# The Local Government Reorganisation (Property) (West Yorkshire) Order 1988 S.I. 1988/751 · made 19 April 1988 The Local Government Reorganisation (Property) (West Yorkshire) Orders 1987 (S.I. 1987/15 and 1987/1451) transferred specified property formerly vested in West Yorkshire County Council and in the West Yorkshire Residuary Body to certain of the district councils in that County. This Order effects further transfers of the same kind. Made under: Local Government Act 1985 (Section 67) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-reorganisation-property-west-yorkshire-order-1988/pdf/uksi_19880751_en.pdf ## Introductory text LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Made 19th April 1988 Laid before Parliament 26th April 1988 Coming into force 17th May 1988 Whereas the West Yorkshire Residuary Body, acting pursuant to section 67(2) of the Local Government Act 1985, has submitted further 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 (1) This Order may be cited as the Local Government Reorganisation (Property) (West Yorkshire) Order 1988 and shall come into force on 17th May 1988. (2) In this Order,“local council” in relation to any land means the council of the district in which the land is situated. ## 2 Any interest of the West Yorkshire Residuary Body in any land below a highway shall vest in the local council. ## 3 The land described in the Schedule, and all rights and liabilities acquired or incurred exclusively in connection with that land, shall vest in the local council. ## Signature Nicholas Ridley Secretary of State for the Environment 19th April 1988 ## LAND TRANSFERRED TO DISTRICT COUNCILS A. BRADFORD Houses, Other Buildings and Sites Street Number or name of house, building or site Acorn Street, Keighley 1 Kirkgate 13 Manningham Lane 6, 6A, 8 and 10 Manor Street 1—21 (odd numbers), 2 and 2A, 4, 6, and 8 Market Street 2 Rawling Street, Keighley 2 Westgate 202, 204 and 206 White Abbey Road Site of Durham Ox Hotel Other Property Denton Bridge, Ilkley B. CALDERDALE Nos. 76—102 (even numbers) Burnley Road, Luddendenfoot, Sowerby Bridge.Nos. 55, 58 and 60 King Cross Street, King Cross, Halifax.No. 50 Rochdale Road, Todmorden.Other propertyThe parcels of land consisting of the approximate area mentioned below and situated as so mentioned:— Approximate area Situation 1,210 square yards Fronting Church Lane, between Pellon Social Working Men’s Club and Institute and No. 3 Church Lane, Pellon, Halifax. 137 square yards Fronting sites of numbers 66—78 (even numbers) Gibbet Street, Halifax. 48 square yards Adjacent to No. 169 King Cross Road, and backing on to Trafalgar Square, Halifax. 63 square yards At Plane Tree Nest Lane, King Cross, Halifax, north west of the junction with Plane Tree Nest. 0.798 acres At the junction of Park Road and Gratrix Lane, Sowerby Bridge. C. KIRKLEES The following sites in Huddersfield:—2—8 (even numbers) Dalton Bank Road.171—181 (odd numbers) New Hey Road.89 and 99 Colne Bridge Road, Colne Bridge.The parcels of land consisting of the approximate area mentioned below and situated as so mentioned:— Approximate area Situation 16 square yards At the rear of 27 Commercial Street, Batley. 725 square yards On the north-eastern side of Dark Lane, south-east of Springwell Farm, near its junction with Gelderd Road, Birstall, Batley. 350 square yards Part of the Huddersfield Canal and land at adjoining Mark Bottom’s Bridge, Stoney Battery Road, Huddersfield. 130 square yards At the junction of Mill Lane and Commonside, Batley. 499 square yards Fronting Station Car Park, Towngate, Holmfirth. D. LEEDS A parcel of land consisting of approximately 1,396 square yards opposite numbers 19—29 (odd numbers) Green View, Meanwood. Approximately 736 square yards of land under the 6 arches of Crown Point Bridge, to the south of the River Aire. The site of No. 79 Roundhay Road, Leeds. E. WAKEFIELD The parcels of land consisting of the approximate area mentioned below and situated as so mentioned:— Approximate area Situation 70 square yards Adjacent to, and to the south of, 7 Cross Street, Horbury. 849 square yards Fronting St. James' Vicarage, Denby Dale Road. 57 square yards At the northern corner of the junction of Grove Road and Friarwood Lane, Pontefract. 0.185 acres Land and public conveniences, bounded by Halfpenny Lane, Back Street and Jubilee Way, Pontefract. 17 square yards Fronting 238 Barnsley Road. 135 square yards Fronting 50 Peel Street, Horbury. Other property The derelict land reclamation sites described below:— Name of Site Location The relevant part of the Crigglestone Tip site South of Painthorpe, east of the M1 motorway between Woolley Low Moor Lane and Hollingthorpe Lane. Hemsworth Colliery Between Fitzwilliam and Brackenhill, Ackworth. Ellis Laithes To the west of the B6428 Road between Royston and Ryhill. The relevant part of the Gilcar site (north and south) Adjacent to the M62 motorway to the east of the Castleford to Normanton railway line. The relevant part of the New Monkton 3 and 4 Colliery Between Havercroft and South Hiendly. In this Schedule“the relevant part” means such part as is not, at the date of this Order, subject to any tenancy or licence. ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) The Local Government Reorganisation (Property) (West Yorkshire) Orders 1987 (S.I. 1987/15 and 1987/1451) transferred specified property formerly vested in West Yorkshire County Council and in the West Yorkshire Residuary Body to certain of the district councils in that County. This Order effects further transfers of the same kind. Articles 2 and 3 transfer— (a) the subsoil of any highway and (b) the property described in the Schedule, together with ancillary rights and liabilities, from the West Yorkshire Residuary Body to the council of the district in which the highway or land is situated. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/751 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-reorganisation-property-west-yorkshire-order-1988 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.