Government Office for the South West

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990

PROPOSED STOPPING-UP OF THREE AREAS OF HIGHWAY ADJACENT TO GREENACRES HOUSE, GREENACRES, ORCHARD VALE, MIDSOMER NORTON, IN BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET

The Secretary of State for Transport hereby gives notice that he proposes to make an Order under section 247 of the above Act, which will authorise the stopping-up of (3) areas of highway adjacent to Greenacres House, Greenacres, Orchard Vale, Midsomer Norton, in Bath and North East Somerset. 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 referred to in that Schedule. The proposed Order will require the provision of new highway, over the areas shown by stipple and the improvement of Greenacres (provision of footway) over the area shown by cross-hatching on the deposited plan, maintainable at the public expense for which the Bath and North East Somerset Council will be the local highway authority. The proposed Order will provide that no part of the said highway shall be stopped up until the works specified in the Order have been carried out. Copies of the draft Order and relevant plan may be inspected at all reasonable hours during the 28 days commencing on Friday 18 November 2005 at Norton Radstock Town Council, Victoria Hall, Victoria Square, Radstock and may be obtained, free of charge, from the Government Office for the South West (quoting Ref SW/THM/8247/247) at the address stated below or by telephoning 0117 900 1896. Any person may object to the making of the proposed Order within the period of 28 days commencing on Friday 18 November 2005 by notice to the Secretary of State for Transport, quoting the above reference, at the Government Office for the South West, The Planning Team, 1st Floor, 2 Rivergate, Temple Quay, Bristol BS1 6EH. 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. J A Bishop, The Planning Team, Government Office for the South West Schedule Demolition of existing properties and construction of new EMI day centre, care home and extra-care flats at Greenacres, Midsomer Norton, Radstock in accordance with planning permission granted to Bath and North East Somerset Council (Major Projects) by Bath and North East Somerset Council (Planning Services) on 1 July 2005 under Ref 05/00702/REG03.