The Bexley and Greenwich (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
S.I. 1993/1091 · Made 16 April 1993
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES
CHANGES IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS
Made 16th April 1993
Laid before Parliament 27th April 1993
Coming into force
for the purposes referred to in article 1(2) 1st December 1993
for all other purposes 1st April 1994
The Secretary of State, in exercise of his powers under sections 51(2) and 67(4) of the Local Government Act 1972f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order which gives effect, with modifications, to proposals submitted to him under sections 47, 48(1) and 51(1) of that Act, more than six weeks before the making of this Order, by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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Contents
- 1Citation and commencement
- 2Interpretation
- 3Transfers from Bexley to Greenwich
- 4Transfers from Greenwich to Bexley
- 5Town and country planning
- Signature
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Bexley and Greenwich (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993.
This Order shall come into force on 1st December 1993 for any purpose set out in regulation 4(1) of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976f1.
For all other purposes, this Order shall come into force on 1st April 1994.
2Interpretation
In this Orderany reference to Bexley or Greenwich is a reference to the London borough of that name;
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“the map” means one of the 5 maps prepared by the Department of the Environment, marked “Maps of the Bexley and Greenwich (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993”, duly numbered for reference, and deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976;
and any reference to a ward is a reference to a ward of the London borough from or to which an area is transferred.
3Transfers from Bexley to Greenwich
Each area which is marked as shown in colum 1 of the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from Bexley, and from the ward named in column 3 to Greenwich, to the ward named in column 4, to the Greenwich (South Eastern Division) petty sessional division and to the Inner South London coroner’s district.
TABLE
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area marked | On map | Transferred from Bexley, and from the following ward | To Greenwich, and to the following ward |
| A | 3 | Blackfen | Avery Hill |
| A | 5 | East Wickham | Slade |
| A, C, E and G C & E | 2 3 | Lamorbey | Avery Hill |
| B & E | 1 | Sidcup West | New Eltham |
4Transfers from Greenwich to Bexley
Each area which is marked as shown in column 1 of the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from Greenwich, and from the ward named in column 3 to Bexley, to the ward named in column 4, to the Bexley petty sessional division, and to the Southern London coroner’s district.
TABLE
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area marked | On map | Transferred from Greenwich, and from the following ward | To Bexley, and to the following ward— |
| B, D, F, H and J D and F | 2 3 | Avery Hill | Lamorbey |
| A | 4 | Deansfield | Falconwood |
| B | 4 | Eltham Park | Falconwood |
| A, C and D | 1 | New Eltham | Sidcup West |
| B | 5 | Slade | East Wickham |
5Town and country planning
In this article, “provision” means a provision of a development plan (as defined in section 336(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990f1).
Any provision applying to an area transferred by this Order shall continue to apply to that area, notwithstanding the transfer, until replaced by a provision which so applies, and which is expressed to supersede the preserved provision.
Signature
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment
Robin Squire
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment
16th April 1993
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order makes changes to the central and southern sections of the boundary between the London boroughs of Bexley and Greenwich.
The map and table at the end of this Note give a general guide to the areas affected and the changes made.
The table also gives an approximate figure for the total area of land involved (in hectares), and for the population affected.
For full details of the transfers made, the order maps (described in article 2) should be inspected.
Any person may inspect them at any reasonable time at the offices of each of the boroughs whose area is affected, and also at the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment located in 2, Marsham Street, London SW1P 3EB.
Consequential changes are also made to petty sessional divisions and coroners' districts.
The Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976 (S. I. 1976/246, amended by S. I. 1978/247) contain general provisions regarding the effect of orders such as this one.
TABLE
Description of transfersTransfer to Bexley of properties in Agaton Road and Dulverton Road.
Transfer to Bexley of area in vicinity of Falconwood Station and to the north east of Wincrofts Drive, including Lingfield Crescent and Braywood Road.
Transfers to unite Woolwich Cemetery in Greenwich.
Transfer to unite Restons Crescent in Greenwich.
Transfer to Greenwich of part of Avery Hill Sports Ground.
Realignment of boundary in vicinity of
Mervyn Avenue/Rutland Place;
Cradley Road/Oakley Drive;
Glenmore Road;
Halfway Street; and
Bournewood Road/Alliance Road.
Total amount of land transferred and population affected—
Bexley to Greenwich Areas transferred total 10 hectares Population affected 210
Greenwich to Bexley Areas transferred total 10 hectares Population affected 620
