The Clocaenog Forest Wind Farm Order 2014

Temporary stopping up of streets

14.—(1) The undertaker, during and for the purposes of carrying out the authorised project, 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 undertaker must provide reasonable access for pedestrians going to or from premises abutting a street affected by the temporary stopping up, alteration or diversion of a street under this article if there would otherwise be no such access.

(3) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), the undertaker may temporarily stop up, alter or divert the streets specified in columns (1) and (2) of Schedule 4 (streets to be temporarily stopped up) to the extent specified, by reference to the letters and numbers shown on the access plan, in column (3) of that Schedule.

(4) The undertaker may not temporarily stop up, alter or divert—

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

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

(5) 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.

(6) If a street authority fails to notify the undertaker of its decision within 28 days of receiving an application for consent under paragraph (4)(b) that street authority will be deemed to have granted consent.

(7) This article does not relieve the undertaker from any obligation to obtain an order under the 1984 Act.