Cases where powers of acquisition limited to ground anchor rights
27.—(1) This article applies to the land numbered 26012, 26013, 26014, 26015 and 26016 in the City of Oxford shown on the deposited plans.
(2) The Company’s powers of compulsory acquisition under article 22 (power to acquire land) as respects the land referred to in paragraph (1) are limited to the acquisition of ground anchor rights in the subsoil of the land and the imposition of restrictive or other covenants under paragraph (5).
(3) Where the Company acquires ground anchor rights in the subsoil of land to which this article applies or imposes a covenant under paragraph (5) affecting the land, it is not required to acquire a greater interest in the land or any other interest in any part of it.
(4) In this article “ground anchor rights” means—
(a)rights to insert ground anchors or soil nails into the subsoil, or to carry out other subsoil works, for the purposes of strengthening and stabilising Wolvercot Tunnel; and
(b)rights to maintain the ground anchors, soil nails or other subsoil works referred to in sub-paragraph (a).
(5) In addition to acquiring ground anchor rights in the land referred to in paragraph (1), the Company may impose such restrictive or other covenants affecting the land as may be required for the purposes of maintaining or protecting the ground anchors, soil nails or other subsoil works referred to in paragraph (4)(a).
(6) References in this article to the subsoil of land are references to the subsoil lying more than 3 metres beneath the level of the surface of the land; and for this purpose “the level of the surface of the land” means—
(a)in the case of any land on which a building is erected, the level of the surface of the ground adjoining the building; or
(b)in any other case, ground surface level.