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What does Circular mean? A circular is a communication sent by a listed issuer to the holders of its listed securities to inform them about, and often seek approval for, corporate actions (for example, a notice of a general meeting or bondholder meeting with an explanatory statement). In the UK and Ireland this is a regulatory, not statutory, term defined in the FCA listing rules and the Euronext Dublin Listing Rules. It means any document issued to holders of listed securities, including a notice of meeting, but excluding prospectuses, listing particulars, annual reports and accounts (or annual financial reports), interim/half‑yearly reports, proxy...

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Stopping Up and Diversion of Highways and Public Rights of Way: Powers, Procedure and Timescales under TCPA 1990 and Highways Act 1980 (England and Wales)

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Purpose

Highways can be stopped up when a section is no longer required, or where the land is needed to enable a development. When a road is ‘stopped up’, the public’s right to use it is removed.

Legislation

Powers to stop up and to divert highways are set out in:

  • sections 247, 248, 249, 253 and 257 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990)
  • sections 116, 118 and 119 of the Highways Act 1980 (HiA 1980)

Guidance

The Rights of Way Circular (1/09) offers direction to local authorities on recording, managing and maintaining, protecting and amending public rights of way. The government has produced guidance for applicants in England on applying for a Stopping Up Order to close or divert a highway. The Welsh government has issued guidance and services for applicants on the Requirements and procedures for stopping up and diversion of highways under the TCPA 1990.

Impact on highways of planning applications

When preparing planning applications, developers should evaluate the effects of the proposed scheme on all highways and routes across the site and include a statement of the...

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