Statutory Instruments
1993 No. 473
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES
CHANGES IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS
The Bradford, Kirklees and Leeds (City and Metropolitan Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
Made
1st March 1993
Laid before Parliament
10th March 1993
Coming into force for the purposes referred
to in article 1(2)
1st December 1993
for all other purposes
1st April 1994
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, with modifications, 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 Bradford, Kirklees and Leeds (City and Metropolitan Borough Boundaries) Order 1993.
(2) This Order shall come into force on 1st December 1993 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 1994.
Interpretation
2.—(1) In this Order—
“district” includes a city and a metropolitan borough;
any reference to Bradford, to Kirklees or to Leeds is a reference to the district of that name in the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire;
“the map” means one or more of the 5 maps prepared by the Department of the Environment, marked “Maps of the Bradford, Kirklees and Leeds (City and Metropolitan Borough Boundaries) Order 1993”, duly numbered for reference, and deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976; and
any reference to a ward is a reference to a ward of the district from or to which an area is transferred.
Transfers from Bradford to Kirklees
3. The areas which are marked—
B2 and B4 on map 2;
B5, B7, B9, B10 and B12 on map 3;
B13 on map 4;
shall be transfered from Bradford, and from the Tong ward to Kirklees, to the Birstall and Birkenshaw ward, and to the Batley and Dewsbury petty sessional division.
Transfers from Kirklees to Bradford
4.—(1) The areas which are marked—
B3 on map 2; and
B6, B8 and B11 on map 3—
shall be transfered from Kirklees, and from the Birstall and Birkenshaw ward to Bradford, and to the Tong ward.
(2) The area which is marked B1 on map 1 shall be transferred from Kirklees, and from the Cleckheaton ward to Bradford, and to the Wyke ward.
(3) All areas transferred by this article shall additionally be transferred to the Bradford petty sessional division.
Transfers from Kirklees to Leeds
5.—(1) The areas which are marked B20, B22 and B25 on map 5, shall be transferred from Kirklees, and from the Batley East ward to Leeds, and to the Morley South ward.
(2) The areas which are marked B15 and B17 on map 4 shall be transferred from Kirklees, and from the Birstall and Birkenshaw ward to Leeds, and to the Morley North ward.
(3) All areas transferred by this article shall additionally be transferred to the Morley petty sessional division and to the Eastern (West Yorkshire) coroner’s district.
Transfers from Leeds to Kirklees
6.—(1) The areas which are marked—
B14, B16 and B18 on map 4; and
B19 on map 5—
shall be transferred from Leeds, and from the Morley North ward to Kirklees, and to the Birstall and Birkenshaw ward.
(2) The areas which are marked B21, B23, B24 and B26 on map 5 shall be transferred from Leeds, and from the Morley South ward to Kirklees, and to the Batley East ward.
(3) All areas transferred by this article shall additionally be transferred to the Batley and Dewsbury petty sessional division and to the Western (West Yorkshire) coroner’s district.
Town and country planning
7.—(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
Robin Squire
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of the Environment
1st March 1993
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order makes minor changes to district boundaries in the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, affecting the metropolitan borough of Kirklees and its boundary with the cities of Bradford and Leeds. No parishes are affected.
The map and table at the end of this Note give a general guide to the changes made. The table also gives an approximate figure for the total area of land transferred, and for the population affected.
For full details of the transfers made, the Order maps (described in article 2) should be inspected. Any person may inspect them at any reasonable time at the offices of the council for each borough or city affected, and also 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 (S.I. 1976/246, amended by S.I. 1978/247) contain general provisions regarding the effect of orders such as this one.
TABLE
| Transfer(s) | Description of changes |
|---|---|
| Between Bradford and Kirklees (Articles 3 and 4) Transferred from Bradford to Kirklees Area: 10 hectares Population: 40 From Kirklees to Bradford Area: 5 hectares Population: 20 | Transfer to unite Tong Moor in Kirklees, and transferring area south of dismantled railway (including part of Hodgson Lane) to Kirklees. Transfer to unite Model Farm, Toftshaw Lane in Bradford. Realignments— (a) in woodland west of Model Farm; (b) in vicinity of Raines Lane/Toftshaw Moor Side, to follow southern side of Toftshaw Lane; (c) in vicinity of Tong Cemetery/Bradford Road/Westgate Hill Street/North View Road; (d) at Tong Moor to rear of properties in Thorndene Way; and (e) in the vicinity of Whitehall Road. |
| Between Kirklees and Leeds (Articles 4 and 5) From Kirklees to Leeds Area: 20 hectares Population: 200 From Leeds to Kirklees Area: 25 hectares Population: 5 | Realignments— (a) to unite the hamlet of Lower Mill in Leeds; (b) to unite Lady Anne Mills industrial complex in Leeds; (c) to follow the line of Lady Anne Dike north of Soothill Wood; (d) to eastern side of Leeds Road in vicinity of Birkby Brow Wood, to unite Milk Depot and warehouse in Kirklees; (e) to northern side of Hodgson Lane near Springfield Farm/Hilltop Farm, then to the southern side of the Drighlington By-Pass then to the northern side of the M62 motorway (but retaining Moor Fields in Kirklees); and (f) to southern side of Quarry Lane near its junction with Leeds Road/Dewsbury Road. |
1990 c. 8. This definition was amended by the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34), Schedule 4, paragraph 34.