Designation of streets as protected14

1

A street authority must not designate a street as protected under section 61 unless —

a

the street fulfils a specific strategic traffic need;

b

the street is subject to such high and constant traffic flows that designation as a traffic-sensitive street would not be sufficient to avoid serious disruption to traffic caused by street works; and

c

there exists a reasonable alternative for placing undertakers' apparatus which could lawfully be placed in the street.

2

The procedure for making or withdrawing such a designation is set out in the Schedule.

3

The information to be made available by the street authority in respect of each street for the time being designated by them as protected must include —

a

the date of designation;

b

particulars of the street in sufficient detail to enable it to be identified; and

c

particulars of all consents to the placing of apparatus in the street.