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

Type Statutory-Instrument
Publication 1988-06-23
State In force
Department Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament
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Made: 23rd June 1988

Laid before Parliament: 1st July 1988

Coming into force: 22nd July 1988

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, commencement and interpretation

1

Specified Land

2

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

Local Authority Schedule
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council 1
Newcastle City Council 2
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council 3
South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council 4
Sunderland Metropolitan Borough Council 5

Bowes Railway

3

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.

Rights and liabilities

4

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.

SCHEDULE 1 — LAND 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 area Situation
4.87 hectares The Kingsway roundabout and land to the south-east, Team Valley, Gateshead Western Bypass.
1220 square metres North-west of Caroline Terrace, Stella Road, Blaydon.
3430 square metres East of No. 1 Parkgate Lane and No. 44 Park Lane, Winlaton.
2.08 hectares At Swalwell, between Grinding Mill Lane and the disused railway line, next to Crowtree Rugby Ground.

SCHEDULE 2 — LAND 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 3 — LAND TRANSFERRED TO NORTH TYNESIDE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

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

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

SCHEDULE 4 — LAND 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 5 — LAND 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 area Situation
3945 square metres On the north side of Leechmere Way, Leechmere, at the junction of Fenside Road and Leechmere Way.
9308 square metres On the west side of Ryhope Road, Leechmere at the junction of Toll Bar Road and Ryhope Road.
16.23 hectares Along the line of the former Pittington/Hetton-le-Hole/Murton railway between Pittington and Manor Farm.
8.09 hectares On north bank of River Wear at Low Barmston.
365 square metres Along the south side of Dame Dorothy Street, Bonnersfield approximately 30 metres east of Rendlesham Street.
19.87 hectares At 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.

Signed

Nicholas Ridley — Secretary of State for the Environment — 23rd June 1988

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.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1985 c. 51.

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