22HighwaysE+W
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(1)Highway-related development is within section 14(1)(h) only if the development is—
(a)construction of a highway in a case within subsection (2),
(b)improvement of a highway in a case within subsection (3), or
(c)alteration of a highway in a case within subsection (4).
(2)Construction of a highway is within this subsection only if the highway will (when constructed) be wholly in England and—
(a)the Secretary of State will be the highway authority for the highway, or
(b)the highway is to be constructed for a purpose connected with a highway for which the Secretary of State is (or will be) the highway authority.
(3)Improvement of a highway is within this subsection only if—
(a)the highway is wholly in England,
(b)the Secretary of State is the highway authority for the highway, and
(c)the improvement is likely to have a significant effect on the environment.
(4)Alteration of a highway is within this subsection only if—
(a)the highway is wholly in England,
(b)the alteration is to be carried out by or on behalf of the Secretary of State, and
(c)the highway is to be altered for a purpose connected with a highway for which the Secretary of State is (or will be) the highway authority.