Statutory Instruments
1992 No. 2026
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES
CHANGES IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS
The Cheshire and Greater Manchester (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992
Made
24th August 1992
Laid before Parliament
1st September 1992
Coming into force
for the purposes referred to in article 1(2)
22nd September 1992
for all other purposes
1st April 1993
The Secretary of State, in exercise of his powers under sections 51(2) and 67(4) of the Local Government Act 1972(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order which gives effect to proposals submitted to him under sections 47, 48(1) and 51(1) of that Act, more than six weeks before the making of this Order, by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England:
Citation and commencement
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Cheshire and Greater Manchester (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992.
(2) This Order shall come into force on 22nd September 1992 for any purpose set out in regulation 4(1) of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976(2).
(3) For all other purposes, this Order shall come into force on 1st April 1993.
Interpretation
2. In this Order—
“Cheshire” means the county of Cheshire, and “Macclesfield” or “Warrington” means, in either case, the Cheshire borough of that name;
“electoral division” means an electoral division of Cheshire;
“Greater Manchester”means the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, “Manchester” means the city of Manchester, and “Trafford” means the metropolitan borough of Trafford;
“the map” means one of the 15 maps prepared by the Department of the Environment, marked “Maps of the Cheshire and Greater Manchester (County and District Boundaries) Order 1992”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976;
any reference to an area as “unparished” is a reference to that area not forming part of any parish; and
“ward”means a ward of the borough, city or metropolitan borough from or to which an area is transferred.
Transfers between Cheshire (Macclesfield and Warrington) and Greater Manchester (Trafford)
3. Each area which is marked as shown in column 1 of the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from the county, district and parish (or, where unparished, the ward) named in column 3 to the county, district, parish, petty sessional division and coroner’s district named in column 4.
Table
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area marked | On map | Transferred from— | To— |
| B & C | 14 | Cheshire Macclesfield Parish of Little Bollington | Greater Manchester Trafford Parish of Dunham Massey Bowdon ward Trafford petty sessional division Greater Manchester South coroner’s district |
| B, D & F | 15 | Cheshire Warrington Parish of Lymm | Greater Manchester Trafford Parish of Warburton Bowdon ward Trafford petty sessional division Greater Manchester South coroner’s district |
| A | 14 | Greater Manchester Trafford Parish of Dunham Massey | Cheshire Macclesfield Parish of Little Bollington Mere ward Bucklow electoral division Macclesfield petty sessional division Cheshire coroner’s district |
| D | 14 | Greater Manchester Trafford Unparished part of Bowdon ward | Cheshire Macclesfield Parish of Rostherne Mere ward Bucklow electoral division Macclesfield petty sessional division Cheshire coroner’s district |
| A, C & E | 15 | Greater Manchester Trafford Parish of Warburton | Cheshire Warrington Parish of Lymm Lymm ward Lymm electoral division Warrington petty sessional division Cheshire coroner’s district |
Transfers within Greater Manchester from Manchester to Trafford
4. Each area which is marked as shown in column 1 of the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from Manchester, and from the ward (and parish, if any) named in column 3 to Trafford, and to the ward named in column 4, to the Trafford petty sessional division, and to the Greater Manchester South coroner’s district, and shall be unparished.
Table
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area marked | On map | Transferred from Manchester, and from— | To Trafford, and to— |
* Both Trafford and Manchester have a ward bearing this name. | |||
| A | 13 | Baguley ward | Hale ward |
| B | 12 | Baguley ward | Village ward |
| B | 11 | Brooklands ward | Brooklands ward* |
A & C C, E & G | 10 11 | Brooklands ward | Sale Moor ward |
| A | 12 | Brooklands ward | Village ward |
A, C & D A | 4 6 | Chorlton ward | Longford ward |
| A | 7 | Chorlton ward | Priory ward |
| B | 7 | Chorlton ward | Sale Moor ward |
B A, C, E, G and K | 2 3 | Hulme ward | Clifford ward |
A A | 1 2 | Hulme ward | Talbot ward |
| L | 3 | Moss Side ward | Clifford ward |
A A | 8 9 | Northenden ward | Sale Moor ward |
| C | 13 | Parish of Ringway Woodhouse Park ward | Hale ward |
Transfers within Greater Manchester from Trafford to Manchester
5. Each area which is marked as shown in column 1 of the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from Trafford, and from the ward named in column 3 to Manchester, to the ward (and parish, if any) named in column 4, to the Manchester petty sessional division, and to the Manchester coroner’s district.
Table
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area marked | On map | Transferred from Trafford, and from the following ward | To Manchester, and to— |
* Both Trafford and Manchester have a ward bearing this name. | |||
| A | 11 | Brooklands | Brooklands ward* |
| B, D, F, H and J | 3 | Clifford | Hulme ward |
| A | 5 | Clifford | Whalley Range ward |
| B and D | 13 | Hale | Parish of Ringway Woodhouse Park ward |
| B | 4 | Longford | Chorlton ward |
B and D D, & H | 10 11 | Sale Moor | Brooklands ward |
| B | 8 | Sale Moor | Northenden ward |
| B | 1 | Talbot | Hulme ward |
Town and country planning
6.—(1) In this article, “provision” means a provision of a development plan (as defined in section 336(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990(3)).
(2) Any provision applying to an area transferred by this Order shall continue to apply to that area, notwithstanding the transfer, until replaced by a provision which so applies, and which is expressed to supersede the preserved provision.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment
G. S. K. Young
Minister of State,
Department of the Environment
24th August 1992
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order makes minor changes in the boundary between the county of Cheshire and the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, affecting the Cheshire boroughs of Macclesfield and Warrington, and Greater Manchester metropolitan borough of Trafford. It also affects district boundaries within Greater Manchester by transferring areas between Trafford and the city of Manchester. Consequential changes to local government electoral areas, petty sessional divisions and coroners' districts are made.
The map and table forming part of this Note are a general guide only to the areas affected. The table gives in approximate terms the total amount of land and the population affected by each set of transfers. The detailed order maps described in article 2 should be inspected for full details of the transfers. Any person may inspect the maps at any reasonable time at the offices of each borough or city whose area is affected, and additionally at the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment located in 2, Marsham Street, London SW1P 3EB.
The Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976 contain general provisions regarding the effect of orders such as this one.
Table
| Transfers between— | General description of changes |
|---|---|
Cheshire (Maccledfield and Warrington) and Greater Manchester (Trafford) Article 3 | Realignment of boundary to follow centre of the River Bollin in the following area— Dunham Woodhouse, Little Bollington, Lymm, Warburton Mill, West Gate Lane. |
| Total area for transfers from Cheshire to Greater Manchester: 15 hectares | |
| Population: Nil | |
| Total area for transfers from Greater Manchester to Cheshire: 28 hectares | |
| Population: Nil | |
Manchester and Trafford Articles 4 and 5 | Transfer to Trafford of area west of Brooklands Road, starting the Beccles Wood area, and south east to a point near Brook House Nursery. |
Total area for transfers from Manchester to Trafford: 78 hectares Population 1,240 | Transfers to unite Longford Park Stadium in Trafford. |
| Total area for transfers from Trafford to Manchester — | Transfer to unite Turn Moss Playing Fields in Trafford. |
22 hectares Population: | Realignments in the following areas— Pomona Docks/Cornbrook St./Princess St.; City Road/Erskine St.; Moss Lane West/Tamworth St./Bold St.; Sale Road/Farmer’s Close; Baguley Brook/Bordley Walk; Jackson’s Bridge/Sale Golf Course (to follow centre of Mersey); and Devonport/Warburton Green (to follow line of M56 motorway). |
1990 c. 8. This definition was amended by the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34), Schedule 4, paragraph 34.