Statutory Instruments
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made
27th April 1988
Laid before Parliament
5th May 1988
Coming into force
26th May 1988
Whereas the West Midlands 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 property, rights and liabilities 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:
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Local Government Reorganisation (Property) (West Midlands) Order 1988, and shall come into force on 26th May 1988.
(2) In this Order—
“the relevant councils” means the councils of all the districts in the county of West Midlands, and
“the Residuary Body” means the West Midlands Residuary Body.
2. There shall vest in each body mentioned in Schedule 1 the property so mentioned in relation to that body.
3. All property of the Residuary Body situated in the districts of Coventry, Dudley or Solihull, other than property mentioned in Schedule 2, which immediately before 1st April 1986 was held by the West Midlands County Council for the purposes of its functions relating to highways shall vest in the council of the district in which it is situated.
4. There shall vest in each body to which property is transferred by article 2 or 3 above all rights and liabilities of the Residuary Body acquired or incurred exclusively in connection with that property.
5. All rights and liabilities of the Residuary Body in relation to undertakings by the West Midlands County Council, given on the dates and to the bodies mentioned in Schedule 3, to pay moneys by way of grant, shall vest jointly and severally in the relevant councils.
6. The right of the West Midlands County Council under the articles of association of the West Midlands Arts Trust to nominate two members of the Council of the Trust shall vest jointly in the relevant councils.
Nicholas Ridley
Secretary of State for the Environment
27th April 1988
Article 2
| Transferee body | Property transferred |
|---|---|
| Birmingham City Council | 11 Anchorage Road, Sutton Coldfield 38 Bell Lane, Northfield 874, 876, 882 and 884 Bristol Road, Selly Oak. |
| Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | A triangular area consisting of approximately 130 square yards, situated in Birmingham Street, Dudley, approximately 230 feet from its junction with Castle Hill. |
| Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | 11 Ashley Street, Rowley Regis 23 and 45 Great Bridge 22 Halesowen Road, Cradley Heath The former Police Station, Holyhead Road, Wednesbury. |
| Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council | 88 and 90 Coseley Road, Bilston 104 and 106 High Street, Bilston The former highway depot at the junction of Lunt Road and Vulcan Road, Bilston 37 Lunt Road, Bilston A parcel of land consisting of approximately 592 square yards, forming part of the unadopted road at Railway Drive, Wolverhampton. |
| West Midlands Police Authority | The island site, consisting of approximately 7,725 square yards, bounded by Tower Street, Pipers Row, Bilston Street and Market Street, Wolverhampton. |
Article 3
| Street | Number of House, Building or Site |
|---|---|
| A. Coventry | |
| Bramble Street | 15, 23 and 37 |
| Bridgeman Road | 59, 67, 74 and 92 |
| Brighton Street | 8 |
| Caldecote Road | 8, 10, 14, 17, 28, and 32 |
| Cashs Lane | 28 |
| Foleshill Road | 640 and 644 |
| Grafton Street | 35 and 85 |
| Gulson Road | 175, 179, 195 and 206 |
| Holbrook Lane | 12 |
| Honeyfield Road | 22 and 30 |
| Lythalls Lane | 193 and 195 |
| Mulliner Street | 12 and 126 |
| Newdigate Road | 9 and 16 |
| Sandy Lane | 44 |
| St George’s Road | 14, 25 and 26 |
| St Margaret’s Road | 5, 18 and 27 |
| Stoney Stanton Road | 315 |
| Villiers Street | 2 and 3 |
| B. Dudley | |
| Attwood Street, Halesowen | 58, 60 and 62 |
| Bagley Street, Stourbridge | 31 and 33 |
| Birmingham Street, Halesowen | 31, 32, 33 and 34 |
| Bott Lane, Stourbridge | 23 |
| Brooke Street, Dudley | 1 |
| Church Street, Stourbridge | 19, 21, 23, 25 and 27 |
| Clarence Street, Upper Gornal | 68 |
| Dudley Road, Sedgley | 1 and 22 |
| Hagley Road, Halesowen | 48 |
| Hall Street, Oldswinford | 9 and 11 |
| Hickman Street, Lye | 17 |
| High Street, Halesowen | 8 and 10 |
| High Street, Wordsley | 14, 15, 16, 19 and 20 |
| Hill Street, Upper Gornal | 47 and 48 |
| Moor Street, Brierley Hill | 40 |
| New Road, Netherton | 99 |
| Norton Road, Stourbridge | 2, 3, 5 and 7 |
| Park Road, Halesowen | 138, 140, 142 and 144 |
| Parkfield Road, Stourbridge | 92, 94, 96 and 98 |
| Prince Street, Netherton | 28 |
| Round Street, Netherton | 36A, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64 and 65 |
| Short Street, Halesowen | 22 |
| South Road, Stourbridge | 2 |
| Vicar Street, Dudley | 60A, 60B and 60C |
| Windmill Hill, Halesowen | 54 |
| Worcester Street, Stourbridge | 115 |
Land situated on the south west corner of Chapel Street and High Street, Pensnett, and consisting of the sites of 2 Chapel Street and 158 and 160 High Street.
Land adjoining 59 Talbot Street, Halesowen, and lying in part at the rear of 44 to 48 (even) Windmill Hill.
The parcels of land consisting of the approximate area mentioned below and situated as so mentioned:—
| 0.5 acres | On the north side of Blackbrook Road, Netherton, between the two arms of the Dudley Canal. |
| 488 square yards | On the north west side of Furnace Road, Dudley, having a frontage of approximately 65 feet to the road. |
| 830 square yards | On the west side of Heath Street, Stourbridge, at its corner with Worcester Street. |
| 1.355 acres | 22 Whitehall Road, Halesowen, together with adjacent land to the east with a frontage of approximately 170 feet, and adjacent land to the west with a frontage of approximately 515 feet. |
| 0.155 acres | The sites of 117 to 125 (odd) Worcester Street, Stourbridge, and of cottages and other land to the east of the Star and Garter public house. |
Article 5
| Body | Date of undertaking |
|---|---|
| Asian Welfare Association Trust | September 1985 |
| Belgrade Theatre Trust | January 1984 |
| Bethel Community Association | March 1986 |
| Birmingham Carnival Trust | December 1985 |
| Birmingham Hippodrome Trust | November 1985 |
| Birmingham Voluntary Services Council | March 1986 |
| Golden Hillock Road Community Centre Trust | November 1985 |
| Ikon Gallery, Birmingham | November 1985 |
| Midland Air Museum | March 1986 |
| Museum of British Road Transport | March 1985 |
| Sir Barry Jackson County Fund | November 1985 |
| University of Warwick Arts Centre Trust | December 1983 |
| West Midlands Arts Trust | December 1985 |
| Willingworth High School Pursuit Project Trust | March 1986 |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order transfers property, rights and liabilities formerly vested in the West Midlands County Council to the councils of districts in that county and to the West Midlands Police Authority. The transfers effected are in addition to those effected on 22nd July 1987 by S.I. 1987/1077.
Article 2 and Schedule 1 transfer to the appropriate district councils property situated in Birmingham, Dudley, Sandwell and Wolverhampton; and transfer a site to the West Midlands Police Authority.
Article 3 transfers property in certain districts 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 2 makes exceptions to this transfer.
Article 4 makes provision for the transfer of the rights and liabilities associated with property transferred by articles 2 and 3.
Article 5 transfers rights and liabilities arising in relation to the undertakings by the County Council to pay grants identified in Schedule 3 to the councils of the districts in the county jointly and severally. Article 6 makes provision for future appointments to the West Midlands Arts Trust to be made by those councils jointly.