The Local Government Reorganisation (Property) (Tyne and Wear) Order 1987

Statutory Instruments

1987 No. 1288

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Local Government Reorganisation (Property) (Tyne and Wear) Order 1987

Made

21st July 1987

Laid before Parliament

30th July 1987

Coming into force

20th August 1987

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 and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Local Government Reorganisation (Property) (Tyne and Wear) Order 1987 and shall come into force on 20th August 1987.

Specified Property

2.  There shall vest in each local authority mentioned below the property of the Tyne and Wear Residuary Body which is specified in the corresponding Schedule:—

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

Property held in connection with functions relating to highways

3.  All property of the Tyne and Wear Residuary Body, other than property specified in Schedule 6 to this Order, which was immediately before 1st April 1986 held by the Tyne and Wear County Council for the purposes of its functions relating to highways, shall vest in the council of the district in which it is situated.

Land below a highway

4.  Where on 1st April 1986 by virtue of section 263 of the Highways Act 1980(2) any highway vested in the council of any district within the area of the county of Tyne and Wear, any interest of the Tyne and Wear Residuary Body in any land below such highway shall vest in that council.

Rights and liabilities

5.  All rights and liabilities acquired or incurred by the Tyne and Wear Residuary Body exclusively in connection with any property transferred by this Order shall vest in the local authority to which that property is transferred.

Article 2

SCHEDULE 1 PROPERTY TRANSFERRED TO NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL

1.  Bessie Surtees' House, Sandhill.

2.  Blandford House, West Blandford Street.

3.  The following property in Elswick—

(a) Lynwood Terrace Industrial Units;

(b) Mill Lane Factories;

(c) Elliott Terrace Workshops;

(d) Rainbow Workshops, Elswick Road.

4.  Byker Hill Industrial Estate, Shields Road, Byker.

5.  Bells Close Industrial Estate, Lemington.

SCHEDULE 2 PROPERTY TRANSFERRED TO NORTH TYNESIDE METROPOLITANBOROUGH COUNCIL

1.  Middle Engine Lane Transport Museum (otherwise known as the Tyne Tunnel Strategic Site), West Chirton.

2.  Hadrian Business Park, Middle Engine Lane.

3.  Algernon Industrial Estate, New York Road, Shiremoor.

4.  Cadcam Centre, Hadrian Road, Wallsend.

5.  Maurice Road Industrial Estate, Neptune Road, Wallsend.

6.  The following property in Killingworth—

(a) Camperdown Industrial Estate;

(b) Silver Birch Industrial Estate;

(c) Station Road Industrial Estate;

(d) George Stephenson Industrial Estate.

7.  Sandy Lane Industrial Estate, Wideopen.

SCHEDULE 3 PROPERTY TRANSFERRED TO GATESHEAD METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

1.  Site of the former engineering works at Coulthards Lane, Saltmeadows.

2.  Brewery Lane Industrial Estate, Felling.

3.  A parcel of land consisting of approximately 2.52 hectares, lying east of Stoneygate Lane, and north of Felling By-pass, Felling.

4.  The following property in Dunston—

(a) Dunston Workshops, Railway Street;

(b) the site of the former flour mill, lying immediately north of the disused railway line at Riverside;

(c) the Pond Site, Wellington Road.

5.  The following property in Pelaw—

(a) Stonehills Offices, Shields Road;

(b) Green Lane Industrial Estate;

(c) Stonehills Industrial Estate.

SCHEDULE 4 PROPERTY TRANSFERRED TO SOUTH TYNESIDE METROPOLITANBOROUGH COUNCIL

1.  Holystone Street Industrial Estate, Hebburn.

2.  Bladen Street Industrial Estate, Jarrow.

3.  Blackett Street (Davy Roll) Industrial Site, Jarrow.

SCHEDULE 5 PROPERTY TRANSFERRED TO SUNDERLAND METROPOLITANBOROUGH COUNCIL

1.  Charles Street Workshops, Monkwearmouth.

2.  Sheepfolds Workshops, Hay Street.

3.  Bonnersfield Workshops, Bonnersfield.

4.  A parcel of land consisting of approximately 43 hectares, lying west of North Pit Farm and adjacent to the B1284 road at Rainton Bridge.

5.  Simpson Street Industrial Estate, Deptford.

6.  Hylton Industrial Estate, Riverbank Road, North Hylton.

7.  Hetton Lyons Industrial Estate, Colliery Lane, Hetton-le-Hole.

8.  The Parade, Hendon.

Article 3

SCHEDULE 6 HIGHWAYS PROPERTY EXCLUDED FROM TRANSFER

A. NEWCASTLE

Houses and Flats

Street	Number of house or flat
Balliol Gardens	1, 9, 11, 27, 29, 33, 35
Benton Park Road	21 & 23, 22, 33 & 35, 109, 131, 157, 167, 169
Benton Road	42 & 44, 179, 211 & 213, 235 & 237, 265, 267, 275, 277, 281, 283, 287, 303
Commercial Road	273
Denton Road	414, 416, 426, 434, 454, 578
Gillies Street	54 & 56
Stamfordham Road	219 & 221, 223 & 225
Tunstall Avenue	160 & 162
West Road	712, 729

Other Property

• Shop and flat, Nos. 55 & 57 Matthew Bank, South Gosforth.

• Site of No. 18 Sunderland Street, Newcastle.

• Site of No. 29 Stamfordham Road, Cowgate.

• Site of No. 31 Stamfordham Road, Cowgate.

• 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.

• The corner site, consisting of approximately 75 square metres at “Silksworth”, the junction of Fernwood Road and Granville Road, Jesmond.

• Site of No. 442 Denton Road, Denton.

B. NORTH TYNESIDE

House

• No. 4, Billy Mill Avenue, Chirton, North Shields.

Other Property

• Chirton Service Station, Front Street, North Shields.

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

  1.2 hectares	East of Ashcroft Drive and south of Elsdon Drive, Forest Hall.
  860 square metres	Station Road, opposite Avondale Avenue, Forest Hall.
  2600 square metres	North-west of Whitley Road, by the entrance to the North Tyne Industrial Estate, Benton.
  8100 square metres	The site of the former “G” pit yard, Hadrian Road, Wallsend, and adjoining land.

C. GATESHEAD

Houses

Street	Name or number in street
Appledore Gardens, Low Fell	4
Durham Road, Low Fell	726, 728, 732, 736, 738, 740, 742, 744, 752, 760, 762
Hall Road, Chopwell	“The Cottage”
Otterburn Gardens, Low Fell	3
St. Helen’s Terrace, Low Fell	3 & 3a
Sidmouth Road, Low Fell	1, 2, 3, 4, 8

Other Property

• The sites of Nos. 5, 7 and 9, Oldwell Lane, Winlaton.

• Toll House, Redheugh Bridge.

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

  Approximate area	Situation
  1284 square metres	South of Askew Road and East of Clarke Street
  4.87 hectares	The Kingsway roundabout and land to the south east, Team Valley, Gateshead Western By-pass
  1220 square metres	North-west of Caroline Terrace, Stella Road, Blaydon
  570 square metres	West of North Street and east of No. 16, Riding Lea, Winlaton
  130 square metres	South of Front Street and opposite Branch Street, Winlaton
  3430 square metres	East of No. 1, Parkgate Lane and No. 44 Park Lane, Winlaton
  250 square metres	At the junction of Burn Road and North Street, opposite the Rose and Crown, Winlaton
  7790 square metres	At the junction of Derwenthaugh Road and Shibdon Road, Swalwell
  4820 square metres	Land adjacent to the above and north of Derwenthaugh Road, Swalwell

D. SOUTH TYNESIDE

• The Council Depot, Cleadon Lane, East Boldon.

• The parcel of land consisting of approximately 3,084 square metres situated south west of Hedworth View, Hedworth Lane, Jarrow.

• The following sites in South Shields:—

• Nos. 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52 and 54 Alice Street.

• Nos. 62—166 (even) and 73—173 (odd) John Williamson Street.

• Nos. 23 and 25 Reed Street.

• Nos. 52 and 54 Walpole Street.

E. SUNDERLAND

Houses

• Nos. 16 and 39, Eden Vale, Durham Road.

Other Property

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

  Approximate area	Situation
  3945 square metres	North of Leechmere Way, at its junction with Fenside Road
  9308 square metres	West of Ryhope Road at its junction with Tollbar Road
  250 square metres	North of the A182 road and south of Low House, Penshaw

Nicholas Ridley

Secretary of State for the Environment

21st July 1987

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order transfers properties formerly owned by the County Council of Tyne and Wear, and since the abolition of that council by the Local Government Act 1985 by the Tyne and Wear Residuary Body, to the councils of the districts in which they are situated. Article 2 effects transfers as follows:—

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

Article 3 transfers property which was held by the County Council immediately before its abolition for the purposes of its highways functions to the council of the district in which the property is situated. Schedule 6 makes exceptions to this transfer.

Article 4 transfers the sub-soil of highways to the district councils in the county, and article 5 makes provision for the transfer of the rights and liabilities associated with property transferred by the Order.

(1)

1985 c. 51.

(2)

1980 c. 66. On 1st April 1986, by virtue of section 8 of and Schedule 4 to the Local Government Act 1985, metropolitan district councils became highway authorities for their areas, and by virtue of section 263 the highways vested in those councils.