The Street Works (Registers, Notices, Directions and Designations) (England) Regulations 2007

PART 2

Designation of streets as having special engineering difficulties or as being traffic-sensitive

7.  Before designating a street as having special engineering difficulties under section 63 or as being traffic-sensitive in accordance with regulation 16(1), the street authority shall give notice of their intention to make the designation to—

(a) every undertaker whom the authority know to be working in their area, or who has given notice under section 54 or section 55 of its intention to execute street works in their area;

(b) every local authority (other than the street authority) in whose area any street to which the proposed designation relates is situated;

(c) where the street is in Greater London, Transport for London;

(d) any Passenger Transport Executive or other transport authority in whose area the street is located;

(e) the Chief Officer of Police, the Chief Executive of the Fire and Rescue Authority and the Chief Executive of the National Health Service Ambulance Trust in whose respective areas the street is located; and

(f) any person who has made a written request to the street authority asking to be given notice of any such proposed designation.

8.  The notice shall specify—

(a) a period, being not less than one month from the date on which the notice is given, within which objections can be made; and

(b) in the case of a notice given for the purposes of regulation 16(1), which of the criteria set out in regulation 16(2) are met in relation to the street.

9.  If within the specified period no objection is received by the street authority, or if all objections have been withdrawn, that authority may make the designation.

10.  If within that period an objection is received by the street authority from any person to whom notice is required to be given under paragraph 7 or from any other person appearing to the street authority to be affected by the proposed designation and the objection is not withdrawn, the street authority shall before making the designation consider the objection and may make the designation with or without modifications or may decide not to make it.