# The Local Government Reorganisation (Property) (Greater Manchester) Order 1987 S.I. 1987/1446 · made 10 August 1987 This Order transfers properties, and rights and liabilities ancillary to those properties, formerly owned by the Greater Manchester County Council, and, since the abolition of that council by the Local Government Act 1985, by the Greater Manchester Residuary Body, principally to the councils of the districts in which they are situated. Made under: Local Government Act 1985 (Section 67) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-reorganisation-property-greater-manchester-order-1987/pdf/uksi_19871446_en.pdf ## Introductory text LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Made 10th August 1987 Laid before Parliament 18th August 1987 Coming into force 8th September 1987 Whereas the Greater Manchester Residuary Body, acting pursuant to section 67(2) of the Local Government Act 1985, has submitted proposals to the Secretary of State for the transfer of certain of its properties to local authorities, and he has decided to give effect to those proposals without modification: Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 67(3) of that Act, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order: ## 1 Citation and commencement This Order may be cited as the Local Government Reorganisation (Property) (Greater Manchester) Order 1987 and shall come into force on 8th September 1987. ## 2 Interpretation and general provision (1) In this Order— “the abolished council” means the Greater Manchester County Council; “highway” means any highway for which the abolished council was the highway authority; “local council” in relation to any land (including any length of highway) means the council of the metropolitan district within which such land is situated; and “the residuary body” means the Greater Manchester Residuary Body. (2) There shall vest in any body in which land is vested by this Order all rights and liabilities of the residuary body acquired or incurred exclusively in connection with that land. ## 3 Land held by the abolished council for highway or road traffic purposes (1) Any land (other than land described in Schedule 1 to this Order) which— (a) was held on 1st April 1974 by the abolished council for any of the purposes mentioned in paragraph (2), and (b) immediately before 1st April 1986 was held by that council for any such purpose, shall vest in the local council. (2) The purposes referred to in paragraph (1) are— (a) the construction, maintenance or improvement of a highway; (b) the improvement or development of frontages to a highway or of land adjoining a highway. ## 4 Land below a highway Where on 1st April 1986 by virtue of section 263 of the Highways Act 1980 any highway in Greater Manchester vested in a local council, any interest of the residuary body in any land below such highway shall vest in that council. ## 5 Land held by the abolished council for environmental purposes (1) Any land (other than land described in Schedule 2 to this Order) which was, immediately before 1st April 1986, held by the abolished council for any purpose mentioned in paragraph (2) shall vest in the local council. (2) The purposes referred to in paragraph (1) are the purposes of the functions of the abolished Council relating to— Parks (including country parks) Open spaces and burial grounds Caravan sites Camping sites Picnic sites Sporting and recreational facilities The improvement of derelict, neglected or unsightly land. ## 6 Trading and industrial estates There shall vest in Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council the land specified in Schedule 3 to this Order and that land shall be held by the Council for the joint use and benefit of itself and of all the councils of the other districts in the county of Greater Manchester. ## 7 Transfer of specified property The former London Road Fire Station, Manchester registered at Her Majesty’s Land Registry under Title Number GM.390404 shall vest in the Greater Manchester Fire and Civil Defence Authority. ## Schedule 1: HIGHWAYS PROPERTY EXCLUDED FROM TRANSFER ## A. Bolton Houses, other buildings and sites Street Number of house, building or site Back Clarence Street 2, 4, 6, 8, 16 and 18 Back o' th' Bank Street 1, 3, 5 and 9 Blackbank Street 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 51 and 55 Bury Road 412, 416, 418, 455, 457, 466, 467, 468, 470, 471, 473, 474, 475, 478, 479, 481, 485, 488, 490, 492, and 494 Charles Rupert Street 52, 62, 64 and 75 Chalfont Street 36, 40, 41, 43, 44, 48, 49, 53, 58, 61, 63, 65 and 67 Chorley Old Road 12 and 20 Clarence Street 128, 130, 132, 140, 141, 142, 144, 145, 146, 148, 150, 151, 154, 155, 156, 158, 160, 163, 165, 166, 168, 171, 172, 174, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 183, 184, 185, 187, 188, 194, 204 and 208 Clifton Street 1, 2, 5 and former sheet metal works adjacent to no. 7 Conrad Street 7, 12 and former workshop adjacent to no. 12 Davenport Street 23, 35, 43, 45, 47, 51, 53, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 77, 79, 83, 85, 89, 91, 101, 103, 115, 117, 119, 121, 123, 125 and approximately 80 square metres of land adjoining no. 25. Egerton Street 38, 47, 50, 51, 52, 53, 57 and 67 Everton Street 2, 6, 13, 14, 16, 18 and 22 Hibbert Street 38, 46, 49, 50, 51, 59, 60, 61, 64, 65, 68, 74 and 75 Higher Market Street, Kearsley 84, 86 and 88 John Brown Street 2, 4, 15, 22, 25, 26 and 27 Larchwood Street 3, 8 and 9 Ruth Street 23 St George’s Road 226 Thomas Holden Street 4, 6 and 14 Thorn Street 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 35 and 38 Vernon Street 37 and 48 ## Other land Crofter’s Saw Mills, Back St. George’s Road. The parcels of land consisting of the approximate area mentioned below and situated as so mentioned:— 1425 square metres Hardcastle Street, east of its junction with Back Everton Street North. 35 square metres Adjacent to St Michael’s Church, fronting Manchester Road. ## C. Manchester Location Street Number or description of sites Ancoats Oldham Road 27, 29, 31 and approximately 678 square metres at the rear Poland Street 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 Portugal Street 22 and 24 Vesta Street 16, 18, 20, 22 and approximately 560 square metres of adjoining land. Ardwick Ashton Old Road and Chancellor Lane Approximately 570 square metres being the site of an advertising hoarding and land at rear. Dainton Street Approximately 237 square metres on the east side. Gun Street 18 and 20 Hyde Road The Ardwick Sports Centre. Baguley Dobbinets Lane Approximately 0.835 hectares, being the site of the Hollies and land adjoining. Cheetham Hill Cheetham Hill Road 244 Chorlton-on-Medlock Grafton Street The Hartford Hotel (no. 62) Collyhurst Irk Street 16, 18, 20 and 22 Fallowfield Birchfield Road 64 and 70 Colgate Crescent 32 Finchley Road 42, 54 and 78 Mornington Crescent 80 and 100 Princess Road 376 Wilmslow Road 20 square metres at the front of no. 313. Yew Tree Road 307 Levenshulme Albert Road 4 Broom Lane 72 Henderson Street 9 and 14 May Grove 6 Palm Street 29 Park Grove 27 Pascal Street 10 Stockport Road 1090 and 1158 Longsight Attwood Street 14 and 22 East Road 23 Hatton Street 30 Hopkins Street 33 McFarren Street 7, 22 and 31 Smart Street 40 Stockport Road 645 and 680 Miles Platting Hulme Hall Lane 177 Newton Heath Dean Lane 45 Oldham Road 953 Grey Mare Lane The site of the Domino Club West Didsbury Princess Road Approximately 1355 square metres adjoining Christ Church Rectory The junction of Ashwood Avenue, Barlow Moor Road and Princess Road A parcel of land consisting of approximately 812 square metres West Gorton Birch Street 11, 13 and 15 ## D. Oldham Houses and other buildings Street Number in Street Dobcross New Road, Dobcross 3B Greengate, Chadderton 231 Oswald Street 11 and 19 ## Other Property The parcels of land consisting of the approximate area mentioned below and situated as so mentioned:— Approximate area Situation 25 square metres Fronting Den Lane at its junction with Carr House Road, Lees. 0.43 hectares Rear of 798 to 842 Huddersfield Road and fronting Heywood Fold, Austerlands. 2833 square metres Between Huddersfield Road and Heywood Lane adjoining 866 Huddersfield Road, Scouthead. 810 square metres Between Huddersfield Road and Range Lane opposite to 19/23 (odd numbers) Huddersfield Road, Denshaw. 3980 square metres Between Westbourne Street, Middleton Road and Oldham Way. ## E. Rochdale Location Street Number or description of site Heywood York Street 55 Milnrow Rochdale Road 18 The parcels of land consisting of the approximate area mentioned below and situated as so mentioned:— Approximate area Situation 3045 square metres Fronting the Universal Laundry, Elizabethan Way, at its junction with Buckley Hill Lane, Milnrow. 312 square metres Garage premises and adjoining land at Hill Street (located opposite to premises 1, 3, 5 and 7 Hill Street and Clover Works) ## F. Salford Buildings Street Number in Street Chapel Street 297 and 299. ## H. Tameside Location Street Number or description of site Ashton-Under-Lyne Bank Top 16 and 21 Cavendish Street 82 and 84 Old Street 2 The junction at Oldham Road, Blandford Street and Dean Street A parcel of land consisting of approximately 10,500 square metres Currier Lane Approximately 0.51 hectares of land (located at the rear of premises 82, 84, 86, 88 and 90 Currier Lane and Christadelphian Church) Between Lower Wharf Street and Park Parade Approximately 3720 square metres of land adjoining Wharf Mill. Audenshaw Ashton Hill Lane 120 Audenshaw Hall Grove 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 21 and 25. Audenshaw Road 501, 503, 505 and 524 Between Audenshaw Road and the railway Approximately 1610 square metres of land lying adjacent to no. 393. Clarendon Road 34, 40, 83, 89 and 91 Droylsden Road 4, 6, 14, 49, 54 and 57 Guide Lane 96 Lumb Lane Approximately 1620 square metres of land adjoining nos. 215 and 216. Manchester Road 107, 122, 126, 128 and 130. Maple Avenue 43, 45, 50 and 54 Droylsden Ashton Hill Lane 124, 165, 171 and 173 Hyde Higher Henry Street 38 and 40 Market Street 93, 95, 95A, 97 and 212 Perrin Street 23 and 23A. Mossley Stockport Road 20, 22, 24 and 26. Stalybridge Cheetham Hill Road 23 Hartley Street 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 High Street 144 Huddersfield Road 196, 258 and 262 Market Street 68, 70 and 72 Mottram Road 60, 415 and 427 Stamford Street 21, 23 and 131 Wakefield Road 371 and 375 Water Street 2 ## I. Trafford Location Street Number or description of site Altrincham Grosvenor Road 22 Stretford Barton Road 172, 174, 178, 180 and 182 Urmston Stretford Road 29 and 31 ## Schedule 2: LAND HELD FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PURPOSES EXCLUDED FROMTRANSFER ## A. Bolton— The following land at Westhoughton— (a) The Chequerbent Derelict Land Reclamation Site; (b) The Hewlett Pit and Hart Common Derelict Land Reclamation Sites; (c) The Wingates Industrial Estate, together with 4.7 hectares of undeveloped land adjoining. ## B. Manchester— The Collyhurst Road Derelict Land Reclamation Site, Collyhurst. The Oldham Road Goods Yard, Ancoats. Angel Street Trading Estate, New Mount Street and Ludgate Street, Ancoats. Dyche Street Trading Estate, Dyche Street, Simpson Street and Ludgate Street, Ancoats. Reliance Street Trading Estate, Reliance Street, Newton Heath. Former British Home Stores Buildings, Oldham Street. ## C. Oldham— The Clayton Bridge Derelict Land Reclamation Site, Failsworth. The Sidebottom Street Derelict Land Reclamation Site. ## D. Rochdale— The former Durn Highways Depot, Littleborough. ## E. Salford— The Boothstown Basin Derelict Land Reclamation Site, Worsley. The Ellenbrook, Linneyshaw Colliery and Sandhole Derelict Land Reclamation Sites, Worsley. Derwent Street Trading Estate, Derwent Street. ## F. Stockport— Approximately 0.57 hectares of land situated between Brewery Street and Tiviot Way. A parcel of land situated off Vale Road and Mill Lane, Reddish Vale, registered at Her Majesty’s Land Registry under title number CH 049234. ## G. Tameside— The Copperas Lane Derelict Land Reclamation Site, Droylsden. ## H. Trafford— A parcel of land consisting of approximately 2.22 hectares at Old Hall Road and Vale Avenue, Sale. 39 Northumberland Road, Stretford. ## I. Wigan— The derelict land reclamation sites and industrial estates listed below— Location Name of site or estate Abram Bickershaw Reservoir Maypole Colliery Atherton Chequerbent Chanters Industrial Estate Ashton-in-Makerfield Bryn Hall/Bamfurlong Landgate Lane Mains Colliery South Lancashire Industrial Estate, Bryn Road Ince Crompton Sidings Leigh West Leigh Colliery (Dangerous Corner), Leigh Standish Crooke Village Fairhurst Lane Giants Hall Colliery Tyldesley Astley Green Colliery Higher Folds ## Schedule 3: PROPERTY TRANSFERRED TO BOLTON METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL ## A. Bolton— Fowler Industrial Estate, Horwich ## B. Bury— Taylor Street Industrial Estate Mountheath Managed Workshop, Prestwich. ## C. Manchester— Albany Road Trading Estate, Chorlton. Dagenham Road Industrial Estate, Rusholme. Freshpool Way Industrial Estate, Sharston. Rochdale Road Trading Estate. ## D. Salford— Swinton Hall Road Trading Estate. Willan Industrial Estate, West Ashton Street. ## E. Stockport— The Gate Centre at the Bredbury Industrial Estate. Hammond Avenue Trading Estate. Waterloo Park Industrial Estate. ## F. Wigan— Actons Walk Trading Estate. ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) This Order transfers properties, and rights and liabilities ancillary to those properties, formerly owned by the Greater Manchester County Council, and, since the abolition of that council by the Local Government Act 1985, by the Greater Manchester Residuary Body, principally to the councils of the districts in which they are situated. Article 3 transfers land (other than land specified in Schedule 1) held by the abolished council for highways purposes, and article 4 transfers the subsoil of highways. Article 5 transfers land (other than land specified in Schedule 2) formerly held by the county council for environmental purposes. Article 6 transfers the trading and industrial estates specified in Schedule 3 to Bolton Metropolitan District Council, and article 7 transfers the London Road Fire Station, Manchester, to the Greater Manchester Fire and Civil Defence Authority. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1446 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-reorganisation-property-greater-manchester-order-1987 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.