THE HIGHWAYS ACT 1980

ACQUISITION OF LAND ACT 1981

The Birmingham Northern Relief Road (Curdworth to M6 River Blythe Section) Compulsory Purchase Order (No. PS 6) 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.   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 Curdworth and the M6 River Blythe in the Borough of North Warwickshire in the county of Warwickshire in pursuance of the “Birmingham Northern Relief Road and Connecting Roads Scheme 1998” and the “M6 Motorway (Saredon and Packington Diversions) Scheme 1998”;       (ii) the construction and improvement of highways and the provision of new means of access to premises in the Parishes of Water Orton, Coleshill, Little Packington and Maxstoke in the Borough of North Warwickshire in the county of Warwickshire in pursuance of the “Birmingham Northern Relief Road (Saredon to Churchbridge Section) Side Roads Order 1998”;       (iii) the improvement of the A446 Trunk Road at Coleshill in the Borough of North Warwickshire in the county of Warwickshire;       (iv) 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;       (v) use by the Secretary of State in connection with such construction and improvement of highways and the execution of other works mentioned above;       (vi) 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 Coleshill in the Borough of North Warwickshire in the county of Warwickshire.   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 1998 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.   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 Schedule 2 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 in the Parishes of Water Orton, Coleshill, Maxstoke and Little Packington in the Borough of North Warwickshire in the county of Warwickshire. Wasteland and part of access track, all east of the M42 Motorway at Water Orton; the right to construct and maintain a bridge over wasteland and part of Marsh Lane; part of Marsh Lane south-east of Water Orton (owned by Rail Property Limited) (61/35, 61/35a, 61/35b, 61/35d, 61/35e, 61/35f).   All interests (other than the interests of the Crown) in part of road embankment forming part of Lichfield Road east of M42 Motorway; wasteland, part of access track and part of public footpath; highway land forming part of Gilson Road and half width of Watton Lane; part of building, part of access, part of storage area and part of forecourt all east of M42 Motorway, at Water Orton, landscaped area west of M42 Motorway west of Coleshill (owned by the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions) (61/89, 61/89a, 61/89b, 61/89c, 61/89d, 61/89e, 61/219, 61/219a, 61/219b, 62/89).   Part of industrial premises, part of access, part works yard, part forecourt to premises and office premises all east of M42 Motorway (owned by F. and B. Ingram Limited) (61/207, 61/207a, 61/207b, 61/207c, 61/207d, 61/263, 61/263a, 61/263b).   Part of works yard, east of M42 Motorway (owned by Brenda Harding and Carol Ann Sharp) (61/222, 61/222d).   The right to construct and maintain a bridge over railway land forming part of Birmingham to Derby Railway Line; railway land forming part of the Birmingham to Nuneaton Railway Line at Water Orton (owned by Railtrack PLC) (61/250, 61/250a, 61/250b, 61/250c, 61/250d, 61/250e).   Pasture land, wasteland, stables and half width of Watton Lane, all east of M42 Motorway (owned by P. Gellion) (61/253).   Pasture land and half bed of watercourse, part of farmyard and part of embankment, all forming part of Meadow Farm (owned by D. N. Townshend) (61/255, 61/255a).   Part of playing field, part of car park, half bed of watercourse and half width of Watton Lane all east of Gilson Road (owned by Old Salteians Rugby Football Club) (61/257).   Pasture land and half width of Watton Lane all east of M42 Motorway at Water Orton (owned by Roseleen Lee and Hazel Lee) (61/401, 61/401a).   All interests (other than the interests of the Crown) in part of Smith Drive and part of public footpath, part of Coppice east of Coleshill Hall Hospital; the right to use and maintain access track in part of Gilson Drive north-west of Coleshill; part of South Drive west of Coleshill; pasture land, part access and ramp and half width of Gilson Drive; the right to construct and maintain part of access road from Gilson Drive to River Cole in pasture land and part farm access track and ramp; pasture land, arable land and wasteland west of M42 Motorway (owned by Secretary of State for Health) (62/223, 62/223a, 62/223b, 62/223c, 62/223d, 62/223e, 62/224, 62/224a, 62/224b, 62/224c, 62/224d, 62/224e, 62/224f, 62/224g, 62/224h, 62/224j).   Pasture land, pylon and part access track all east of M42 Motorway; the right to construct and maintain an extension to existing M42 Motorway bridge over the River Cole in wasteland, part of farm access track and half bed of River Cole north-west of Coleshill; wasteland and part of farm access track east of M42 Motorway; the right to construct and maintain access road and turning space from Birmingham Road to the River Cole in pasture land east of M42 Motorway; the right to construct and maintain access road and turning space from South Drive to the River Cole in pasture land and part access track west of M42 Motorway; pasture land, part of farm access track and arable land all west of M42 Motorway; two pylons and arable land; pasture land east of M42 Motorway; arable lane, woodland, uncultivated land, part public footpath known as Hall Walk and part of access track all forming part of Coleshill Hall Farm west of M42 Motorway and west of Birmingham Road; arable land forming part of Coleshill Hall Farm east of M42 Motorway; uncultivated land, part of Hall Walk and field of drains west of M42 Motorway; uncultivated land, arable land, part public footpath, part access track all west of M42 Motorway; arable land, uncultivated land, part of public footpath known as Green Lane, parts of access tracks and part of accommodation bridge and embankment all forming part of Wheeley Moor Farm west of M42 Motorway; pasture land and parts of approach ramps to form accommodation bridge all east of M42 Motorway; the right to excavate and maintain part of new watercourse and to construct and maintain headwalls and culverts in arable land, parts of access tracks, parts of public footpaths known as Green Lane and parts of existing watercourses, all forming part of Wheeley Moor Farm west of M42 Motorway; uncultivated land, parts of farm tracks, part of farm building and part of farm yard east of M42 Motorway; pasture land, part of farm access track, part of public footpath and half width of Coleshill Heath Road all south of Coleshill; arable land forming part of Pool Farm east of the A46 Stonebridge Road south of Coleshill; arable land, part of farm access track and part of public footpath all forming part of Hawkeswell Farm, east of Packington Lane; arable land, part of dismantled railway in cutting, part of farm access track and parts of public footpath all forming part of Hawkeswell Farm, north of M6 Motorway; uncultivated land, arable land and woodland, part access track west of the River Blythe in part of river bank and half bed of River Blythe south of existing M6 Motorway bridge; the right to construct and maintain part of access road from Hawkeswell Farm to the River Blythe in arable land forming part of Hawkeswell Farm; the right to construct and maintain a drainage outfall into the River Blythe in river bank, arable land, pond and uncultivated land, all forming part of Hawkeswell Farm west of River Blythe; arable land, parts of ponds, parts of watercourses, part of access track, part of Packington Lane and part of public footpath north of M6 Motorway; arable land forming part of Packington Lane Farm west of Packington Lane; the right to construct and maintain a bridge over river bank, access track, part of public footpath and half bed of watercourse, all forming part of Coleshill Estate south-east of Moat House Farm (owned by The Trustees of the Coleshill Estate) (62/225, 62/225a, 62/225b, 62/225c, 62/225d, 62/225e, 62/225f, 62/225g, 62/225h, 62/225j, 62/225k, 62/225m, 62/225n, 62/225p, 63/226, 63/226a, 63/226b, 63/226c, 63/226d, 63/226e, 63/226f, 63/226g, 63/226h, 63/226j, 63/226k, 63/226m, 63/227, 63/227a, 63/228, 63/228a, 63/228b, 63/228c, 63/228d, 63/228e, 63/228f, 63/228g, 63/228h, 63/228j, 63/228k, 63/228m, 63/228n, 63/228p, 63/228q, 63/228r, 63/228s, 63/228t, 63/228u, 63/228v, 63/228w, 63/228y, 63/230, 63/230b, 64/230, 64/230a, 64/230b, 64/230c, 64/230d, 64/230e, 64/230f, 64/230g, 64/230h, 64/230j, 64/230k, 64/230m, 64/230n, 64/230p, 64/230q, 64/230r, 64/230s, 64/231, 64/231a, 64/231b, 64/231c, 64/231d, 64/231e, 64/231f, 65/230, 65/232, 65/232a).   The house and part of the grounds of the property known as The Spinney west of A446 Stonebridge Road (owned by D. N. Pearson) (63/234).   Arable land and part of public footpath all west of the A446 Stonebridge Road (owned by Bass Taverns Limited) (63/242, 63/242a).   Highway land forming part of the A446 Stonebridge Road [T) at Coleshill (owner unknown) (63/400).   Uncultivated land, woodland and half width of watercourse, all forming part of Packington Estate north of Moat Farm House; arable land forming part of Packington Estate north of Moat House Farm; the right to construct and maintain a bridge to carry the special road in arable land and half bed of River Blythe north of existing M6 Motorway; the right to construct and maintain drainage outfalls into the River Blythe and to create and maintain a wetland replacement area all in arable land, half bed and half width of watercourse, all forming part of Packington Estate; the right to construct and maintain a bridge over river bank, access track and half bed of River Blythe; river bank and part access track, south of M6 Motorway (owned by Lord Guernsey) (65/235, 65/235a, 65/235b, 65/236, 65/236a, 65/236b, 65/236c, 65/236d, 65/236e, 65/236f, 65/236g, 65/236h, 65/236j, 65/236k).   Arable land forming part of Priory Farm east of Moat House Farm (owned by R. Tyacke and Son) (65/237).

Schedule 2

Land in the parish of Coleshill in the Borough of North Warwickshire in the county of Warwickshire

  Arable land, pasture land and part of public footpath, all forming part of Wheeley Moor Farm; pasture land, part of farm access track and half width of Coleshill Heath Road (owned by The Trustees of the Coleshill Estate) (63/228x, 63/230a).   Part of the grounds of the property known as The Spinney, west of A446 Stonebridge Road (T) at Coleshill (owned by D. N. Pearson and Mrs Pearson) (63/234a).   Arable land and part of public footpath all forming part of Wheeley Moor Farm east of M42 Motorway at Coleshill (owned by Bass Taverns Limited) (63/242b). 4th February 1998.