The London Underground (Northern Line Extension) Order 2014

Subsoil or new rights only to be acquired under or in certain lands E+W+S

28.—(1) This article applies to the land specified in Schedule 4 (acquisition of subsoil and new rights only).

(2) In the case of the land specified in Part 1 of Schedule 4, LUL’s power of compulsory acquisition under article 23 (power to acquire land) is limited to the acquisition of, or the acquisition of such easements or other new rights or the imposition of restrictive covenants over, so much of the subsoil of the land as LUL may require for the purposes of constructing, maintaining, protecting, renewing and using the authorised works.

(3) Where LUL acquires any part of, or acquires easements or other new rights or imposes restrictive covenants over the subsoil of land specified in Part 1 of Schedule 4, article 26(3) (power to acquire new rights, etc.) applies to the same extent as it applies to the acquisition of a new right under that article.

(4) In the case of the land specified in Part 2 of Schedule 4, LUL’s power of compulsory acquisition under article 23 is limited to the acquisition of such easements or other new rights in the land or the imposition of such restrictive covenants over the land as it may require for the purposes of constructing, maintaining, protecting, renewing and using the authorised works.

(5) Where LUL acquires easements or other new rights or imposes restrictive covenants over the land specified in Part 2 of Schedule 4, article 26(3) applies to the same extent as it applies to the acquisition of a new right under that article.

(6) In the case of the land specified in Part 3 of Schedule 4, LUL’s power of compulsory acquisition under article 23 is limited at surface level and above to the acquisition of such easements or other new rights in the land or the imposition of such restrictive covenants over the land as it may require for the purposes of constructing, maintaining, protecting, renewing and using the authorised works.

(7) Where LUL acquires easements or other new rights or imposes restrictive covenants over the land specified in Part 3 of Schedule 4, article 26(3) applies to the same extent as it applies to the acquisition of a new right under that article.

(8) References in this article to the subsoil of land are references to the subsoil lying 9 metres or more beneath the level of the surface of the land except in the case of the land set out in the table below, where the references are to the subsoil lying at and below the depth specified in the table beneath the level of the surface of the land.

Number of land shown on the deposited plans	Depth beneath the level of the surface of the land
20185	2 metres
20030, 20040, 20060, 20075, 20100, 20102, 20111, 20115, 20126, 20150, 20170 and 20178	4 metres
70005	5 metres
60710, 60720, 60725, 60730, 60810, 60815, 60820, 60825, 60830, 60840, 60850, 60885, 60890, 60900, 60910, 60955, 60975, 60980, 60990, 60995, 61005, 61010, 61020, 61025, 61035, 61040, 61045, 61050, 61055, 61060, 61065, 61070, 61080, 61142, 61155, 61160, 61165, 61170, 61175, 61180, 61190 and 61200	6 metres
20050, 20240, 20285, 20325, 20335, 20340, 20345, 20365, 20370, 20375, 20380, 20385, 20405, 20410, 20425, 20430, 20450, 20465, 20471, 20475, 20480, 20500, 20505, 30006, 30010, 30015, 30020, 30025, 30045, 30046, 30050, 30055, 30060, 30080, 30085, 30105, 30120, 30125, 30135 and 30145	7 metres
61555, 61565, 61575, 61655, 61665, 61675, 61680, 61685, 61695, 61710, 61720, 61730, 61740, 61750, 61760, 61770, 61825, 61830, 61840, 61850, 61860, 61870, 61880, 61890, 61900, 61910, 61915, 61930, 61940, 61950, 61960, 61970, 61980, 61990, 62000, 62018, 62020, 62025, 62030, 62035, 62040, 62045, 62050 and 70010	8 metres

(9) For the purposes of paragraph (8) “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;

(b) in the case of a river, dock, canal, navigation, watercourse or other water area, the level of the surface of the ground nearest to it which is at all times above water level; or

(c) in any other case, ground surface level.

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 28 in force at 15.12.2014, see art. 1