# The Gatwick Airport (Northern Runway Project) Development Consent Order 2025, Article 37: Time limit for exercise of authority to temporarily use land for carrying out the authorised development

Extent: E+W

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the authority to enter onto land pursuant to article 36 (temporary use of land for carrying out authorised development) ceases to apply to any land after the period of seven years beginning on the start date.
(2) Paragraph (1) will not prevent the undertaker remaining in possession of land after the end of that period, if the land was entered and possession was taken before the end of that period.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/1054/article/37 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/gatwick-airport-northern-runway-project-development-consent-order-2025/article-37
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