The Secretary of State gives notice of an Order made under Section 247 of the above Act entitled “The Stopping up of Highways (North East) (No. 24) Order 2017” authorising the stopping up of sections of highway on or adjacent to East Street, Chapter Row, Keppel Street, Barrington Street, Wallis Street, Waterloo Square, Coronation Street, Albemarle Street, William Street, Burrow Street and the railway embankment at South Shields in the Borough of South Tyneside to enable development as permitted by South Tyneside Council, under reference ST/0660/15/FUL and ST/0664/15/OUT.

Copies of the Order may be obtained, free of charge, from the Secretary of State, National Transport Casework Team, Tyneside House, Skinnerburn Road, Newcastle Business Park, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 7AR or nationalcasework@dft.gsi.gov.uk (quoting NATTRAN/NE/S247/2431) and may be inspected during normal opening hours at South Tyneside Council, Town Hall and Civic Offices, Westoe Road, South Shields, NE33 2RL.

Any person aggrieved by or desiring to question the validity of or any provision within the Order, on the grounds that it is not within the powers of the above Act or that any requirement or regulation made has not been complied with, may, within 6 weeks of 25 July 2017 apply to the High Court for the suspension or quashing of the Order or of any provision included.

D Hoggins, Casework Manager