TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990

The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions hereby gives notice that he has made an Order under section 247 of the above Act entitled “The Stopping-up of Highways (City of Portsmouth) (No. 2) Order 1998”, authorising the stopping-up of an area of highway land at 19 Norfolk Street, Southsea, Portsmouth.   Copies of the Order may be obtained, free of charge, on application to the office of the Head of Transport West, Government Office of the South East, Bridge House, 1 Walnut Tree Close, Guildford, Surrey GU1 4GA (quoting reference GOSE/029/001/PORT/024). It may also be inspected at all reasonable hours at the offices of Portsmouth City Council, Civic Offices, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth PO1 2AL.   Any person aggrieved by the Order and desiring to question the validity thereof, or of any provision contained therein, on the ground that it is not with the power of the above Act or that any requirement of that Act or of any Regulation made thereunder has not been complied with in relation to the Order, may, within 6 weeks of 21st April 1998, apply to the High Court for the suspension of quashing of the Order or of any provision contained therein.   General enquiries relating to this notice may be made in writing to Abrahim Raidan, at the Government Office for the South East, at the address stated above or by telephoning 01483-882414. J. Vaughan, A Higher Executive Officer in the Government Office for the South East.