1. Before designating a street as protected under section 61, the street authority shall publish a notice of their intention to make the designation on any website maintained by the authority for the purpose of providing information to the public.
2. The notice shall specify a period, being not less than one month from the date on which the notice is published, within which objections may be made.
3. The street authority shall, not later than the date on which the notice is published, give a copy of that notice to—
(a)every undertaker whom the authority know to be working in their area, or who has given notice under either 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)the occupiers or reputed occupiers of any land which is adjacent to the street;
(d)where the street is in Greater London, Transport for London;
(e)any Passenger Transport Executive or other transport authority in whose area the street is located;
(f)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
(g)any person who has made a written request to the street authority asking to be given notice of any proposed designation under section 61.
4. If within the specified period no objection is received by the street authority, or if all objections have been withdrawn, that authority may make the designation.
5. If within that period an objection is received by the street authority from any person to whom a copy of the notice is required to be given under paragraph 3 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any other person appearing to the street authority to be affected by the proposed designation and the objection is not withdrawn, the street authority shall, before making the designation, cause a local inquiry to be held.
6. Where a local inquiry has been held the street authority shall consider the objections and the report of the person who held the inquiry and may make the designation with or without modifications, or may decide not to make it.