 34. Application

          2. 35. Interpretation

          3. 36. On street apparatus

          4. 37. Apparatus in stopped up streets

          5. 38. Protective works to buildings

          6. 39. Acquisition of land

          7. 40. Removal of apparatus

          8. 41. Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus

          9. 42. Retained apparatus

          10. 43. Expenses and costs

          11. 44. (1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), if by reason...

          12. 45. Cooperation

          13. 46. Where the undertaker identifies any apparatus which may belong to...

          14. 47. Nothing in this Part of this Schedule affects the provisions...

          15. 48. Any time period in which an action must be taken...

    10. SCHEDULE 10

        DOCUMENTS, ETC. TO BE CERTIFIED

11. Explanatory Note