Subject to the provisions of this article, the undertaker may, in connection with the carrying out of the authorised development, stop up each of public rights of way specified in columns (1) and (2) of Part 2 of Schedule 6 (public rights of way to be stopped up) to the extent specified in column (3).

No public right of way may be stopped up under this article until a temporary alternative route for the passage of such traffic as could have used the public right of way has been provided and subsequently maintained by the undertaker until a permanent alternative has been provided and open to public use, which temporary alternative route must be provided to the reasonable satisfaction of the local highway authority, between the points specified in column (4) of Part 2 of schedule 6.

No later than 3 months from the completion of the authorised development, the undertaker must provide a permanent alternative route for any route stopped up under this article, which permanent alternative route must be provided between the points specified in column (4) of Part 2 of schedule 6 to the reasonable satisfaction of the local highway authority.