Statutory Instruments

1992 No. 2091

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

CHANGES IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS

The Cheshire and Greater Manchester (County and District Boundaries) (No. 2) Order 1992

Made

26th August 1992

Laid before Parliament

8th September 1992

Coming into force for

the purposes referred to in article 1(2)

29th 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) (No. 2) Order 1992.

(2) This Order shall come into force on 29th 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” means the borough of Macclesfield in that county;

“electoral division” means an electoral division of Cheshire;

“Greater Manchester” means the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, “Manchester” means the city of Manchester, “Salford” the city of Salford, “Stockport” the metropolitan borough of Stockport, and “Tameside” the metropoli tan borough of Tameside, all of which are located in that county;

“the map” means one or more of the 21 maps prepared by the Department of the Environment, marked “Maps of the Cheshire and Greater Manchester (County and District Boundaries) (No. 2) 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 from Cheshire (Macclesfield) to Greater Manchester (Manchester)

3. Each area described in column 1 of the following Table shall be transferred from Cheshire and from Macclesfield to—

(a)Greater Manchester;

(b)Manchester;

(c)the parish (if any) named in column 2;

(d)the Woodhouse Park ward; and to

(e)the Manchester petty sessional division and the Manchester coroner’s district.

Table

(1)	(2)
Description of area transferred from Cheshire and from Macclesfield—	Transfered to Greater Manchester, to Manchester and to parish of—
The unparished area of the Morley and Styal ward which is marked A on map 17.	Unparished
The unparished area of Morley and Styal ward which is marked B on map 17.	Ringway
The parts of the parish of Ashley marked A to K (inclusive) on map 18.	Ringway
The parts of the parish of Mobberley marked V, W and X on map 18.	Ringway

Transfers from Greater Manchester (Manchester) to Cheshire (Macclesfield)

4. Each area which is described in column 1 of the following Table shall be transferred from Greater Manchester and from Manchester to—

(a)Cheshire;

(b)Macclesfield;

(c)the parish (if any), ward and the electoral division mentioned in column 2; and to

(d)the Macclesfield petty sessional division and the Cheshire coroner’s district.

Table

Description of area—	Transferred to Cheshire, to Macclesfield, and to—
The unparished area of Woodhouse Park ward marked C on map 16.	Unparished Morley and Styal ward Wimslow Bollin electoral division
The part of the parish of Ringway marked C on map 17.	Unparished Morley and Styal ward Wimslow Bollin electoral division
The parts of the parish of Ringway marked L to U ward (inclusive) on map 18.	Parish of Ashley Mere ward Bucklow electoral division
The parts of the parish of Ringway marked Y, Z and AA on map 18.	Parish of Mobberley Mobberley ward Bucklow electoral division

Transfers within Greater Manchester between Manchester and Salford

5.—(1) 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 Cheetham ward to Salford, to the ward named in column 3, and to the Salford petty sessional division and the Greater Manchester West coroner’s district, remaining unparished.

Table

(1)	(2)	(3)
Area marked	On map—	Transferred to Salford and to the following ward—
G and I	19	Blackfriars
A and D	19	Broughton
C	20
A	20	Kersal

(2) Each area marked as shown in column 1 of the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from Salford, and from the ward named in column 3 to Manchester, to the ward mentioned in column 4, and to the Manchester petty sessional division and the Manchester coroner’s district, remaining unparished.

Table

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Area marked	On map—	Transferred from Salford, and from the following ward—	To Manchester, and to the following ward—
F, H and J	19	Blackfriars	Cheetham
B, C and E	19	Broughton	Cheetham
B	20
A	21	Kersal	Crumpsall

Transfers within Greater Manchester between Manchester and Stockport

6.—(1) 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 named in column 3 to Stockport, to the ward named in column 4, and to the Stockport petty sessional division, and the Greater Manchester South coroner’s district, remaining unparished.

Table

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Area marked	On map	Transferred from Manchester, and from the following ward—	To Stockport, and to the following ward—
A	12	Burnage	Heaton Mersey
A, C, D and E	11	Burnage	Heaton Moor
B	14	Didsbury	Cheadle
A	13	Didsbury	Heaton Mersey
A and C	7	Gorton North	North Reddish
B	8	Gorton South	North Reddish
A	9	Levenshulme	South Reddish
A	15	Sharston	Cheadle
B	16	Woodhouse Park	Heald Green

(2) 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 Stockport, and from the ward named in column 3 to Manchester, to the ward named in column 4, and to the Manchester petty sessional division and the Manchester coroner’s district, remaining unparished.

Table

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Area marked	On map	Transferred from Stockport, and from the following ward	To Manchester, and to the following ward
A	14	Cheadle	Didsbury
A	16	Heald Green	Woodhouse Park
B	13	Heaton Mersey	Didsbury
B	11	Heaton Moor	Burnage
B	12
A	10	Heaton Moor	Levenshulme
B and D	7	North Reddish	Gorton North
A	8	North Reddish	Gorton South

(3) In consequence of the transfers effected by paragraphs (1) and (2), the wards of Stockport shall be altered by the transfer of the area marked C on map 12 from Heaton Moor ward to Heaton Mersey ward.

Transfers within Greater Manchester between Manchester and Tameside

7.—(1) 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 named in column 3 to Tameside, to the ward mentioned in column 4 and to the Ashton- under-Lyne petty sessional division and the Greater Manchester South coroner’s district.

Table

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Area marked	On map	Transferred from Manchester, and from the following ward—	To Tameside, and to the following ward—
B	2	Beswick and Clayton	Droylsden East
B	1	Beswick and Clayton	Droylsden West
A	2
A	5	Bradford	Audenshaw
B	3	Bradford	Droylsden East
B	4
B	5
A & C	6	Gorton North	Denton West

(2) 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 Tameside, and from the ward named in column 3 to Manchester, to the ward mentioned in column 4 and to the Manchester petty sessional division and the Manchester coroner’s district.

Table

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Area marked—	On map—	Transferred from Tameside, and from the following ward—	To Manchester, and to the following ward—
B	6	Denton West	Gorton North
C	2	Droylsden East	Beswick and Clayton
A	3	Droylsden East	Bradford
A	4
A, C & D	1	Droylsden West	Beswick and Clayton

Town and country planning

8.—(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

26th August 1992

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes changes in the boundary between the county of Cheshire and the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, affecting the Cheshire borough of Macclesfield and the city of Manchester. It also affects district boundaries within Greater Manchester by transferring areas between the city of Manchester and each of the following—

the city of Salford, the metropolitan borough of Stockport, the metropolitan borough of Tameside.

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 area of land and the population affected by each set of transfers. The 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 main changes
Cheshire (Macclesfield) and Greater Manchester (Manchester) Articles 3 and 4 Total area: 4 hectares Population: 1	Changes in the vicinity of Manchester Airport to unite its operational area and land at the south west end of the runway in Manchester. Transfer to Macclesfield of land at Boundary Farm, Moss Nook. Realignment of boundary to centre of the River Bollin in area stretching from the Airport to Sunbank Wood.
Manchester and Salford Article 5 Total area: 2 hectares Population: 400	Transfer to Salford in vicinity of Ramsgate Street, Rugby Street and Cambridge Street, including part of Broughton Lane. Transfer to Salford of area off Bury Old Road, running south west along St. Mark’s Lane to Tetlow Lane. Transfer to Manchester of residential area bounded in the north by north Clifden Lane, Pembroke Street, James Road and Marlborough Road. Transfer to Manchester of area located north of Bury Old Road and south of Catherine Road, including part of Berkeley Court. Realignments in the following areas — Edward Street/Overbridge Road, Bury New Road/Appian Way, Highclere Avenue/Dudley Street, Great Cheetham Street East/Orient Street, Dorothy Street/Marsland Street/Winterford Avenue.
Manchester and Stockport Article 6 Total area: 45 hectares Population: 2,240	Transfer to Stockport of part of Marbury Road and area including Simon Freeman Close. Transfer to Stockport of part of Green Pastures in the Didsbury Road area. Transfer to Stockport of large residential area at Gatley, bounded by the M56 in the north, Hollyhedge Park in the west, Gatley Brook in the east, and terminating in the south on Styal Road in the vicinity of South Drive. Transfer to Stockport of area east of railway line near Moss Nook, including Wood Farm. Transfer to Manchester of area west of railway line and north of Sandfold Lane, including parts of school sites and railway depot. Transfer to Manchester of part of Cringle Fields Park north of Crossley Road. Transfer to Manchester of area south of Kingsleigh Road. Transfer to Manchester of part of playing fields south of Royal Ford Hall, East Didsbury.
Manchester and Tameside Article 7 Area: 1 hectare Population: 90	Transfer to Tameside of— (i) residential area lying to the west of Edge Lane and to the north of the Ashton Canal, including parts of Arbroath Street and Bailey Street; (ii) residential area to the north of Edge Lane and on the western side of Repton Avenue, including Astan Avenue; (iii) area to west of Edge Lane in the vicinity of Hamnett Street, including Ronald Street; and (iv) open area lying to the north-east of Elford Grove and to the south of Gorton Upper Reservoir, so that the boundary follows the southern edge of Debdale Lane. Transfer to Manchester of— (i) parts of Numbers 6 to 32, Kingsdale Road to unite the properties on the eastern side of that Road in Manchester; (ii) area of the western side of Edge Lane at Edge Lane Bridge to unite works site in Manchester; (iii) area immediately to the south of Fairfield Road, running west to the vicinity of Peel Street Telephone Exchange; and (iv) open area east of Edge Lane and immediately south of Tayton Mill Bridge. Minor realignments in the following areas— Edge Lane/Salcombe Road; Peel Street Telephone Exchange; junction of Kingsdale Road with Manchester Road; and Bristowe Road, in vicinity of North road and Trenchard Court.

Transfers between—

General description of main changes

Cheshire (Macclesfield) and Greater Manchester (Manchester)

Articles 3 and 4

Total area: 4 hectares

Population: 1

Changes in the vicinity of Manchester Airport to unite its operational area and land at the south west end of the runway in Manchester.

Transfer to Macclesfield of land at Boundary Farm, Moss Nook.

Realignment of boundary to centre of the River Bollin in area stretching from the Airport to Sunbank Wood.

Manchester and Salford

Article 5

Total area: 2 hectares

Population: 400

Transfer to Salford in vicinity of Ramsgate Street, Rugby Street and Cambridge Street, including part of Broughton Lane.

Transfer to Salford of area off Bury Old Road, running south west along St. Mark’s Lane to Tetlow Lane.

Transfer to Manchester of residential area bounded in the north by north Clifden Lane, Pembroke Street, James Road and Marlborough Road.

Transfer to Manchester of area located north of Bury Old Road and south of Catherine Road, including part of Berkeley Court.

Realignments in the following areas — Edward Street/Overbridge Road, Bury New Road/Appian Way, Highclere Avenue/Dudley Street, Great Cheetham Street East/Orient Street, Dorothy Street/Marsland Street/Winterford Avenue.

Manchester and Stockport

Article 6

Total area: 45 hectares

Population: 2,240

Transfer to Stockport of part of Marbury Road and area including Simon Freeman Close.

Transfer to Stockport of part of Green Pastures in the Didsbury Road area.

Transfer to Stockport of large residential area at Gatley, bounded by the M56 in the north, Hollyhedge Park in the west, Gatley Brook in the east, and terminating in the south on Styal Road in the vicinity of South Drive.

Transfer to Stockport of area east of railway line near Moss Nook, including Wood Farm.

Transfer to Manchester of area west of railway line and north of Sandfold Lane, including parts of school sites and railway depot.

Transfer to Manchester of part of Cringle Fields Park north of Crossley Road.

Transfer to Manchester of area south of Kingsleigh Road.

Transfer to Manchester of part of playing fields south of Royal Ford Hall, East Didsbury.

Manchester and Tameside

Article 7

Area: 1 hectare

Population: 90

Transfer to Tameside of—

(i)

residential area lying to the west of Edge Lane and to the north of the Ashton Canal, including parts of Arbroath Street and Bailey Street;

(ii)

residential area to the north of Edge Lane and on the western side of Repton Avenue, including Astan Avenue;

(iii)

area to west of Edge Lane in the vicinity of Hamnett Street, including Ronald Street; and

(iv)

open area lying to the north-east of Elford Grove and to the south of Gorton Upper Reservoir, so that the boundary follows the southern edge of Debdale Lane.

Transfer to Manchester of—

(i)

parts of Numbers 6 to 32, Kingsdale Road to unite the properties on the eastern side of that Road in Manchester;

(ii)

area of the western side of Edge Lane at Edge Lane Bridge to unite works site in Manchester;

(iii)

area immediately to the south of Fairfield Road, running west to the vicinity of Peel Street Telephone Exchange; and

(iv)

open area east of Edge Lane and immediately south of Tayton Mill Bridge.

Minor realignments in the following areas—

Edge Lane/Salcombe Road;

Peel Street Telephone Exchange;

junction of Kingsdale Road with Manchester Road; and

Bristowe Road, in vicinity of North road and Trenchard Court.

(1)

1972 c. 70.

(2)

S.I. 1976/246, amended by S.I. 1978/247.

(3)

1990 c. 8. This definition was amended by the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34), Schedule 4, paragraph 34.