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The Midland Metro (Birmingham City Centre Extension, etc.) (Land Acquisition and Variation) Order 2016

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Power to construct and maintain works

6.—(1) The Executive may construct and maintain the street tramway authorised as part of Work No. 2 by the 2005 Order on a revised alignment within Paradise Circus Queensway as widened as part of the Paradise Circus development, 23 metres north of the centre line shown on the works plan referred to in that Order.

(2) Subject to article 7 (power to deviate, etc.), the authorised tramway may only be constructed in the lines or situations shown on the works plans and in accordance with the levels shown on the deposited section.

(3) Subject to paragraph (6), the Executive may carry out and maintain such of the following works as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of, or for purposes ancillary to, the construction of the authorised tramway namely—

(a)works required for, or in connection with, the control of any vehicular and pedestrian traffic on the authorised tramway;

(b)works for the strengthening, alteration or demolition of any building or structure;

(c)works to install, or alter the position of, any apparatus or street furniture, including mains, sewers, drains, cables and lights;

(d)works to construct and maintain retaining walls;

(e)landscaping, environmental and other works to mitigate any adverse effects of the construction, maintenance or operation of the authorised works; and

(f)works for the benefit or protection of premises affected by the authorised works.

(4) Subject to paragraph (6), the Executive may carry out such other works (of whatever nature) as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of, or for purposes ancillary to, the construction of the authorised tramway.

(5) Where the Executive lays down conduits for the accommodation of cables or other apparatus for the purposes of the authorised works or associated traffic control, it may provide in, or in connection with, such conduits, accommodation for the apparatus of any other person, and manholes and other facilities for access to such accommodation, and may permit the use of such conduits and facilities on such terms and conditions as may be agreed between it and such other person.

(6) Paragraphs (3) and (4) only authorise the carrying out or maintenance of works—

(a)within the limits of deviation; or

(b)on land specified in column (1) of Part 1 or 2 of Schedule 1 (acquisition of land) for the purpose specified in relation to that land in column (2) of Part 1 or 2 of that Schedule.

(7) The Executive may remove any works constructed by it under this Order which have been constructed as temporary works or which it no longer requires.

(8) In constructing and maintaining the works authorised by the 2005 Order the Executive may carry out works to widen the highway within the numbered plots 02 and 03 shown on the land plan.

(9) In this article the Paradise Circus development means a development in accordance with the planning permission.

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