Government Office for the North East

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990

The Secretary of State hereby gives notice that he proposes to make an Order under section 247 of the above Act to authorise the stopping-up of lengths of highway at Clifford Road Car Park at Stanley, County Durham. If the Order is made, the stopping-up will be authorised only in order to enable the development described in the Schedule to this notice to be carried out in accordance with the planning permission granted to Director of Environment and Technical Services by Durham County Council on 20 November 2002, under Ref 1/02/0704. Copies of the draft Order and relevant plan may be inspected at all reasonable hours during 28 days commencing on 18 March 2003, at the offices of the Planning Manager, Derwentside District Council, Civic Centre, Medomsley Road, Consett, County Durham DH8 5JA, and may be obtained, free of charge, from the Secretary of State at the offices of the Department for Transport (quoting Ref GO-NE/03/5053/35/01) at the address stated below. Any person may object to the making of the proposed Order within the period of 28 days commencing on 18 March 2003 by notice to the Secretary of State, quoting the above reference, at the offices of the Director Environment Group, Government Office for the North East, Wellbar House, Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4TD. In preparing an objection it should be borne in mind that the substance of it may be imparted to other persons who may be affected by it and that those persons may wish to communicate with the objector about it. R Oldfield, a Higher Executive Officer in the Department for Transport Schedule The planning permission is granted for the Sure Start Centre (incorporating offices, nursery, community café and communal facilities) on part of Clifford Road Car Park, Stanley Town Centre.