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 areas of Thornlaw North and a length of footpath at Thornley, 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 Persimmon Homes NE Ltd by Easington District Council on 5 November 2003, under Ref 03/658. Copies of the draft Order and relevant plan may be inspected at all reasonable hours during 28 days commencing on 10 December 2004, at Thornley Community Centre, Hartlepool Street, Thornley, County Durham, and may be obtained, free of charge, from the Secretary of State at the offices of the Department for Transport (quoting Ref GO-NE/04/5053/35/08) at the address stated below. Any person may object to the making of the proposed Order within the period of 28 days commencing on 10 December 2004, 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, Citygate, Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4WH. 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. M Grieveson, Higher Executive Officer Schedule The planning permission is granted for the proposed residential development comprising 111 houses at Thornlaw North, Thornley.