Temporary stopping up of streets and public rights of wayE+W+S
13.—(1) The undertaker may, during and for the purposes of carrying out and maintaining the authorised development, temporarily stop up, alter or divert any street or public right of way and may for any reasonable time—
(a)divert the traffic or a class of traffic from the street or public right of way; and
(b)subject to paragraph (2), prevent all persons from passing along the street or public right of way.
(2) The undertaker must provide reasonable access for pedestrians going to or from premises abutting a street or public right of way affected by the temporary stopping up, alteration or diversion of a street or public right of way 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 column (2) of Schedule 7 (streets to be temporarily stopped up) to the extent specified in column (3) of that Schedule.
(4) The undertaker may not temporarily stop up, alter or divert—
(a)any street or public right of way specified in paragraph (3) without first consulting the highway authority; and
(b)any other street or public right of way without the consent of the highway authority and the highway authority may attach reasonable conditions to any such 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 (determination of questions of disputed compensation).
(6) Without prejudice to the scope of paragraph (1), the undertaker may use any street or public right of way which has been temporarily stopped up under the powers conferred by this article and within the Order limits as a temporary working site.
Commencement Information
I1Art. 13 in force at 2.12.2021, see art. 1