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The Cheshire, Derbyshire and Greater Manchester (County and District Boundaries) Order 1993

S.I. 1993/493 · Made 1 March 1993

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

CHANGES IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS

Made 1st March 1993

Laid before Parliament 11th March 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

f1

1972 c. 70.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Transfers between Cheshire (Macclesfield) and Greater Manchester (Stockport)
  4. 4Transfers between Derbyshire (High Peak) and Greater Manchester (Stockport)
  5. 5Transfers within Greater Manchester between Stockport and Tameside
  6. 6Town and country planning
  7. Signature
  8. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Cheshire, Derbyshire and Greater Manchester (County and District Boundaries) Order 1993.

(2)

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.

(3)

For all other purposes, this Order shall come into force on 1st April 1994.

2Interpretation

In this Order—

  • “Cheshire” means the county of Cheshire, and “Macclesfield” means the Cheshire borough of Macclesfield;

  • “Derbyshire” means the county of Derbyshire, and “High Peak” means the Derbyshire borough of High Peak;

  • “district” includes a borough and a metropolitan borough;

  • “electoral division” means an electoral division of the county to which an area is transferred by this Orderf1;

  • “Greater Manchester” means the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, and any reference to Stockport or to Tameside is a reference to the metropolitan borough of that name;

  • “the map” means one or more of the 13 maps prepared by the Department of the Environment, marked “Maps of the Cheshire, Derbyshire and Greater Manchester (County and District Boundaries) Order 1993”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976;

any reference to an area as unparished is a reference to that area not forming part of any parish; and

  • “ward” means a ward of the district from or to which an area is transferred, except in the expression “parish ward”, where it means a ward of the parish to which an area is transferredf2.

3Transfers between Cheshire (Macclesfield) and Greater Manchester (Stockport)

(1)

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 Cheshire, from Macclesfield and from the parish (or, if unparished, the ward) named in column 3 to—

(a)

Greater Manchester;

(b)

Stockport, and the ward named in column 4; and to

(c)

the Stockport Metropolitan District petty sessional division and the Greater Manchester South coroner’s district—

and shall become or remain unparished.

TABLE

(1)(2)(3)(4)
Area markedOn map—Transferred from Cheshire, from Macclesfield and from—To Greater Manchester, to Stockport, and to the following ward—
B52, B53 & B547Parish of AdlingtonWest Bramhall
B71, B72, B73, B74 & B7513Parish of DisleySouth Marple
B67, B68 & B6911Parish of Lyme HandleySouth Marple
B59, B60, B61 & B629Parish of Poynton—with—WorthEast Bramhall
B63 & B649Parish of Poynton—with—WorthHazel Grove
B65 & B6610
B55, B56, B57 & B588Parish of Poynton—with—WorthWest Bramhall
B49, B50 & B517Parish of PrestburyWest Bramhall
B486Dean Row wardWest Bramhall
B465Handforth wardCheadle Hulme South
B435Handforth wardHeald Green
(2)

Each unparished area which is marked as shown in column 1 of the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from Greater Manchester, from Stockport, and from the ward named in column 3 to—

(a)

Cheshire;

(b)

Macclesfield;

(c)

the parish (if any), ward and electoral division mentioned in column 4; and to

(d)

the Macclesfield petty sessional division and the Cheshire coroner’s district.

(1)(2)(3)(4)
Area markedOn map—Transferred from Greater Manchester (Stockport) and from the ward of—To Cheshire, to Macclesfield and to—
B455Cheadle Hulme South

Handforth ward

Wilmslow Dean electoral division

C11, C12 & C13

9East Bramhall

Parish of Poynton—with—worth

Poynton West ward

Poynton electoral division

C14, C15 & C16

9Hazel Grove

Parish of Poynton—with—Worth

Poynton Central ward

Poynton electoral division

C17, C18 & C19

C20

10

10 & 11

Hazel Grove

Parish of Poynton—with—Worth

Poynton East ward

Poynton electoral division

B445Heald Green

Handforth ward

Wilmslow Dean electoral division

B70 & B7613South Marple

Parish of Disley

Disley ward

Bollington and Disley electoral division

C22 & C23

C24 & C25

11

12

South Marple

Parish of Lyme Handley

Rainow ward

Bollington and Disley electoral division

C2111South Marple

Parish of Poynton—with—Worth

Poynton East ward

Poynton electoral division

B476West Bramhall

Dean Row ward

Wilmslow Dean electoral division

C6, C7 & C87West Bramhall

Parish of Adlington

Prestbury ward

Poynton electoral division

C9 & C108West Bramhall

Parish of Poynton—with—Worth

Poynton West ward

Poynton electoral division

C3, C4 & C57West Bramhall

Parish of Prestbury

Prestbury ward

Upton and Prestbury electoral division

4Transfers between Derbyshire (High Peak) and Greater Manchester (Stockport)

(1)

The area marked B42 on map 4 shall be transferred from Derbyshire, from High Peak, and from the parish of New Mills to—

(a)

Greater Manchester;

(b)

Stockport, and the South Marple ward; and to

(c)

the Stockport petty sessional division and the Greater Manchester South coroner’s district—

and shall become unparished.

(2)

The unparished areas marked C1 and C2 on map 4 shall be transferred from Greater Manchester, from Stockport, and from the South Marple ward to—

(a)

Derbyshire;

(b)

High Peak;

(c)

the parish of New Mills and the Whitle parish ward;

(d)

the New Mills North ward and the New Mills electoral division; and to

(e)

the High Peak petty sessional division and the High Peak coroner’s district.

5Transfers within Greater Manchester between Stockport and Tameside

(1)

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 Stockport, and from the ward named in column 3 to Tameside, and to the ward and petty sessional division named in column 4.

TABLE

(1)(2)(3)(4)
Area markedOn mapTransferred from Stockport, and from the following ward—To Tameside, and to—

B20 & B21

B24

2

3

Bredbury

Denton South ward

Ashton under Lyne petty sessional division

B11a, B13 & B15

2Bredbury

Denton West ward

Ashton under Lyne petty sessional division

B25, B27 & B29

3Bredbury

Hyde Werneth ward

South Tameside petty sessional division

B7, B9 & B112Brinnington

Denton West ward

Ashton under Lyne petty sessional division

B38 & B403North Marple

Hyde Werneth ward

South Tameside petty sessional division

B3

B5

1

2

North Reddish

Denton West ward

Ashton under Lyne petty sessional division

B31, B33, B34 & B36

1Romiley

Hyde Werneth ward

South Tameside petty sessional division
(2)

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 Tameside, and from the ward named in column 3 to Stockport, to the ward named in column 4, and to the Stockport Metropolitan district petty sessional division.

TABLE

(1)(2)(3)(4)
Area markedOn mapTransferred from Tameside, and the following ward—To Stockport, and the following ward—

B17, B18, B19 & B22

B23

2

3

Denton SouthBredbury

B12, B14 & B16

4Denton WestBredbury
B8 & B102Denton WestBrinnington

B1 & B2

B4

B6

1

1 & 2

2

Denton WestNorth Reddish
B26 & B283Hyde WernethBredbury

B37, B39 & B41

3Hyde WernethNorth Marple

B30, B32 & B35

3Hyde WernethRomiley

6Town and country planning

(1)

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).

(2)

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

1st March 1993

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes minor changes in the boundary between the county of Cheshire and the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, affecting the Cheshire boroughs of Macclesfield and Warrington, and Greater Manchester metropolitan borough of Trafford. It also affects district boundaries within Greater Manchester by transferring areas between Trafford and the city of Manchester. Consequential changes to local government electoral areas, petty sessional divisions and coroners' districts are made.

The map and table forming part of this Note are a general guide only to the areas affected. The Table gives in approximate terms the total amount of land and the population affected by each set of transfers. The map[s] described in article 2 should be inspected for full details of the transfers. Any person may inspect the maps at any reasonable time at the offices of each borough or city whose area is affected, and additionally at the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment located in 2, Marsham Street, London SW1P 3EB.

The Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976 contain general provisions regarding the effect of orders such as this one.

Transfers between Cheshire (Macclesfield) and Greater Manchester (Stockport) — article 3 Area: 25 hectares Population: 10

General description of changes

Realignments in the following areas—

  1. (i)

    In vicinty of aircraft factory at Red Brook.

  2. (ii)

    At Woodend.

  3. (iii)

    Along Bollinghurst Brook, near the Macclesfield Canal and Middlewood Station.

  4. (iv)

    Along Norbury Brook, in vicinity of Chester Road/Norbury Hall/Brookside Nurseries/Long Plantation/Norbury Hollow.

  5. (v)

    Woodford Road/Chester Road.

  6. (vi)

    Along River Dean in vicinity of Dean Farm, Deanwater Bridge and Red Brook.

  7. (vii)

    In Commercial Road area, affecting Stanley Green Industrial Estate and Stanley Green Playing Fields.

  8. (viii)

    In vicinity of Jacksons' Edge Road/Burton Road/Park Road, running southwards to the railway line.
Transfers between Derbyshire (High Peak) and Greater Manchester (Stockport) — article 4 Area: 50 hectares Population: 30

General description of changes

Transfer to Greater Manchester of area south of Greenclough Farm and north of Woodend, including Whitecroft Farm and part of Station Road.

Transfer to Derbyshire of area at Brook Bottom, including the Methodist Church, its car park and Shaw Farm.
Transfers within Greater Manchester between Stockport and Tameside — article 5 Area: 55 hectares Population: 6

General description of changes

Transfer to Tameside of area south of Stockport Road and north of Hillside Road.

Transfer to Stockport of area south of Hillside Road in vicinity of Lowtop Plantation.

Realignments—

  1. (i)

    to follow centre of River Tame in vicinity of Stockport Road/Holt Wood/Peak Forest Canal/Wake Lane;

  2. (ii)

    to follow centre of River Etherow in Ridd Wood/Boar Steps/Bothams Hall areas;

  3. (iii)

    in vicinity of Reddish Lane/Thornley Lane North/Thornley Lane South;

  4. (iv)

    in Werneth Low area.