Consultation outcome

Stopping up and diversion orders: reform of the application process for local highways

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 16 July 2012
• Last updated: 9 January 2013 — See all updates

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

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Government response on stopping up and diversion orders: reform of the application process for local highways

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Interim report: government response considering implementation of option 1

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Detail of outcome

Policy options in the consultation were to permit applications for a stopping-up or diversion order to be submitted at the same time as applying for planning permission, and to devolve decision-making to the local authority level.

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Original consultation

Summary

This consultation details proposals to simplify the process of applying for the stopping up and diversion of a highway.

This consultation ran from
16 July 2012 to 11:45pm on 24 August 2012

Consultation description

Summary

Following the ‘Penfold review’, this consultation details proposals to simplify the process of applying for the stopping up and diversion of a highway where this is required for the purpose of property development.

We propose to permit applications for a stopping-up or diversion order to be submitted at the same time as applying for planning permission for the proposed development (whereas under the existing legislation the developer can only apply after securing planning permission), and options for devolving decision-making to the local authority level.

Related documents

• Implementation of the Penfold review, written statement by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, 9 January 2013
• Implementation of the Penfold review, written statement by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, 18 September 2012
• Implementation of the Penfold review, written statement by the Secretary of State for Transport, 16 July 2012

Documents

Consultation paper

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Streamlining the application process on stopping up and diversion orders

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Published 16 July 2012
Last updated 9 January 2013 + show all updates

1. 9 January 2013

   Government response added

2. 16 July 2012

   First published.