TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990

Proposed Stopping-up of Highways at Oldham Town Centre

The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions hereby gives notice that, on the application of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, he proposes to make an Order, under section 247 of the above Act, which will authorise the stopping-up of lengths of Southgate Street and Rhodes Bank at Oldham.   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 planning permission granted to Farrho Developments Ltd., by Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, on 8th July 1998, under Ref. PA/035133/96.   Copies of the draft Order and relevant plan may be inspected, at all reasonable hours during the 28 days commencing on 21st August 1998, at the offices of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, Technical Services Department, Henshaw House, Cheapside, Oldham, and may be obtained, free of charge, from the Government Office for the North West (Transport) (quoting Ref. GO/TNW 5083/35/1/81) at the address stated below.   Any person may object to the making of the proposed Order, within the period of 28 days commencing on 21st August 1998, by notice to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, quoting the above reference, at the Government Office for the North West (Transport), Sunley Tower, Piccadilly Plaza, Manchester M1 4BE.   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. G. Tarr, Government Office for the North West, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Schedule

  Comprehensive redevelopment of the Union Street development area including demolition of existing buildings and structures, access and highway works, the construction of indoor leisure facilities including a multiplex cinema, family entertainment centre and nightclubs, restaurants, retailing ancillary offices, refurbishment and construction of multi-storey car parks etc. on land to south of 52-56 Union Street, Oldham.