Introductory text

Whereas the Easington District Council, acting pursuant to Schedule 32 to the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980^f1 (“the Schedule”), on 1st September 1995 by resolution adopted the following enterprise zone schemes—

• the East Durham Enterprise Zone No. 1 (Bracken Hill) Scheme;

• the East Durham Enterprise Zone No. 2 (Peterlee North West Industrial Estate) Scheme;

• the East Durham Enterprise Zone No. 3 (Peterlee South West Industrial Estate) Scheme;

• the East Durham Enterprise Zone No. 4 (Seaham Grange) Scheme;

• the East Durham Enterprise Zone No. 5 (Fox Cover) Scheme; and

• the East Durham Enterprise Zone No. 6 (Dawdon) Scheme—

and on 8th September published an advertisement complying with paragraph 3 of the Schedule in the Northern Echo (a newspaper circulating in the area to which the schemes relate) and in The London Gazette;

And whereas a period of six weeks has expired since the first publication of that advertisement, and no application has been made to the High Court under paragraph 4 of the Schedule in respect of any of the schemes;