Government Office for the West Midlands

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990

STOPPING-UP AND DIVERSION OF FOOTPATH AT BIRMINGHAM SPORTS CENTRE, BALSALL HEATH ROAD, BIRMINGHAM

The Secretary of State hereby gives notice that he proposes to make an Order under section 253 of the above Act to authorise the stopping-up and diversion of a footpath at Birmingham Sports Centre, Balsall Heath Road, Birmingham. The proposed Order will require the provision of a new footpath maintainable at the public expense for which Birmingham City Council will be the local highway authority. The proposed Order will provide that the stopping-up must not be carried out until the developer has provided new footpath and that footpath shall be maintainable at the public expense for which Birmingham City Council will be the local highway authority. The proposed Order will not be made unless planning permission for the development described in the Schedule to this notice is granted, and in event the stopping-up will be authorised only in order to enable the development to be carried out in accordance with that planning permission. Planning permission for that development was applied for by Standard Life Investments on 12 March 2004 and the application stands referred to the Secretary of State in pursuance of a direction under section 77 of the above Act. Copies of the draft Order and relevant plan may be inspected at all reasonable hours during 28 days commencing 5 August 2005 at Central Library, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham and may be obtained free of charge from the Government Office for the West Midlands (quoting Ref GOWM/NPT/T/5104/53818) at the address stated below. Any person may object to the making of the proposed Order within the period of 28 days commencing on 5 August 2005 by notice to the Secretary of State quoting the above reference, at the Government Office for the West Midlands, Northern Division, 5 St Philip’s Place, Colmore Row, Birmingham. 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. This notice is given by virtue of section 253 of the Act. M Hudson, A Higher Professional and Technical Officer, Northern Division, Government Office for the West Midlands. Schedule Permission has been requested to construct a Class A1 (retail) and ancillary Class A3 (food and drink) development over current footpath.