The North London Heat and Power Generating Station Order 2017

Temporary stopping up of streets

13.—(1) The undertaker, for the purposes of constructing and maintaining the authorised development, may temporarily stop up, alter or divert any street (or part of it) within the Order limits and may for any reasonable time—

(a)divert the traffic from the street (or the relevant part of it); and

(b)subject to paragraph (2), prevent all persons from passing along the street (or the relevant part of it).

(2) The undertaker 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 (or relevant part of it) if there would otherwise be no such access.

(3) Without limiting paragraph (1), the undertaker may temporarily stop up, alter or divert the streets specified in Schedule 8 (streets to be temporarily stopped up) to the extent specified in that Schedule.

(4) The undertaker must not temporarily stop up, alter or divert—

(a)any street specified in Schedule 8 (streets to be temporarily stopped up) without first consulting the street authority; or

(b)any other street without the consent of the street authority, which may attach reasonable conditions to any consent (such consent to be obtained in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 3 (procedure for approvals, consents and appeals)).

(5) 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.

(6) If the relevant street authority fails to notify the undertaker of its decision within 56 days beginning with the receipt of an application for consent under paragraph (4) that street authority is deemed to have granted consent.