Paragraph 9 Public rights of way diversionsI1

Numbered work 7 may not commence until, for that numbered work, a public rights of way management plan for any sections of public rights of way shown to be temporarily closed on the access and rights of way plans for that numbered work which is substantially in accordance with the outline public rights of way management plan has been submitted to and, after consultation with the highway authority, approved by the relevant planning authority.

The plan submitted and approved pursuant to sub-paragraph (1) must be implemented as approved.

No public right of way specified in columns (2) and (3) of the table in Schedule 7 (public rights of way to be permanently stopped up) is to be wholly or partly stopped up under article 13 (permanent stopping up of public rights of way) until details of the materials for the form and lay out of the surface of the new public right of way to be substituted for it, which is specified in column (4) of the table in Schedule 7, have been submitted to and, after consultation with the highway authority, approved by the relevant planning authority.

The details submitted and approved pursuant to sub-paragraph (3) must be implemented as approved.