Article 9 Temporary stopping up and diversion of streets

(1)

The Council, during and for the purposes of the construction of the development, may temporarily stop up or divert any street and may for any reasonable time—

(a)

divert the traffic from the street; and

(b)

subject to paragraph (3), prevent all persons from passing along the street.

(2)

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

(3)

The Council must provide reasonable access for pedestrians going to or from premises abutting a street affected by the temporary stopping up or diversion of a street under this article if there would otherwise be no such access.

(4)

Without limitation on the scope of paragraph (1), the Council may temporarily stop up or divert the streets specified in columns (1) and (2) of Schedule 4 (streets to be temporarily stopped up) to the extent specified, by reference to the letters and numbers shown on the rights of way plans, in column (3) of that Schedule.

(5)

The Council must not exercise the powers conferred by this article—

(a)

in relation to any street specified as mentioned in paragraph (4) without first consulting the street authority; and

(b)

in relation to any other street without the consent of the street authority which may attach reasonable conditions to any consent.

(6)

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, as if it were a dispute under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.