The Crossrail (Paddington Station Bakerloo Line Connection) Order 2014

Principal Powers

Power to construct and maintain works

3.—(1) The promoter may construct and maintain the scheduled work.

(2) Subject to article 4 (power to deviate), the scheduled work may only be constructed in the lines or situations shown on the works and land plan and in accordance with the levels shown on the sections.

(3) Subject to paragraph (5), the promoter may carry out and maintain such of the following works as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of, or for purposes ancillary to, the construction of the scheduled work, namely—

(a) construct and maintain such offices and other buildings, yards, machinery, plant, apparatus and other works and conveniences as the promoter thinks fit;

(b) make, provide and maintain all such approaches, lifts, stairs, escalators, ramps, passages, means of access, shafts and stagings as the promoter thinks fit;

(c) make and maintain junctions and communications (including the provision of steps or ramps for the use of persons on foot) with any highway or access way intersected or interfered with by, or contiguous to, any of those works, and widen or alter any highway or access way for the purpose of connecting it with any of those works or another highway, or of crossing under or over the highway or access way;

(d) construct, provide and maintain all such embankments, aprons, abutments, retaining walls, wing walls, culverts and other works as may be necessary or convenient;

(e) alter or remove any structure erected upon any highway or adjoining land;

(f) alter the position of apparatus, including mains, sewers, drains, pipes, cables and street furniture;

(g) carry out and maintain landscaping and other permanent mitigation works to mitigate any adverse effects of the construction, maintenance or operation of the scheduled work including the execution of works to alter the layout of streets; and

(h) carry out and maintain works for the benefit or protection of premises affected by the scheduled work.

(4) Subject to paragraph (5), the promoter may carry out and maintain such other works (of whatever nature) as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of, or for purposes ancillary to, the construction of the scheduled work.

(5) Paragraphs (3) and (4) only authorise the carrying out or maintenance of works within the limits of deviation or the limits of land to be acquired or used.

Power to deviate

4.  In constructing or maintaining the scheduled work, the promoter may—

(a) deviate laterally from the lines or situations shown on the works and land plan to the extent of the limits of deviation for that work; and

(b) deviate vertically from the levels shown on the sections—

(i) to any extent not exceeding 4 metres upwards; or

(ii) to any extent downwards as may be found to be necessary or convenient.