The A47 Wansford to Sutton Development Consent Order 2023

Articles 13, 17, and 28

SCHEDULE 4 E+W+S PERMANENT STOPPING UP OF HIGHWAYS AND PRIVATE MEANS OF ACCESS & PROVISION OF NEW HIGHWAYS AND PRIVATE MEANS OF ACCESS

The provisions described in this Schedule are shown on the rights of way and access plans in the following manner—

(a) Existing highways are to be stopped up, as described in column (2) of Parts 1 and 2 of this Schedule, are shown by black diagonal hatching (as shown in the key on the rights of way and access plans) over the extent of the area to be stopped up, which is described in column (3) of Parts 1 and 2 of this Schedule and given a reference label in a square box (a capital A followed by a number).

(b) New highways which are to be substituted for a highway to be stopped up (or which are otherwise to be provided), as are included in column (4) of Part 2 of this Schedule, are shown by—

(i) red honeycomb-hatching (for motorways and trunk roads),

(ii) blue cross-hatching (for other classified roads and highways),

(iii) yellow continuous lines (for cycle tracks), and

(iv) a blue continuous line (for public footpaths),

(as shown in the key on the rights of way and access plans) and are given a reference label in a square (D for new highway to be substituted, SU for cycle tracks and FP for footpaths) followed by a number and will be a road unless the word ‘footpath’, ‘bridleway’, ‘footway’ or ‘cycle track’ appears beneath its reference letter in column (4) of Part 2 of this Schedule.

(c) Private means of access to be stopped up, as described in column (2) of Parts 3 and 4 of this Schedule, are shown by blue diagonal hatching (as shown in the key on the rights of way and access plans) over the extent of stopping up described in column (3) of Parts 3 and 4 of this Schedule, and are given a reference label in a square (a capital B followed by a number).

(d) New private means of access to be substituted for a private means of access to be stopped up (or which are otherwise to be provided), as are included in column (4) of Part 3 of this Schedule, are shown by purple hatching (as shown in the key on the rights of way and access plans) and are given a reference label in a square (a capital C followed by a number).

(e) Private means of access to be altered are included in column (2) of Part 5 of this Schedule, are shown by purple line hatching (as shown in the key on the rights of way and access plans) and are given a reference label in a square (a capital C followed by a number).

PART 1 E+W+S HIGHWAYS TO BE STOPPED UP FOR WHICH NO SUBSTITUTE IS TO BE PROVIDED

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 4 Pt. 1 in force at 10.3.2023, see art. 1

(1) Area	(2) Highway to be stopped up	(3) Extent of stopping up
The rights of way and access plans – sheet 3
Wansford	Reference A2 Part of the Unnamed Access Road to Picnic Site from Leicester Road and link to the pumping station	Reference A2 A length, from a point 103 metres north-west from the pumping station, south of its junction with stopped up A47 in a south-westerly and then southerly direction, a distance of 95 metres.
Wansford	Reference A9 Part of the width of Unnamed Access Road to Picnic Site from Leicester Road	Reference A9 A length, from its boundary with the A1 trunk road in a north-easterly direction, for a distance of 326 metres.
The rights of way and access plans – sheet 6
Sutton	Reference A6 Part of The Drift	Reference A6 From the junction of The Drift with the detrunked A47 in a south-easterly direction for a distance of 271 metres.
The rights of way and access plans – sheet 7
Sutton Parish	Reference A8 Part of Upton Road and part of the Nene Way roundabout	Reference A8 Part of the Nene Way roundabout and a length of Upton Road from its junction with the Nene Way roundabout in a north-easterly direction for a distance of 298 metres.

PART 2 E+W+S HIGHWAYS TO BE STOPPED UP FOR WHICH A SUBSTITUTE IS TO BE PROVIDED AND NEW HIGHWAYS WHICH ARE OTHERWISE TO BE PROVIDED

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 4 Pt. 2 in force at 10.3.2023, see art. 1

(1) Area	(2) Highway to be stopped up	(3) Extent of stopping up	(4) New highway to be substituted/provided
The rights of way and access plans – sheet 3
Wansford	Reference A1 Part of the A47 Leicester Road	Reference A1 A length from its junction with the Wansford eastern roundabout, in an easterly direction, to the new link to filling station and Sacrewell Farm, a distance of 504 metres.	References D1 and D2 Part of new link to filling station and Sacrewell Farm To be substituted by the following lengths of new highway: (15) Reference D1 from the Wansford eastern roundabout in a southerly and then easterly direction for a distance of 205 metres; and (16) Reference D2 from a point 205 metres south of the Wansford eastern roundabout in an easterly direction for a distance of 368 metres
The rights of way and access plans – sheet 4
Wansford	Reference A3 Wansford Footpath 4	Reference A3 From its junction with the existing A47 in a south-easterly direction for a distance of 27 metres.	Reference FP1 and FP2 To be substituted by a new footpath from point FP1, 27 metres south-east of the existing junction of Wansford Footpath 4 with the existing A47, in a westerly and then northerly direction for 83 metres to Point FP2 on the A47 Trunk Road.
Sutton	Reference A11 Part of Sutton Heath Road	Reference A11 From its junction with the existing A47 in a northerly direction for a distance of 28 metres.	Reference D3 and D5 To be substituted by the following lengths of new highway: (17) Reference D3 (sheet 5) from a point 75 metres south-east of the junction of Sutton Heath Road with Langley Bush Road in a south-westerly direction for a distance of 117 metres; and (18) Reference D5 (sheets 5 and 6) from Sutton Heath Roundabout for a distance of 537 metres in a northerly direction to the existing Sutton Heath Road
Wansford Sutton	Reference A5 Existing A47	Reference A5 A47 Leicester Road from a point 1,245 metres east of the Wansford eastern roundabout in an easterly and then south-easterly direction to its junction with The Drift (Sheet 6), a distance of 586 metres.	References D6 and D7 To be substituted by the following lengths of new highway: (19) Reference D6 (sheets 4 and 6) from a point 1245 metres east of the Wansford eastern roundabout in an easterly direction along the A47 Trunk road to Sutton Heath roundabout, a distance of 557 metres; and (20) Reference D7 (sheet 6) from a point on the Sutton Heath roundabout, 1,800 metres east of the Wansford eastern roundabout, in a southerly direction to the junction of the stopped up A47 with The Drift, a distance of 94 metres.
The rights of way and access plans – sheet 5
Sutton	Reference A4 Sutton Heath Road	Reference A4 From the junction of Sutton Heath Road with Langley Bush Road, in a southerly and then south-westerly direction for a distance of 172 metres.	References D4 and D3 To be substituted by the following lengths of new highway: (21) Reference D4 from the junction of Sutton Heath Road with Langley Bush Road in a south-easterly direction, for a distance of 101 metres; and (22) Reference D3 from a point 75 metres south-east of the junction of Sutton Heath Road with Langley Bush Road in a south-westerly direction for a distance of 117 metres.
The rights of way and access plans – sheet 7
Sutton	Reference A7 Part of the existing A47 and part of Nene Way roundabout and Peterborough Road	Reference A7 A length of the existing A47, from its junction with Peterborough Road in a westerly direction or a distance of 285 metres and a length of the existing Nene Way roundabout and a length of Peterborough Road from its junction with the Nene Way roundabout in a southerly direction for a distance of 52 metres.	Reference D8 (sheets 6 and 7) To be substituted by a new highway Reference D8 from the junction of the Existing A47 with Nene Way in a westerly direction for a distance of 695 metres.

PART 3 E+W+S 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

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 4 Pt. 3 in force at 10.3.2023, see art. 1

(1) Area	(2) Private means of access to be stopped	(3) Extent of stopping up	(4) New private means of access to be substituted or provided
The rights of way and access plans – sheet 1
Thornaugh	Reference B1 Access to the A1 Houses from the A1 trunk road southbound	Reference B1 The whole of the private access from the northern boundary of Thornhaugh Bridleway 8 (Windgate Way) in a northerly direction for a distance of 72 metres.	Reference C1 New private access road to the A1 Houses from the junction of the A1 trunk road with the access to Abbott’s Cottages and Sacrewell Lodge in an easterly direction for a distance of 37 metres, and then a southerly direction for a distance of 260 metres to the northern boundary of Thornhaugh Bridleway 8 (Windgate Way).
The rights of way and access plans – sheet 3
Wansford	Reference B3 Access to Sacrewell Farm from the unnamed access road to picnic site from Leicester Road.	Reference B3 The whole of the private access track from its junction with the stopped up A47 in a northerly direction for 232 metres to where the access road diverges, and including the north-westerly diverge towards Sacrewell Farm for a distance of 35 metres and the north-easterly diverge for a distance of 9 metres.	Reference C2 A new private means of access to Sacrewell Farm from the new link to filling station and Sacrewell Farm in a northerly direction passing through the Sacrewell Farm underbridge and continuing in a northerly and then easterly direction to tie in with the existing private access road which leads to the east of Sacrewell Farm, a distance of 404 metres.
Wansford	Reference B4 Access to field to the north of the existing link to the A47.	Reference B4 Private access along the existing link from the existing A47, 280 metres south west of the Wansford eastern roundabout	Reference C8 New private access from the new link to the petrol station to the existing road to be stopped up to the west of the pumping station. This access will be used for the maintenance of existing utilities along that existing road and also, for maintenance of the proposed ecological mitigation area to the west to the petrol station road.
Wansford	Reference A2 Part of the Unnamed Access Road to Picnic Site from Leicester Road and link to the pumping station	Reference A2 A length, from a point 103 metres north-west from the pumping station, south of its junction with stopped up A47 in a south westerly and then southerly direction, a distance of 95 metres.	Reference C9 New private access from the new link to the petrol station to the existing road to be stopped up. This access will be used for the maintenance of existing utilities along that existing road to the east of the pumping station.
Wansford	None	None	Reference C10 New private access from the new link to the petrol station to the proposed A47 west bound verge. This access will be used for maintenance of the proposed traffic monitoring equipment in the mainline verge.
The rights of way and access plans – sheet 4
Sutton	Reference B6 Access to Old Station House on the Western Side of Sutton Heath Road 51 metres north of the junction of Sutton Heath Road with the existing A47.	Reference B6 The whole of the private access from a point 51 metres north of the junction of Sutton Heath Road with the existing A47 in a northerly direction for a distance of 1 metre.	Reference C3 A part new and part improved private means of access to Old Station House from a point 51 metres north of the junction of Sutton Heath Road with the existing A47 in a northerly direction, for a distance of 7 metres.
The rights of way and access plans – sheet 6
Sutton	None	None	Reference C4 A new private means of access on the western side of the new link to Sutton Heath Road from a point 320 metres south of the junction of Sutton Heath Road and Langley Bush Road (sheet 5) for a distance of 8.5 metres.
Sutton	None	None	Reference C5 A new private means of access on the eastern side of the new link to Sutton Heath Road from a point 323 metres south of the junction of Sutton Heath Road and Langley Bush Road (sheet 5) for a distance of 8.5 metres.
Sutton	None	None	Reference C7 A new private means of access to Deep Springs along the line of the stopped up A47 from a point 60 metres south of the Sutton Heath roundabout in a westerly direction for a distance of 266 metres.
The rights of way and access plans – sheet 7
Sutton	Reference B7 Field access on the western side of Upton Road	Reference B7 The whole of the private access from a point 312 metres north east of the Nene Way roundabout in a north-easterly direction for a distance of 5 metres.	Reference C6 A new private means of access on the western side Upton Road at the north-western end of the new turning head on Upton Road from a point 317 metres north east of the Nene Way roundabout in a north-easterly direction for a distance of 9 metres.

PART 4 E+W+S PRIVATE MEANS OF ACCESS TO BE STOPPED UP FOR WHICH NO SUBSTITUTE IS TO BE PROVIDED

Commencement Information

I4 Sch. 4 Pt. 4 in force at 10.3.2023, see art. 1

(1) Area	(2) Private means of access to be stopped up	(3) Extent of stopping up
The rights of way and access plans – sheet 2
Wansford	Reference B2 Access to Sacrewell Farm from the A1, 472 metres south of Thornhaugh Bridleway 8 (Windgate Way).	Reference B2 Part of the private access from a point 14 metres south of Thornhaugh Bridleway 8 (Windgate Way) in an easterly direction for a distance of 39 metres.
The rights of way and access plans – sheet 4
Wansford Parish	Reference B5 Private access road from existing A47 64 metres north of the river Nene.	Reference B5 A point extending 7 metres south from the existing A47.
Sutton Parish	Reference B8 Access along the Eastbound carriageway of the existing A47, 65 metres west of the existing bridge over the abandoned railway.	Reference B8 A point extending for 34 metres heading north east from the existing eastbound A47 carriageway.

PART 5 E+W+S ALTERATIONS TO PRIVATE MEANS OF ACCESS

Commencement Information

I5 Sch. 4 Pt. 5 in force at 10.3.2023, see art. 1

(1) Parish(es)	(2) Private means of access to be altered
The rights of way and access plans – sheet 3
Wansford	Reference C2A Modified southern access to Sacrewell Farm from a point 2 metres north-west of the diverge in the current access road in a north westerly and then westerly direction, a distance of 30 metres.