TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990

The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions hereby gives notice that he proposes to make an Order under section 247 of the above Act to authorise the stopping-up of lengths of highway at and in the vicinity of Houndgate and Beaumont Street, Darlington, County Durham.   If the Order is made, the stopping-up will be authorised only in order to enable the development described in the Schedule to this notice to be carried out in accordance with the outline planning permission granted to Town Planning Consultancy Ltd, acting on behalf of Simons Estates Limited and North East Bus Limited, by Darlington Borough Council on 25th February 1998, under Ref. 8/97/644/DM.   Copies of the draft Order and relevant plan may be inspected at all reasonable hours during 28 days commencing on 15th June 1998 at the offices of Darlington Borough Council, Town Hall, (Reception Area), Darlington, County Durham DL1 5QT, and may be obtained, free of charge, from the Secretary of State at the offices of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (quoting Ref. GO-NE/98/5053/35/5) at the address stated below.   Any person may object to the making of the proposed Order within the period of 28 days commencing on 15th June 1998 by notice to the Secretary of State, quoting the above reference, at the offices of the Director Planning, Environment and Transport, Government Office for the North East, Wellbar House, Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4TD.   In preparing an objection it should be borne in mind that the substance of it may be imparted to other persons who may be affected by it and that those persons may wish to communicate with the objector about it. A. Johnson, a Grade 7 Official in the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Schedule

  The outline planning permission is granted for construction of a multiplex arena development and other leisure development (Class D2) food and drink development (Class D3), multi-storey car park, relocation of area for storage of market stalls, bus and coach lay-by facilities, together with servicing and access at Feethams bus depot and adjoining land north of Beaumont Street, Darlington.