AGAS Developments Limited

NOTICE OF PROPOSAL TO GRANT AN EXTENSION TO A PUBLIC GAS TRANSPORTERS LICENCE

The Director General of Gas Supply, pursuant to section 7(5) of the Gas Act 1986, hereby gives notice that she proposes to grant an extension to a licence under that section held by AGAS Developments Limited whose registered office is situated at 30 Buckinghamshire Gate, London SW1E 6NN. The extension, if awarded, will authorise the above-named to convey gas through pipes to any premises in the areas briefly described below and shown on maps previously submitted to the Director General. Areas: Old Grammar School, Tramroad Lane, Penydarren, Merthyr Tydfil; Irwell Close, Oakham, Leicestershire; Peterseat Farm, Altens Farm Road, Aberdeen, Granthian; Aspen Road, Castlehills, Ayr, Ayrshire; Phase 2, Area A, Distributor Road, Toponthank, Kilmarnock, Strathclyde; Balderton Hospital, A6065, Newart on Trent, Nottinghamshire; Meadowview, Nelson, Rhondda Cynon Taff; Land off Elstan Way, Shirley, Croydon, London; Belvedere Avenue, Leeds; Botany Road, Margate, Kent; Claremont Gardens, Great Burgh, Surrey; Coxwell Road, Farringdon, Oxfordshire; Area D, Whitley Farm, Fareham, Hampshire; Court Farm, Connection B, Cullompton, Devon; Chester Road, Buckley, Flintshire; Dussindale Park, Dussindale Drive, Thorpe St. Andrew, Norfolk. Copies of these maps are available for inspection at the Office of Gas Supply at the address shown below. The Director General is of the opinion that the above-named applicant intends to carry on the activities which may be authorised by its licence under section 7 of the Act in the areas named, and that the granting of the extension will be calculated: (a) to secure that reasonable demands for gas in Great Britain are met; and (b) to secure effective competition in the supply of gas conveyed through pipes. Any representations or objections with respect to the proposed extensions may be made in writing and delivered to R. Savage, Office of Gas Supply, 16 Palace Street, London SW1E 5JD, no later than 2nd June 1999.