The London Underground (Bank Station Capacity Upgrade) Order 2015

Power to alter layout, etc., of streets

9.—(1) The Company may for the purposes of the construction of the authorised works alter the layout of any street within the Order limits and the layout of any street abutting the Order limits or which has a junction with such a street and without limitation on the scope of this power the Company may—

(a) increase the width of the carriageway of the street by reducing the width of any kerb, footway, cycle track or verge within the street;

(b) alter the level or increase the width of any such kerb, footway, cycle track or verge;

(c) reduce the width of the carriageway of the street; and

(d) carry out works for the provision, removal, suspension or alteration of parking places, loading bays, bus lanes, bus stop clearways and bus laybys.

(2) The powers conferred by paragraph (1) in relation to any street abutting the Order limits or which has a junction with such a street must not be exercised without the consent of the street authority, but such consent must not be unreasonably withheld although it may be given subject to reasonable conditions including in relation to paragraph (3)(b) conditions to preserve the integrity of the City of London Corporation’s Traffic and Environmental Zone.

(3) Without limitation on the scope of the powers conferred under this article, the Company may—

(a) temporarily remove or relocate bollards, gates or any other obstruction preventing the passage of vehicular traffic along and over Sherborne Lane delineated on the land plan and shown numbered 91;

(b) temporarily remove or relocate bollards, gates or any other obstruction preventing the passage of vehicular traffic along and over the designated land; and

(c) provide a controlled pedestrian crossing in Cannon Street within the Order limits.

(4) In this article—

(a) “the designated land” means—

(i) the unnamed street off Laurence Pountney Lane delineated on the land plan and shown numbered 128 and 129; and

(ii) land at the junction of Upper Thames Street with Suffolk Lane delineated on the land plan and shown numbered 186 and 187; and

(b) “the City of London Corporation’s Traffic and Environmental Zone” means the security and surveillance cordon implemented by the City of London and Tower Hamlets (Prescribed Routes) Traffic Order 1994(1), the City of London (Prescribed Routes) (No1) Traffic Order 1998(2), the City of London, Hackney, Islington and Tower Hamlets (Prescribed Routes) Traffic Order 2000(3), and the City of London (Prescribed Routes) (No1) Traffic Order 2005 (4).

(1)

1994 No. 9.

(2)

1998 No. 5.

(3)

2001 No. 5.

(4)

2005 No. 3.