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Statutory Instruments
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made
10th August 1987
Laid before Parliament
18th August 1987
Coming into force
8th September 1987
Whereas the Greater Manchester 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 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:
1. This Order may be cited as the Local Government Reorganisation (Property) (Greater Manchester) Order 1987 and shall come into force on 8th September 1987.
2.-(1) In this Order-
"the abolished council" means the Greater Manchester County Council;
"highway" means any highway for which the abolished council was the highway authority;
"local council" in relation to any land (including any length of highway) means the council of the metropolitan district within which such land is situated; and
"the residuary body" means the Greater Manchester Residuary Body.
(2) There shall vest in any body in which land is vested by this Order all rights and liabilities of the residuary body acquired or incurred exclusively in connection with that land.
3.-(1) Any land (other than land described in Schedule 1 to this Order) which-
(a)was held on 1st April 1974 by the abolished council for any of the purposes mentioned in paragraph (2), and
(b)immediately before 1st April 1986 was held by that council for any such purpose,
shall vest in the local council.
(2) The purposes referred to in paragraph (1) are-
(a)the construction, maintenance or improvement of a highway;
(b)the improvement or development of frontages to a highway or of land adjoining a highway.
4. Where on 1st April 1986 by virtue of section 263 of the Highways Act 1980(2) any highway in Greater Manchester vested in a local council, any interest of the residuary body in any land below such highway shall vest in that council.
5.-(1) Any land (other than land described in Schedule 2 to this Order) which was, immediately before 1st April 1986, held by the abolished council for any purpose mentioned in paragraph (2) shall vest in the local council.
(2) The purposes referred to in paragraph (1) are the purposes of the functions of the abolished Council relating to-
Parks (including country parks)
Open spaces and burial grounds
Caravan sites
Camping sites
Picnic sites
Sporting and recreational facilities
The improvement of derelict, neglected or unsightly land.
6. There shall vest in Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council the land specified in Schedule 3 to this Order and that land shall be held by the Council for the joint use and benefit of itself and of all the councils of the other districts in the county of Greater Manchester.
7. The former London Road Fire Station, Manchester registered at Her Majesty's Land Registry under Title Number GM.390404 shall vest in the Greater Manchester Fire and Civil Defence Authority.
Article 3(1)
| Street | Number of house, building or site |
|---|---|
| Back Clarence Street | 2, 4, 6, 8, 16 and 18 |
| Back o' th' Bank Street | 1, 3, 5 and 9 |
| Blackbank Street | 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 51 and 55 |
| Bury Road | 412, 416, 418, 455, 457, 466, 467, 468, 470, 471, 473, 474, 475, 478, 479, 481, 485, 488, 490, 492, and 494 |
| Charles Rupert Street | 52, 62, 64 and 75 |
| Chalfont Street | 36, 40, 41, 43, 44, 48, 49, 53, 58, 61, 63, 65 and 67 |
| Chorley Old Road | 12 and 20 |
| Clarence Street | 128, 130, 132, 140, 141, 142, 144, 145, 146, 148, 150, 151, 154, 155, 156, 158, 160, 163, 165, 166, 168, 171, 172, 174, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 183, 184, 185, 187, 188, 194, 204 and 208 |
| Clifton Street | 1, 2, 5 and former sheet metal works adjacent to no. 7 |
| Conrad Street | 7, 12 and former workshop adjacent to no. 12 |
| Davenport Street | 23, 35, 43, 45, 47, 51, 53, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 77, 79, 83, 85, 89, 91, 101, 103, 115, 117, 119, 121, 123, 125 and approximately 80 square metres of land adjoining no. 25. |
| Egerton Street | 38, 47, 50, 51, 52, 53, 57 and 67 |
| Everton Street | 2, 6, 13, 14, 16, 18 and 22 |
| Hibbert Street | 38, 46, 49, 50, 51, 59, 60, 61, 64, 65, 68, 74 and 75 |
| Higher Market Street, Kearsley | 84, 86 and 88 |
| John Brown Street | 2, 4, 15, 22, 25, 26 and 27 |
| Larchwood Street | 3, 8 and 9 |
| Ruth Street | 23 |
| St George's Road | 226 |
| Thomas Holden Street | 4, 6 and 14 |
| Thorn Street | 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 35 and 38 |
| Vernon Street | 37 and 48 |
Crofter's Saw Mills, Back St. George's Road.
The parcels of land consisting of the approximate area mentioned below and situated as so mentioned:-
| 1425 square metres | Hardcastle Street, east of its junction with Back Everton Street North. |
| 35 square metres | Adjacent to St Michael's Church, fronting Manchester Road. |
| Street | Number of house other building or site |
|---|---|
| In Radcliffe- | |
| Egerton Street | 26, 32, 36, 40 and 44 |
| Hampson Street | 2 |
| James Street | 12 |
| Sion Street | 47, 51, 53 and 57 |
| Stand Lane | 72 |
| Victoria Street | 5 and 9 |
| Water Street | 22, 24 and 94 |
| In Bury- | |
| Brandlesholme Road | 17 |
| Merton Street | 34 and 48 |
| Phoenix Street | 19 |
| Rochdale Road | 109 |
| The Rock | 294, 296, 298, 300 and approximately 299 square metres at the rear. |
The parcels of land consisting of the approximate area mentioned below and situated as so mentioned:-
| Approximate area | Situation |
|---|---|
| 690 square metres | To the north of Jubilee Way adjacent to the Irwell Street Divisional Police Headquarters. |
| 1530 square metres | At the junction of York Street, Croft Street and Fountain Street North. |
| 2604 square metres | Adjoining the Three Arrows Garage, Middleton Road, Prestwich. |
| Location | Street | Number or description of sites |
|---|---|---|
| Ancoats | Oldham Road | 27, 29, 31 and approximately 678 square metres at the rear |
| Poland Street | 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 | |
| Portugal Street | 22 and 24 | |
| Vesta Street | 16, 18, 20, 22 and approximately 560 square metres of adjoining land. | |
| Ardwick | Ashton Old Road and Chancellor Lane | Approximately 570 square metres being the site of an advertising hoarding and land at rear. |
| Dainton Street | Approximately 237 square metres on the east side. | |
| Gun Street | 18 and 20 | |
| Hyde Road | The Ardwick Sports Centre. | |
| Baguley | Dobbinets Lane | Approximately 0.835 hectares, being the site of the Hollies and land adjoining. |
| Cheetham Hill | Cheetham Hill Road | 244 |
| Chorlton-on-Medlock | Grafton Street | The Hartford Hotel (no. 62) |
| Collyhurst | Irk Street | 16, 18, 20 and 22 |
| Fallowfield | Birchfield Road | 64 and 70 |
| Colgate Crescent | 32 | |
| Finchley Road | 42, 54 and 78 | |
| Mornington Crescent | 80 and 100 | |
| Princess Road | 376 | |
| Wilmslow Road | 20 square metres at the front of no. 313. | |
| Yew Tree Road | 307 | |
| Levenshulme | Albert Road | 4 |
| Broom Lane | 72 | |
| Henderson Street | 9 and 14 | |
| May Grove | 6 | |
| Palm Street | 29 | |
| Park Grove | 27 | |
| Pascal Street | 10 | |
| Stockport Road | 1090 and 1158 | |
| Longsight | Attwood Street | 14 and 22 |
| East Road | 23 | |
| Hatton Street | 30 | |
| Hopkins Street | 33 | |
| McFarren Street | 7, 22 and 31 | |
| Smart Street | 40 | |
| Stockport Road | 645 and 680 | |
| Miles Platting | Hulme Hall Lane | 177 |
| Newton Heath | Dean Lane | 45 |
| Oldham Road | 953 | |
| Grey Mare Lane | The site of the Domino Club | |
| West Didsbury | Princess Road | Approximately 1355 square metres adjoining Christ Church Rectory |
| The junction of Ashwood Avenue, Barlow Moor Road and Princess Road | A parcel of land consisting of approximately 812 square metres | |
| West Gorton | Birch Street | 11, 13 and 15 |
| Street | Number in Street |
|---|---|
| Dobcross New Road, Dobcross | 3B |
| Greengate, Chadderton | 231 |
| Oswald Street | 11 and 19 |
The parcels of land consisting of the approximate area mentioned below and situated as so mentioned:-
| Approximate area | Situation |
|---|---|
| 25 square metres | Fronting Den Lane at its junction with Carr House Road, Lees. |
| 0.43 hectares | Rear of 798 to 842 Huddersfield Road and fronting Heywood Fold, Austerlands. |
| 2833 square metres | Between Huddersfield Road and Heywood Lane adjoining 866 Huddersfield Road, Scouthead. |
| 810 square metres | Between Huddersfield Road and Range Lane opposite to 19/23 (odd numbers) Huddersfield Road, Denshaw. |
| 3980 square metres | Between Westbourne Street, Middleton Road and Oldham Way. |
| Location | Street | Number or description of site |
|---|---|---|
| Heywood | York Street | 55 |
| Milnrow | Rochdale Road | 18 |
The parcels of land consisting of the approximate area mentioned below and situated as so mentioned:-
| Approximate area | Situation |
|---|---|
| 3045 square metres | Fronting the Universal Laundry, Elizabethan Way, at its junction with Buckley Hill Lane, Milnrow. |
| 312 square metres | Garage premises and adjoining land at Hill Street (located opposite to premises 1, 3, 5 and 7 Hill Street and Clover Works) |
| Street | Number in Street |
|---|---|
| Chapel Street | 297 and 299. |
The former highways depot, Clarendon Road, Irlam.
The former highways depot, Ferryhill Road, Irlam.The parcels of land consisting of the approximate area mentioned below and situated as so mentioned:-
| Approximate area | Situation |
|---|---|
| 1570 square metres | Workshop and warehouse premises, between Derwent Street and the River Irwell. |
| 676 square metres | North of South Hall Street at its junction with Derwent Street. |
| 0.95 hectares | Junction of Eccles New Road and the M602. |
| 618 square metres | Junction of Trafford Road and Regent Road adjacent to Goodiers Drive. |
| 1740 square metres | Between Weaste Road and Laurel Grove and adjoining the M602. |
| 668 square metres | Between Parrin Lane, Canal Side and the Bridgewater Canal, Eccles. |
| 1170 square metres | Junction of Monton Road, Wellington Road and Abbey Grove, Eccles. |
| 1530 square metres | Between Elm Crescent and Greenleach Lane, Worsley and adjoining the M62. |
| 3874 square metres | Off Glen Avenue at the rear of 24/42 (even numbers) Mulgrave Road, Worsley. |
| Street | Number in Street |
|---|---|
| Bishop Street | 4, 8 and 13. |
| Buxton Road | 338 |
| Dalby Grove, Offerton | 5 and 8 |
| Offerton Lane | 74 |
| Station Street, Hazel Grove | 33. |
The parcels of land consisting of the approximate area mentioned below and situated as so mentioned:-
| Approximate area | Situation |
|---|---|
| 200 square metres | Fronting Leach Road and adjoining 196 Marple Road, Offerton. |
| 5310 square metres | Junction of Weybrook Road and Wellington Road North. |
| 10,000 square metres | West of Glenmore Road and south of Gorsey Mount Road. |
| 23 square metres | Fronting 56 Cheadle Road, Cheadle Hulme. |
| 660 square metres | Fronting Stockport Road, Romiley adjacent to Bridge Works and the Peak Forest Canal. |
| 416 square metres | Between 148 and 164 Stockport Road, Romiley. |
| Location | Street | Number or description of site |
|---|---|---|
| Ashton-Under-Lyne | Bank Top | 16 and 21 |
| Cavendish Street | 82 and 84 | |
| Old Street | 2 | |
| The junction at Oldham Road, Blandford Street and Dean Street | A parcel of land consisting of approximately 10,500 square metres | |
| Currier Lane | Approximately 0.51 hectares of land (located at the rear of premises 82, 84, 86, 88 and 90 Currier Lane and Christadelphian Church) | |
| Between Lower Wharf Street and Park Parade | Approximately 3720 square metres of land adjoining Wharf Mill. | |
| Audenshaw | Ashton Hill Lane | 120 |
| Audenshaw Hall Grove | 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 21 and 25. | |
| Audenshaw Road | 501, 503, 505 and 524 | |
| Between Audenshaw Road and the railway | Approximately 1610 square metres of land lying adjacent to no. 393. | |
| Clarendon Road | 34, 40, 83, 89 and 91 | |
| Droylsden Road | 4, 6, 14, 49, 54 and 57 | |
| Guide Lane | 96 | |
| Lumb Lane | Approximately 1620 square metres of land adjoining nos. 215 and 216. | |
| Manchester Road | 107, 122, 126, 128 and 130. | |
| Maple Avenue | 43, 45, 50 and 54 | |
| Droylsden | Ashton Hill Lane | 124, 165, 171 and 173 |
| Hyde | Higher Henry Street | 38 and 40 |
| Market Street | 93, 95, 95A, 97 and 212 | |
| Perrin Street | 23 and 23A. | |
| Mossley | Stockport Road | 20, 22, 24 and 26. |
| Stalybridge | Cheetham Hill Road | 23 |
| Hartley Street | 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 | |
| High Street | 144 | |
| Huddersfield Road | 196, 258 and 262 | |
| Market Street | 68, 70 and 72 | |
| Mottram Road | 60, 415 and 427 | |
| Stamford Street | 21, 23 and 131 | |
| Wakefield Road | 371 and 375 | |
| Water Street | 2 |
| Location | Street | Number or description of site |
|---|---|---|
| Altrincham | Grosvenor Road | 22 |
| Stretford | Barton Road | 172, 174, 178, 180 and 182 |
| Urmston | Stretford Road | 29 and 31 |
The parcels of land consisting of the approximate area mentioned below and situated as so mentioned:-
| Approximate area | Situation |
|---|---|
| 2068 square metres | To the west of Chester Road, adjoining no. 1056. |
| 340 square metres | To the east of Chester Road and to the south-west of Newton Street Probation Office. |
| 2598 square metres | Fronting Cross Street adjacent to Chester Road and Radnor Street |
| 630 square metres | Between Chester Road, Newton Street and Lacy Street formerly the sites of 1147, 1149, 1151, 1153, 1155 and 1157 Chester Road |
| 1087 square metres | Fronting Chester Road adjoining 4 Derbyshire Lane |
| 350 square metres | Between Chester Road, Christie Road and the Bridgewater Canal. |
| 1365 square metres. | Between Trafford Wharf Road and Trafford Park Road, Trafford Park. |
| 607 square metres | Between 2 Clifton Avenue, 3 Linden Avenue and Woodlands Road, Altrincham. |
| Street | Number of house, building or site |
|---|---|
| Chorley Road, Worthington | 1 County House |
| Dicconson Street | 17, 19 and 21 |
| Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge | 631 and 633 |
| Monument Road | 7 |
| Powell Street | 1, 3, 3A and 7 |
| Standishgate | 85, 87, 89 and 91 |
The Winwick Lane Highways Depot, Golborne.
The parcels of land consisting of the approximate area mentioned below and situated as so mentioned:-
| Approximate area | Situation |
|---|---|
| 382 square metres | West of Moor Road, Orrell between 78 Moor Road and the A506. |
| 0.61 hectares | In Orrell lying to the north of the A506 forming part of parcels 7652 and 8356 on O.S. sheet SD 5204. |
| 750 square metres | East of Mosley Common Road, Tyldesley to the north of its junction with Bankfield Road. |
| 3.48 hectares | Agricultural land fronting Tyldesley Old Road and Douglas Road, Atherton to the rear of 134/148 Douglas Road and 70/82 Douglas Street. |
| 0.708 hectares | The Atherton Botanical Gardens bowling green, Tyldesley Road, Atherton and land at the rear fronting Tyldesley Old Road. |
| 26 square metres | Fronting Ormskirk Road adjacent to 72 Ormskirk Road. |
Article 5(1)
The following land at Westhoughton-
(a)The Chequerbent Derelict Land Reclamation Site;
(b)The Hewlett Pit and Hart Common Derelict Land Reclamation Sites;
(c)The Wingates Industrial Estate, together with 4.7 hectares of undeveloped land adjoining.
The Collyhurst Road Derelict Land Reclamation Site, Collyhurst.
The Oldham Road Goods Yard, Ancoats.
Angel Street Trading Estate, New Mount Street and Ludgate Street, Ancoats.
Dyche Street Trading Estate, Dyche Street, Simpson Street and Ludgate Street, Ancoats.
Reliance Street Trading Estate, Reliance Street, Newton Heath.
Former British Home Stores Buildings, Oldham Street.
The Clayton Bridge Derelict Land Reclamation Site, Failsworth.
The Sidebottom Street Derelict Land Reclamation Site.
The former Durn Highways Depot, Littleborough.
The Boothstown Basin Derelict Land Reclamation Site, Worsley.
The Ellenbrook, Linneyshaw Colliery and Sandhole Derelict Land Reclamation Sites, Worsley.
Derwent Street Trading Estate, Derwent Street.
Approximately 0.57 hectares of land situated between Brewery Street and Tiviot Way.
A parcel of land situated off Vale Road and Mill Lane, Reddish Vale, registered at Her Majesty's Land Registry under title number CH 049234.
The Copperas Lane Derelict Land Reclamation Site, Droylsden.
A parcel of land consisting of approximately 2.22 hectares at Old Hall Road and Vale Avenue, Sale.
39 Northumberland Road, Stretford.
The derelict land reclamation sites and industrial estates listed below-
| Location | Name of site or estate |
|---|---|
| Abram | Bickershaw Reservoir |
| Maypole Colliery | |
| Atherton | Chequerbent |
| Chanters Industrial Estate | |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield | Bryn Hall/Bamfurlong |
| Landgate Lane | |
| Mains Colliery | |
| South Lancashire Industrial Estate, Bryn Road | |
| Ince | Crompton Sidings |
| Leigh | West Leigh Colliery (Dangerous Corner), Leigh |
| Standish | Crooke Village |
| Fairhurst Lane | |
| Giants Hall Colliery | |
| Tyldesley | Astley Green Colliery |
| Higher Folds |
Fowler Industrial Estate, Horwich
Taylor Street Industrial Estate
Mountheath Managed Workshop, Prestwich.
Albany Road Trading Estate, Chorlton.
Dagenham Road Industrial Estate, Rusholme.
Freshpool Way Industrial Estate, Sharston.
Rochdale Road Trading Estate.
Swinton Hall Road Trading Estate.
Willan Industrial Estate, West Ashton Street.
The Gate Centre at the Bredbury Industrial Estate.
Hammond Avenue Trading Estate.
Waterloo Park Industrial Estate.
Actons Walk Trading Estate.
Nicholas Ridley
Secretary of State for the Environment
10th August 1987.
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order transfers properties, and rights and liabilities ancillary to those properties, formerly owned by the Greater Manchester County Council, and, since the abolition of that council by the Local Government Act 1985, by the Greater Manchester Residuary Body, principally to the councils of the districts in which they are situated.
Article 3 transfers land (other than land specified in Schedule 1) held by the abolished council for highways purposes, and article 4 transfers the subsoil of highways.
Article 5 transfers land (other than land specified in Schedule 2) formerly held by the county council for environmental purposes.
Article 6 transfers the trading and industrial estates specified in Schedule 3 to Bolton Metropolitan District Council, and article 7 transfers the London Road Fire Station, Manchester, to the Greater Manchester Fire and Civil Defence Authority.
1980 c. 66. On 1st April 1986, by virtue of section 8 and Schedule 4 to the Local Government Act 1985, metropolitan district councils became highway authorities for their areas, and by virtue of section 263 the highways vested in such councils.
