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Statutory Instruments

1992 No. 2119

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

CHANGES IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS

The Essex and Hertfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992

Made

31st August 1992

Laid before Parliament

11th September 1992

Coming into force

for the purposes referred to in article 1(2)

2nd October 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 Essex and Hertfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992.

(2) This Order shall come into force on 2nd October 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.—(1) In this Order—

  • “district” includes a borough;

  • “Essex” means the county of Essex;

  • “Hertfordshire” means the county of Hertfordshire;

  • any reference to Epping Forest, to Harlow or to Uttlesford is a reference to the Essex district of that name;

  • any reference to Broxbourne or to East Hertfordshire is a reference to the Hertfordshire district of that name;

  • “electoral division” means an electoral division of the county to which an area is transferred by this Order;

  • “the map” means one or more of the 16 maps prepared by the Department of the Environment, marked “Maps of the Essex and Hertfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976;

  • “parish” includes a town;

  • 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 district to which an area is transferred, except where the expression “parish ward” appears, when it refers to a ward of the parish to which an area is transferred.

Transfers from Essex to Hertfordshire

3.  Each area of Essex which is marked as shown in column 1 of the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from that county and from the district (and the parish, if any) named in column 3 to—

(a)Hertfordshire;

(b)the district (and the parish, if any) mentioned in column 4;

(c)the ward, electoral division and petty sessional division so mentioned; and to

(d)the Hertford coroner’s district.

TABLE

1.2.3.4.
Area markedOn mapTransferred from Essex, and from—To Hertfordshire,and to—
B13

Epping Forest

Parish of Nazeing

Broxbourne

Unparished

Broxbourne ward

Hoddesdon South electoral division

Cheshunt petty sessional division

C13

Epping Forest

Parish of Nazeing

Broxbourne

Unparished

Hoddesdon Town ward

Hoddesdon South electoral division

Cheshunt petty sessional division

C11

Epping Forest

Parish of Roydon

East Hertfordshire

Parish of Hunsdon

Hunsdon ward

Sawbridgeworth electoral division

Hertford and Ware petty sessional division

B

D

11

12

Epping Forest

Parish of Roydon

East Hertfordshire

Parish of Stanstead Abbots

Stanstead ward

Ware South electoral division

Hertford and Ware petty sessional division

A, B and C9

Epping Forest

Parish of Sheering

East Hertfordshire

Parish of Sawbridgeworth

Sawbridgeworth ward

Sawbridgeworth electoral division

Bishop’s Stortford petty sessional division

E14 & 15

Epping Forest

Town of Waltham Abbey

Broxbourne

Unparished

Cheshunt North ward

Cheshunt North electoral division

Cheshunt petty sessional division

B16

Epping Forest

Town of Waltham Abbey

Broxbourne

Unparished

Waltham Cross North ward

Waltham Cross electoral division

Cheshunt petty sessional division

C16

Epping Forest

Town of Waltham Abbey

Broxbourne

Unparished

Waltham Cross South ward

Waltham Cross electoral division

Cheshunt petty sessional division

C14

Epping Forest

Town of Waltham Abbey

Broxbourne

Unparished

Wormley and Turnford ward

Cheshunt North electoral division

Cheshunt petty sessional division

A, B and D10

Harlow

Unparished

East Hertfordshire

Parish of Gilston

Hunsdon ward

Sawbridgeworth electoral division

Bishop’s Stortford petty sessional division

E10

Harlow

Unparished

East Hertfordshire

Parish of Sawbridgeworth

Sawbridgeworth ward

Sawbridgeworth electoral division

Bishop’s Stortford petty sessional division

A2

Uttlesford

Parish of Birchanger

East Hertfordshire

Parish of Bishop’s Stortford

Bishop’s Stortford Chantry ward

Bishop’s Stortford Chantry

Thorley electoral division

Bishop’s Stortford petty sessional division

A3 & 4

Uttlesford

Parish of Birchanger

East Hertfordshire

Parish of Bishop’s Stortford

Bishop’s Stortford Parsonage ward

Bishop’s Stortford Central

Parsonage electoral division

Bishop’s Stortford petty sessional division

C, D and F1

Uttlesford

Parish of Farnham

East Hertfordshire

Parish of Bishop’s Stortford

Bishop’s Stortford Chantry ward

Bishop’s Stortford Chantry

Thorley electoral division

Bishop’s Stortford petty sessional division

A6

Uttlesford

Parish of Great Hallingbury

East Hertfordshire

Parish of Bishop’s Stortford

Bishop’s Stortford Central ward

Bishop’s Stortford Central

Parsonage electoral division

Bishop’s Stortford petty sessional division

B6

Uttlesford

Parish of Great Hallingbury

East Hertfordshire

Parish of Bishop’s Stortford

Bishop’s Stortford Parsonage ward

Bishop’s Stortford Central

Parsonage electoral division

Bishop’s Stortford petty sessional division

C and E7

Uttlesford

Parish of Little Hallingbury

East Hertfordshire

Parish of Sawbridgeworth

Sawbridgeworth ward

Sawbridgeworth electoral division

Bishop’s Stortford petty sessional division

B7

Uttlesford

Parish of Little Hallingbury

East Hertfordshire

Parish of Thorley

Much Hadham ward

Sawbridgeworth electoral division

Bishop’s Stortford petty sessional division

Transfers from Hertfordshire to Essex

4.  Each area of Hertfordshire which is marked as shown in column 1 of the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from that county and from the district (and the parish and the parish, if any) named in column 3 to—

(a)Essex;

(b)the district (and the parish and parish ward, if any) mentioned in column 4;

(c)the ward, electoral division and petty sessional division so mentioned; and to

(d)the Essex No. 1 coroner’s district.

TABLE

1.2.3.4.
Area markedOn mapTransferred from Herts., and from—To Essex, and to—

A

A

13

14

Broxbourne

Unparished

Epping Forest

Parish of Nazeing

Riverside parish ward

Nazeing ward

North Weald and Nazeing electoral division

Epping and Ongar petty sessional division

A12

Broxbourne

Unparished

Epping Forest

Parish of Roydon

Dobbs Weir parish ward

Roydon ward

North Weald and Nazeing electoral division

Harlow petty sessional division

B

A, B, C and D

A & D

14

15

16

Broxbourne

Unparished

Epping Forest

Town of Waltham Abbey

West parish ward

Waltham Abbey West ward

Waltham Abbey electoral division

Epping and Ongar petty sessional division

A and B1

East Hertfordshire

Parish of Albury

Uttlesford

Parish of Farnham

Stort Valley ward

Stansted electoral division

Saffron Walden petty sessional division

B

B

2

3 & 4

East Hertfordshire

Parish of Bishop’s Stortford

Uttlesford

Parish of Birchanger

Birchanger ward

Stansted electoral division

Saffron Walden petty sessional division

E1

East Hertfordshire

Parish of Bishop’s Stortford

Uttlesford

Parish of Farnham

Stort Valley ward

Stansted electoral division

Saffron Walden petty sessional division

C4 & 5

East Hertfordshire

Parish of Bishop’s Stortford

Uttlesford

Parish of Great Hallingbury

Great Hallingbury ward

Dunmow electoral division

Harlow petty sessional division

E11

East Hertfordshire

Parish of Eastwick

Harlow

Unparished

Little Parndon ward

Little Parndon and Town Centre electoral division

Harlow petty sessional division

C10

East Hertfordshire

Parish of Gilston

Harlow

Unparished

Mark Hall North ward

Harlow and Mark Hall electoral division

Harlow petty sessional division

D11

East Hertfordshire

Parish of Hunsdon

Harlow

Unparished

Little Parndon ward

Little Parndon and Town Centre electoral division

Harlow petty sessional division

A and B

D and E

8

9

East Hertfordshire

Parish of Sawbridgeworth

Epping Forest

Parish of Sheering

Sheering ward

Ongar electoral division

Harlow petty sessional division

F10

East Hertfordshire

Parish of Sawbridgeworth

Harlow

Unparished

Mark Hall North ward

Harlow and Mark Hall electoral division

Harlow petty sessional division

D7

East Hertfordshire

Parish of Sawbridgeworth

Uttlesford

Parish of Little Hallingbury

Little Hallingbury ward

Dunmow electoral division

Harlow petty sessional division

B and C12

East Hertfordshire

Parish of Stanstead Abbots

Epping Forest

Parish of Roydon

Dobbs Weir parish ward

Roydon ward

North Weald and Nazeing electoral division

Harlow petty sessional division

A11

East Hertfordshire

Parish of Stanstead Abbots

Epping Forest

Parish of Roydon

Village parish ward

Roydon ward

North Weald and Nazeing electoral division

Harlow petty sessional division

A7

East Hertfordshire

Parish of Thorley

Uttlesford

Parish of Little Hallingbury

Little Hallingbury ward

Dunmow electoral division

Harlow petty sessional division

Town and country planning

5.—(1) In this article, “provision” means a provision of a development plan (as defined in section 336 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

31st August 1992

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order transfers areas between the counties of Essex and Hertfordshire, affecting the boundaries of the Essex districts of Epping Forest, Harlow and Uttlesford, and ofthe Hertfordshire districts of Broxbourne and East Hertfordshire. Consequential changes to parishes, unparished areas, local government electoral areas, petty sessional divisions and coroners' districts are made.

The map and table forming part of this note (Pages 8 and 9) give a general guide to the areas affected. Prints of the detailed maps (described in article 2) may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of the council for each district affected, and additionally at the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment located in 2, Marsham Street, London SW1P 3EB.

In approximate terms, the parts of Essex transferred to Hertfordshire have a total area of 170 hectares, and 500 inhabitants, and the parts of Hertfordshire transferred to Essex have a total area of 260 hectares and a population of 60.

The Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976 contain general provisions regarding the effect of orders such as this one.

TABLE OF CHANGES EFFECTED

Transfers—Description of main areas transferred—
From Essex to Hertfordshire (Article 3)

Roydon/Hunsdon transfer of open land to the north-east of Roydon Lock.

Birchanger/Bishop’s Stortford transfer of area south of A1250 road and east of the M11 motorway.

Great Hallingbury/Bishop’s Stortford transfer of area including part of Boundary Road, and of Dimsdale Crescent.

Great Hallingbury/Bishop’s Stortford transfer of area lying to north-east of Great Beldams and to north-west of Little Beldams.

From Hertfordshire to Essex (Article 4)

Bishop’s Stortford/Birchanger transfer of land to south of A120 road, including the area known as Woodside.

Bishop’s Stortford/Great Hallingbury transfer of area at Start Hill, including part of the M11 motorway and of the A120 road.

Transfers from Hunsdon and Eastwick to Harlow of area at Eastwick Mead, lying to the south of River Stort and to the north of Canons Brook.

Transfer Sawbridgeworth/Sheering of area to the east of Hallingbury Road and Great Hyde Hall, including Spill Timber Wood, Oak Spring, Little Hyde Hall Farm and Eighteenacre Spring.

Realignments of Boundaries in the Following Areas—

(i)to centre of River Lee Navigation at—

(a)Nazeing/Broxbourne, in vicinity of Carthagena Estate, Nazeing Mead and Boating Lake, Keysers Estate, and Turnford Marsh; and

(b)Waltham Abbey/Broxbourne, in vicinities of Holyfield Marsh, Cheshunt Marsh, Station Road, Lea Road, Seventy Acres, Turnershill Marsh, Thistly Marsh and Holdbrook.

(ii)to centre of River Stort at—

(a)Sheering/Sawbridgeworth, near Feakes Lock;

(b)Harlow/Gilston/Sawbridgeworth, in vicinities of Town Park, Fiddler’s Brook, Latton Island and Harlow Mill Bridge;

(c)Little Hallingbury/Sawbridgeworth, in the Wallbury, Tednambury Farm and Thorley Wash areas;

(d)Broxbourne/Roydon, at Glen Faba;

(e)Albury/Farnham, near The Maltings; and

(f)Thorley/Little Hallingbury, west of Port Lane.

(iii)Other realignments at—

(a)Roydon/Stanstead Abbots, near Hunsdon Brook, and also at the water sewage works;

(b)Farnham/Bishop’s Stortford, near Bloodhounds Wood and Wickham Hall; and

(c)Albury/Farnham, near Moorfield Spring and Parkfield Spring.

(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.

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