2007 No. 107
Industrial development

The Assisted Areas Order 2007

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State makes the following order in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 1(1), (3), (4) and (7) of the Industrial Development Act 19821:

Commencement1.

The Order may be cited as the Assisted Areas Order 2007 and shall come into force on 13th February 2007.

Interpretation2.

(1)

In this Order—

“the 1982 Act” means the Industrial Development Act 1982; and

“the 2000 Order” means the Assisted Areas Order 20002.

(2)

In Schedule 1—

(a)

any reference to a local authority area in England and Wales shall be a reference to that area as it existed on 21 June 2003;

(b)

any reference to a local government area in Scotland shall be a reference to that area as it existed on 21 June 2003; and

(c)

any reference to a parish or a former district council in Scotland shall be a reference to that area as it existed on 31 December 1993.

(3)

In Schedule 2—

(a)

any reference to a ward shall be a reference to the Census Area Statistic ward relating to the 2001 Census; and

(b)

any reference to a local authority area shall be a reference to that area as it existed on 21 June 2003.

Specification3.

(1)

In this Order the specification of an area as a development area is for the purposes of the 1982 Act and section 1 of the Derelict Land Act 19823.

(2)

On and after 13th February 2007 the areas described in Schedules 1 and 2 shall be development areas.

(3)

The area in Scotland in Schedule 1 shall be a development area until 31st December 2010.

Revocation4.

The 2000 Order is revoked.

Margaret Hodge
Minister of State for Industry and the Regions
Department of Trade and Industry

SCHEDULE 1DEVELOPMENT AREAS

Article 3

Tier 1 Areas

ENGLAND

The local authority areas of—

  • Caradon

  • Carrick

  • Isles of Scilly

  • Kerrier

  • North Cornwall

  • Penwith

  • Restormel

WALES

The local authority areas of—

  • Blaenau Gwent

  • Bridgend

  • Caerphilly

  • Carmarthenshire

  • Ceredigion

  • Conwy

  • Denbighshire

  • Gwynedd

  • Isle of Anglesey

  • Merthyr Tydfil

  • Neath Port Talbot

  • Pembrokeshire

  • Rhondda Cynon Taff

  • Swansea

  • Torfaen

SCOTLAND

The local government areas of—

  • Highland

  • Western Isles

  • Orkney Islands

  • Shetland Islands

  • Part of Argyll and Bute, namely—

    • the former Argyll and Bute District Council

  • Part of Moray, namely the parishes of—

    • Aberlour

    • Cabrach

    • Dallas

    • Dyke

    • Edinkillie

    • Forres

    • Inveravon

    • Kinloss

    • Kirkmichael

    • Knockando

    • Mortlach

    • Rafford

    • Rothes

The islands of—

  • Arran

  • Great Cumbrae

  • Little Cumbrae

SCHEDULE 2DEVELOPMENT AREAS

Article 3

Tier 2 Areas

ENGLAND

North East

The following wards in the local authority area of Blyth Valley—

  • Cowpen

  • Cramlington East

  • Cramlington Eastfield with East Hartford

  • Cramlington North

  • Cramlington Parkside

  • Cramlington South East

  • Cramlington Village

  • Cramlington West

  • Croft

  • Hartley

  • Holywell

  • Isabella

  • Kitty Brewster

  • Newsham and New Delaval

  • Plessey

  • Seaton Delaval

  • Seghill

  • South Beach

  • South Newsham

  • Wensleydale

The following wards in the local authority area of Castle Morpeth—

  • Ellington

  • Hebron, Hepscott and Mitford

  • Lynemouth

  • Stannington

The following wards in the local authority area of Chester-le-Street—

  • Chester North

  • North Lodge

The following wards in the local authority area of Darlington UA—

  • Faverdale

  • Lingfield

  • Middleton St George

  • Sadberge and Whessoe

The following wards in the local authority area of Derwentside—

  • Annfield Plain

  • Blackhill

  • Burnopfield

  • Castleside

  • Catchgate

  • Consett East

  • Consett North

  • Consett South

  • Delves Lane

  • Dipton

  • Havannah

  • Leadgate

  • South Moor

  • Stanley Hall

  • Tanfield

The following wards in the local authority area of Durham—

  • Belmont

  • Brancepeth, Langley Moor and Meadowfield

  • Carrville and Gilesgate Moor

  • Cassop-cum-Quarrington

  • Coxhoe

  • Pelaw and Gilesgate

  • Shadforth and Sherburn

  • Shincliffe

The following wards in the local authority area of Easington—

  • Acre Rigg

  • Blackhalls

  • Dawdon

  • Dene House

  • Deneside

  • Easington Colliery

  • Easington Village and South Hetton

  • Eden Hill

  • Haswell and Shotton

  • Horden North

  • Horden South

  • Howletch

  • Hutton Henry

  • Murton East

  • Murton West

  • Passfield

  • Seaham Harbour

  • Seaham North

  • Thornley and Wheatley Hill

  • Wingate

The following wards in the local authority area of Gateshead—

  • Bede

  • Bensham

  • Birtley

  • Chowdene

  • Deckham

  • Dunston

  • Felling

  • High Fell

  • Lamesley

  • Leam

  • Low Fell

  • Pelaw and Heworth

  • Saltwell

  • Teams

  • Wrekendyke

The following wards in the local authority area of Hartlepool UA—

  • Brinkburn

  • Brus

  • Dyke House

  • Elwick

  • Fens

  • Grange

  • Greatham

  • Hart

  • Jackson

  • Owton

  • Park

  • Rift House

  • Rossmere

  • Seaton

  • St. Hilda

  • Stranton

  • Throston

The following wards in the local authority area of Middlesbrough UA—

  • Ayresome

  • Beechwood

  • Clairville

  • Gresham

  • Linthorpe

  • Middlehaven

  • North Ormesby and Brambles Farm

  • Pallister

  • Park

  • Thorntree

  • University

The following wards in the local authority area of Newcastle upon Tyne—

  • Benwell

  • Byker

  • Castle

  • Lemington

  • Monkchester

  • Sandyford

  • Scotswood

  • Walker

  • Walkergate

  • West City

The following wards in the local authority area of North Tyneside—

  • Chirton

  • Collingwood

  • Longbenton

  • Riverside

  • Wallsend

  • Weetslade

The following wards in the local authority area of Redcar and Cleveland UA—

  • Brotton

  • Coatham

  • Dormanstown

  • Grangetown

  • Guisborough

  • Kirkleatham

  • Loftus

  • Longbeck

  • Newcomen

  • Saltburn

  • Skelton

  • South Bank

  • St. Germain’s

  • West Dyke

  • Zetland

The following wards in the local authority area of Sedgefield—

  • Bishop Middleham and Cornforth

  • Broom

  • Byerley

  • Chilton

  • Ferryhill

  • Fishburn and Old Trimdon

  • Greenfield Middridge

  • Low Spennymoor and Tudhoe Grange

  • Middlestone

  • Neville and Simpasture

  • New Trimdon and Trimdon Grange

  • Sedgefield

  • Shafto St. Marys

  • Spennymoor

  • Sunnydale

  • Thickley

  • Tudhoe

  • West

  • Woodham

The following wards in the local authority area of South Tyneside—

  • All Saints

  • Beacon and Bents

  • Bede

  • Biddick Hall

  • Boldon Colliery

  • Cleadon and East Boldon

  • Cleadon Park

  • Fellgate and Hedworth

  • Harton

  • Hebburn Quay

  • Hebburn South

  • Horsley Hill

  • Monkton

  • Primrose

  • Rekendyke

  • Tyne Dock and Simonside

  • West Park

  • Westoe

  • Whitburn and Marsden

  • Whiteleas

The following wards in the local authority area of Stockton-on-Tees UA—

  • Bishopsgarth

  • Blue Hall

  • Charltons

  • Elm Tree

  • Fairfield

  • Glebe

  • Grange

  • Grangefield

  • Hardwick

  • Hartburn

  • Mandale

  • Marsh House

  • Mile House

  • Newtown

  • Northfield

  • Norton

  • Parkfield

  • Portrack and Tilery

  • Preston

  • Roseworth

  • St. Aidan’s

  • St. Cuthbert’s

  • Stainsby

  • Victoria

  • Village

  • Whitton

  • Wolviston

The following wards in the local authority area of Sunderland—

  • Castletown

  • Central

  • Colliery

  • Eppleton

  • Fulwell

  • Grindon

  • Hendon

  • Hetton

  • Houghton

  • Pallion

  • Ryhope

  • Shiney Row

  • Silksworth

  • South Hylton

  • Southwick

  • St. Chad’s

  • St. Michael’s

  • St. Peter’s

  • Thorney Close

  • Thornholme

  • Town End Farm

  • Washington East

  • Washington North

  • Washington South

  • Washington West

The following wards in the local authority area of Teesdale—

  • Etherley

  • Evenwood, Ramshaw and Lands

The following wards in the local authority area of Wansbeck—

  • Bedlington Central

  • Bedlington East

  • Bedlington West

  • Bothal

  • Central

  • Choppington

  • College

  • Guide Post

  • Haydon

  • Hirst

  • Newbiggin East

  • Newbiggin West

  • Park

  • Seaton

  • Sleekburn

  • Stakeford

The following wards in the local authority area of Wear Valley—

  • Bishop Auckland Town

  • Cockton Hill

  • Coundon

  • Crook South

  • Dene Valley

  • Henknowle

  • Howden

  • West Auckland

  • Wheatbottom and Helmington Row

  • Willington Central

  • Willington West End

  • Woodhouse Close

North West

The following wards in the local authority area of Allerdale—

  • Ewanrigg

  • Flimby

  • Harrington

  • Moorclose

  • Moss Bay

  • Netherhall

  • Seaton

  • St. John’s

  • St. Michael’s

The following wards in the local authority area of Barrow-in-Furness—

  • Barrow Island

  • Central

  • Dalton North

  • Dalton South

  • Hawcoat

  • Hindpool

  • Newbarns

  • Ormsgill

  • Parkside

  • Risedale

  • Roosecote

  • Walney North

  • Walney South

The following wards in the local authority area of Blackburn with Darwen UA—

  • Audley

  • Bastwell

  • Corporation Park

  • Earcroft

  • East Rural

  • Ewood

  • Fernhurst

  • Higher Croft

  • Little Harwood

  • Marsh House

  • Meadowhead

  • Mill Hill

  • Queen’s Park

  • Roe Lee

  • Shadsworth with Whitebirk

  • Shear Brow

  • Sudell

  • Sunnyhurst

  • Wensley Fold

  • Whitehall

The following wards in the local authority area of Bolton—

  • Blackrod

  • Central

  • Daubhill

  • Derby

  • Farnworth

  • Halliwell

  • Harper Green

  • Kearsley

The following wards in the local authority area of Burnley—

  • Gawthorpe

  • Hapton with Park

The following wards in the local authority area of Copeland—

  • Arlecdon

  • Beckermet

  • Bootle

  • Bransty

  • Cleator Moor North

  • Cleator Moor South

  • Distington

  • Egremont North

  • Egremont South

  • Ennerdale

  • Frizington

  • Gosforth

  • Harbour

  • Haverigg

  • Hensingham

  • Hillcrest

  • Holborn Hill

  • Kells

  • Millom Without

  • Mirehouse

  • Moresby

  • Newtown

  • Sandwith

  • Seascale

  • St. Bees

The following wards in the local authority area of Hyndburn—

  • Altham

  • Clayton-le-Moors

  • Rishton

The following wards in the local authority area of Knowsley—

  • Cantril Farm

  • Cherryfield

  • Halewood East

  • Halewood South

  • Halewood West

  • Kirkby Central

  • Knowsley Park

  • Longview

  • Northwood

  • Page Moss

  • Park

  • Prescot East

  • Prescot West

  • Princess

  • Roby

  • St. Gabriels

  • St. Michaels

  • Swanside

  • Tower Hill

  • Whiston North

  • Whiston South

  • Whitefield

The following wards in the local authority area of Liverpool—

  • Abercromby

  • Aigburth

  • Allerton

  • Anfield

  • Arundel

  • Breckfield

  • Broadgreen

  • Childwall

  • Church

  • Clubmoor

  • County

  • Croxteth

  • Dingle

  • Dovecot

  • Everton

  • Fazakerley

  • Gillmoss

  • Granby

  • Grassendale

  • Kensington

  • Melrose

  • Netherley

  • Old Swan

  • Picton

  • Pirrie

  • Smithdown

  • Speke

  • St. Mary’s

  • Tuebrook

  • Valley

  • Vauxhall

  • Warbreck

  • Woolton

The following wards in the local authority area of Oldham—

  • Alexandra

  • Chadderton Central

  • Chadderton North

  • Chadderton South

  • Coldhurst

  • Crompton

  • Failsworth East

  • Hollinwood

  • Lees

  • Royton North

  • Royton South

  • Shaw

  • St. James

  • St. Marys

  • Waterhead

  • Werneth

The following wards in the local authority area of Rochdale—

  • Balderstone

  • Castleton

  • Central and Falinge

  • Middleton Central

  • Middleton North

  • Middleton West

  • Milnrow

  • Newbold

  • Smallbridge and Wardleworth

The following wards in the local authority area of Sefton—

  • Church

  • Derby

  • Ford

  • Linacre

  • Litherland

  • Molyneux

  • Netherton and Orrell

  • St. Oswald

  • Victoria

The following wards in the local authority area of South Lakeland—

  • Broughton

  • Crake Valley

  • Low Furness & Swarthmoor

  • Ulverston Central

  • Ulverston East

  • Ulverston North

  • Ulverston South

  • Ulverston Town

  • Ulverston West

The following wards in the local authority area of St. Helens—

  • Billinge and Seneley Green

  • Blackbrook

  • Broad Oak

  • Eccleston

  • Grange Park

  • Haydock

  • Marshalls Cross

  • Moss Bank

  • Newton East

  • Newton West

  • Parr and Hardshaw

  • Queen’s Park

  • Rainford

  • Rainhill

  • Sutton and Bold

  • Thatto Heath

  • West Sutton

  • Windle

The following wards in the local authority area of West Lancashire—

  • Bickerstaffe

  • Birch Green

  • Digmoor

  • Moorside

  • Skelmersdale North

  • Skelmersdale South

  • Tanhouse

  • Up Holland

The following wards in the local authority area of Wigan—

  • Abram

  • Ashton-Golborne

  • Aspull-Standish

  • Atherton

  • Beech Hill

  • Bryn

  • Hindley

  • Hindley Green

  • Hindsford

  • Hope Carr

  • Ince

  • Leigh Central

  • Leigh East

  • Lightshaw

  • Newtown

  • Norley

  • Orrell

  • Swinley

  • Whelley

  • Winstanley

  • Worsley Mesnes

The following wards in the local authority area of Wirral—

  • Bidston

  • Birkenhead

  • Bromborough

  • Claughton

  • Eastham

  • Egerton

  • Leasowe

  • Liscard

  • New Brighton

  • Oxton

  • Prenton

  • Seacombe

  • Tranmere

  • Upton

  • Wallasey

Yorkshire and the Humber

The following wards in the local authority area of Barnsley—

  • Ardsley

  • Athersley

  • Brierley

  • Central

  • Cudworth

  • Darfield

  • Darton

  • Dearne South

  • Dearne Thurnscoe

  • Dodworth

  • Hoyland East

  • Hoyland West

  • Monk Bretton

  • North West

  • Park

  • Penistone East

  • Royston

  • South West

  • Wombwell North

  • Wombwell South

  • Worsbrough

The following wards in the local authority area of Doncaster—

  • Adwick

  • Armthorpe

  • Askern

  • Balby

  • Bentley Central

  • Bentley North Road

  • Bessacarr

  • Central

  • Conisbrough

  • Edlington and Warmsworth

  • Hatfield

  • Intake

  • Mexborough

  • Richmond

  • Rossington

  • South East

  • Southern Parks

  • Stainforth

  • Thorne

  • Town Field

  • Wheatley

The following wards in the local authority area of East Riding of Yorkshire UA—

  • Hessle

  • South Hunsley

  • South West Holderness

The following wards in the local authority area of Kingston upon Hull; City of UA—

  • Drypool

  • Holderness

  • Marfleet

  • Myton

  • Newland

  • Pickering

  • Southcoates West

  • St. Andrew’s

The following wards in the local authority area of North East Lincolnshire UA—

  • Croft Baker

  • East Marsh

  • Freshney

  • Heneage

  • Immingham

  • Sidney Sussex

  • West Marsh

  • Wolds

  • Yarborough

The following ward in the local authority area of North Lincolnshire UA—

  • Ferry

The following wards in the local authority area of Rotherham—

  • Anston and Woodsetts

  • Aston, Orgreave and Ulley

  • Boston

  • Bramley, Ravenfield and Wickersley

  • Brampton, Melton and Wentworth

  • Brinsworth, Catcliffe and Treeton

  • Broom

  • Central

  • Dalton, Hooton Roberts and Thrybergh

  • Greasbrough

  • Herringthorpe

  • Kimberworth

  • Kiveton Park

  • Maltby

  • Park

  • Rawmarsh East

  • Rawmarsh West

  • St. John’s

  • Swinton

  • Thorpe Hesley

  • Thurcroft and Whiston

  • Wath

The following ward in the local authority area of Selby—

  • Whitley

The following wards in the local authority area of Sheffield—

  • Brightside

  • Burngreave

  • Castle

  • Darnall

  • Firth Park

  • Handsworth

  • Manor

  • Mosborough

  • Nether Shire

  • Netherthorpe

  • Owlerton

  • Park

  • Sharrow

  • Southey Green

The following wards in the local authority area of Wakefield—

  • Castleford Glasshoughton

  • Castleford Whitwood

  • Crofton and Ackworth

  • Featherstone

  • Hemsworth

  • Normanton and Sharlston

  • Pontefract South

  • South Elmsall

  • South Kirkby

East Midlands

The following ward in the local authority area of Amber Valley—

  • Somercotes

The following wards in the local authority area of Ashfield—

  • Hucknall Central

  • Hucknall East

  • Hucknall North

  • Hucknall West

  • Kirkby in Ashfield Central

  • Kirkby in Ashfield East

  • Kirkby in Ashfield West

  • Sutton in Ashfield Central

  • Sutton in Ashfield East

  • Sutton in Ashfield North

  • Sutton in Ashfield West

  • Woodhouse

The following wards in the local authority area of Bassetlaw—

  • Welbeck

  • Worksop East

  • Worksop North

  • Worksop North East

  • Worksop North West

  • Worksop South

  • Worksop South East

The following wards in the local authority area of Bolsover—

  • Barlborough

  • Blackwell

  • Bolsover North West

  • Bolsover South

  • Bolsover West

  • Clowne North

  • Clowne South

  • Elmton-with-Creswell

  • Pinxton

  • Pleasley

  • Scarcliffe

  • Shirebrook East

  • Shirebrook Langwith

  • Shirebrook North West

  • Shirebrook South East

  • Shirebrook South West

  • South Normanton East

  • South Normanton West

  • Whitwell

The following wards in the local authority area of Chesterfield—

  • Barrow Hill and New Whittington

  • Brimington North

  • Brimington South

  • Dunston

  • Hasland

  • Hollingwood and Inkersall

  • Lowgates and Woodthorpe

  • Middlecroft and Poolsbrook

  • Moor

  • Old Whittington

  • St. Helen’s

  • St. Leonard’s

The following ward in the local authority area of Gedling—

  • Newstead

The following wards in the local authority area of Mansfield—

  • Berry Hill

  • Birklands

  • Broomhill

  • Cumberlands

  • Eakring

  • Forest Town East

  • Forest Town West

  • Grange Farm

  • Ladybrook

  • Leeming

  • Lindhurst

  • Meden

  • Oak Tree

  • Pleasley Hill

  • Portland

  • Priory

  • Ravensdale

  • Robin Hood

  • Sherwood

The following wards in the local authority area of Newark and Sherwood—

  • Bilsthorpe

  • Blidworth

  • Boughton

  • Clipstone

  • Edwinstowe

  • Ollerton

  • Rainworth

The following wards in the local authority area of North East Derbyshire—

  • Clay Cross North

  • Clay Cross South

  • Grassmoor

  • Holmewood and Heath

  • North Wingfield Central

  • Sutton

  • Tupton

The following wards in the local authority area of Nottingham UA—

  • Basford

  • Bulwell

West Midlands

The following wards in the local authority area of Birmingham—

  • Acock’s Green

  • Aston

  • Edgbaston

  • Fox Hollies

  • Handsworth

  • Hodge Hill

  • Kingsbury

  • Ladywood

  • Longbridge

  • Nechells

  • Northfield

  • Perry Barr

  • Selly Oak

  • Shard End

  • Sheldon

  • Small Heath

  • Soho

  • Sparkbrook

  • Washwood Heath

  • Yardley

The following wards in the local authority area of Bromsgrove—

  • Hillside

  • Uffdown

The following wards in the local authority area of Coventry—

  • Bablake

  • Binl ey and Willenhall

  • Cheylesmore

  • Foleshill

  • Henley

  • Holbrook

  • Longford

  • Lower Stoke

  • Radford

  • Sherbourne

  • St. Michael’s

  • Upper Stoke

  • Westwood

  • Whoberley

  • Woodlands

The following wards in the local authority area of Dudley—

  • Amblecote

  • Belle Vale and Hasbury

  • Brierley Hill

  • Brockmoor and Pensnett

  • Castle and Priory

  • Coseley East

  • Coseley West

  • Gornal

  • Halesowen North

  • Halesowen South

  • Kingswinford North and Wall Heath

  • Lye and Wollescote

  • Netherton and Woodside

  • Quarry Bank and Cradley

  • St. Andrews

  • St. James’s

  • St. Thomas’s

The following wards in the local authority area of Newcastle-under-Lyme—

  • Bradwell

  • Butt Lane

  • Chesterton

  • Cross Heath

  • Holditch

  • Keele

  • Knutton and Silverdale

  • Madeley

  • May Bank

  • Porthill

  • Ravenscliffe

  • Silverdale and Parksite

  • Thistleberry

  • Town

  • Wolstanton

The following wards in the local authority area of Sandwell—

  • Abbey

  • Blackheath

  • Bristnall

  • Cradley Heath and Old Hill

  • Friar Park

  • Great Bridge

  • Greets Green and Lyng

  • Hateley Heath

  • Langley

  • Old Warley

  • Oldbury

  • Princes End

  • Rowley

  • Smethwick

  • Soho and Victoria

  • St. Pauls

  • Tipton Green

  • Tividale

  • Wednesbury North

  • Wednesbury South

  • West Bromwich Central

The following wards in the local authority area of Solihull—

  • Bickenhill

  • Elmdon

  • Lyndon

  • Silhill

The following wards in the local authority area of South Staffordshire—

  • Bilbrook

  • Brewood and Coven

  • Essington

  • Featherstone and Shareshill

The following wards in the local authority area of Stoke-on-Trent UA—

  • Bentilee and Townsend

  • Berryhill and Hanley East

  • Blurton

  • Burslem South

  • Chell and Packmoor

  • Fenton

  • Hanley West and Shelton

  • Hartshill and Penkhull

  • Longton North

  • Longton South

  • Meir Park and Sandon

  • Stoke and Trent Vale

  • Trentham and Hanford

  • Tunstall

The following wards in the local authority area of Walsall—

  • Bentley and Darlaston North

  • Birchills Leamore

  • Blakenall

  • Bloxwich East

  • Bloxwich West

  • Brownhills

  • Darlaston South

  • Hatherton Rushall

  • Palfrey

  • Pelsall

  • Pleck

  • Short Heath

  • St. Matthew’s

  • Willenhall North

  • Willenhall South

The following wards in the local authority area of Wolverhampton—

  • Bilston East

  • Bilston North

  • Blakenhall

  • Bushbury

  • East Park

  • Ettingshall

  • Fallings Park

  • Graiseley

  • Heath Town

  • Low Hill

  • Oxley

  • Spring Vale

  • St. Peter’s

  • Wednesfield North

  • Wednesfield South

East of England

The following wards in the local authority area of Luton UA—

  • Biscot

  • Challney

  • Crawley

  • Dallow

  • High Town

  • Lewsey

  • Round Green

  • Saints

  • South

  • Stopsley

  • Wigmore

The following wards in the local authority area of South Bedfordshire—

  • Houghton Hall

  • Icknield

  • Parkside

  • Tithe Farm

London

The following wards in the local authority area of Barking and Dagenham—

  • River

  • Thames

The following ward in the local authority area of Bexley—

  • Thamesmead East

The following wards in the local authority area of Greenwich—

  • Glyndon

  • Thamesmead Moorings

  • Woolwich Riverside

The following ward in the local authority area of Havering—

  • South Hornchurch

The following wards in the local authority area of Newham—

  • Beckton

  • Custom House

  • East Ham South

  • Royal Docks

South East

The following wards in the local authority area of Dover—

  • Eastry

  • Sandwich

  • Whitfield

The following wards in the local authority area of Thanet—

  • Beacon Road

  • Birchington North

  • Birchington South

  • Bradstowe

  • Central Harbour

  • Cliffsend and Pegwell

  • Cliftonville East

  • Cliftonville West

  • Dane Valley

  • Eastcliff

  • Garlinge

  • Kingsgate

  • Margate Central

  • Nethercourt

  • Newington

  • Northwood

  • Salmestone

  • Sir Moses Montefiore

  • St. Peters

  • Thanet Villages

  • Viking

  • Westbrook

  • Westgate-on-Sea

South West

The following wards in the local authority area of Plymouth UA—

  • Budshead

  • Devonport

  • Drake

  • Eggbuckland

  • Ham

  • Honicknowle

  • Moor View

  • Southway

  • St. Budeaux

  • St. Peter and the Waterfront

  • Stoke

  • Sutton and Mount Gould

The following wards in the local authority area of South Hams—

  • Bickleigh and Shaugh

  • Cornwood and Sparkwell

WALES

The following wards in the local authority area of Cardiff—

  • Creigiau/St. Fagans

  • Pentyrch

  • Pontprennau/Old St. Mellons

  • Trowbridge

The following wards in the local authority area of Flintshire—

  • Aston

  • Bagillt East

  • Bagillt West

  • Broughton North East

  • Broughton South

  • Brynford

  • Buckley Mountain

  • Caerwys

  • Cilcain

  • Connah’s Quay Central

  • Connah’s Quay Golftyn

  • Connah’s Quay South

  • Connah’s Quay Wepre

  • Ewloe

  • Ffynnongroyw

  • Flint Castle

  • Flint Coleshill

  • Flint Oakenholt

  • Flint Trelawny

  • Greenfield

  • Gronant

  • Halkyn

  • Hawarden

  • Holywell Central

  • Holywell East

  • Holywell West

  • Mancot

  • Mostyn

  • Northop

  • Northop Hall

  • Queensferry

  • Sealand

  • Shotton East

  • Shotton Higher

  • Shotton West

  • Trelawnyd and Gwaenysgor

  • Whitford

The following wards in the local authority area of Newport—

  • Gaer

  • Graig

  • Liswerry

  • Llanwern

  • Marshfield

  • Pillgwenlly

  • Tredegar Park

The following wards in the local authority area of Powys—

  • Aber-craf

  • Cwm-twrch

  • Ynyscedwyn

  • Ystradgynlais

SCOTLAND

The following wards in the local authority area of Clackmannanshire—

  • Alloa East

  • Alloa Mar

  • Alloa West

  • Clackmannan

  • Delph and Cambus

  • Devon and Clackmannan North

  • Gartmorn

  • Tillicoultry East

  • Tillicoultry West

The following wards in the local authority area of Dundee City—

  • Ardler

  • Balgay

  • Balgillo

  • Baxter Park

  • Bowbridge

  • Camperdown

  • Claverhouse

  • Craigiebank

  • Douglas

  • East Port

  • Fairmuir

  • Hilltown

  • Law

  • Lochee East

  • Lochee West

  • Logie

  • Longhaugh

  • Ninewells

  • Pitkerro

  • Riverside

  • Stobswell

  • Tay Bridges

  • Whitfield

The following wards in the local authority area of East Ayrshire—

  • Altonhill, Hillhead and Longpark

  • Auchinleck

  • Bellfield

  • Crookedholm, Moscow, Galston West and Hurlford North

  • Crosshouse, Gatehead and Knockentiber

  • Cumnock West

  • Drongan, Stair and Rankinston

  • Galston East

  • Grange/Howard

  • Hurlford

  • Kilmarnock Central East

  • Kilmarnock Central South

  • Kilmarnock Central West

  • Newmilns

  • North Kilmarnock, Fenwick and Waterside

  • North New Farm Loch and Dean

  • Ochiltree, Skares, Netherthird and Craigens

  • Riccarton

  • Shortlees

  • South New Farm Loch

The following wards in the local authority area of East Dunbartonshire—

  • Cadder/Langbrae

  • Hillhead and Broomhill

  • Kirkintilloch Central

  • Lenzie

The following wards in the local authority area of Falkirk—

  • Camelon

  • Carrongrange

  • Dawson

  • Dundas/Kerse

  • Forthside

  • Herbertshire

  • Inchyra

  • Kinnaird

  • Larbert

  • Middlefield

  • Summerford

  • Tryst

  • Zetland

The following wards in the local authority area of Fife—

  • Aberdour and Burntisland West

  • Auchmuty and Woodside West

  • Auchtertool and Burntisland East

  • Bennochy and Valley

  • Brucefield and Nethertown

  • Buckhaven and Denbeath

  • Cadham, Pitcoudie and Balfarg

  • Cardenden, Cluny and Chapel

  • Caskieberran and Rimbleton

  • Crossgates and Mossside

  • Dalgety Bay East

  • Dalgety Bay West and Hillend

  • Dunnikier

  • Dysart and Gallatown

  • Glebe Park, Pathhead and Sinclairtown

  • Halbeath, Hill of Beath and Kingseat

  • Hayfield and Balsusney

  • Inverkeithing East and North Queensferry

  • Inverkeithing West and Rosyth South

  • Kinghorn and Invertiel

  • Kinglassie, Bowhill and Dundonald

  • Leven West and Kirkland

  • Limekilns and Pitreavie

  • Linburn

  • Linktown and Kirkcaldy Central

  • Methil

  • Methilhill

  • Pitcorthie

  • Pitteuchar and Finglassie North

  • Raith and Longbraes

  • Rosyth East

  • Rosyth West

  • Smeaton and Overton

  • Templehall East

  • Templehall West

  • Thornton, Stenton and Finglassie South

  • Wemyss and Muiredge

  • Woodmill

The following wards in the local authority area of Glasgow City—

  • Anderston

  • Baillieston

  • Barlanark

  • Braidfauld

  • Bridgeton/Dalmarnock

  • Calton

  • Carmunnock

  • Carntyne

  • Cowlairs

  • Dennistoun

  • Drumoyne

  • Drumry

  • Easterhouse

  • Firhill

  • Garrowhill

  • Gartcraig

  • Garthamlock

  • Glenwood

  • Govan

  • Govanhill

  • Greenfield

  • Hayburn

  • Hutchesontown

  • Ibrox

  • Kelvingrove

  • Keppochhill

  • Kingston

  • Merchant City

  • Milnbank

  • Mount Vernon

  • North Cardonald

  • Parkhead

  • Partick

  • Queenslie

  • Robroyston

  • Royston

  • Scotstoun

  • Shettleston

  • Tollcross Park

  • Victoria Park

  • Yoker

The following wards in the local authority area of Inverclyde—

  • Ward 10

  • Ward 11

  • Ward 12

  • Ward 13

  • Ward 14

  • Ward 15

  • Ward 16

  • Ward 17

  • Ward 18

  • Ward 19

  • Ward 2

  • Ward 3

  • Ward 4

  • Ward 5

  • Ward 6

  • Ward 7

  • Ward 8

  • Ward 9

The following wards in the local authority area of North Ayrshire—

  • Ardrossan North

  • Ardrossan South

  • Bourtreehill

  • Dalry

  • Dreghorn

  • Irvine Landward

  • Irvine North

  • Irvine Townhead

  • Irvine Vineburgh and Woodlands South

  • Irvine West

  • Kilbirnie South

  • Kilwinning East

  • Kilwinning South

  • Kilwinning West

  • Largs South and Fairlie

  • Saltcoats East

  • Saltcoats North

  • South Beach

  • Stevenston North

  • Stevenston South

  • West Kilbride

  • Woodlands North and Girdle Toll

The following wards in the local authority area of North Lanarkshire—

  • Academy

  • Airdrie Central

  • Bargeddie and Langloan

  • Belhaven

  • Bellshill North

  • Benhar

  • Blairpark

  • Calder Valley

  • Calderbank

  • Carbrain East

  • Carbrain West and Greenfaulds

  • Chapelhall

  • Chryston and Auchinloch

  • Clarkston

  • Cleland

  • Coatbridge Central

  • Coltness

  • Condorrat Central

  • Condorrat North and Westfield

  • Craigneuk

  • Craigneuk and Petersburn

  • Dykehead

  • Fallside

  • Forgewood

  • Garrion

  • Hattonrig

  • Holytown

  • Kirkshaws

  • Kirkwood

  • Knowetop

  • Moodiesburn East and Blackwood West

  • Moodiesburn West and Gartcosh

  • Mossend East and New Stevenston North

  • Mossend West and Thorndean

  • Muirhouse and Netherton

  • New Stevenston and Carfin

  • Newarthill

  • North Cairnhill and Coatdyke

  • North Central and Glenboig

  • North Motherwell

  • Old Monkland

  • Orbiston

  • Pather and Gowkthrapple

  • Salsburgh

  • Seafar and The Village

  • Shawhead

  • Sikeside and Carnbroe

  • South East Cairnhill and Gartlea

  • Stepps

  • Stewarton

  • Tannochside

  • Townhead

  • Viewpark

  • Watsonville

  • Westerwood, Carrickstone and Dullatur

  • Whinhall

The following wards in the local authority area of Renfrewshire—

  • Arkleston and Newmains

  • Bishopton

  • Blackhall and Hawkhead

  • Blythswood

  • Deanside

  • Erskine Central

  • Erskine S.E. and Inchinnan

  • Erskine West

  • Ferguslie

  • Gallowhill and Whitehaugh

  • Houston and Langbank

  • Linwood East

  • Moorpark

  • Paisley Central

  • Parkmains

  • Sandyford

  • Seedhill

  • Shortroods

  • St. James

  • Townhead

The following wards in the local authority area of South Ayrshire—

  • Annbank Mossblown St Quivox

  • Dundonald and Loans

  • Prestwick St Cuthbert’s and Monkton

  • Prestwick St Nicholas’

  • Tarbolton Symington Craigie

  • Troon East

  • Troon North

  • Troon South

  • Troon West

The following wards in the local authority area of South Lanarkshire—

  • Avondale North

  • Blantyre West

  • Bothwell South

  • Burgh

  • Burnbank/Blantyre

  • Cairns

  • Cambuslang Central

  • Coatshill/Low Blantyre

  • Earnock

  • Eastfield

  • Hallside

  • Hamilton Centre North

  • Heatheryknowe

  • High Blantyre

  • Hillhouse

  • Kirkhill/Whitlawburn

  • Long Calderwood

  • Low Waters

  • Mossneuk/Kittoch

  • Stewartfield

  • Uddingston

  • Uddingston South/Bothwell

  • Udston

  • Wellhall/Earnock

  • Whitehill

  • Whitehills

The following wards in the local authority area of Stirling—

  • Argyll

  • Logie

  • Polmaise

  • Raploch

  • Sauchenford

The following wards in the local authority area of West Dunbartonshire—

  • Alexandria North/Tullichewan

  • Barloan/Overtoun

  • Bowling/Milton/Old Kilpatrick

  • Dalmuir/Central

  • Dumbarton Central

  • Dumbarton East

  • Kilbowie

  • Kilbowie West

  • Linnvale/Drumry

  • Mountblow

  • Parkhall

  • Renton/Alexandria South

  • Riverside

  • Whitecrook

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides that from 13th February 2007 the areas described in Schedule 1 as Tier 1 areas and the areas described in Schedule 2 as Tier 2 areas will be development areas for the purposes of the Industrial Development Act 1982 (the 1982 Act) and section 1 of the Derelict Land Act 1982. The Tier 1 areas described in Schedule 1 have been granted Assisted Areas status under Article 87(3)(a) of the Treaty establishing the European Community.

The Tier 2 areas described in Schedule 2 have been granted Assisted Areas status under Article 87(3)(c) of the Treaty establishing the European Community. This Order has not specified or designated any area an intermediate area under section 1 of the 1982 Act. Areas described in the Schedules are as they existed on the relevant dates given in article 2(2) and (3) of the Order.

The description of the areas in England and Wales in Schedule 1 is by reference to local authority areas, corresponding to the NUTS 2 area of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, and the NUTS 2 area of West Wales and the Valleys, as they existed on 21 June 2003. NUTS (Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics) areas are used by Eurostat, the European Commission’s Statistical Office, for presenting regional and local statistics. Description of the areas in Scotland in Schedule 1 is by reference to local government areas, a former district council, islands and parishes, corresponding to the area of operation of Highlands and Islands Enterprise on 31st March 2001, as defined by section 21 of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990, as amended by the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994. This area also corresponds to the NUTS 2 area of Highlands and Islands, as it existed on 21 June 2003. Information as to the boundaries used is available from the Office for National Statistics at Cardiff Road, Newport, NP10 8XG or the Ordnance Survey at Romsey Road, Southampton SO16 4GU, for England and Wales, and from the General Register Office for Scotland at Ladywell House, Ladywell Road, Edinburgh, EH12 7TF, for Scotland.

The Highlands and Islands will have Tier 1 status until 31 December 2010. Its status will be reviewed by the European Commission during 2010.

Description of the areas in Schedule 2 is by reference to wards. All wards are defined by reference to the Census Area Statistics wards that were used for analysis following the 2001Census. For ease of reference, all wards are listed by reference to the relevant local authority areas. Information as to the boundaries of Census Area Statistics wards and local authority areas in England and Wales area available from the Office for National Statistics at the address given above, and in Scotland, from the General Register Office for Scotland at the address given above.

This Order revokes the Assisted Areas Order 2000 (article 4).