The A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Development Consent Order 2024

SCHEDULE 6 — MODIFICATION OF COMPENSATION AND COMPULSORY PURCHASE ENACTMENTS FOR CREATION OF NEW RIGHTS AND IMPOSITION OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS

Compensation enactments

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The enactments for the time being in force with respect to compensation for the compulsory purchase of land apply, with the necessary modifications as respects compensation, in the case of a compulsory acquisition under this Order of a right by the creation of a new right or imposition of a restrictive covenant as they apply in respect of compensation on the compulsory purchase of land and interests in land.

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• (1) Without limitation on the scope of paragraph 1, the 1961 Act has effect subject to the modification set out in sub-paragraph (2).

• (2) For section 5A(5A) (relevant valuation date) of the 1961 Act substitute—

(5A) If— (a) the acquiring authority enters on land for the purposes of exercising a right in pursuance of a notice of entry under section 11(1) of the 1965 Act (as modified by paragraph 5(5) of Schedule 6 (modification of compensation and compulsory purchase enactments for creation of new rights and imposition of restrictive covenants) to the A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Development Consent Order 2024 (“the A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Order”)); (b) the acquiring authority is subsequently required by a determination under paragraph 12 of Schedule 2A to the 1965 Act (as substituted by paragraph 5(8) of Schedule 6 to the A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Order 2024) to acquire an interest in the land; and (c) the acquiring authority enter on and take possession of that land, the authority is deemed for the purposes of subsection (3)(a) to have entered on that land when it entered on that land for the purpose of exercising that right.

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• (1) Without limitation on the scope of paragraph 1, the Land Compensation Act 1973[^f00112] has effect subject to the modifications set out in sub-paragraph (2).

• (2) In section 44(1) (compensation for injurious affection), as it applies to compensation for injurious affection under section 7 (measure of compensation in case of severance) of the 1965 Act as substituted by paragraph 5(3)—

• (a) for “land is acquired or taken from” substitute “a right or restrictive covenant over land is purchased from or imposed on”; and

• (b) for “acquired or taken from him” substitute “over which the right is exercisable or the restrictive covenant enforceable”.

Application of Part 1 of the 1965 Act

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Part 1 (compulsory purchase under Acquisition of Land Act 1946) of the 1965 Act, as applied by section 125 (application of compulsory acquisition provisions) of the 2008 Act (and modified by article 36 (modification of Part 1 of the 1965 Act)) to the acquisition of land under article 27 (compulsory acquisition of land), applies to the compulsory acquisition of a right by the creation of a new right, or to the imposition of a restrictive covenant under article 30(1) (compulsory acquisition of rights and imposition of restrictive covenants)—

• (a) with the modifications specified in paragraph 5; and

• (b) with such other modifications as may be necessary.

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• (1) The modifications referred to in paragraph 4(a) are as follows.

• (2) References in the 1965 Act to land are, in the appropriate contexts, to be read (according to the requirements of the particular context) as referring to, or as including references to—

• (a) the right acquired or to be acquired, or the restrictive covenant imposed or to be imposed; or

• (b) the land over which the right is or is to be exercisable, or the restriction is or is to be enforceable.

• (3) For Section 7 (measure of compensation in case of severance) of the 1965 Act substitute—

(7) In assessing the compensation to be paid by the acquiring authority under this Act, regard must be had not only to the extent (if any) to which the value of the land over which the right is to be acquired or the restrictive covenant is to be imposed is depreciated by the acquisition of the right or the imposition of the restrictive covenant but also to the damage (if any) to be sustained by the owner of the land by reason of its severance from other land of the owner, or injuriously affecting that other land by the exercise of the powers conferred by this or the Special Act.

• (4) The following provisions of the 1965 Act which state the effect of a deed poll executed in various circumstances where there is no conveyance by persons with interests in the land), that is to say—

• (a) section 9(4) (failure by owners to convey);

• (b) paragraph 10(3) of Schedule 1 (owners under incapacity);

• (c) paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 2 (absent and untraced owners); and

• (d) paragraphs 2(3) and 7(2) of Schedule 4 (common land),

are modified so as to secure that, as against persons with interests in the land which are expressed to be overridden by the deed, the right which is to be compulsorily acquired or the restrictive covenant which is to be imposed is vested absolutely in the acquiring authority.

• (5) Section 11[^f00113] (powers of entry) of the 1965 Act is modified so as to secure that, where the acquiring authority has served notice to treat in respect of any right or restrictive covenant, as well as the notice of entry required by subsection (1) of that section (as it applies to a compulsory acquisition under article 27 (compulsory acquisition of land)), it has power, exercisable in equivalent circumstances and subject to equivalent conditions, to enter for the purpose of exercising that right or enforcing that restrictive covenant; and sections 11A[^f00114] (powers of entry: further notices of entry), 11B[^f00115] (counter-notice requiring possession to be taken on specified date), 12[^f00116] (unauthorised entry) and 13[^f00117] (refusal to give possession to acquiring authority) of the 1965 Act are modified correspondingly.

• (6) Section 20[^f00118] (tenants at will, etc.) of the 1965 Act applies with the modifications necessary to secure that persons with such interests in land as are mentioned in that section are compensated in a manner corresponding to that in which they would be compensated on a compulsory acquisition under this Order of that land, but taking into account only the extent (if any) of such interference with such an interest as is actually caused, or likely to be caused, by the exercise of the right or the enforcement of the restrictive covenant in question.

• (7) Section 22 (interests omitted from purchase) of the 1965 Act as modified by article 36(4) (modification of Part 1 of the 1965 Act) is also modified so as to enable the acquiring authority in circumstances corresponding to those referred to in that section, to continue to be entitled to exercise the right acquired, subject to compliance with that section as respects compensation.

• (8) For Schedule 2A of the 1965 Act substitute—

SCHEDULE 2A (1) (1) This Schedule applies where an undertaker serves a notice to treat in respect of a right over, or a restrictive covenant affecting, the whole or part of a house, building or factory and has not executed a general vesting declaration under section 4 of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 as applied by article 37(5) (application of the 1981 Act) of the A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Development Consent Order 2024 in respect of the land to which the notice to treat relates. (2) But see article 38(3) (acquisition of subsoil or airspace only) of the A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening Development Consent Order 2024 which excludes the acquisition of subsoil or airspace only from this Schedule. (2) In this Schedule, “house” includes any park or garden belonging to a house. (3) A person who is able to sell the house, building or factory (“the owner”) may serve a counter-notice requiring the acquiring authority to purchase the owner’s interest in the house, building or factory. (4) A counter-notice under paragraph 3 must be served within the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which the notice to treat was served. (5) On receiving a counter-notice, the acquiring authority must decide whether to— (a) withdraw the notice to treat, (b) accept the counter-notice, or (c) refer the counter-notice to the Upper Tribunal. (6) The acquiring authority must serve notice of their decision on the owner within the period of 3 months beginning with the day on which the counter-notice is served (“the decision period”). (7) If the acquiring authority decides to refer the counter-notice to the Upper Tribunal it must do so within the decision period. (8) If the acquiring authority does not serve notice of a decision within the decision period it is to be treated as if it had served notice of a decision to withdraw the notice to treat at the end of that period. (9) If the acquiring authority serves notice of a decision to accept the counter-notice, the compulsory purchase order and the notice to treat are to have effect as if they included the owner’s interest in the house, building or factory. (10) On a referral under paragraph 7, the Upper Tribunal must determine whether the acquisition of the right or the imposition of the restrictive covenant would— (a) in the case of a house, building or factory, cause material detriment to the house, building or factory, or (b) in the case of a park or garden, seriously affect the amenity or convenience of the house to which the park or garden belongs. (11) In making the determination, the Upper Tribunal must take into account— (a) the effect of the acquisition of the right or the imposition of the covenant, (b) the use to be made of the right or covenant proposed to be acquired or imposed, and (c) if the right or covenant is proposed to be acquired or imposed for works or other purposes extending to other land, the effect of the whole of the works and the use of the other land. (12) If the Upper Tribunal determines that the acquisition of the right or the imposition of the covenant would have either of the consequences described in paragraph 10, it must determine how much of the house, building or factory the acquiring authority ought to be required to take. (13) If the Upper Tribunal determines that the acquiring authority ought to be required to take some or all of the house, building or factory, the compulsory purchase order and the notice to treat are to have effect as if they included the owner’s interest in that land. (14) (1) If the Upper Tribunal determines that the acquiring authority ought to be required to take some or all of the house, building or factory, the acquiring authority may at any time within the period of 6 weeks beginning with the day on which the Upper Tribunal makes its determination withdraw the notice to treat in relation to that land. (2) If the acquiring authority withdraws the notice to treat under this paragraph it must pay the person on whom the notice was served compensation for any loss or expense caused by the giving and withdrawing of the notice. (15) Any dispute as to the compensation is to be determined by the Upper Tribunal.

SCHEDULE 7 — LAND OF WHICH TEMPORARY POSSESSION MAY BE TAKEN

SCHEDULE 8 — SPECIAL CATEGORY LAND

PART 1 — SPECIAL CATEGORY LAND FOR WHICH REPLACEMENT LAND IS PROVIDED

PART 2 — SPECIAL CATEGORY (RIGHTS) LAND FOR WHICH REPLACEMENT LAND IS PROVIDED

PART 3 — SPECIAL CATEGORY (RIGHTS) LAND FOR WHICH REPLACEMENT LAND IS NOT PROVIDED

PART 4 — REPLACEMENT LAND

SCHEDULE 9 — HEDGEROWS AND TREES

The hedgerow reference numbers in the tables below are taken from the Hedgerow Survey Report at Appendix 9.7 of Chapter 9: Biodiversity of the Environmental Statement, the Supplementary Hedgerow Survey Report (Application Document Reference No. TR010060/EXAM/9.50, version Rev 1, dated 11/04/2023) and the Supplementary Botanical Survey Report (Application Document Reference No. TR010060/EXAM/9.16, version Rev 2, dated 13/02/2023).

The location of the hedgerows is shown on the Retained and Removed Vegetation Plans, on the Figures at Annex A of the Hedgerow Survey Report (Sheets 1 to 27), on Figure 1 at Appendix A of the Supplementary Hedgerow Survey Report, and on Figure 2 at Appendix A of the Supplementary Botanical Survey Report.

PART 1 — REMOVAL OF IMPORTANT HEDGEROWS

PART 2 — REMOVAL OF OTHER HEDGEROWS

The location of the trees subject to Tree Preservation Orders is shown on the Retained and Removed Vegetation Plans.

PART 3 — TREES SUBJECT TO TREE PRESERVATION ORDERS

SCHEDULE 10 — DISAPPLICATION AND MODIFICATION OF BYELAWS

Byelaws

SCHEDULE 11 — PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS

PART 1 — FOR THE PROTECTION OF ELECTRICITY, GAS, WATER AND SEWERAGE UNDERTAKERS

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For the protection of the utility undertakers referred to in this Part of this Schedule the following provisions have effect, unless otherwise agreed in writing between the undertaker and the utility undertaker concerned.

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In this Part of this Schedule—

• “alternative apparatus” means alternative apparatus adequate to enable the utility undertaker in question to fulfil its statutory functions in a manner no less efficient than previously;

• “apparatus” means—in the case of an electricity undertaker, electric lines or electrical plant (as defined in the Electricity Act 1989) [^f00119], belonging to or maintained by that utility undertaker;in that case of a gas undertaker, any mains, pipes or other apparatus belonging to or maintained by a gas transporter within the meaning of Part 1 of the Gas Act 1986[^f00120] for the purposes of gas supply;in the case of water undertaker, mains, pipes or other apparatus belonging to or maintained by that utility undertaker for the purposes of water supply; andin the case of a sewerage undertaker—any drain or works vested in the utility undertaker under the Water Industry Act 1991[^f00121]; andany sewer which is so vested or is the subject of a notice of intention to adopt given under section 102(4)[^f00122] (adoption of sewers and disposal works) of that Act) or an agreement to adopt made under section 104 (agreement to adopt sewers, drains or sewage disposal works at future date) of that Act[^f00123],and includes a sludge main, disposal main (within the meaning of section 219 (general interpretation) of that Act or sewer outfall and any manholes, ventilating shafts, pumps or other accessories forming part of any such sewer, drain or works,

and includes any structure in which apparatus is or is to be lodged or which gives or will give access to apparatus;

• “functions” includes powers and duties;

• “in” in a context referring to apparatus or alternative apparatus in land includes a reference to apparatus or alternative apparatus under, over or upon land;

• “plan” includes all designs, drawings, specifications, method statements, soil reports, programmes, calculations, risk assessments and other documents that are reasonably necessary properly and sufficiently to describe the works to be executed; and

• “utility undertaker” means—any licence holder within the meaning of Part 1 (electricity supply) of the Electricity Act 1989;a gas transporter within the meaning of Part 1 (gas supply) of the Gas Act 1986;a water undertaker within the meaning of the Water Industry Act 1991; anda sewerage undertaker within the meaning of Part 1 (preliminary) of the Water Industry Act 1991,

for the area of the authorised development, and in relation to any apparatus, means the utility undertaker to whom it belongs or by whom it is maintained.

On street apparatus

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This Part of this Schedule does not apply to apparatus in respect of which the relations between the undertaker and the utility undertaker are regulated by the provisions of Part 3 (street works in England and Wales) of the 1991 Act.