Public rights of way – diversion and stopping up
13.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this article, the undertaker may, in connection with the carrying out of the authorised development—
(a)stop up each of the public rights of way specified in columns (1) and (2) of Part 1 of Schedule 5 (public rights of way to be permanently stopped up) to the extent specified, by reference to the letters and numbers shown on the access and rights of way plan, in column (3) of that Part of that Schedule; and
(b)temporarily stop up each of the public rights of way specified in columns (1) and (2) of Part 2 of Schedule 5 (public rights of way to be temporarily stopped up) to the extent as may be from time to time agreed with the relevant highway authority.
(2) No public right of way specified in columns (1) and (2) of Part 1 of Schedule 5 may be wholly or partly stopped up under this article unless the permanent diversion routes specified in column (4) of that Part of that Schedule, or such temporary diversion routes as may from time to time be agreed by the relevant highway authority, have first been provided by the undertaker to the reasonable satisfaction of the relevant highway authority.
(3) The permanent diversion routes referred to in paragraph (2), or any temporary diversion route as may from time to time be agreed by the relevant highway authority, must be maintained by the undertaker with appropriate clear signage of the permanently or temporarily diverted route to the reasonable satisfaction of the relevant highway authority.
(4) Any temporary diversion route must be maintained by the undertaker until the completion and opening of the public rights of way within the Order limits specified in column (4) of Part 1 of Schedule 5.