The Swansea Bay Tidal Generating Station Order 2015

Temporary stopping up of streets

10.—(1) Subject to paragraph (4), the undertaker, for the purposes of constructing the authorised development, may temporarily stop up, alter or divert any street and may for any reasonable time—

(a)divert the traffic from the street; and

(b)prevent persons from passing along the street.

(2) Where the undertaker prevents persons from passing along the street, the undertaker must provide reasonable access for pedestrians and vehicular traffic going to or from premises abutting or served by a street affected by the temporary stopping up, alteration or diversion of a street under this article if there would otherwise be no such access.

(3) Without limiting paragraph (1), the undertaker may temporarily stop up, alter or divert the streets set out in columns (1) and (2) of Schedule 3 (streets to be temporarily stopped up) to the extent specified, by reference to the letters and numbers shown on the access and public rights of way plans, in column (3) of that Schedule.

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

(a)the streets set out as mentioned in paragraph (3) without first consulting the local highway authority; and

(b)any other street without the consent of the local highway authority, which may attach reasonable conditions to any consent including as to notice to be given.

(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) Nothing in this article authorises the stopping up of the carriageway of the A483 Fabian Way without the prior written approval of the highway authorities responsible for the maintenance and control of that highway.