Severn Bridges Act 1992

Stopping up of highways

1 (1) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, the Secretary of State may, in connection with the construction of the works authorised by this Act, stop up—

(a) each of the highways or parts of highways specified, by reference to the letters and numbers shown on the deposited plans, in columns (1) and (2) of the following table, and

(b) any other bridleways or footpaths within the limits of deviation for the scheduled works.

(2) On his doing so, all rights of way over or along the highway or part so stopped up shall be extinguished.

(3) An existing highway or part of a highway specified in columns (1) and (2) of Part II of the following table shall not be stopped up under this paragraph until the Secretary of State is satisfied that the new highway to be substituted for it, which is specified in relation to it by reference to the letters shown on the deposited plans or by reference to scheduled works in column (3) of that Part of the table, has been completed and is open for public use.

Table

Part I

Highways to be Stopped Up

(1)	(2)
Area	Length of highway to be stopped up
County of Gwent
Borough of Monmouth
Community of Caldicot	Footpath FP5 from B2 to B5
County of Avon
District of Northavon
Parish of Olveston	Bridleway BW11 from K1 to K2
	Footpath FP9 from L1 to L2
	Footpath FP12 from M1 to M2
	Awkley Lane from P1 to P2
Parish of Pilning and Severn Beach	Footpath FP46 from N1 to N2
Parish of Almondsbury	Vimpennys Lane from A1 to A2

Part II

Highways to be Stopped Up and New Highways Substituted for Them

(1)	(2)	(3)
Area	Length of highway to be stopped up	New highway to be substituted for it
County of Gwent
Borough of Monmouth
Community of Magor with Undy	Track CRF30 from A1 to A2	Track from A1 to A3
Communities of Magor with Undy and Rogiet	M4 eastbound carriageway from B1 to B2	Work No. 2A
	M4 westbound carriageway from C1 to C2	Work No. 2B
Community of Rogiet	Station Road and Track CRF16 from A1 to A2	Work No. 7
	Track CRF15 from B1 to B2	Works Nos. 7 and 7A
Community of Caldicot	Footpath FP19 from A1 to A2	Work No. 8
	Footpath FP6 from B1 to B2 and footpath FP3 from B2 to B3	Footpath from B1 to B4
	Footpath FP2 from B3 to B6	Work No. 9
Communities of Mathern and Portskewett	A48 from A1 to A2	Work No. 9A
	B4245 from B1 to B2 to B3 and R140 from B2 to B4	Works Nos. 9A, 9B and 9C
Community of Portskewett	R139 from C1 to C2	Works Nos. 9E, 9F and 9G
County of Avon
District of Northavon
Parish of Pilning and Severn Beach	B4064 New Passage Road/Redwick Road from A1 to A2	Works Nos. 11 and 18
	Footpath FP9 from B3 to B4	Work No. 11
	Footpath FP10 from B1 to B2	Footpath from B1 to B3 and Work No. 11
	Footpath FP13 from C1 to C2 and from C3 to C4	Footpath from C1 to C5 to C6 to C7 to C8, Work No. 12 and footpath from C9 to C4
	A403 Severn Road from D1 to D2	Work No. 12
Parishes of Pilning and Severn Beach and Olveston	B4055 Northwick Road from E1 to E2	Works Nos. 13 and 13A
	Redham Lane from F1 to F2	Works Nos. 13 and 13A
Parish of Olveston	Footpath FP10 from A1 to A2	Footpath from A1 to A3 and Work No. 14.
	Bridleway BW8 from B1 to B2	Work No. 14
	Holm Lane from C1 to C2	Work No. 15
	Footpath FP19 from D1 to D2 and footpath FP20 from D1 to D3	Footpath from D2 to D3
	Greenditch Street from E1 to E2	Works Nos. 16 and 16A
	Awkley Lane from F1 to F2	Works Nos. 16 and 16A
	Footpath FP21 from G1 to G2	Footpath from G1 to G3 to G4 and Works Nos. 16 and 16A
	Footpath FP28 from O1 to O2 and footpath FP62 from O2 to O3	Footpath from O1 to O3
	Bridleway (unnumbered) from R1 to R2	Bridleway from R1 to R3
	Hardy Lane from H1 to H2	Work No. 17
	M4 westbound carriageway from J1 to J2	Work No. 4C
Parish of Pilning and Severn Beach	Shaft Road from G1 to G2	Works Nos. 18 and 18A
	Green Lane from H1 to H2	Works Nos. 11 and 18
	Footpath FP15 from V1 to V2	Works Nos. 11 and 18
	Footpath FP28 from J1 to J2	Footpath from J1 to J3 to J4
	Church Road from K1 to K2	Footpath from K1 to K3 and Work No. 19
	A403 Severn Road from L1 to L2	Work No. 20
	Footpath FP49 from M1 to M2	Footpath from M1 to M3, Work No. 20 and footpath from M4 to M2
	Footpath FP48 from P1 to P2	Footpath from N1 to P1
	Footpath FP58 from Q1 to Q2	Work No. 21
Parishes of Pilning and Severn Beach and Almondsbury	Footpath FP61 from R1 to R2 to R3 to R4 to R5, footpath FP60 from R3 to R6 and footpath FP62 from R2 to R7	Footpath from R1 to R7 to R8 to R9 and Works Nos. 22 and 22A
	Farm Lane from S1 to S2	Works Nos. 22 and 22A
Parish of Almondsbury and City of Bristol	Bridleway BW101 Minor’s Lane from B1 to B2	Works Nos. 23A, 23 and 23B
City of Bristol	Severn Road Hallen from A1 to A2	Work No. 23
	Footpath FP556 from B1 to B2	Footpath from B2 to B3
	Footpath FP555 from C1 to C2	Footpath from C1 to C3, Work No. 23 and footpath from B3 to B2 to C4
	Footpath FP553 from D1 to D2	Footpath from D1 to C1 to C3, Work No. 23, footpath from B3 to B2 to C4, footpath FP555 and footpath from C2 to D2
	Moorhouse Lane from E1 to E2	Work No. 24
	Footpath FP4 from F1 to F2	Footpath from F2 to F3
	Lawrence Weston Road from G1 to G2	Footpath and cycle track from G1 to G3 and Work No. 25
	Kings Weston Lane from H1 to H2	Work No. 26
	M5 southbound off slip road of Lawrence Weston interchange from J1 to J2	Works Nos. 6, 6A and 6D
	M5 northbound on slip road of Lawrence Weston interchange from K1 to K2	Works Nos. 6C and 6E

(4) No part of a highway shall be stopped up under this paragraph unless the condition specified in sub-paragraph (5) below is satisfied in relation to all land abutting on any side of that part of the highway.

(5) The condition referred to in sub-paragraph (4) above is that—

(a) the Secretary of State is in possession of the land, or

(b) there is no right of access to the land from the part of the highway concerned, or

(c) the Secretary of State is satisfied that there is reasonably convenient access to the land otherwise than from the part of the highway concerned, or

(d) the owners and occupiers of the land have agreed to the stopping up.

(6) A person who suffers loss by the extinguishment of a private right under this paragraph shall be entitled to compensation to be determined, in case of dispute, under and in accordance with Part I of the [1961 c. 33.] Land Compensation Act 1961.