# The National Grid (North London Reinforcement Project) Order 2014, Paragraph 7

Extent: E+W+S

(1) The provisions of this Part of this Schedule shall have effect subject to any changes agreed in writing between the undertaker and TfL which are immaterial to the purpose of protecting highways and traffic.
(2) In this Part of this Schedule—
“highway” means any highway of which TfL is the highway authority;
“plans” includes sections, designs, drawings, specifications, soil reports, staging proposals, programmes, calculations, methods of construction, risk assessments and details of the extent, timing and duration of any proposed occupation of any highway and “approved plans” means plans approved or deemed to be approved or settled by arbitration in accordance with the provisions of this Part of this Schedule;
“property of TfL” means any apparatus or street furniture of TfL affixed to or placed under any highway; and
“TfL” means Transport for London.
(3) Wherever in this Part of this Schedule provision is made with respect to the approval or consent of TfL, that approval or consent shall be in writing and subject to such reasonable terms and conditions as TfL may require, but shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(4) In exercising the powers conferred by this Order in relation to any highway the undertaker shall have regard to the potential disruption of traffic which may be caused and shall seek to minimise such disruption so far as is reasonably practicable.
(5) The undertaker shall not, without the consent of TfL, construct any part of the works authorised by this Order under and within 50 metres of the surface of any highway which comprises a carriageway except in accordance with plans submitted to, and approved by, TfL; and if within 28 days after such plans have been submitted TfL has not approved or disapproved them, it shall be deemed to have approved the plans as submitted.
(6) In the construction of any part of the said works under a highway no part of it shall, except with the consent of TfL, be so constructed as to interfere with the provision of proper means of drainage of the surface of the highway or be nearer than two metres to the surface of the highway.
(7) The undertaker shall not under the powers conferred by or under this Order without the consent of TfL, acquire or enter upon, take or use whether temporarily or permanently or acquire any new rights over any part of any highway, including subsoil beneath the surface of any highway.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1052/schedule/13/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-grid-north-london-reinforcement-project-order-2014/schedule-13/paragraph-7
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