70.—(1) The undertaker shall not submit the construction traffic management plan to the relevant planning authorities in accordance with requirement 11 of Schedule 2 (construction traffic management plan) without having first obtained the written approval of Network Rail in accordance with subparagraph (2).E+W+S
(2) The undertaker shall provide Network Rail with a draft of the construction traffic management plan for approval and Network Rail shall within a period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the draft construction traffic management plan is received by Network Rail serve written notice on the undertaker confirming that:
(a)the draft construction traffic management plan is approved; or
(b)the draft construction traffic management plan is approved subject to reasonable amendments as required by Network Rail; or
(c)the draft construction traffic management plan is not approved and the reason for the non-approval; or
(d)that further information is required in order for Network Rail to make its determination (in which case this paragraph 70(2) shall apply to such further information from the date of its receipt by Network Rail).
(3) In the event that Network Rail fails to serve written notice in accordance with paragraph 70(2) within 28 days of receipt Network Rail shall be deemed to have served a notice pursuant to paragraph 70(2)(a).
(4) The undertaker must include any amendments which are required by Network Rail and notified to the undertaker by Network Rail in the notice given pursuant to paragraph 70(2)(b) in the draft construction traffic management plan it submits to the relevant planning authorities in accordance with requirement 11 of Schedule 2 (construction traffic management plan) and the undertaker shall not submit any such written details to the relevant planning authorities which have not been approved by Network Rail in accordance with paragraphs 70(2) or (3).
(5) In deciding whether to approve the draft construction traffic management plan or request any amendments Network Rail shall take into account any funding received from any other third party in respect of upgrade works to the Green Lane level crossing (even if such upgrade works have not yet been completed by Network Rail) and any approval must not be conditional on the undertaker contributing funding towards a full barrier at Green Lane level crossing.
(6) Each notice and all other information required to be sent to Network Rail under the terms of this paragraph 70 shall:
(a)be sent to the Company Secretary and General Counsel at Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, 1 Eversholt Street, London, NW1 2DN via Royal Mail plc's special delivery service (or if this service is no longer being provided an appropriate recorded delivery postal service) and marked for the attention of the London North Western Route Level Crossing Manager; and
(b)contain a clear statement on its front page that Network Rail must respond within 28 days of receipt.