Temporary stopping up and restriction of use of streetsE+W+S
15.—(1) The undertaker, during and for the purposes of constructing the authorised development, may—
(a)temporarily, stop up, alter or divert any street, or any part of it, and
(b)for any reasonable time and subject to paragraph (3)—
(i)prevent all persons from passing along any street or part of a street; or
(ii)restrict or prohibit the use of any street, or of any part of it, by vehicles, or vehicles of any class, or by pedestrians, to such extent and subject to such conditions or exceptions as the undertaker may consider necessary.
(2) Without limitation on the scope of paragraph (1), the undertaker may use any street where the use has been prohibited or restricted under the powers conferred by this article, and which is within the Order limits, as a temporary working site.
(3) 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, or prohibition or restriction of the use of a street under this article if there would otherwise be no such access.
(4) The undertaker must not temporarily stop up, alter or divert any street without the consent of the street authority which may attach reasonable conditions to any consent.
(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.
Commencement Information
I1Art. 15 in force at 15.10.2020, see art. 1