The Local Government Reorganisation (Property) (Greater Manchester) Order 1987

Made: 10th August 1987

Laid before Parliament: 18th August 1987

Coming into force: 8th September 1987

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:

Citation and commencement

1

This Order may be cited as the Local Government Reorganisation (Property) (Greater Manchester) Order 1987 and shall come into force on 8th September 1987.

Interpretation and general provision

2

• (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.

Land held by the abolished council for highway or road traffic purposes

3

• (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.

Land below a highway

4

Where on 1st April 1986 by virtue of section 263 of the Highways Act 1980[^f00002] 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.

Land held by the abolished council for environmental purposes

5

• (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.

Trading and industrial estates

6

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.

Transfer of specified property

7

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

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:—

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

C. Manchester

D. Oldham — Houses and other buildings

Other Property

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

E. Rochdale

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

F. Salford — Buildings

The former highways depot, Ferryhill Road, Irlam.The parcels of land consisting of the approximate area mentioned below and situated as so mentioned:—

H. Tameside

I. Trafford

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—

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.

Signed

Nicholas Ridley — Secretary of State for the Environment — 10th August 1987.

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.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1985 c. 51.

[^f00002]: 1980 c. 66. On 1st April 1986, by virtue of section 8 and Schedule 4 to the Local Government Act 1985, metropolitan district councils became highway authorities for their areas, and by virtue of section 263 the highways vested in such councils.