The Rampion Offshore Wind Farm Order 2014

Public rights of way E+W+S

15.—(1) No stage of the connection works shall commence until, for that stage, the undertaker has provided to the relevant highway authority for its approval a public rights of way diversion and closure scheme (which accords with the public rights of way strategy) which shall include—

(a) a programme for the temporary closure and re-opening of the public rights of way specified at Schedule 4 (public rights of way to be temporarily stopped up), save for the National Trail in the South Downs National Park, comprising—

(i) a plan for the sequencing of construction of the connection works;

(ii) any alternative routes during the temporary closure, including routes within the working width; and

(iii) the re-opening of the public rights of way upon the cessation of that part of the authorised development requiring the temporary closure of those rights of way;

(b) the specification for the new footpath forming part of Footpath 8T specified in Schedule 3 (footpath to be permanently stopped up).

(2) The authorised development shall thereafter be carried out in accordance with the approved scheme.

(3) Prior to the commencement of the connection works the undertaker shall provide to the relevant highways authority in consultation with the South Downs National Park Authority a rights of way and access land communication management plan, which shall include—

(a) proposals for informing the public of the start and duration of the connection works where public rights of way or the access land described in Schedule 6 (temporary suspension of public access to access land) are affected, including signage; and

(b) details of the proposed diversions and temporary closures to minimise impacts on public rights of way during construction of the connection works.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 1 para. 15 in force at 6.8.2014, see art. 1