THE HIGHWAYS ACT 1980

ACQUISITION OF LAND ACT 1981

The Birmingham Northern Relief Road (Burntwood to Weeford Section) Compulsory Purchase Order (No. PS 3) 1998

Notice is hereby given that the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the above-mentioned Acts, on 22nd January 1998, made a compulsory purchase Order, entitled as above.   2. The Order as made provides for the purchase of:   (a) the land and rights described in Schedule 1 hereto for the purpose of:       (i) the construction of a new special road between Burntwood and Weeford in the district of Lichfield in the county of Staffordshire, in pursuance of “The Birmingham Northern Relief Road and Connecting Roads Scheme 1998”;       (ii) the construction and improvement of highways and the provision of new means of access to premises in the parishes of Hammerwich, Wall, Shenstone and Weeford in the district of Lichfield in the county of Staffordshire, in pursuance of “The Birmingham Northern Relief Road (Burntwood to Weeford Section) Side Roads Order 1998”;       (iii) the construction of a trunk road between Brownhills in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall and Burntwood in the district of Lichfield in the county of Staffordshire, in pursuance of “The A5195 Trunk Road (Birmingham Northern Relief Road Link) Order 1998”;       (iv) the improvement of the A5 and A5148 Trunk Roads at Wall Island in the district of Lichfield in the county of Staffordshire, in pursuance of “The A5 Trunk Road (Wall Island Improvement) Order 1998 and The A5148 Trunk Road (Wall Island Improvement) Order 1998”;       (v) the diversion of watercourses and the execution of other works on watercourses in connection with the construction of special roads, the construction and improvement of other highways and the execution of other works mentioned above;       (vi) use by the Secretary of State in connection with such construction and improvement of highways and the execution of other works mentioned above;       (vii) mitigation of adverse effects which the existence or use of certain of the highways proposed to be constructed or improved by him as mentioned above will have on the surroundings thereof.   (b) the land and rights described in Schedule 2 hereto for the provision of a maintenance compound in connection with the special road at Weeford in the district of Lichfield in the county of Staffordshire.   (c) the land described in Schedule 3 hereto for the purpose of being given in exchange for land which forms part of an open space.   3. Copies of the Order as made by the Secretary of State and of the plan referred to therein, together with copies of the above-mentioned Special Road Scheme and Side Roads Orders (all with their accompanying plans), have been deposited and may be seen at all reasonable hours from 12th February to 3rd April 1998, at the Highways Agency Project Services, Room 12/27 St. Christopher House, Southwark Street, London SE1 0TE; at the offices of the Highways Agency, Broadway, Broad Street, Birmingham B15 1BL; and at Birmingham City Council, Council House, Victoria Square, Birmingham; Cannock Chase District Council, The Council House, Beecroft Road, Cannock, Staffordshire; Lichfield District Council, Council Offices, Frog Lane, Lichfield, Staffordshire; Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council, Civic Centre, Darwall Street, Walsall, West Midlands; North Warwickshire Borough Council, Council House, South Street, Atherstone, Warwickshire; South Staffordshire District Council, Council Offices, Wolverhampton Road, Codsall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands; Norton Canes Library, Burntwood Road, Norton Canes, Cannock; Shenstone Library, Main Street, Shenstone, Walsall; Burntwood and Chase Terrace Library, Sankeys Corner, Burntwood, Lichfield; Cheslyn Hay Library, High Street, Cheslyn Hay, Walsall; Water Orton Library, Mickle Meadow, Coleshill Road, Water Orton, Birmingham; Brownhills Library, Brickiln Street, Brownhills, Walsall; Coleshill Library, 141 High Street, Coleshill, Birmingham; Sutton Coldfield Library, Lower Parade, Sutton Coldfield and Reddicap Heath Post Office, 53 Reddicap Heath Road, Sutton Coldfield.   4. The Order as made becomes operative on the date on which this notice is first published but a person aggrieved by the Order may, by application to the High Court within 6 weeks from the operative date, question its validity on the grounds:   (i) that the authorisation granted by the Order is not empowered to be granted, or   (ii) that his interests have been substantially prejudiced by failure to comply with any statutory requirement relating to the Order. G. P. Rainbow, Highways Agency

Schedules

Note.   (a) The land comprised in each item in this Schedule and Schedules 2 and 3 is identified on the plan referred to in the compulsory purchase Order by means of the numbers shown in brackets against that item in these Schedules.   (b) References to ownership are references to ownership or reputed ownership at the time of the preparation of the compulsory purchase Order and are stated only for the purpose of identification of the land.

Schedule 1

Land within the Parishes of Hammerwich, Wall, Shenstone, or Weeford in the District of Lichfield in the County of Staffordshire

  Arable land and half width of Barracks Lane, all south-east of New Town (owned by W. A. Lane) (30/72).   Half width of Hanney Hay Road north of Watling Street (T) north-east of New Town, the right to backfill part of Crane Brook and construct and maintain part of box culvert under existing railway embankment, all in railway land forming part of Walsall to Lichfield railway line, existing culvert and stream banks north of A5 Watling Street (T) north-east of New Town; railway land forming part of the Walsall to Lichfield railway line east of Hanney Hay Road north-east of Brownhills; railway land forming part of Sutton Coldfield to Lichfield railway line south of A5 and east of Chesterfield (owned by Railtrack Plc) (30/250, 30/250a, 30/250b, 30/250c, 30/250d, 30/250e, 33/250, 33/250a).   Highway land forming part of Lichfield Road at its junction with Barracks Lane north-east of Brownhills (owned by Staffordshire County Council) (30/321).   Part of dismantled railway embankment north of A5 Watling Street (T) north of Brownhills and half width of Ogley Hay Road (owned by British Coal Board Division West) (30/325a, 30/325b).   Arable land, part of access track to Round Hill Farm and half width of Ogley Hay Road, all forming part of Round Hill Farm north of Brownhills; arable land and part of access from Ogley Hay Road to Round Hill Farm, all north of A5 Watling Street (T) (owned by J. H. Whitehouse) (30/362, 30/362a, 30/362b).   Arable land and parts of field drains forming part of Lambs Lodge Farm and parts of Ogley Hay Road, all north of A5 Watling Street (T) north of Brownhills; arable land forming part of Lambs Lodge Farm west of Ogley Hay Road south of Burntwood; arable land forming part of Lambs Lodge Farm north of Green Lane south of Burntwood; highway land forming part of Ogley Hay Road, north of Brownhills (owned by The Trustees of the J. H. Holland Estate) (30/374, 30/374a, 30/374b, 30/374c, 30/374d, 30/374e, 30/374f, 30/374g, 30/374h, 30/374j).   Grassland, stable and half width of Ogley Hay Road, all south of Burntwood (owned by H Farmer (30/375).   Arable land and half width of Green Lane, all north of New Town; half width of Hannay Hay Road, all north-east of Brownhills; arable land forming part of Barn Farm south of Muckley Corner; arable land and half width of Cranebrook Lane, all forming part of Barn Farm, south of Muckley Corner (owned by Lichfield Diocesan Board of Finance) (30/377, 30/377a, 30/377b, 32/53, 32/53a, 32/53b).   Arable land and half width of Green Lane, all west of Hanney Hay Road, north-east of Brownhills; half width of Ogley Hay Road, north of Brownhills; pasture land and half width of Hanney Hay Road, all north-east of New Town (owned by J. Hodgkins) (30/378, 30/378a, 30/378b).   Grassland forming public open space and part access road, all known as the Jubilee Playing Fields, parts of Green Lane and half width of Hanney Hay Road, all north-east of Brownhills; parts of sports field and half width of Green Lane, all west of Hannay Hay Road, all north-east of Brownhills; part of Hammerwich Village Green; recreation ground land and part of Crane Brook, all north of Hanney Hay Road, south of Burntwood (owned by Hammerwich Parish Council) (30/379, 30/379a, 30/379b, 30/379c, 30/379d).   Arable land, half width of Hanney Hay Road, half bed of Crane Brook and half width of Meerash Lane, all north-east of Brownhills; the right to cleanse, widen, deepen and maintain part of Crane Brook in arable land and half width of Meerash Lane, north-east of Brownhills (owned by Mrs. V. Thorpe) (30/380, 30/380a, 30/380b, 30/383, 30/383a).   Arable land and part of Crane Brook, all east of Hanney Hay Road, north-east of Brownhills; the right to cleanse, widen, deepen and maintain part of Crane Brook in arable land and half width of Meerash Lane north-east of Brownhills; the right to cleanse, widen, deepen and maintain part of existing Crane Brook and excavate a new watercourse, all in arable land and pond east of Hanney Hall Road, north-east of Brownhills; arable land and half width of Meerash Lane, half width of Hanney Hall Road, half bed Crane Brook, all north-east of Brownhills (owned by R. W. J. Garbett, S. H. Garbett, A. B. Garbett) (30/382, 30/382b, 30/382c, 30/382d, 30/382e, 30/383, 30/383a).   Highway land forming half width of Hanney Hay Road, north of the A5 Watling Street (T) east of New Town (owned by D. Sadler, Mrs. J. M. Gill, Mrs. M. Martin) (30/384a).   Arable land, part of Crane Brook, part of farm track and half width of Hanney Hay Road, all north-east of Brownhills; arable land and half width of Hanney Hall Road, all north-east of New Town; the right to backfill existing Crane Brook and excavate and maintain new water course, all in arable land east of Hanney Hay Road, north-east of Brownhills; the right to cleanse, widen, deepen and maintain part of Crane Brook and excavate and maintain new watercourse in arable land, part of farm track north of A5 Watling Street (T) north-east of Brownhills; arable land north of A5 Watling Street (T) north-east of Brownhills (owned by W. J. T. Johnson) (30/385, 30/385a, 30/385c, 30/385d, 30/385e, 30/385f, 30/385g, 30/385h, 30/385j).   Half width of Barracks Lane, north-east of Brownhills (owned by W. W. Wassall) 30/386a, 30/386b).   Arable land, part of access to Warrenhouse Farm, part of manege and half width of Barracks Lane, all forming part of Warrenhouse Farm, north-east of Brownhills (owned by J. R. Newcombe) 30/387).   Arable land, north of A5 Watling Street (T) north-east of Brownhills; the right to cleanse, widen, deepen and maintain part of Crane Brook, all in arable land north of A5 Watling Street (T) (owned by F. Barrett and Sons) (30/388, 3/388a, 30/388b).   Arable land, half width of Ogley Hay Road and half width of Hanney Hay Road, all south of Burntwood (owned by M. Geraghty) (30/395).   Arable land, half width of Sawpit Lane, half width of Hanney Hay Road and part of Crane Brook, all south of Burntwood (owned by E. Howdle) (30/396, 30/396a).   Wasteland, grassland, part of access, half width of Ogley Hay Road and half width of Hanney Hay Road, all south of Burntwood (owned by F. V. Dunning) (30/397).   Arable land and half width of Barracks Lane, all south of A5 Watling Street (T), north-east of Brownhills (owned by F. E. Johnson) (30/410, 30/410a, 30/410b).   Part of Charringtons Fuels Depot and part width of Ogley Hay Road, all north of the A5 Watling Street (T) north of Brownhills; highway land forming part of Ogley Hay Road, north of Brownhills (owned by Charringtons Fuels Limited) (30/443, 30/443a, 30/443b).   Arable land, part of Crane Brook, half width of Hanney Hay Road and half width of Meerash Lane, all south of Burntwood; arable land and part of Crane Brook, east of Hanney Hay Road; the right to excavate and maintain a new watercourse in arable land and half width of Meerash Lane, all south of Burntwood (owned by T. J. Bailey) (30/445, 30/445a, 30/445b).   Wasteland and half width of Ogley Hay Road, all north of the A5 Watling Street (T), north of Brownhills (owned by Mrs. P. L. G. Harrison, J. L. Grogan) (30/466).   Part of disused canal south of A5 Watling Street (T) west of Muckley Corner; the right to excavate disused canal and embankments, remove existing brick arch culvert and excavate and maintain new watercourse in disused canal embankment, forming part of former Wyrley and Essington Canal and part of Crane Brook, south of A5 Watling Street (T) west of Muckley Corner (owned by F. A. Hyde) 31/1, 31/1a).   Arable land, part of access track to Crane Brook Cottage, part of Crane Brook and half width of Walsall Road, all south-east of Muckley Corner; the right to cleanse, widen, deepen and maintain part of Crane Brook in arable land; arable land south of A5 Watling Street south-west of Muckley Corner; half bed of Crane Brook and part of access track to Crane Brook Cottage, all south-west of Muckley Corner; uncultivated land north-west of A461 Walsall Road at Summerhill; arable land north-west of Walsall Road at Springhill; the right to construct and maintain access road from Walsall Road to motorway balancing pond, all in arable land and part of access to Ivy House Farm, all north of Springhill (owned by Trustees of the Percy Claridge Trust) (31/2, 31/2a, 31/2b, 31/2c, 31/2d, 31/2e, 31/2f, 31/2g, 31/2h, 31/2j, 31/2k, 31/2p).   Arable land, half bed of Crane Brook, half width of Walsall Road and half width of Boat Lane, all south of Walsall Road at Summerhill (owned by W. J. Goodyear) (31/2m, 31/2n). Arable land forming part of Barn Farm at Hilton; arable land and half width of Bullmoor Lane, all forming part of Barn Farm, south-east of Muckley Corner; arable land forming part of Barn Farm, south of Muckley Corner; half width of Cranebrook Lane; arable land forming part of Barn Farm, south-west of Wall; the right to construct and maintain access road from Bullmoor Lane to motorway balancing pond, all in arable land and part of public footpath, all forming part of Barn Farm, south-west of Wall (owned by George Ellet and Sons) (31/3, 31/3a, 31/3b, 32/3, 32/3a, 32/3b, 32/3c, 32/3d, 32/3e, 32/3f, 32/3g, 32/3h, 33/3).   Arable land forming part of Little Oaks Farm at Summerhill; half bed of Crane Brook forming part of Little Oaks Farm, north-east of Pouk Lane (owned by M. Sargeant and Mrs. M. Sargeant) (31/9, 31/9a, 31/22, 31/22a).   Arable land, pasture land, agricultural building, part of barn, part of Crane Brook and part of Lichfield Road, all south of the A5 Watling Street (T) west of Muckley Corner; the right to cleanse, widen, deepen and maintain part of Crane Brook in arable land west of Muckley Corner; pasture land, part of barn and part of storage area, all south of A5 Watling Street (T) (owned by D. A. Yeomans) (31/14, 31/14a, 31/14b, 31/14c).   Uncultivated land, half width of Walsall Road, and half width of Boat Lane, all south-west of Muckley Corner (owned by M. Phillips) (31/76).   Arable land, half bed of Crane Brook, half width of Walsall Road and half width of Pouk Lane, all at Springfield and south-east of Walsall Road (owned by J. Brown and Mrs. J. L. Brown) (31/142, 31/142a, 31/142b).   Arable land, half width of Walsall Road and half width of Pouk Lane, all at Springhill (owned by Trustees of The Garnett Burton Trust) (31/146).   Arable land, part of public footpath and part of Crane Brook, all north of A5 Watling Street (T) west of Muckley Corner (owned by Miss B. Craddock) (31/389, 31/389a).   Arable land south-east of Muckley Corner; part of farm track and half width Bullmoor Lane, all south-east of Muckley Corner; arable land south-west of Wall; arable land, part of farm drain and part of farm track, all forming part of Ashcroft Farm south-east of Wall; arable land and half width of Birmingham Road, all forming part of Ashcroft Farm north of Shenstone; part of farm access; the right to lay and maintain pipe, construct and maintain manholes, to construct and maintain part of access road and to construct and maintain a drainage pumping chamber in arable land, part of farm access track and part of public footpath; all forming part of Ashcroft Farm North of Shenstone; arable land north of A5 Watling Street (T) at Weeford (owned by F. Saxton and Sons) (32/4, 32/4a, 32/4b, 32/4c, 32/4d, 32/4e, 32/4f, 33/4, 33/4a, 34/4, 34/4a, 34/4b, 34/4d, 34/4e, 34/4g, 35/12).   Wasteland west of Wall (owned by Miss R. Smith) (32/5).   Arable land, part of farm access track, field drain, hardstanding area, parts of Cranebrook Lane and half width of Bullmoor Lane, all forming part of Barn Farm south of Muckley Corner; arable land part of Barn Farm south-east of Muckley Corner (owned by Shenstone Relief in Need Charities) (32/52, 32/52a, 32/52b, 32/52c, 32/52d, 32/52e, 32/52f, 32/52g, 32/52h).   Grassland forming part of the ground of Hilton House and half width of Cranebrook Lane all south of Muckley Corner (owned by Mrs. D. I. Hurley) (32/75).   Highway land forming half width of Cranebrook Lane north of Hilton (owned by I. M. Peel) (32/81).   Arable land forming part of Manor Farm south-west of Wall; half bed of Crane Brook; the right to cleanse, widen, deepen and maintain part of Crane Brook in arable land forming part of Manor Farm south-west of Wall; uncultivated land forming part of Manor Farm, south of the A5 Watling Street (T) at Wall (owned by A. J. W. Ryman) (33/6, 33/6a, 33/6b, 33/6c, 33/6d, 33/6e, 33/6f, 33/6g, 33/6h).   Arable land, pasture land and part of Crane Brook, all forming part of Chesterfield Farm, south-west of Wall; half bed of Crane Brook; pasture land; the right to cleanse, widen, deepen and maintain part of Crane Brook in arable land forming part of Chesterfield Farm south of Wall; part of farm access track; arable land forming part of Chesterfield Farm north of Chesterfield; half width of Ashcroft Lane service road, all forming part of Chesterfield Farm north of Chesterfield (owned by F. Barker) (33/7, 33/7a, 33/7b, 33/7c, 33/7d, 33/7e, 33/7f, 33/7g, 33/7h, 33/7j, 33/7k, 33/7m, 33/7n, 33/7p, 33/7q, 33/7r, 33/7s, 33/7t, 33/7u).   Pasture land forming part of Grange Farm south of Wall; part of access track; the right to cleanse, widen, deepen and maintain part of watercourse in arable land forming part of Grange Farm; pasture land and part of access track all forming part of Grange Farm north-west of Chesterfield; wasteland and half width of Ashcroft Lane service road, all north of Chesterfield; half bed of Crane Brook south of Wall (owned by M. J. Fletcher and Mrs V. Saxton) (33/8, 33/8a, 33/8b, 33/8c, 33/8d, 33/8e, 33/8f, 33/8g, 33/8h, 33/8j, 33/8k, 33/8m).   Commercial buildings, storage yard and part of Ashcroft Lane service road, all forming part of The Body Shop north of Chesterfield (owned by Mrs. C. M. Hood) (33/55).   Residential building known as The Nursery Cottage, outbuildings and the whole of its grounds, part of access track and half width of Ashcroft Lane service road, all north of Chesterfield (owned by A. W. Thomas and Mrs. Thomas) (33/56).   The right to cleanse, widen, deepen and maintain part of Crane Brook in arable land north-west of Chesterfield (owned by A. P. Sansom) (33/59).   Part of the grounds of Birmingham Road Nurseries and half width of Birmingham Road, all north of Shenstone; the right to lay and maintain pipe and to construct and maintain manholes and headwall, in pasture land and half bed of Crane Brook north of Shenstone; highway land forming part of Birmingham Road north of Shenstone (owned by A. S. Green and Son) (34/11, 34/11a, 34/11b, 34/11c).   Arable land, part of water course, part of private road, part of public footpath, half width Birmingham Road and half width of Streetway Road, all forming part of Shenstone Hall Farm north of Shenstone; the house and part of the grounds of properties known as 1 and 2 Castle Cottages, all south of A5 Watling Street (T); arable land, half width Streetway Road north-east of Shenstone; the right to construct and maintain part of access road from Streetway Road to motorway balancing pound in arable land; the right to cleanse, widen, deepen and maintain part of watercourse and to construct headwalls in arable land, part of Round Wood, woodland and half bed of watercourse, all forming part of Shenstone Hall Farm north-east of Shenstone; arable land and part of Woodland known as Round Wood, all forming part of Shenstone Hall Farm north-east of Shenstone (owned by K. H. Abel) (34/15, 34/15a, 34/15b, 34/15c, 34/15d, 34/150, 34/151, 35/15, 35/15a, 35/15b, 35/15c, 35/15d, 35/15e, 35/15f, 35/15g, 35/15h, 35/15j, 35/15k, 35/15m).   Garden land and half bed of watercourse, all north of Shenstone (owned by D. Fairclough and Mrs. Fairclough) (34/149).   Arable land east of A38 London Road (T) at Weeford Island (owned by J. Bailye) (35/12a).   Arable land forming part of Streetway Farm south of A5 Watling Street (T); the right to cleanse, widen, deepen and maintain part of existing watercourses, to excavate and maintain new watercourses and to construct and maintain headwalls in arable land, pond, part of Broad Heath Woods and half beds of watercourses, all forming part of Streetway Farm south of A5 Watlng Street (T) (owned by J. R. Deakin and A. M. Deakin) (35/16, 35/16a, 35/16b, 35/16c, 35/16d, 35/16e, 35/16f, 35/16g, 35/16h, 35/16j, 35/16k, 35/16m, 35/16n, 35/16p, 35/16q, 35/16r).   Arable land, part of Brick Kiln covert, ponds, and part of public footpath, all forming part Thickbroom Farm west of Weeford Island on A5 Watling Street (T) (owned by C. Wylie) (35/18, 35/18a, 35/18b, 35/18c, 35/18d, 35/18e).   The right to cleanse, widen, deepen and maintain existing watercourse in arable land, woodland and half bed of watercourse, all forming part of Thickbroom Farm south of A5 Watling Street (T); the right to excavate and maintain new watercourse and maintain headwalls in arable land and half bed of Black Brook (owned by C. Wylie and Mrs. Wylie (35/18g, 35/18h).   Pasture land and part of public footpath, all south of A5 Watling Street (T) west of Weeford Island (owned by A. Kennedy and Mrs. D. Kennedy) (35/92).   Highway land part of A5 Watling Street (T), north-east of Brownhills; part of A5 Watling Street (T) west of Muckley Corner; highway land forming part of Ashcroft Lane north of Chesterfield (ownership unknown) (30/400a, 31/400, 33/400).   All interests (other than the interests of The Crown) in highway land forming half width of Cranebrook Lane, north of Hilton; arable land west of Wall; highway land comprising Wall Island, circulatory carriageway of Wall Island and part service road, north of Shenstone; part of A5 Watling Street (T), part of public footpath all north-west of Wall Island (owned by Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions) 32/80, 32/87, 34/89, 34/89a).

Land within the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the West Midlands

  Highway land part of Lichfield Road at its junction with Barracks Lane north-east of Brownhills (owned by Staffordshire County Council) (30/321a).   Arable land north of A5 Watling Street (T) east of New Town (owned by D. Sadler, Mrs J. M. Gill, Mrs M. Martin) (30/384).   Arable land part of Meadow Farm north-east of Brownhills, (owned by W. W. Wassall) (30/386, 30/386c).   Part of access and part of the garden of the property known as 3A Watling Street, New Town and half width of Chase Road, all south of A5 Watling Street (T) north of Brownhills; the right to construct and maintain retaining walls and to construct a replacement access and part of the garden (owned by J. Wilkin and Mrs. Wilkin) (30/2025, 30/2025a).   Highway land part of A5 Watling Street (T) north-east of Brownhills (ownership unknown) (30/400).

Schedule 2

Land within the Parish of Weeford in the District of Lichfield in the County of Staffordshire

  Arable land and part of public footpath, all part of Thickbroom Farm west of Weeford Island (owned by C. Wylie) (35/18f).

Schedule 3

Land in the Parish of Hammerwich in the District of Lichfield in the County of Staffordshire

  Grassland fronting CoppyNook Lane at Burntwood (owned by Lichfield District Council) (30/329, 30/329a). 4th February 1998.