Article 12 Temporary stopping up of streetsI1

The Secretary of State, during and for the purposes of carrying out the authorised development, may temporarily stop up, alter or divert any street and may for any reasonable time—

Without limitation on the scope of paragraph (1), the Secretary of State may use any street temporarily stopped up under the powers conferred by this article and within the Order limits as a temporary working site.

The Secretary of State 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.

The Secretary of State must not temporarily stop up, alter or divert any street for which the Secretary of State is not the street authority without the consent of the street authority, which may attach reasonable conditions to any consent but such consent must not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

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.