The A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Development Consent Order 2022

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 PRELIMINARY

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Disapplication of legislative provisions

3. PART 2 PRINCIPAL POWERS

   1. 4. Development consent etc. granted by the Order

   2. 5. Maintenance of authorised development

   3. 6. Application of the 1990 Act

   4. 7. Planning permission

   5. 8. Limits of deviation

   6. 9. Benefit of Order

   7. 10. Consent to transfer benefit of Order

4. PART 3 STREETS

   1. 11. Application of the 1991 Act

   2. 12. Construction and maintenance of new, altered or diverted streets and other structures

   3. 13. Classification of roads, etc.

   4. 14. Power to alter layout etc. of streets

   5. 15. Street works

   6. 16. Temporary alteration, diversion, prohibition and restriction of the use of streets

   7. 17. Permanent stopping up and restriction of use of streets and private means of access

   8. 18. Access to works

   9. 19. Clearways, prohibitions and restrictions

5. PART 4 SUPPLEMENTAL POWERS

   1. 20. Discharge of water

   2. 21. Protective work to buildings

   3. 22. Authority to survey and investigate the land

   4. 23. Maintenance of drainage works

6. PART 5 POWERS OF ACQUISITION AND POSSESSION OF LAND

   1. 24. Compulsory acquisition of land

   2. 25. Compulsory acquisition of land – incorporation of the mineral code

   3. 26. Time limit for exercise of authority to acquire land compulsorily

   4. 27. Compulsory acquisition of rights and imposition of restrictive covenants

   5. 28. Public rights of way

   6. 29. Private rights over land

   7. 30. Power to override easements and other rights

   8. 31. Disregard of certain interests and improvements

   9. 32. Set-off for enhancement in value of retained land

   10. 33. Modification of Part 1 of the 1965 Act

   11. 34. Application of the 1981 Act

   12. 35. Acquisition of subsoil or airspace only

   13. 36. Rights under or over streets

   14. 37. Temporary use of land for carrying out the authorised development

   15. 38. Temporary use of land for maintaining the authorised development

   16. 39. Statutory undertakers

   17. 40. Apparatus and rights of statutory undertakers in stopped up streets

   18. 41. Recovery of costs of new connections

7. PART 6 OPERATIONS

   1. 42. Felling or lopping of trees and removal of hedgerows

   2. 43. Trees subject to tree preservation orders

8. PART 7 MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL

   1. 44. Application of landlord and tenant law

   2. 45. Operational land for purposes of the 1990 Act

   3. 46. Defence to proceedings in respect of statutory nuisance

   4. 47. Protective provisions

   5. 48. Certification of documents, etc.

   6. 49. Service of notices

   7. 50. Arbitration

   8. 51. Traffic regulation

   9. 52. Removal of human remains

   10. 53. Crown rights

   11. 54. Works in the River Great Ouse

   12. 55. The Cadent Diversion Works

   13. 56. Use of private roads for construction

9. Signature

10. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

       1. PART 1 AUTHORISED DEVELOPMENT

          1. In the administrative area of Bedford Borough Council

          2. In the administrative areas of Bedford Borough Council and Central Bedfordshire Council

          3. In the administrative area of Central Bedfordshire Council

          4. In the administrative area of Central Bedfordshire Council and Bedford Borough Council

          5. In the administrative area of Bedford Borough Council

          6. In the administrative area of Huntingdonshire District Council

          7. In the administrative areas of Huntingdonshire District Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council

          8. In the administrative area of South Cambridgeshire District Council

       2. PART 2 ANCILLARY WORKS

          1. 1. Works within the Order limits which have been subject to...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       REQUIREMENTS

       1. PART 1 REQUIREMENTS

          1. 1. Interpretation

          2. 2. Time limits

          3. 3. Second Iteration EMP

          4. 4. Third Iteration EMP

          5. 5. Details of consultation

          6. 6. Landscaping

          7. 7. Fencing

          8. 8. Contaminated land and groundwater

          9. 9. Archaeology

          10. 10. Protected species

          11. 11. Traffic management

          12. 12. Detailed design

          13. 13. Surface and foul water drainage

          14. 14. Flood compensatory storage

          15. 15. Safeguarding of milestones

          16. 16. Brook Cottages

          17. 17. Highway Lighting

          18. 18. Noise Mitigation

          19. 19. Construction hours

          20. 20. Pre-commencement works

          21. 21. Flood risk assessment

          22. 22. Construction phase local traffic monitoring

          23. 23. Operation phase local traffic monitoring

          24. 24. Biodiversity net gain assessment and offsetting scheme

          25. 25. Approvals and amendments to approved details

       2. PART 2 PROCEDURE FOR DISCHARGE OF REQUIREMENTS

          1. 26. Applications made under requirements

          2. 27. Further information

          3. 28. Register of requirements

          4. 29. Anticipatory steps towards compliance with any requirement

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       CLASSIFICATION OF ROADS, ETC.

       1. PART 1 TRUNK ROADS

       2. PART 2 CLASSIFIED ROADS

       3. PART 3 UNCLASSIFIED ROADS

       4. PART 4 SPEED LIMITS

       5. PART 5 TRAFFIC REGULATION MEASURES (CLEARWAYS AND PROHIBITIONS)

       6. PART 6 REVOCATIONS & VARIATIONS OF EXISTING TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDERS

       7. PART 7 FOOTPATHS, CYCLE TRACKS, FOOTWAYS, BRIDLEPATHS AND BRIDLEWAYS

       8. PART 8 ROADS TO BE DE-TRUNKED

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       PERMANENT STOPPING UP OF HIGHWAYS AND PRIVATE MEANS OF ACCESS AND PROVISION OF NEW HIGHWAYS AND PRIVATE MEANS OF ACCESS

       1. PART 1 HIGHWAYS TO BE STOPPED UP FOR WHICH NO SUBSTITUTE IS TO BE PROVIDED

       2. PART 2 HIGHWAYS TO BE STOPPED UP FOR WHICH A SUBSTITUTE IS TO BE PROVIDED AND NEW HIGHWAYS WHICH ARE OTHERWISE TO BE PROVIDED

       3. PART 3 PRIVATE MEANS OF ACCESS TO BE STOPPED UP FOR WHICH A SUBSTITUTE IS TO BE PROVIDED AND NEW PRIVATE MEANS OF ACCESS WHICH ARE OTHERWISE TO BE PROVIDED

       4. PART 4 PRIVATE MEANS OF ACCESS TO BE STOPPED UP FOR WHICH NO SUBSTITUTE IS TO BE PROVIDED

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       LAND IN WHICH ONLY NEW RIGHTS AND RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS ETC. MAY BE ACQUIRED

    6. SCHEDULE 6

       MODIFICATION OF COMPENSATION AND COMPULSORY PURCHASE ENACTMENTS FOR CREATION OF NEW RIGHTS

       1. 1. Compensation enactments

       2. 2. (1) Without limitation on the scope of paragraph 1, the...

       3. 3. (1) Without limitation on the scope of paragraph 1, the...

       4. 4. Application of Part 1 of the 1965 Act

       5. 5. (1) The modifications referred to in paragraph 4(a) are as...

    7. SCHEDULE 7

       LAND OF WHICH TEMPORARY POSSESSION MAY BE TAKEN

    8. SCHEDULE 8

       HEDGEROWS AND TREES

       1. PART 1 REMOVAL OF HEDGEROWS

       2. PART 2 TREES SUBJECT TO TREE PRESERVATION ORDERS

    9. SCHEDULE 9

       PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS

       1. PART 1 FOR THE PROTECTION OF ELECTRICITY, GAS, WATER AND SEWAGE UNDERTAKERS

          1. 1. For the protection of the utility undertakers referred to in...

          2. 2. In this Part of this Schedule— “alternative apparatus” means alternative...

          3. 3. On street apparatus

          4. 4. Apparatus in stopped up streets

          5. 5. Protective works to buildings

          6. 6. Acquisition of land

          7. 7. Removal of apparatus

          8. 8. Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus

          9. 9. Retained apparatus

          10. 10. Expenses and costs

          11. 11. (1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), if by reason...

          12. 12. Cooperation

          13. 13. Nothing in this Part of this Schedule affects the provisions...

       2. PART 2 FOR THE PROTECTION OF OPERATORS OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS CODE NETWORKS

          1. 14. For the protection of any operator, the following provisions have...

          2. 15. In this Part of this Schedule— “the 2003 Act” means...

          3. 16. The exercise of the powers conferred by article 39 (statutory...

          4. 17. (1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) to (4), if as the...

       3. PART 3 FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY AND DRAINAGE AUTHORITIES

          1. 18. Application

          2. 19. Interpretation

          3. 20. Construction of specified works

          4. 21. Without limitation on the scope of paragraph 20, but subject...

          5. 22. (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), any specified work, and all...

          6. 23. (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (6), the undertaker must from the...

          7. 24. Subject to paragraph 27, if by reason of the construction...

          8. 25. If by reason of construction of a specified work the...

          9. 26. Works on the adopted highway

          10. 27. Expenses

          11. 28. (1) Without prejudice to the other provisions of this Part...

          12. 29. Arbitration

       4. PART 4 FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATIONAL GRID AS ELECTRICITY AND GAS UNDERTAKER

          1. 30. Application

          2. 31. Interpretation

          3. 32. Except for paragraphs 33 (apparatus of National Grid in stopped...

          4. 33. Apparatus of National Grid in stopped up streets

          5. 34. Protective works to buildings

          6. 35. Acquisition of land

          7. 36. Removal of apparatus

          8. 37. Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus

          9. 38. Retained apparatus: protection of electricity undertaker

          10. 39. Retained apparatus: protection of gas undertaker

          11. 40. Expenses

          12. 41. Indemnity

          13. 42. Enactments and agreements

          14. 43. Co-operation

          15. 44. Access

          16. 45. Arbitration

          17. 46. Notices

       5. PART 5 PROTECTION FOR NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

          1. 47. The following provisions of this Part of this Schedule have...

          2. 48. In this Part of the Schedule— “construction” includes execution, placing,...

          3. 49. (1) Where under this Part of this Schedule Network Rail...

          4. 50. (1) The undertaker must not exercise the powers conferred by...

          5. 51. (1) The undertaker must before commencing construction of any specified...

          6. 52. (1) Any specified work and any protective works to be...

          7. 53. The undertaker must— (a) at all times afford reasonable facilities...

          8. 54. Network Rail must at all times afford reasonable facilities to...

          9. 55. (1) If any permanent or temporary alterations or additions to...

          10. 56. The undertaker must repay to Network Rail all reasonable fees,...

          11. 57. (1) In this paragraph— “EMI” means, subject to sub-paragraph (2),...

          12. 58. If at any time after the completion of a specified...

          13. 59. The undertaker must not provide any illumination or illuminated sign...

          14. 60. Any additional expenses which Network Rail may reasonably incur in...

          15. 61. (1) The undertaker must pay to Network Rail all reasonable...

          16. 62. Network Rail must, on receipt of a request from the...

          17. 63. In the assessment of any sums payable to Network Rail...

          18. 64. The undertaker and Network Rail may, subject in the case...

          19. 65. Nothing in this Order, or in any enactment incorporated with...

          20. 66. The undertaker must give written notice to Network Rail if...

          21. 67. The undertaker must no later than 28 days from the...

       6. PART 6 FOR THE PROTECTION OF EXOLUM PIPELINE SYSTEM LTD

          1. 68. Application

          2. 69. Interpretation

          3. 70. Acquisition of apparatus

          4. 71. Removal of apparatus and rights for alternative apparatus

          5. 72. Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus

          6. 73. Retained apparatus: protection

          7. 74. Cathodic protection testing

          8. 75. Expenses

          9. 76. Damage to property and other losses

          10. 77. Co-operation and reasonableness

          11. 78. Miscellaneous

          12. 79. Emergency Circumstances

       7. PART 7 FOR THE PROTECTION OF ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES LIMITED

          1. 80. Application

          2. 81. Interpretation

          3. 82. On street apparatus

          4. 83. Apparatus in stopped up streets

          5. 84. Protective works to buildings

          6. 85. Acquisition of land

          7. 86. Removal of apparatus

          8. 87. Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus

          9. 88. Retained apparatus

          10. 89. Expenses and costs

          11. 90. (1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), if by reason...

          12. 91. Cooperation

          13. 92. Where the undertaker identifies any apparatus which may belong to...

          14. 93. Nothing in this Part of this Schedule affects the provisions...

          15. 94. Any time period in which an action must be taken...

       8. PART 8 FOR THE PROTECTION OF CADENT GAS LIMITED

          1. 95. Application

          2. 96. Interpretation

          3. 97. On Street apparatus

          4. 98. Apparatus of Cadent in stopped up streets

          5. 99. Protective works to buildings

          6. 100. Acquisition of land

          7. 101. Removal of apparatus

          8. 102. Facilities and rights for alternative apparatus

          9. 103. Retained apparatus: protection of Cadent

          10. 104. Expenses

          11. 105. Indemnity

          12. 106. Enactments and agreements

          13. 107. Co-operation

          14. 108. Access

          15. 109. Arbitration

          16. 110. Notices

    10. SCHEDULE 10

        DOCUMENTS TO BE CERTIFIED

11. Explanatory Note