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The Local Government Reorganisation (Property) (Tyne and Wear) Order 1988

S.I. 1988/1093 · Made 23 June 1988

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 23rd June 1988

Laid before Parliament 1st July 1988

Coming into force 22nd July 1988

Whereas the Tyne and Wear Residuary Body, acting pursuant to section 67(2) of the Local Government Act 1985f1, 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:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1985 c. 51.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Specified Land
  3. 3Bowes Railway
  4. 4Rights and liabilities
  5. Signature
  6. Schedule 1LAND TRANSFERRED TO GATESHEAD METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
  7. Schedule 2LAND TRANSFERRED TO NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL
  8. Schedule 3LAND TRANSFERRED TO NORTH TYNESIDE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
  9. Schedule 4LAND TRANSFERRED TO SOUTH TYNESIDE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
  10. Schedule 5LAND TRANSFERRED TO SUNDERLAND METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
  11. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Local Government Reorganisation (Property) (Tyne and Wear) Order 1988 and shall come into force on 22nd July 1988.

(2)

In this Order “the Body” means the Tyne and Wear Residuary Body.

2Specified Land

There shall vest in each local authority mentioned below the land of the Body which is specified in the corresponding Schedule—

Local AuthoritySchedule
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council1
Newcastle City Council2
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council3
South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council4
Sunderland Metropolitan Borough Council5

3Bowes Railway

Any land forming the course or former course of the Bowes Railway, and any land associated with and adjoining such land, which is vested in the Body shall vest in the local authority in whose area the land is situated.

4Rights and liabilities

All rights and liabilities acquired or incurred by the Body exclusively in connection with any land transferred by this Order shall vest in the local authority to which that land is transferred.

Signature

Nicholas Ridley

Secretary of State for the Environment

23rd June 1988

Schedule 1LAND TRANSFERRED TO GATESHEAD METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

Sites of Nos. 5, 7 and 9 Oldwell Lane, Winlaton.

The parcels of land consisting of the approximate area mentioned below and situated as so mentioned—

Approximate areaSituation
4.87 hectaresThe Kingsway roundabout and land to the south-east, Team Valley, Gateshead Western Bypass.
1220 square metresNorth-west of Caroline Terrace, Stella Road, Blaydon.
3430 square metresEast of No. 1 Parkgate Lane and No. 44 Park Lane, Winlaton.
2.08 hectaresAt Swalwell, between Grinding Mill Lane and the disused railway line, next to Crowtree Rugby Ground.

Schedule 2LAND TRANSFERRED TO NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL

Site of No. 18 Sunderland Street, Newcastle.

Sites of Nos. 29 and 31 Stamfordham Road, Newcastle.

A parcel of land consisting of approximately 200 square metres and including the substation site, situated at the north end of Sandyford House car park, Jesmond.

Schedule 3LAND TRANSFERRED TO NORTH TYNESIDE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

The parcels of land consisting of the approximate area mentioned below and situated as so mentioned—

Approximate areaSituation
860 square metresNorth of Station Road, Forest Hall opposite Avondale Avenue.
8100 square metresThe site of the former “G” pit yard, Hadrian Road, Wallsend, and adjoining land.
3100 square metresEastwards from a point approximately 70 metres east of Benton Quarry Bridge, Longbenton and extending from Whitley Road to East Benton Farm lane.
345 square metresAt Carville Works, Wallsend approximately 100 metres east of Davy Bank.

Schedule 4LAND TRANSFERRED TO SOUTH TYNESIDE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

The Council Depot, Cleadon Lane, East Boldon.

Site of former garage, Whitburn Bents Road, Whitburn.

Site of former Wright’s and United Biscuit Factory, Boldon Lane, South Shields.

Schedule 5LAND TRANSFERRED TO SUNDERLAND METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

Wessington North Industrial Estate, Castellian Road, Castletown.

Site of former garden house, Wades Row, High Moorsley.

The parcels of land consisting of the approximate area mentioned below and situated as so mentioned—

Approximate areaSituation
3945 square metresOn the north side of Leechmere Way, Leechmere, at the junction of Fenside Road and Leechmere Way.
9308 square metresOn the west side of Ryhope Road, Leechmere at the junction of Toll Bar Road and Ryhope Road.
16.23 hectaresAlong the line of the former Pittington/Hetton-le-Hole/Murton railway between Pittington and Manor Farm.
8.09 hectaresOn north bank of River Wear at Low Barmston.
365 square metresAlong the south side of Dame Dorothy Street, Bonnersfield approximately 30 metres east of Rendlesham Street.
19.87 hectaresAt High Moorsley extending in a northerly direction from a point approximately 90 metres north of Front Street to the stream located approximately 330 metres north of the course of the dismantled railway.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order transfers certain land owned by the Tyne and Wear Residuary Body to the district councils in whose area the land is situated. The transfers are in addition to those effected by the Local Government Reorganisation (Property) (Tyne and Wear) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/1288).

Article 2 transfers the land specified in Schedules 1 to 5.

Article 3 transfers land relating to the Bowes Railway.

Article 4 provides for the transfer of rights and liabilities ancillary to the land transferred.