Notice is hereby given that Westminster City Council has made The City of Westminster (Stopping Up of Highways) (No.10) Order 2023 under sub-sections 247 (2A), (2B) and (3) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (“the 1990 Act”), the general effect of which is to authorise the stopping up of a 5.9 square metre area of the highway Cosway Street to enable development to be carried out at the premises Marylebone Institute School House, 29 Cosway Street, London NW1 6TH

That development comprises the demolition of the existing building and the erection of a new building in its place with landscaping. The extent of the part of Cosway Street that this order authorises be stopped up

(a) is a circular segment in shape,

(b) abuts the chamfered corner of Cosway Street, adjacent to its junction with Shroton Street, and

(c) extends 3.43 metres along that chamfered corner with a maximum width of 1.63 metres.

Pursuant to sub-section 247 (2B) of the 1990 Act, this order provides for the following highway improvements, namely

(a) the widening of the complete length of the highway Stalbridge Street along that highway’s eastern side, by a distance of 1.6 metres along that highway’s 62.8 metres south most length then by 1.6 metres narrowing to zero, along that highway’s next northward 1.6 metres length; 101.76 square metres in area

(b) an addition to that widening of Stalbridge Street by an area of 1.24 square metres at the Bell Street end of the highway Stalbridge Street, being an isosceles triangle in shape with two sides of equal length 2.4 metres long, each parallel to the middle lines of the streets Stalbridge Street and Bell Street, respectively, with an inward curved base; 1.24 square metres in area;

(c) the widening of the highway Cosway Street by an area of 1.24 square metres at the Bell Street end of that highway Cosway Street, being an isosceles triangle in shape with two sides of equal length 2.4 metres long, each parallel to the middle line of the streets Cosway Street and Bell Street, respectively, with an inward curved base. 1.24 square metres in area;

Pursuant to sub-section 247 (3) of the 1990 Act the above highway improvements shall be maintained at the public expense by the respective body that is the highway authority for Cosway Street and Stalbridge Street (for the purposes of the Highways Act 1980). The area of the highway improvement is 104.24 square metres in the horizontal plane.

National Grid References of limits of the complete development are:

The order and plan identifying the location of the highway this order authorises to be stopped up and the above highway improvements may be inspected free of charge between the times 11am and 5pm Mondays to Fridays at Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 6QP, during a period of six weeks from the date of this notice. Please telephone +44(0)7811238194 to arrange an appointment. Alternatively you may e-mail jperkins@westminster.gov.uk for a copy.

Any person aggrieved by the order who desires to question the order’s validity may make an application to the High Court under section 287 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Act within six weeks of the date this notice is first published.

This notice is given pursuant to section 252 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 on the date 17 January 2024, by Westminster City Council

Westminster City Council granted permission for the development under part three of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 on 19 April 2021. Details of the proposed development may be viewed on line at www.westminster.gov.uk then by clicking on “Planning Applications and Decisions” then “search now” then in Simple Search text box enter 20/08120/COFUL then click “Search”. It re-routes to idox.westminster.gov.uk and the page for the proposal. Click on “there are X documents associated with this application”.”.