TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990

The Stopping-up of Highways (Working Street, Old Central Library Building, Cardiff) Order 199

The Secretary of State for Wales hereby gives notice that he proposes to make an Order under section 247 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to authorise the stopping-up of the highway described in the Schedule to this notice.   If the Order is made, the stopping-up will be authorised only in order to enable development consisting of refurbishment to create an arts centre at the site of the Old Central Library to be carried out in accordance with planning permission granted by the County Council of the City and County of Cardiff on 10th December 1996 under reference 96/00006/C. The Order shall cease to have effect upon the cessation of the planning permission.   During the 28 days from 6th March 1998, copies of the draft Order and the deposited plan may be inspected, free of charge, during normal office hours at the office of The Planning Department, Cardiff County Council, Wood Street, Cardiff, or may be obtained, free of charge, from the address below quoting the Welsh Office reference.   Within the above-mentioned period of 28 days any person may, by notice to the Welsh Office Highways Directorate, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF1 3NQ (quoting Ref. ZC510-5-71-18), object to the making of the Order. In the preparation of an objection it should be borne in mind that the substance of any objection or representation may be communicated to other people who may be affected by it. R. D. Chaffey, Roads Administration Division, Welsh Office

Schedule

(All measurements are approximate)

Description of the highway to be stopped up under this Order

  The highway to be stopped up is in Cardiff. It is shown by zebra hatching on the deposited plan and comprises an irregular shaped area of highway known as Working Street, adjoining the eastern side of the Old Central Library Building, which extends from a point 2 metres south-east of the north-eastern corner of the building, in a south-easterly direction, for a distance of 33 metres and has a maximum width of 5.5 metres and a total area of 160 square metres.