The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange Order 2020

Type Statutory-Instrument
Publication 2020-05-04
Last updated 2025-04-11
State In force
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  • (b) make reasonable compensation to WPD for any other expenses, loss, damages, penalty or costs incurred by WPD, by reason or in consequence of any such damage or interruption.
  • (2) Nothing in sub-paragraph (l) imposes any liability on the undertaker with respect to any damage or interruption to the extent that it is attributable to the act, neglect or default of WPD, its officers, servants, contractors or agents.
  • (3) WPD must give the undertaker reasonable notice of any such claim or demand and no settlement or compromise is to be made without the consent of the undertaker which, if it withholds such consent, is to have the sole conduct of any settlement or compromise or of any proceedings necessary to resist the claim or demand.
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  • (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (7), article 47 (arbitration) does not apply to this Part of this Schedule.
  • (2) Any difference under this Part of this Schedule must be referred to and settled by a single independent and suitable person who holds appropriate professional qualifications and is a member of a professional body relevant to the matter in dispute acting as an expert, such person to be agreed by the differing parties or, in the absence of agreement, identified by the President of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
  • (3) All parties involved in settling any difference must use best endeavours to do so within 21 days from the date of a dispute first being notified in writing by one party to the other and in the absence of the difference being settled within that period the expert must be appointed within 28 days of the notification of the dispute.
  • (4) The fees of the expert are payable by the parties in such proportions as the expert may determine or, in the absence of such determination, equally.
  • (5) The expert must—
  • (a) invite the parties to make submissions to the expert in writing and copied to the other party to be received by the expert within 21 days of the expert's appointment;
  • (b) permit a party to comment on the submissions made by the other party within 21 days of receipt of the submission;
  • (c) issue a decision within 42 days of receipt of the submissions under paragraph (b); and
  • (d) give reasons for the decision.
  • (6) The expert must consider where relevant—
  • (a) the development outcome sought by the undertaker;
  • (b) the ability of the undertaker to achieve its outcome in a timely and cost-effective manner;
  • (c) the nature of the power sought to be exercised by the undertaker;
  • (d) the effectiveness, cost and reasonableness of proposals for mitigation arising from any party; and
  • (e) any other important and relevant consideration.
  • (7) Any determination by the expert is final and binding, except in the case of manifest error in which case the difference that has been subject to expert determination may be referred to and settled by arbitration under article 47.
1

The provisions of this Part of this Schedule have effect unless otherwise agreed in writing between the undertaker and the parties individually.

2

In this Part of this Schedule—

  • “Gailey Park roundabout” means the roundabout which is to be altered as part of Works No. 10b over which the parties have rights of access;
  • “Gravelly Way” means that part of Gravelly Way to be permanently stopped up as identified in Part 1 of Schedule 4 (streets to be permanently stopped up);
  • “new access road” means the new private road to connect the Gailey Park roundabout and the A5/A449 link road;
  • “parties” means the parties identified in paragraph 13 of this Part of this Schedule who have a right of way over the Gailey Park roundabout and such other persons who may acquire such interest, and “party” is to be construed accordingly;
  • “parties' premises” means the premises owned or occupied by the parties whose access is wholly or partly reliant on the Gailey Park roundabout; and
  • “vehicular access” means access for any type of vehicle which is able to access the parties' premises at the time this Order was made.
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  • (1) The undertaker must not in the exercise of the powers conferred by this Order prevent pedestrian or vehicular access at any time to any part of the parties' premises nor materially hinder or materially affect the standard, type and extent of access to the parties' premises without the consent of the party concerned, except in the case of emergency (and in the event of such emergency the undertaker must ensure that such prevention is minimised in scope and duration so far as is reasonably practicable).
  • (2) The undertaker must at all times maintain vehicular and pedestrian access for the parties and those wishing to visit the parties' premises from the public highway at any time through the Gailey Park roundabout either utilising the existing Gravelly Way or from the A5/A449 link road or a temporary alternative suitable for such purpose (and in the event that a temporary alternative is to be provided, the undertaker must ensure that such temporary alternative is provided for the minimum duration reasonably practicable).
  • (3) The undertaker must not in the exercise of the powers conferred by this Order open the new access road unless and until the section of the A5/A449 link road between the new access road and the A449 has been practically completed and opened to the public.
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  • (1) The undertaker must before commencing Works No. 10b provide a copy of the detailed plans and specifications of the new access road, the Gailey Park roundabout, any permanent and/or temporary accesses to the parties' premises, all existing and proposed service media affected by Works No. 10b and all proposed traffic management arrangements to the parties in draft and allow the parties 28 days to comment on them, and following receipt of all information reasonably required by the parties the undertaker must have regard to any reasonable comments made by the parties in respect of the detailed design of the new access road, the Gailey Park roundabout, any permanent and/or temporary accesses to the parties' premises, all proposed service media affected by Works No, 10b and all proposed traffic management arrangements.
  • (2) The undertaker must repay to the parties the reasonable and proper fees, costs, charges and expenses reasonably incurred by the parties in respect of their review of the details submitted by the undertaker pursuant to sub-paragraph (1) and any subsequent discussions regarding the specification of the new access road within 28 days of written demand.
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The undertaker will procure warranties in favour of the parties from all main contractors, any sub-contractors with a design responsibility and any designers of the new access road, the Gailey Park roundabout, and accesses to the parties' premises and any associated temporary works to the effect that all reasonable skill, care and diligence will be exercised in designing and constructing those works to the standard as would reasonably be expected in respect of a similar roadway including the selection of materials, goods, equipment and plant, such warranties to be provided to the parties before commencing Works No. 10b.

6

The undertaker must provide as part of the works signage to direct that the new access road and Gailey Park roundabout are not to be used by construction or operational traffic of the authorised development.

7

The undertaker must not in the exercise of powers conferred by this Order extinguish any rights currently enjoyed by any party to install, connect into, repair, maintain, replace, move or remove or otherwise use service media, nor prevent the installation, connection, repair, maintenance, replacement, movement, removal, decommissioning or use of such services without the relevant party's consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) or until the diversion of or provision of a reasonably suitable alternative to those services has been provided and rights have been granted to the parties to install, connect into, repair, maintain, replace or use such diverted or alternative service media and such diversion, alternative and rights must be no less beneficial to the parties than those currently enjoyed by those parties.

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  • (1) Following the completion of the construction of the new access road the undertaker must grant to each party rights of access for pedestrians and vehicles over the new access road and the Gailey Park roundabout in order to enable that party and all those authorised by it to have pedestrian and vehicular access to and egress from its premises at any time from the A5/A449 link road via the new access road and such rights of access and egress must be on terms which are no less beneficial to the party's premises and which impose no greater liability (but which will include maintenance of the length of the new access road) in respect of the parties' premises than those enjoyed by or imposed upon that party at the time this Order was made.
  • (2) The undertaker must, prior to the grant of the rights required under sub-paragraph (1), consult each party on the form of the rights that party requires having regard to that party's need to have access to and egress from any part of its premises and such rights must be on terms which are no less beneficial and which impose no greater liability (but which will include maintenance of the length of the new access road) in respect of the parties' premises than those currently enjoyed by or imposed upon that party over the Gailey Park roundabout via Gravelly Way from the public highway and the undertaker must have regard to the reasonable comments of the parties in relation to the rights granted.
  • (3) Following the completion of any temporary alternative access to the parties' premises the undertaker must grant to the parties concerned rights for pedestrian access and vehicular access over such temporary alternative access as necessary in order that the parties and all those authorised by them can have pedestrian and vehicular access to and egress from their premises at any time from the A5/A449 link road via such temporary alternative access and such rights of access must be no less beneficial to the parties' premises than those rights of access enjoyed by the parties at the time this Order was made.
  • (4) The undertaker must, prior to the grant of the rights required under sub-paragraph (3), consult each party on the form of the rights they require having regard to the need to access any part of their premises which must be no less beneficial to the parties' premises than those rights currently enjoyed by those parties over the Gailey Park roundabout via Gravelly Way to the public highway and the undertaker must have due regard to the reasonable comments of the parties in relation to the rights granted.
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  • (1) Following the completion of the new access road and the Gailey Park roundabout in order that each party and all those authorised by it are able to have access to and egress from any part of the relevant party's premises, the undertaker must at its own expense remedy any material defects in those works as reasonably and properly required to be remedied as are identified by the parties or any of them within a period of 12 months from and including the date of such completion. Such remedial work must be carried out to the satisfaction of the party concerned acting reasonably and, provided that the defects in those works have been identified by the parties or any of them within the period of 12 months from the date of completion of the new access road and the Gailey Park roundabout, the undertaker's obligation to carry out the remedial works continues beyond that 12 month period until the works have been completed to the satisfaction of the party or parties concerned acting reasonably.
  • (2) The undertaker must maintain the new access road and the Gailey Park roundabout as necessary in order that each party and all those authorised by it can gain access to and egress from any part of the party's premises following completion of the works until alternative maintenance arrangements are agreed or until the transfer of the works to a management company pursuant to paragraph 10 of this Part of this Schedule.
10

The undertaker and the parties may enter into, and carry into effect, an agreement for the transfer to a management company of the land comprised in the new access road.

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If any material damage to the parties' premises or any of them is caused by the construction or maintenance (where the undertaker is responsible for such maintenance and not the management company) of the new access road, the Gailey Park roundabout, any accesses to the parties' premises, any associated service media works or any associated temporary works, the undertaker must make good such damage and must pay to the party concerned all reasonable and proper costs, charges, damages, expenses and losses that it may incur by reason of such damage and must indemnify and keep indemnified the parties from and against all third party claims and demands arising out of or in connection with any of the matters referred to in this paragraph provided that the foregoing indemnity does not extend to any costs, charges, expenses, losses, liabilities or damages caused by or arising out of the actions, omissions or default of the party concerned or its officers, servants, agents or contractors or any person or body for whom it is responsible.

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  • (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (7), article 47 (arbitration) does not apply to this Part of this Schedule.
  • (2) Any difference under this Part of this Schedule must be referred to and settled by a single independent and suitable person who holds appropriate professional qualifications and is a member of a professional body relevant to the matter in dispute acting as an expert, such person to be agreed by the differing parties or, in the absence of agreement, identified by the President of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
  • (3) All parties involved in settling any difference must use best endeavours to do so within 21 days from the date of a dispute first being notified in writing by one party to the other and in the absence of the difference being settled within that period the expert must be appointed within 28 days of the notification of the dispute.
  • (4) The fees of the expert are payable by the parties in such proportions as the expert may determine or, in the absence of such determination, equally.
  • (5) The expert must—
  • (a) invite the parties to make submissions to the expert in writing and copied to the other party to be received by the expert within 21 days of the expert's appointment;
  • (b) permit a party to comment on the submissions made by the other party within 21 days of receipt of the submission;
  • (c) issue a decision within 42 days of receipt of the submissions under paragraph (b); and
  • (d) give reasons for the decision.
  • (6) The expert must consider where relevant—
  • (a) the development outcome sought by the undertaker;
  • (b) the ability of the undertaker to achieve its outcome in a timely and cost-effective manner;
  • (c) the nature of the power sought to be exercised by the undertaker;
  • (d) the effectiveness, cost and reasonableness of proposals for mitigation arising from any party;
  • (e) any other important and relevant consideration; and
  • (f) the effects of the undertaker's proposals on any party other than the undertaker and the effects of any operation or development undertaken by any party other than the undertaker.
  • (7) Any determination by the expert is final and binding, except in the case of manifest error in which case the difference that has been subject to expert determination may be referred to and settled by arbitration under article 47.
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The parties referred to in the definition of “parties” in paragraph 2 are—

  • — Air Liquide (Homecare) Limited
  • — Bericote Four Ashes Limited;
  • — British Telecommunications plc;
  • — Carver (Wolverhampton) Limited;
  • — Energetics Electricity Limited;
  • — Gravelly Way Management Ltd;
  • — Gestamp Tallent Limited;
  • — Haulotte UK Limited;
  • — Hoppe (U.K.) Limited;
  • — LU UK II Sarl;
  • — Mancot Limited;
  • — Alan Monckton;
  • — Camilla Monckton;
  • — Oliver Monckton;
  • — South Staffordshire Water plc;
  • — Sky UK Limited;
  • — Tritax Acquisition 28 Limited; and
  • — Tritax Big Box plc.
1

The provisions of this Part of this Schedule have effect, unless otherwise agreed in writing between the undertaker and SI Group.

2

In this Part of this Schedule and notwithstanding the definitions contained in article 2 (interpretation)—

  • “environmental permit” means the permit issued by the Environment Agency to SI Group under reference EPR/BS47071B (as varied) in respect of the SI facility and the SI land;
  • “Four Ashes Limited” means Four Ashes Limited whose company number is 09747871 and whose registered office is 4th floor, 7/10 Chandos Street, Cavendish Square, London, W1G 9DQ;
  • “permits” means the environmental permit and a licence to abstract groundwater under reference number MD/028/0003/002 which inter alia govern the abstraction of contaminated groundwater and discharge to a wastewater treatment plant at the SI facility;
  • “SI facility” means the land edged blue for indicative purposes only on the SI facility plan;
  • “SI facility plan” means the plan referred to as such in Schedule 15 (certification documents) and certified as the SI facility plan by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Order;
  • “SI land” means the land within the Order limits which is owned by the SI Group for so long as it is owned by it; and
  • “written agreement of SI” means—the agreement dated 3 August 2018 between the SI Group and Four Ashes Limited; orsuch other written agreement made between the SI Group and Four Ashes Limited from time to time.
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Subject to paragraph 7 ... of this Part of this Schedule the undertaker must not exercise any powers in accordance with this Order or the powers conferred by section 11(3) (powers of entry) of the 1965 Act in respect of the SI Group's interests in the SI land or SI facility, or those interests which benefit those interests, including all rights, wayleaves and easements enjoyed by the SI Group in relation to the SI land and/or SI facility pursuant to—

  • (a) article 13 (accesses);
  • (b) article 21 (discharge of water);
  • (c) article 22 (authority to survey and investigate the land);
  • (d) article 24 (compulsory acquisition of land);
  • (e) article 25 (compulsory acquisition of rights);
  • (f) article 26 (private rights);
  • (g) article 27 (power to override easements and other rights);
  • (h) article 33 (rights under and over streets);
  • (i) article 34 (temporary use of land for carrying out the authorised development);
  • (j) article 35 (temporary use of land for maintaining the authorised development); and/or
  • (k) article 41 (felling or lopping trees and removal of hedgerows),

unless the exercise of such powers is in accordance with the written agreement of SI.

4

The undertaker must not take any steps in accordance with this Order or otherwise that give rise to SI Group being in breach of any permits.

5

The undertaker must not carry out any of the authorised development on any part of the SI land where that land remains encompassed within the site boundary regulated by and referred to in the environmental permit save as in accordance with the written agreement of SI.

6

The undertaker must not, save as in accordance with the written agreement of SI., interfere with or obstruct the free, uninterrupted and safe use of any vehicular access to the SI facility.

7

A power referred to in paragraphs 3, 5 and 6 of this Part of this Schedule may be exercised notwithstanding those paragraphs where the written agreement with SI to which they refer provides that the power is permitted to be exercised.

1

The provisions of this Part of this Schedule are to have effect unless otherwise agreed in writing between the undertaker and the Canal & River Trust.

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In this Part of this Schedule—

  • “canal” means that part of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal located within the Order limits;
  • “construction” includes execution, placing, alteration and reconstruction, and “construct” and “constructed” are to be construed accordingly;
  • “Trust” means the Canal & River Trust acting as a trustee of the Waterways Infrastructure Trust or any successor body performing the same functions and which holds any waterways within the order limits;
  • “code of practice” means the Code of Practice for Works Affecting the Trust (April 2017) as amended from time to time;
  • “detriment” means any damage to the waterway or any other property of the Trust caused by the presence of the authorised works and includes—any effect on the stability of the waterway or the safe operation and navigation of any waterway;any obstruction of, or interference with, or hindrance or damage to, navigation or to any use of the waterway (including towing paths);the erosion of the bed or banks of the waterway, or the impairment of the stability of any works, lands or premises forming part of the waterway;the deposit of materials or the siltation of the waterway so as to damage the waterway;the pollution of the waterway;any significant alteration in the water level of the waterway, or significant interference with the supply of water thereto, or drainage of water therefrom;any harm to the ecology of the waterway (including any adverse impact on any site of special scientific interest comprised in the Trust network); andany interference with the exercise by any person of rights over the Trust's network;
  • “the engineer” means an engineer appointed by the Trust for the purpose in question;
  • “plans” includes sections, designs, design data, drawings, specifications, soil reports, calculations, descriptions (including descriptions of methods of construction), programmes and details of the extent, timing and duration of any proposed use and/or occupation of the waterway;
  • “protective works” means works carried out pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 4(4) of this Part of this Schedule
  • “specified work” means so much of the authorised development as is situated upon, across, under, over or within 15 metres of the waterway; and
  • “waterway” means the canal, Calf Heath Reservoir and two feeder channels and any other property of the Trust (including fibre optic cabling within the towpath) and includes any works, services, apparatus, equipment, lands (including subsoil) or premises belonging to or under the control of the Trust and held or used by it in connection with its statutory functions.
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  • (1) Where under this Part of this Schedule or anywhere else under this Order the Trust (or the engineer) is required to give its consent or approval in respect of any matter, that consent or approval is subject to the condition that the Trust must observe the provisions of its code of practice for works affecting waterways and where the code of practice is adhered to and its provisions observed, such consent must not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Any consent may be issued subject to reasonable conditions including any condition which requires compliance with the code of practice or any applicable part and any condition which requires the payment of such charges/fees/costs as are typically charged by the Trust and in respect of article 21 (discharge of water), it is reasonable to impose the following conditions—
  • (a) requiring the payment of such charges as are typically charged by the owner of the relevant waterway;
  • (b) specifying the maximum volume of water which may be discharged in any period; and
  • (c) authorising the Trust on giving reasonable notice (except in an emergency, when the Trust may require immediate suspension) to the undertaker to require the undertaker to suspend the discharge of water or reduce the flow of water where this is necessary by reason of any operational or environmental requirement of the Trust.
  • (2) In so far as any specified work or the acquisition of rights under and/or over or use of the waterway is or may be subject to the code of practice, the Trust must—
  • (a) co-operate with the undertaker with a view to avoiding undue delay and securing conformity as between any plans approved by the engineer and requirements emanating from that code or any other reasonable requirements of the Trust or the engineer; and
  • (b) use its reasonable endeavours to avoid any conflict arising between the application of that code and the proper implementation of the authorised development pursuant to this Order.
  • (3) The undertaker must not in the exercise of the powers conferred by this Order prevent pedestrian or vehicular access to any of the waterway, unless preventing such access is with the consent of the Trust.
  • (4) The undertaker must not exercise the powers conferred by sections 271 (extinguishment of rights of statutory undertakers: preliminary notices) or 272 (extinguishment of rights of electronic communications code network operators: preliminary notices) of the 1990 Act, or article 32 (statutory undertakers and operators of the electronic communications code network), in relation to any right of access of the Trust to the waterway, but such right of access may be diverted with the consent of the Trust .
  • (5) The undertaker must not exercise any power conferred by this Order to discharge water into the waterway under article 21 or in any way interfere with the supply of water to or the drainage of water from the waterway unless such exercise is with the consent of the Trust.
  • (6) The undertaker must not exercise any power conferred by article 22 (authority to survey and investigate land) or section 11(3) (powers of entry) of the 1965 Act, in relation to the waterway unless such exercise is with the written consent of the Trust.
  • (7) The undertaker must not exercise any power conferred by article 24 (compulsory acquisition of land) or article 25 (compulsory acquisition of rights) in respect of the Trusts interests in the waterway.
  • (8) The undertaker must not exercise any power conferred by article 34 (temporary use of land for carrying out the authorised development) or article 35 (temporary use of land for maintaining the authorised development) in respect of the waterway unless such exercise is with the consent of the Trust.
  • (9) The undertaker must not exercise any power conferred by this Order to construct a bridge spanning the waterway without the consent of the Trust with the exception of the powers of acquisition of rights over those interests held by third parties required to facilitate the construction of a bridge over the canal.
  • (10) The undertaker must not exercise any power conferred by this Order to construct a culvert under the waterway without the consent of the Trust.
  • (11) The undertaker must not exercise the power conferred by article 4 (parameters of authorised development) in respect of any bridges over the waterway without the consent of the Trust.
  • (12) The undertaker must not exercise any power conferred by article 41 (felling or lopping of trees and removal of hedgerows) in respect of tree, shrub or hedgerow within an area of the specified work unless such power is exercised with the consent of the Trust.
  • (13) The undertaker must not demolish the canal crossings (as identified on the parameter plans (Document 2.5)) without first agreeing with the Trust the timescales and methodology of the demolition and the demolition must thereafter be carried out in accordance with the agreed methodology and timescale.
  • (14) The undertaker must not exercise any power conferred by this Order to stop up any public rights of navigation on the canal other than with the consent of the Trust.
  • (15) Where the Trust is asked to give its consent pursuant to this paragraph, such consent must not be unreasonably withheld or delayed but may be given subject to reasonable conditions.
  • (16) Where the undertaker is required to obtain the Trust's consent in accordance with this Order, such consent must be obtained in writing.
  • (17) The undertaker must consult and have regard to representations made by the Trust in relation to any details submitted to the local planning authority for approval under any of the requirements relating to so much of the authorised development as is situated upon, across, under, over or within 150 metres of, or may in any way affect, the waterway; this includes requirements 3, 4(2)(b), (c), (e), (h) and (n), 4(4), 6, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 26, 27 and 30.
  • (18) Article 21(9) does not apply in relation to the Trust and accordingly there can be no deemed approval in respect of the discharge of any water into the waterway.
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  • (1) The undertaker must before commencing construction of any specified work or carrying out any works on the waterway whatsoever supply to the Trust proper and sufficient plans of that work, the form(s) and application fee which is ordinarily required by the Trust's engineers in accordance with the code of practice and such further particulars available to it as the Trust may within 28 days of the submission of the plans reasonably require for the reasonable approval (having regard to the undertaker's timetable for the construction of the authorised development) of the Trust, and the specified work must not be commenced until the plans of that work have been approved in writing by the engineer or settled by expert determination pursuant to paragraph 25 of this Part of this Schedule. The approval of the engineer may be subject to any reasonable requirement that the specified work is undertaken at a time specified by the engineer.
  • (2) If—
  • (a) at the expiry of the period of 35 days—
  • (i) from receipt by the Trust of the proper and sufficient plans of the work, the form(s) and application fee which is ordinarily required by the Trust's engineers in accordance with the code of practice as referred to in sub-paragraph (1); or
  • (ii) if any other particulars are reasonably required by the Trust under sub-paragraph (1), from receipt by the Trust of that further information for; and
  • (b) the Trust has not served—
  • (i) notice of refusal of those plans; and
  • (ii) the grounds for refusal of those plans,

the Trust is deemed to have approved the plans as submitted provided that all information specified in sub-paragraph (1) has been supplied to the Trust together with any ordinarily applicable application fee.

  • (3) If by the end of the period of 35 days beginning with the date on which written notice was received by the engineer under sub-paragraph (1), the Trust gives notice to the undertaker that the Trust desires itself to construct any part of a specified work which in the opinion of the engineer may or will cause any detriment in respect of the waterway or the safe operation of the waterway, then if the undertaker requires such part of such specified work to be constructed the Trust must construct it with all reasonable dispatch on behalf of and to the reasonable satisfaction of the undertaker in accordance with the plans approved or deemed to be approved or settled under this paragraph, and under the supervision of the undertaker; and the undertaker must reimburse the Trust in respect of all costs, fees, charges and expenses it has reasonably incurred in carrying out such works.
  • (4) When signifying its approval of the plans, the Trust may specify any protective works (whether temporary or permanent) which in its opinion should be carried out before commencement of the construction of a specified work to prevent any detriment and such protective works (which for the avoidance of doubt may include requirements to fence any proposed works in order to separate the same from the waterway either on a permanent or temporary basis) as may be reasonably necessary to prevent detriment must be constructed by the undertaker, as agreed between the parties or settled by expert determination in accordance with paragraph 25 of this Part of this Schedule and such protective works must be carried out at the expense of the undertaker with all reasonable dispatch and the undertaker must not commence the construction of a specified work until the engineer has notified the undertaker that any protective works have been completed to the engineer's reasonable satisfaction.
  • (5) The undertaker must pay to the Trust a capitalised sum representing the reasonably increased or additional cost of maintaining and, when necessary, renewing any works, including any permanent protective works provided under sub-paragraph (4) above, and of carrying out any additional dredging of the waterway reasonably necessitated by the exercise of any of the powers under this Order but if the cost of maintaining the waterway, or of works of renewals of the waterway, is reduced in consequence of any such works, a capitalised sum representing such reasonable saving must be set off against any sum payable by the undertaker to the Trust under this paragraph.
  • (6) In the event that the undertaker fails to complete the construction of, or part of, the specified works or protective works the Trust may, if reasonably required in order to avoid detriment, serve on the undertaker a notice in writing requesting that construction be completed. Any notice served under this sub-paragraph must state the works that are to be completed by the undertaker and lay out a timetable for the works' completion. If the undertaker fails to comply with this notice within 35 days, the Trust may construct any of the specified works or protective works, or part of such works (together with any adjoining works) in order to complete the construction of, or part of, the specified works and/or protective works and the undertaker must reimburse the Trust all costs, fees, charges and expenses it has reasonably incurred in carrying out such works.
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The undertaker must not use any of the waterway for the passage or siting of vehicles, plant and machinery employed in the construction of the specified works other than—

  • (a) with the consent in writing of the Trust whose consent must not be unreasonably withheld; and
  • (b) subject to compliance with such reasonable requirements as the Trust may from time to time specify—
  • (i) for the prevention of the detriment; or
  • (ii) in order to avoid or reduce any inconvenience to the Trust, its officers and agents and all other persons lawfully on such land or property, but nothing in this paragraph applies in relation to anything done in accordance with any approval given by the Trust under paragraph 4 of this Part of this Schedule provided that such approval is given with the knowledge of the use of any land or property of the Trust or the waterway for this purpose.
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  • (1) Before the commencement of the initial construction of any part of the specified works and again following practical completion of the specified works the undertaker must bear the reasonable cost of the carrying out by a qualified engineer (“the surveyor”), to be approved by the Trust and the undertaker, of a survey including a dip-survey to measure the depth of the waterway (“the survey”) of so much of the waterway and any land and existing works of the undertaker which may provide support for the waterway as will or may be affected by the specified works.
  • (2) For the purposes of the survey the undertaker must—
  • (a) on being given reasonable notice (save in case of emergency, when immediate access must be afforded) afford reasonable facilities to the surveyor for access to the site of the specified works and to any land and existing works of the undertaker which may provide support for the waterways as will or may be affected by the specified works; and
  • (b) supply the surveyor as soon as reasonably practicable with all such information as he may reasonably require with regard to such existing works of the undertaker and to the specified works or the method of their construction.
  • (3) The reasonable costs of the survey must include the costs of any dewatering or reduction of the water level of any part of the waterway (where reasonably required) which may be effected to facilitate the carrying out of the survey and the provisions of this Part of this Schedule apply with all necessary modifications to any such dewatering or reduction in the water level as though the same were specified works
  • (4) Copies of the survey must be provided to both the Trust and the undertaker at no cost to the Trust.
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  • (1) Without prejudice to its obligations under the provisions of this Part of this Schedule the undertaker must consult, collaborate and respond constructively to any approach, suggestion, proposal or initiative made by the Trust in relation to—
  • (a) the design and appearance of the specified works (or any works authorised by this Order so far as such works may affect the waterway or the setting of the waterway), including the materials to be used for their construction; and
  • (b) the environmental effects of those works,

and must have regard to such views as may be expressed by the Trust in response to such consultation pursuant in particular to the requirements imposed on the Trust by section 22 (general environmental and recreational duties) of the British Waterways Act 1995 and to the interest of the Trust in preserving and enhancing the environment of its waterways.

8
  • (1) Any specified work and any protective works to be constructed must, when commenced, be constructed—
  • (a) with all reasonable dispatch (having regard to the undertaker's timetable for construction of the authorised development) in accordance with the plans approved or deemed to have been approved or settled under paragraph 4 of this Part of this Schedule and with any requirements made under paragraph 7 of this Part of this Schedule;
  • (b) under the supervision (if given) and to the reasonable satisfaction of the engineer;
  • (c) in such manner as to cause as little detriment as possible to the waterway;
  • (d) in such a manner to ensure that no materials are discharged or deposited into the waterway forming part of the Trust property otherwise than in accordance with article 21 (discharge of water);
  • (e) in such a manner as to cause as little inconvenience as is reasonably practicable to the Trust, its officers and agents and all other persons lawfully using the waterway, except to the extent that temporary obstruction has otherwise been agreed by the Trust; and
  • (f) in compliance with the code of practice if relevant.
  • (2) If any damage or detriment to the waterway is caused by the carrying out of, or in consequence of the construction of a specified work or protective work, the undertaker must make good such damage or detriment and must pay to the Trust all reasonable and proper expenses that the Trust may incur or may be put and reasonable and proper compensation for any loss which it may sustain by reason of such damage, detriment, interference or obstruction.
  • (3) Nothing in this Part of this Schedule imposes any liability on the undertaker with respect to any damage, costs, expenses or loss attributable to the negligent act or default of the Trust or its servants, contractors or agents or any liability on the Trust with respect of any damage, costs, expenses or loss attributable to the negligent act or default of the undertaker or its servants, contractors or agents.
  • (4) Nothing in this Order authorises the undertaker to make or maintain any permanent work in or over the waterway so as to impede or prevent (whether by reducing the width of the waterway or otherwise) the passage of any vessel which is of a kind (as to its dimensions) for which the Trust is required by section 105(1)(b) and (2) (maintenance of waterways) of the Transport Act 1968 to maintain the waterway.
  • (5) Following the completion of the construction of the specified works the undertaker must restore the waterway to a condition no less satisfactory than its condition immediately prior to the commencement of those works unless otherwise agreed between the undertaker and the Trust.
9
  • (1) The undertaker must give to the Trust 30 days' notice of its intention to commence the construction of any of the specified or protective works, or, in the case of repair carried out in an emergency, such notice as may be reasonably practicable so that, in particular, the Trust may where appropriate arrange for the publication of notices bringing those works to the attention of users of the Trust's network.
  • (2) The undertaker must—
  • (a) at all times afford reasonable facilities to the Trust for access to a specified work during its construction; and
  • (b) supply the Trust with all such information as it may reasonably require with regard to a specified work or the method of constructing it.
  • (3) In relation to any proposed closure of the canal or towpath or proposed temporary stopping up of public rights of navigation in respect of the canal, the undertaker must comply with the notification requirements and the procedure set out in the code of practice.
10

The undertaker must provide and maintain at its own expense in the vicinity of the specified or protective works such temporary lighting and such signal lights for the control of navigation as the Trust may reasonably require during the construction or failure of the specified or protective works.

11

The Trust, on being given reasonable notice, must use reasonable endeavours to afford reasonable facilities to the undertaker and its agents for access to any works carried out by the Trust under this Part of this Schedule during their construction and must supply the undertaker with such information as it may reasonably require with regard to such works or the method of constructing them and the undertaker must reimburse the Trust's reasonable costs in relation to the supply of such information.

12

The undertaker must not in the course of constructing a specified work or protective works or otherwise in connection therewith (or in connection with any works authorised by this Order) do or permit anything which may result in the pollution of the waterway or the deposit of materials therein and must comply with any statutory requirements and take such steps as the Trust may reasonably require to avoid or make good any breach of its obligations under this paragraph.

13

The undertaker must repay to the Trust all reasonable and proper fees, costs, charges and expenses reasonably incurred by the Trust in accordance with the code of practice in respect of—

  • (a) its approval of plans submitted by the undertaker;
  • (b) the supervision by the Trust of the construction of a specified work or protective works;
  • (c) in respect of the employment during the construction of the specified works or any protective works of any inspectors, watchmen and other person whom it is reasonably necessary to appoint for inspecting, watching and lighting any waterway and for preventing, so far as may be reasonably practicable, the interference, obstruction, danger or accident arising from the construction or failure of the specified works and any protective works; and
  • (d) in bringing the specified works or any protective works to the notice of users of the Trust's network.
14

If at any time during or after the completion of a specified work or protective works, the Trust gives notice to the undertaker informing it that the state of maintenance of the work appears to be such that the work is causing or likely to cause detriment, the undertaker must, on receipt of such notice, take such steps as may be reasonably necessary to put that specified work in such state of maintenance as not to cause such detriment.

15
  • (1) The undertaker must pay to the Trust all reasonable and proper costs, charges, damages, expenses and losses not otherwise provided for in this Part of this Schedule which may be occasioned to and reasonably incurred by the Trust—
  • (a) by reason of the existence, construction or maintenance of a specified work or protective works or the failure of such work; or
  • (b) by reason of any act or omission of the undertaker or of any person in its employ or of its contractors or others whilst engaged upon the construction of a specified work or protective work,

and the undertaker must indemnify and keep indemnified the Trust from and against all claims and demands arising out of or in connection with any of the matters referred to in this sub-paragraph. The fact that any act or thing may have been done by the Trust on behalf of the undertaker or in accordance with plans approved by the Trust or in accordance with any requirement of the Trust or under the Trust's supervisions or in accordance with any directions or awards following expert determination is not (if it was done without negligence on the part of the Trust or any person in its employ or of its contractors or agents) to relieve the undertaker from any liability under the provision of this sub-paragraph.

  • (2) The Trust must give the undertaker reasonable notice of any such claim or demand and save as such conduct would be contrary to law no settlement or compromise of such a claim or demand must be made without the prior written consent of the undertaker, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
16

The Trust must, on receipt of a written request from the undertaker, from time to time provide the undertaker free of charge with written estimates of the costs, charges, expenses and other liabilities for which the undertaker is or will become liable under this Part of this Schedule and with such information as may reasonably enable the undertaker to assess the reasonableness of any such estimate or claim or to be made pursuant to this Part of this Schedule.

17

In the assessment of any sums payable to the Trust under this Part of this Schedule, there must not be taken into account any increase in the sums claimed that is attributable to any action taken by or any agreement entered into by the Trust if that action or agreement was not reasonably necessary and was taken or entered into with a view to obtaining the payment of those sums by the undertaker under this Part of this Schedule or increasing the sums so payable.

18

The undertaker and the Trust may enter into, and carry into effect, agreement for the transfer to the undertaker of—

  • (a) any waterway shown on the works and/or land plans and described in the book of reference;
  • (b) any lands, works or other property held in connection with any such waterway; and
  • (c) and rights and obligations (whether or not statutory) of the Trust relating to the waterway or any lands, works or other property referred to in this paragraph,

and the Trust may seek to require the undertaker to pay a commercial rate/cost/fee to the Trust.

19

The undertaker must repay to the Trust in accordance with the Trust's code of practice all reasonable fees, costs, charges and expenses reasonably incurred by the Trust—

  • (a) in constructing any part of a specified work on behalf of the undertaker or in constructing any protective works including, in respect of any permanent protective works, a capitalised sum representing the cost of maintaining and renewing those works;
  • (b) in respect of the approval by the Trust of plans submitted by the undertaker and the supervision by it of the construction of a specified work or any protective works;
  • (c) in respect of the employment or procurement of the services of any persons whom it must be reasonably necessary to appoint for inspecting, signalling, watching and lighting the waterway and for preventing, so far as may be reasonably practicable, interference, obstruction, danger or incident arising from the construction or failure of a specified work or any protective works;
  • (d) in respect of any additional temporary lighting of the waterway in the vicinity of the specified works or any protective works, being lighting made reasonably necessary by reason or in consequence of the construction or failure of a specified work or protective work;
  • (e) in bringing the specified works or any protective works to the notice of users of the Trust's network; and
  • (f) in constructing and/or carrying out any measures relating to the authorised development which are reasonably required by the Trust to ensure the safe navigation of the waterway save that nothing shall require the Trust to construct and/or carry out such measures.
20
  • (1) If any permanent or temporary alterations or additions to the waterway are reasonably necessary in consequence of the construction of a specified work, or during a period of 24 months after the completion of that work in order to ensure the safety of the waterway, the continued safe operation of the waterway or the prevention of a detriment such alterations and additions may be carried out by the Trust upon the giving of reasonable notice to the undertaker and the undertaker must pay to the Trust the reasonable cost of those alterations or additions including, in respect of any such alterations and additions as are to be permanent, a capitalised sum representing the increase of the costs which may be expected to be reasonably incurred by the Trust in maintaining, working and, when necessary, renewing any such alternations or additions.
  • (2) If during the construction of a specified work by the undertaker, the Trust gives notice to the undertaker that the Trust desires itself to construct that part of the specified work which in the opinion of the Trust is endangering the stability of the waterway or the safe operation of any waterway then, if the undertaker decided that part of the specified work is to be constructed, the Trust shall assume construction of that part of the specified work under paragraph 4(3) of this Part of this Schedule and the undertaker must pay to the Trust all reasonable expenses to which the Trust may be put and compensation for any loss which it may suffer by reason of the execution by the Trust of that specified work.
  • (3) The Trust must, in respect of the capitalised sums referred to in this paragraph and the other provisions of this Part of this Schedule, provide such details of the formula by which those sums have been calculated as the undertaker may reasonably request in writing within 14 days of Trust notifying the undertaker of the amount of the capitalised sums.
  • (4) If the cost of maintaining, working or renewing the waterway is reduced in consequence of any such alterations or additions, a capitalised sum representing such saving is to be set off against any sum payable by the undertaker to the Trust under this paragraph.
21

Any additional expenses which the Trust may reasonably incur in altering, reconstructing or maintaining the waterway under any powers existing at the date when this Order was made by reason of the existence of a specified work must, provided that 56 days' previous notice of the commencement of such alteration, reconstruction or maintenance has been given to the undertaker, be paid by the undertaker to the Trust.

1

The provisions of this Part of this Schedule have effect unless otherwise agreed in writing between the undertaker and Cadent.

2

In this Part of this Schedule—

  • “alternative apparatus” means appropriate alternative apparatus to the satisfaction of Cadent to enable it to fulfil its statutory functions in a manner no less efficient than previously;
  • “apparatus” means any gas mains, pipes, pressure governors, ventilators, cathodic protection, cables or other apparatus belonging to or maintained by Cadent for the purpose of gas supply together with any replacement apparatus and such other apparatus constructed pursuant to the Order that becomes operational apparatus of Cadent for the purposes of transmission, distribution and/or supply and includes any structure in which apparatus is or will be lodged or which gives or will give access to the apparatus;
  • “authorised works” has the same meaning as is given to the term “authorised development” in article 2 (interpretation) of this Order and includes any associated development authorised by the Order and for the purposes of this Part of this Schedule includes the use and maintenance of the authorised works and construction of any works authorised by this Part of this Schedule;
  • “Cadent” means Cadent Gas Limited (Company Number 10080864) whose registered office is situated at Ashbrook Court, Prologis Park, Central Boulevard, Coventry, CV7 8EP and any successor in title or assignee including any successor to their license as a gas transporter under Part 1 of the Gas Act 1986 ;
  • “deed of consent” means a deed of consent, crossing agreement, deed of variation or new deed of grant agreed between the parties acting reasonably in order to vary and/or replace existing easements, agreements, enactments and other such interests so as to secure land rights and interests as are necessary to carry out, maintain, operate and use the apparatus in a manner consistent with the terms of this Part of this Schedule;
  • “functions” includes powers and duties;
  • “ground mitigation scheme” means a scheme approved by the undertaker (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) setting out the necessary measures (if any) for a ground subsidence event;
  • “ground monitoring scheme” means a scheme for monitoring ground subsidence which sets out the apparatus which is to be subject to such monitoring, the extent of land to be monitored, the manner in which ground levels are to be monitored, the timescales of any monitoring activities and the extent of ground subsidence which, if exceeded, will require the undertaker to submit for Cadent's approval a ground mitigation scheme;
  • “ground subsidence event” means any ground subsidence identified by the monitoring activities set out in the ground monitoring scheme that has exceeded the level described in the ground monitoring scheme as requiring a ground mitigation scheme;
  • “in”, in a context referring to apparatus or alternative apparatus in land, includes a reference to apparatus or alternative apparatus under, over, across, along or upon such land;
  • “maintain” and “maintenance” includes the ability and right to do any of the following in relation to any apparatus or alternative apparatus of Cadent including construct, use, repair, alter, inspect, renew or remove the apparatus;
  • “plan” or “plans” include all designs, drawings, specifications, method statements, soil reports, programmes, calculations, risk assessments and other documents that are reasonably necessary properly and sufficiently to describe and assess the works to be executed; and
  • “specified works” means any of the authorised works or activities undertaken in association with the authorised works which—will or may be situated over, or within 15 metres measured in any direction of any apparatus the removal of which has not been required by the undertaker under paragraph 6(2) of this Part of this Schedule or otherwise; orinclude any of the activities that are referred to in paragraph 8 of T/SP/SSW/22 Cadent policies for safe working in proximity to gas apparatus “Specification for safe working in the vicinity of National Grid, High pressure Gas pipelines and associated installation requirements for third parties T/SP/SSW/22”.
3
  • (1) Except for paragraphs 4 (apparatus of Cadent in stopped up streets), 6 (removal of apparatus) and 7 (facilities and rights for alternative apparatus) (in so far as sub-paragraph (2) applies), 8 (retained apparatus: protection), 9 (expenses) and 10 (indemnity) of this Part of this Schedule which will apply in respect of the exercise of all or any powers under the Order affecting the rights and apparatus of the undertaker, and subject to sub-paragraph (2), the other provisions of this Part of this Schedule do not apply to apparatus in respect of which the relations between the undertaker and Cadent are regulated by the provisions of Part 3 of the 1991 Act.
  • (2) Notwithstanding sub-paragraph (1), paragraphs 6 and 7 of this Part of this Schedule apply to diversions even where carried out under the 1991 Act, in circumstances where any apparatus is diverted from an alignment within the existing adopted public highway but not wholly replaced within existing adopted public highway.
  • (3) Notwithstanding article 33(5) (rights under or over streets) and article 35(7) (temporary use of land for maintaining the authorised development) or any other powers in the Order generally, section 85 (sharing cost of necessary measures) of the 1991 Act, and the regulations made thereunder, do not apply in relation to any diversion of apparatus of Cadent under the 1991 Act.
4
  • (1) Without prejudice to the generality of any other protection afforded to Cadent elsewhere in the Order, where any street is stopped up under article 10 (permanent stopping up of streets), if Cadent has any apparatus in the street or accessed via that street Cadent will be entitled to the same rights in respect of such apparatus as it enjoyed immediately before the stopping up and the undertaker will grant to Cadent, or will procure the granting to Cadent, legal easements reasonably satisfactory to Cadent in respect of such apparatus and access to it prior to the stopping up of any such street but nothing is this paragraph affects any right of the undertaker or Cadent to require removal of the apparatus under paragraph 6 of this Part of this Schedule.
  • (2) Notwithstanding the temporary stopping up or diversion of any street under the powers of article 11 (temporary stopping up of streets), Cadent will be at liberty at all times to take all necessary access across any such stopped up street and/or to execute and do all such works and things in, upon or under any such street as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to enable it to maintain any apparatus which at the time of the stopping up or diversion was in that street.
  • (3) The protective provisions in this Part of this Schedule apply and take precedence over article 36(2) to (7) (apparatus and rights of statutory undertakers in stopped up streets) of the Order which do not apply to Cadent.
5
  • (1) Regardless of any provision in this Order or anything shown on the land plans or contained in the book of reference, the undertaker may not acquire any land interest or apparatus or acquire, extinguish, interfere with or otherwise override any easement and/or other interest or right of Cadent otherwise than by agreement.
  • (2) As a condition of agreement between the parties in sub-paragraph (1), prior to the carrying out of any part of the authorised works (or in such other timeframe as may be agreed between Cadent and the undertaker) that are subject to the requirements of this Part of this Schedule that will cause any conflict with or breach the terms of any easement or other legal or land interest of Cadent or affects the provisions of any enactment or agreement regulating the relations between Cadent and the undertaker in respect of any apparatus laid or erected in land belonging to or secured by the undertaker, the undertaker must as Cadent reasonably requires enter into such deeds of consent upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed between Cadent and the undertaker acting reasonably and which must be no less favourable on the whole to Cadent unless otherwise agreed by Cadent, and it will be the responsibility of the undertaker to procure or secure the consent and entering into of such deeds and variations by all other third parties with an interest in the land at that time who are affected by such authorised works.
  • (3) Where there is any inconsistency or duplication between the provisions set out in this Part of this Schedule relating to the relocation or removal of apparatus (including the payment of costs and expenses relating to such relocation or removal of apparatus) and the provisions of any existing easement, rights, agreements and licences granted, used, enjoyed or exercised by Cadent or other enactments relied upon by Cadent as of right or other use in relation to the apparatus, then the provisions in this Part of this Schedule prevail.
  • (4) Any agreement or consent granted by Cadent under paragraph 8, or any other paragraph, of this Part of this Schedule, is not be taken to constitute agreement under sub-paragraph (1).
6
  • (1) If, in the exercise of the agreement reached in accordance with paragraph 5 of this Part of this Schedule or in any other authorised manner, the undertaker acquires any interest in any land in which any apparatus is placed, that apparatus must not be removed under this Part of this Schedule and any right of Cadent to maintain that apparatus in that land must not be extinguished until alternative apparatus has been constructed, and is in operation to the reasonable satisfaction of Cadent in accordance with sub-paragraphs (2) to (5).
  • (2) If, for the purpose of executing any works in, on, under or over any land purchased, held, appropriated or used under this Order, the undertaker requires the removal of any apparatus placed in that land, it must give to Cadent advance written notice of that requirement, together with a plan of the work proposed, and of the proposed position of the alternative apparatus to be provided or constructed and in that case (or if in consequence of the exercise of any of the powers conferred by this Order Cadent reasonably needs to remove any of its apparatus) the undertaker must, subject to sub-paragraph (3), afford to Cadent to its satisfaction (taking into account paragraph 8(1) of this Part of this Schedule) the necessary facilities and rights—
  • (a) for the construction of alternative apparatus in other land of or land secured by the undertaker; and
  • (b) subsequently for the maintenance of that apparatus.
  • (3) If alternative apparatus or any part of such apparatus is to be constructed elsewhere than in other land of or land secured by the undertaker, or the undertaker is unable to afford such facilities and rights as are mentioned in sub-paragraph (2), in the land in which the alternative apparatus or part of such apparatus is to be constructed, Cadent must, on receipt of a written notice to that effect from the undertaker, take such steps as are reasonable in the circumstances in an endeavour to obtain the necessary facilities and rights in the land in which the alternative apparatus is to be constructed, with the undertaker's assistance if required by Cadent, save that this obligation does not extend to the requirement for Cadent to use its compulsory purchase powers to this end unless it elects to so do.
  • (4) Any alternative apparatus to be constructed in land of or land secured by the undertaker under this Part of this Schedule must be constructed in such manner and in such line or situation as may be agreed between Cadent and the undertaker.
  • (5) Cadent must, after the alternative apparatus to be provided or constructed has been agreed, and subject to the prior grant to Cadent of any such facilities and rights as are referred to in sub-paragraph (2) or (3), then proceed without unnecessary delay to construct and bring into operation the alternative apparatus and subsequently to remove any apparatus required by the undertaker to be removed under the provisions of this Part of this Schedule.
7
  • (1) Where, in accordance with the provisions of this Part of this Schedule, the undertaker affords to or secures for Cadent facilities and rights in land for the construction, use, maintenance and protection of alternative apparatus in substitution for apparatus to be removed, those facilities and rights must be granted upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed between the undertaker and Cadent and must be no less favourable on the whole to Cadent than the facilities and rights enjoyed by it in respect of the apparatus to be removed unless otherwise agreed by Cadent.
  • (2) If the facilities and rights to be afforded by the undertaker and agreed with Cadent under sub-paragraph (1) in respect of any alternative apparatus, and the terms and conditions subject to which those facilities and rights are to be granted, are less favourable on the whole to Cadent than the facilities and rights enjoyed by it in respect of the apparatus to be removed and the terms and conditions to which those facilities and rights are subject in the matter will be referred to arbitration in accordance with paragraph 14 of this Part of this Schedule and the arbitrator is to make such provision for the payment of compensation by the undertaker to Cadent as appears to the arbitrator to be reasonable having regard to all the circumstances of the particular case.
8
  • (1) Not less than 56 days before the commencement of any specified works the undertaker must submit to Cadent a plan and, if reasonably required by Cadent, a ground monitoring scheme in respect of those works.
  • (2) The plan to be submitted to the undertaker under sub-paragraph (1) must include a method statement and describe—
  • (a) the exact position of the works;
  • (b) the level at which these are proposed to be constructed or renewed;
  • (c) the manner of their construction or renewal including details of excavation, positioning of plant etc.;
  • (d) the position of all apparatus;
  • (e) by way of detailed drawings, every alteration proposed to be made to or close to any such apparatus; and
  • (f) any intended maintenance regimes.
  • (3) The undertaker must not commence any works to which sub-paragraph (1) applies until Cadent has given written approval of the plan so submitted.
  • (4) Any approval of Cadent required under sub-paragraph (3)—
  • (a) may be given subject to reasonable conditions for any purpose mentioned in sub-paragraphs (5) or (7); and,
  • (b) must not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
  • (5) In relation to any work to which sub-paragraph (1) applies, Cadent may require such modifications to be made to the plans as may be reasonably necessary for the purpose of securing its apparatus against interference or risk of damage or for the purpose of providing or securing proper and convenient means of access to any apparatus.
  • (6) Works to which this paragraph applies must only be executed in accordance with the plan, submitted under sub-paragraph (1) or as relevant sub-paragraph (5), as approved or as amended from time to time by agreement between the undertaker and Cadent and in accordance with such reasonable requirements as may be made in accordance with sub-paragraphs (5) or (7) by Cadent for the alteration or otherwise for the protection of the apparatus, or for securing access to it, and Cadent will be entitled to watch and inspect the execution of those works.
  • (7) Where Cadent requires any protective works to be carried out by itself or by the undertaker (whether of a temporary or permanent nature) such protective works, inclusive of any measures or schemes required and approved as part of the plan approved pursuant to this paragraph, must be carried out to Cadent's satisfaction prior to the commencement of any authorised works (or any relevant part thereof) for which protective works are required and the Cadent must give 56 days' notice of such works from the date of submission of a plan pursuant to this paragraph (except in an emergency).
  • (8) If Cadent in accordance with sub-paragraphs (5) or (7) and in consequence of the works proposed by the undertaker, reasonably requires the removal of any apparatus and gives written notice to the undertaker of that requirement, sub-paragraphs (1) to (3) and (6) to (8) apply as if the removal of the apparatus had been required by the undertaker under paragraph 6(2) of this Part of this Schedule.
  • (9) Nothing in this paragraph precludes the undertaker from submitting at any time or from time to time, but in no case less than 56 days before commencing the execution of the authorised works, a new plan, instead of the plan previously submitted, and having done so the provisions of this paragraph will apply to and in respect of the new plan.
  • (10) The undertaker will not be required to comply with sub-paragraph (1) where it needs to carry out emergency works as defined in the 1991 Act but in that case it must give to Cadent notice as soon as is reasonably practicable and a plan of those works and must—
  • (a) comply with sub-paragraphs (5), (6) and (7) insofar as is reasonably practicable in the circumstances; and
  • (b) comply with sub-paragraph (11) at all times.
  • (11) At all times when carrying out any works authorised under the Order the undertaker must comply with the Cadent policies for safe working in proximity to gas apparatus “Specification for safe working in the vicinity of National Grid, High pressure Gas pipelines and associated installation requirements for third parties T/SP/SSW22” and HSE's “HS(~G)47 Avoiding Danger from underground services”.
  • (12) As soon as reasonably practicable after any ground subsidence event attributable to the authorised development the undertaker must implement an appropriate ground mitigation scheme save that Cadent retains the right to carry out any further necessary protective works for the safeguarding of its apparatus and can recover any such costs in line with paragraph 9 of this Part of this Schedule.
9
  • (1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, the undertaker must pay to Cadent on demand all charges, costs and expenses reasonably anticipated or incurred by Cadent in, or in connection with, the inspection, removal, relaying or replacing, alteration or protection of any apparatus or the construction of any new or alternative apparatus which may be required in consequence of the execution of any authorised works as are referred to in this Part of this Schedule including without limitation—

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