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70.—(1) The Authority may not make an order under Article 69 unless they are satisfied that the purposes for which the application for the order was made—
(a)cannot be achieved otherwise than by means of such an order, or
(b)can only be achieved in accordance with a procedure which—
(i)is liable to be unduly complex or protracted, or
(ii)involves the obtaining of consents which cannot be obtained, or can only be obtained with undue delay or difficulty.
(2) The extent of the Authority's powers to make such an order is not limited, in relation to any purposes for which they are exercisable, to the minimum necessary to achieve those purposes.
(3) The Authority may not make an order under Article 69 with a view to achieving the purpose referred to in paragraph (3)(c) of that Article unless they are satisfied that it is reasonable in all the circumstances to make it.
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