The Local Government Reorganisation (Property, etc.) (West Midlands) Order 1989

Statutory Instruments

1989 No. 1399

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Local Government Reorganisation (Property, etc.) (West Midlands) Order 1989

Made

3rd August 1989

Laid before Parliament

14th August 1989

Coming into force

4th September 1989

Whereas the West Midlands Residuary Body, acting pursuant to section 67(2) of the Local Government 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:

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Local Government Reorganisation (Property, etc.) (West Midlands) Order 1989, and shall come into force on 4th September 1989.

(2) In this Order “the Residuary Body” means the West Midlands Residuary Body.

Highways Property

2.—(1) All interests of the Residuary Body in land situated in the area of the district councils of Birmingham, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton, other than land mentioned in the Schedule to this Order, 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.

(2) The interest of the Residuary Body in land situated at 2 Norton Road and 2 South Road, Stourbridge shall vest in Dudley Metropolitan District Council.

Rights and liabilities

3.  There shall vest in the council to whom interests in land are transferred by article 2 all rights and liabilities of the Residuary Body acquired or incurred exclusively in connection with that land.

C. F. Patten

Secretary of State for the Environment

3rd August 1989

Article 2

SCHEDULE HIGHWAYS PROPERTY EXCLUDED FROM TRANSFER

A. BIRMINGHAM

Houses

• 579 Bordesley Green

• 14 and 16 Wellington Road, Handsworth

• 18 and 22 Redditch Road, King’s Norton

• 76 Wharf Road, King’s Norton

• 100 Willmore Road, Perry Barr

• 60 Mansfield Road, South Yardley

• 306 Station Road, Stechford

• 39 and 41 Anchorage Road, Sutton Coldfield

• 16 and 167 Handsworth New Road, Winson Green

• 222 Aston Lane, Witton

• 165, 167 and 171 Brookvale Road, Witton

• 242 Witton Road, Witton

• 376 Shaftmoor Lane, Hall Green

Other Property

• Land and buildings on the east side of Blews Street, Aston at its junction with Brewery Street and known as Blews Street Materials Testing Laboratory.

• Land and buildings on the south side of Brewery Street, Aston at its junction with Newtown Row and known as Brewery Street Training Depot.

• The residue of land, not taken into the highway, fronting the west side of Small Heath By-pass contained in H.M. Land Registry Title number WM170420.

• The residue of land, not taken into the highway, fronting the west side of Small Heath By-pass contained in H.M. Land Registry Title number WM141914.

• 642 Bristol Road, Selly Oak (shop with living accommodation).

• 232 Stoney Lane, Sparkhill (shop).

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

  Approximate area	Situation
  1·81 acres	On the south-east side of Holliday Street, Birmingham, the Holliday Street Highways' Depot.
  845 sq. yards	At the junction of Golden Hillock Road and Byron Road, Small Heath, being the residue of the sites of 2 Byron Road and 132 to 138 (even) Golden Hillock Road.
  448 sq. yards	At the junction of Kings Road and Speedwell Road, Hay Mills, being the residue of the sites of 62 Kings Road and 101 to 107 (odd) Speedwell Road.
  2944 sq. yards	At the junction of Moseley Road and Haden Way, Moseley.
  0·40 acres	On the south side of Park Hill Road, Harborne, bounded on the west by 129 Park Hill Road and on the east by 131 Park Hill Road.
  5·08 acres	On the south side of Shaftmoor Lane, Hall Green, being the Shaftmoor Lane Highways' Depot.
  1·43 acres	At the north-west end of Ealing Grove, Kingstanding, being the Sidcup Road Highways' Depot.
  706 sq. yards	On the north-east side of Snow Hill.
  2·13 acres	On the west side of Spring Lane, Erdington, being the Spring Lane Highways' Depot.
  1·48 acres	On the west side of Somery Road, Weoley Castle.
  904 sq. yards	On the north-east side of Waverley Road, Small Heath, being the residue of the sites of 46 to 66 (even) Waverley Road.
  1000 sq. yards	On the south west side of Waverley Road, Small Heath, being the residue of the sites of 150 to 174 (even) Byron Road.
  2·76 acres	On the north side of Frankley Beeches Road, Frankley Beeches, being the Frankley Beeches Highways' Depot.
  50 sq. yards	On the west side of Warwick Road, Acocks Green forming part of the foregarden of 1079 Warwick Road.
  1,390 sq. yards	165 Walsall Perry Barr Highways Depot.
  2,800 sq. yards	Phillips Street, Aston Highways Depot.
  1,316 sq. yards 2,000 sq. yards	Two areas of land on the south side of the Small Heath By-pass adjoining the central basin.

B. SANDWELL

Houses

• 34A and 36B Hill Top, West Bromwich

Other Property

• 9 Great Bridge, Tipton (shop)

• 306 Halesowen Road, Old Hill (shop with living accommodation)

• 52, 53, 54 and 55 Owen Street, Tipton (shops)

• 12 acres or thereabouts of land between Richmond Street and Ridgacre Branch Canal, formerly GWR branch line Great Bridge to Swan Village to the north of Great Bridge and West Bromwich.

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

  Approximate area	Situation
  70 sq. yards	At the junction of Dudley Port and Sedgley Road East, Tipton, being the site of 225 Dudley Port.
  244 sq. yards	On the east side of Grafton Road, West Bromwich, being the residue of the sites of 7, 9 and 11 Grafton Road.
  101 sq. yards	On the north side of Halesowen Road, Cradley Heath, being the site of 327 Halesowen Road.
  1140 sq. yards	On the north-east side of Hawes Lane and the south-east side of Stanford Drive, Rowley Regis.
  65 sq. yards	On the south side of High Street, Blackheath, being the site of 1 High Street.
  924 sq. yards	On the south side of Holloway Bank, Hill Top, West Bromwich, being the sites of 50 to 60 (even) Holloway Bank.
  433 sq. yards	At the junction of Horseley Road and Railway Street, Tipton.
  448 sq. yards	At the junction of John Street and Payne Street, Blackheath, being the residue of the sites of 1 and 2 John Street and land at the junction of John Street and Payne Street.
  275 sq. yards	On the west side of Leabrook Road, Tipton, being the sites of 64 and 64c Leabrook Road.
  150 sq. yards	Part of the sites of 5, 6 and 7 Meeting Street, Great Bridge.
  500 sq. yards	Land at the west side of Wood Green Road, Wednesbury, adjacent to junction 9 of the M6 motorway.
  31 sq. yards	On the south side of Mount Pleasant Street, West Bromwich, being part of the rear garden of 56 Newhall Street.
  79 sq. yards	On the south-east side of St James' Street, Wednesbury, being the site of 27 St James' Street.
  1·62 acres	On the south-west side of Shaw Street, Golds Green.
  217 sq. yards	On the north side of Station Road, Cradley Heath, being the sites of 1 and 3 Station Road.
  25 sq. yards	On the south-west side of Walsall Road, Great Barr fronting 924 Walsall Road.
  166 sq. yards	On the south-east side of Walsall Street, Wednesbury, being the site of 68 Walsall Street.
  2100 sq. yards	On the east side of Wilderness Lane, West Bromwich.

C. WALSALL

• 296 Walsall Road, Darlaston (house)

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

  Approximate area	Situation
  1150 sq. yards	On the north side of Little Aston Road, Mill Green, Aldridge, opposite 219 Little Aston Road.
  1171 sq. yards	On the south side of Wolverhampton Road West, Bentley.
  326 sq. yards	On the east side of Cannock Road, New Invention, being the site of 90 Cannock Road.

D. WOLVERHAMPTON

Houses

• (All in Wolverhampton)

• 24 and 27 South Street

Other Property

• (All in Wolverhampton)

• 1 Derry Street

• 75 and 76 Dudley Road

• (shop, yard and storage premises)

• Land and buildings on the south side of Jones Road, adjoining the site of 133/135 Stafford Road.

• Factory premises on the north side of Navigation Street, at its western extremity.

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

  Approximate area	Situation
  2328 sq. yards	On the west side of Birmingham Road at its junction with Derry Street, being the residue of the sites of 3 to 51 (odd) Derry Street; and land adjoining 75 Dudley Road on its northern side.
  700 sq. yards	On the west side of Birmingham Road, at its junction with Derry Street, being the residue of the site of former workshop premises.
  248 sq. yards	Between the north-east side of Bilston Street and the west side of Duke Street, being the site of land and buildings formerly fronting Sharrocks Street.
  1700 sq. yards	On the west side of Birmingham New Road, Coseley, adjoining408 Birmingham New Road.
  1819 sq. yards	On the south-east side of Broad Street, being the residue of the site of Tudor House, 44 and garage premises Broad Street, 11 and 17 Fryer Street and Labour Exchange building, Long Street.
  298 sq. yards	On the west side of Dudley Road, being the residue of the sites of 539, 540 and 546 Dudley Road.
  150 sq. yards	On the west corner of Dunstall Avenue and Dunstall Hill, being the residue of the former site of 2 Dunstall Avenue.
  659 sq. yards	On the north side of Melbourne Street, being the residue of the sites of the White Rose Public House, 39, 43 and 45 Powlett Street.
  1680 sq. yards	On the east side of Pipers Row, between the Bus Station and Pipers Row.
  2766 sq. yards	Between Powlett Street and Melbourne Street, being the residue of the sites of 30 to 39 (consecutive), the White Rose Public House, Powlett Street.
  3825 sq. yards	Bounded by Shaw Road, Showell Road, Stafford Road and Bushbury Lane.
  1·15 acres	On the east side of Stafford Road, being the residue of the sites of 7 to 37 (odd) Shaw Road and 2 to 32 (even) Bushbury Lane.
  210 sq. yards	On the east side of Stafford Road, being the residue of the sites of 42 and 48 Stafford Road.
  4000 sq. yards	On the west side of Stafford Road, being the residue of the sites of 215 to 223 (odd) Stafford Road.
  1245 sq. yards	On the north-east side of Raby Street, adjacent to St. George’s and with a frontage to the pedestrianised part of Cleveland Street.
  1684 sq. yards	On the east side of Tempest Street, being the residue of the sites of 11 (and garage adjoining 11), 12, 14, 15 and 16 (and warehouse adjoining 16) Tempest Street.
  294 sq. yards	On the south side of Bilston Street forming part of the Adult Education College Car Park.

Explanatory Note

(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. The transfers effected are in addition to those affected by S.I. 1987/1077 and S. I. 1988/783.

Article 2 transfers to the appropriate district councils highway property situated in Birmingham, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton other than the property listed in the Schedule. It also transfers a specific property to Dudley Metropolitan District Council.

Article 3 makes provision for the transfer of the rights and liabilities associated with the property transferred by article 2.

(1)

1985 c. 51.