PART 3

STREETS

Temporary stopping up and restriction of use of streets and highways
15
1
The undertaker, during and for the purposes of carrying out the authorised development, may temporarily stop up, alter, divert or restrict the use of any street or highway and may for any reasonable time—
a
divert the traffic from the street or highway; and
b
subject to paragraph (3), prevent all persons from passing along the street or highway.
2
Without limitation on the scope of paragraph (1), the undertaker may use any street or highway temporarily stopped up or restricted under the powers conferred by this article, and which is within the Order limits, as a temporary working site for the carrying out of the works.
3
The undertaker must provide reasonable access for pedestrians going to or from premises abutting a street or highway affected by the temporary stopping up, alteration, diversion or restriction of a street or highway under this article if there would otherwise be no such access.
4
The undertaker must not temporarily stop up, alter, divert or restrict the use of any street or highway for which it is not the street or highway authority without the consent of the street or highway authority, which may attach reasonable conditions to any consent, but such consent must not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
5
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.
6
If a street authority or local 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 consent.
7
The undertaker will consult South Somerset District Council before seeking any consent under this article.
8
In paragraph (2), “temporary working site” means any area within the Order limits which is occupied for the purposes of carrying out the works in or in the vicinity of that area and within which materials may only be stored temporarily.
Art. 15 in force at 19.2.2021, see art. 1