10.—(1) Subject to paragraph (5) the undertaker may, for the purposes of the authorised development, enter on any of the streets within the Order limits and may—
(a)break up or open the street, or any sewer, drain or tunnel under it;
(b)tunnel or bore under the street;
(c)place apparatus in the street;
(d)maintain apparatus in the street or change its position; and
(e)execute any works required for or incidental to any works referred to in sub-paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d).
(2) The authority given by paragraph (1) is a statutory right for the purposes of sections 48(3) (streets, street works and undertakers) and 51(1) (prohibition of unauthorised street works) of the 1991 Act.
(3) The provisions of sections 54 to 106 of the 1991 Act apply to any street works carried out under paragraph (1).
(4) In this article “apparatus” has the same meaning as in Part 3 of the 1991 Act.
(5) No works to a highway can be carried out under the powers conferred by this article without the prior written consent of the highway authority which may attach reasonable conditions to any consent.
(6) If the highway authority which receives an application for consent under paragraph (5) fails to notify the undertaker of its decision before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the application was made, it is deemed to have granted approval.
11.—(1) The undertaker, during and for the purposes of carrying out the authorised development, may temporarily stop up, alter or divert any street within the Order limits and may for any reasonable time—
(a)divert the traffic from the street; and
(b)subject to paragraph (2), prevent all persons from passing along the street.
(2) The undertaker must provide reasonable access for pedestrians going to or from premises abutting a street affected by the temporary stopping up, alteration or diversion of a street under this article if there would otherwise be no such access.
(3) Any person who suffers loss by the suspension of any private right of way under this article is entitled to compensation to be determined, in case of dispute, under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.
(4) No stopping up, alteration or diversion of a highway under the powers conferred by this article is to be carried out without the prior written consent of the highway authority which may attach reasonable conditions to any consent.
(5) If the highway authority which receives an application for consent under paragraph (4) fails to notify the undertaker of its decision before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the application was made, it is deemed to have granted approval.
12.—(1) The undertaker may, for the purposes of the authorised development and with the prior written consent of the highway authority, form and lay out such means of access to a highway or improve existing means of access to a highway, at such locations within the Order limits as the undertaker reasonably requires, for the purposes of the authorised development.
(2) If the highway authority which receives an application for consent under paragraph (1) fails to notify the undertaker of its decision before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the application was made, it is deemed to have granted approval.
(3) The consent of the highway authority is not required for the carrying out of works to improve the existing means of access shown on the highway works plan.
13.—(1) A highway authority and the undertaker may enter into agreements with respect to—
(a)the strengthening, improvement, repair or reconstruction of any street required as a result of the exercise of the powers conferred by this Order;
(b)any stopping up, alteration or diversion of a street as part of or to facilitate the authorised development; or
(c)the carrying out in the street of any of the works referred to in article 10(1) (street works).
(2) Such an agreement may, without limitation on the scope of paragraph (1)—
(a)make provision for the highway authority to carry out any function under this Order which relates to the street in question;
(b)include an agreement between the undertaker and highway authority specifying a reasonable time for the completion of the works; and
(c)contain such terms as to payment and otherwise as the parties consider appropriate.