1987 No. 1288

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

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

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

Whereas the Tyne and Wear Residuary Body, acting pursuant to section 67(2) of the Local Government Act 19851, 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 commencement1

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 Property2

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 highways3

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 highway4

Where on 1st April 1986 by virtue of section 263 of the Highways Act 19802 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 liabilities5

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.

SCHEDULE 1PROPERTY TRANSFERRED TO NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL

Article 2

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 2PROPERTY 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 3PROPERTY 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 4PROPERTY 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 5PROPERTY 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.

SCHEDULE 6HIGHWAYS PROPERTY EXCLUDED FROM TRANSFER

Article 3

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 RidleySecretary of State for the Environment

(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.