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Highways Act 1980

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286 Power to require angles of new buildings at corners of streets to be rounded off.

(1) A local authority or, if there is a local highway authority for either of the two streets in question, that highway authority, may require the corner of a building intended to be erected at the corner of two streets in the area of the local authority to be rounded or splayed off to the height of the first storey or to the full height of the building, and to such extent otherwise as they may determine. (2) A person aggrieved by a requirement of a local authority or local highway authority under this section may appeal to a magistrates’ court. (3) A local authority or local highway authority shall pay compensation for any loss which may be sustained through the exercise by them of their powers under this section. (4) This section does not apply to a building, other than a dwelling-house, belonging to any of the following undertakers and used by them for the following purposes respectively:— (a) railway undertakers, for purposes of a railway comprised in the railway undertaking; (b) canal undertakers, for purposes of a canal comprised in the canal undertaking; (c) inland navigation undertakers, for purposes of a navigation comprised in the inland navigation undertaking; (d) dock undertakers, for purposes of a dock comprised in the dock undertaking; (e) harbour undertakers, for purposes of a harbur comprised in the harbour undertaking; (f) pier undertakers, for purposes of a pier comprised in the pier undertaking.

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286 Power to require angles of new buildings at corners of streets to be rounded off.

(1) A local authority or, if there is a local highway authority for either of the two streets in question, that highway authority, may require the corner of a building intended to be erected at the corner of two streets in the area of the local authority to be rounded or splayed off to the height of the first storey or to the full height of the building, and to such extent otherwise as they may determine. (2) A person aggrieved by a requirement of a local authority or local highway authority under this section may appeal to a magistrates’ court. (3) A local authority or local highway authority shall pay compensation for any loss which may be sustained through the exercise by them of their powers under this section. (4) This section does not apply to a building, other than a dwelling-house, belonging to any of the following undertakers and used by them for the following purposes respectively:— (a) railway undertakers, for purposes of a railway comprised in the railway undertaking; (b) canal undertakers, for purposes of a canal comprised in the canal undertaking; (c) inland navigation undertakers, for purposes of a navigation comprised in the inland navigation undertaking; (d) dock undertakers, for purposes of a dock comprised in the dock undertaking; (e) harbour undertakers, for purposes of a harbur comprised in the harbour undertaking; (f) pier undertakers, for purposes of a pier comprised in the pier undertaking.

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