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1988 No. 1093

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

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

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 1985(1), 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:

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.-(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.

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.

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 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 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 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 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 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.

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.

(1)

1985 c. 51.