National Assembly for Wales

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990

THE STOPPING-UP OF HIGHWAYS (ST CATHERINE’S CORNER AT CATHERINE STREET AND RHONDDA ROAD, PONTYPRIDD, RHONDDA CYNON TAF) ORDER 200

Notice is hereby given that the Minister for Enterprise, Innovation and Networks acting on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales proposes to make an Order under Section 247 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to authorise the stopping-up of the areas of highway described in Schedule 1 to this notice, to provide for the new area of highway as described in Schedule 2 to this notice and to improve the areas of highway as described in Schedule 3 to this notice.
If the Order is made, the stopping-up will be authorised only in order to enable the development described in Schedule 4 to this notice to be carried out in accordance with planning permission granted by Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council on 15 December 2004 under Ref 03/1189/10. The Order will cease to have effect upon cessation of the planning permission.
During the 28 days from 5 April 2006, copies of the draft Order and the deposited plan may be inspected free of charge during normal office hours at the offices of Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, Sardis House, Sardis Road, Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 1DU, or may be obtained, free of charge, from the address below quoting the Welsh Assembly Government Ref CZ510-5-5-63.
Within the above mentioned period of 28 days, any person may, by notice to the Welsh Assembly Government, Transport Wales—Orders Branch, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NQ (quoting Ref CZ510-5-5-63), object to the making of the Order. In the preparation of an objection, it should be borne in mind that the substance of any objection or representation may be communicated to other people who may be affected by it.
A copy of the Order and Notice can be viewed at www.wales.gov.uk/keypublegislationcirculars/index.htm (select ‘Draft Local Statutory Instruments’).
M D Burnell, Transport Planning and Administration
Schedules
(All measurements are approximate)
Schedule 1
Description of the areas of highway to be stopped under this Order

An irregularly shaped area of footway forming part of the highway known as Mill Street, having a maximum length of 20.89 metres, a maximum width of 2.84 metres and a total area of 41.62 square metres (‘Area 1’ on the deposited plan).
An irregularly shaped area of footway forming part of the highway known as Catherine Street, having a maximum length of 2.81 metres, a maximum width of 0.74 metres and a total area of 1.04 square metres (‘Area 2’ on the deposited plan).
A circular area of footway forming part of the highway known as Catherine Street having a radius of 0.3 metres and a total area of 0.28 square metres (‘Area 3’ on the deposited plan).
Schedule 2
Description of the area of new highway to be provided

An irregularly shaped area of land adjacent to the highway known as Mill Street, having a maximum length of 33.85 metres, a maximum width of 2.45 metres and a total area of 51.46 square metres (‘Area A’ on the deposited plan).
Schedule 3
Description of the areas of highway to be improved

An irregularly shaped area forming part of highway known as Mill Street, having a maximum length of 72.36 metres, a maximum width of 7.52 metres and a total area of 384.73 square metres (‘Area B’ on the deposited plan).
An irregularly shaped area forming part of highway known as Catherine Street, having a maximum length of 66.62 metres, a maximum width of 3.57 metres and a total area of 152.73 square metres (‘Area C’ on the deposited plan).
An irregularly shaped area forming part of highway known as Upper Church Street, having a maximum length of 4.82 metres, a maximum width of 3.81 metres and a total area of 10.24 square metres (‘Area D’ on the deposited plan).
Schedule 4
Proposed Development

The construction of a multi-deck car park (326 spaces) and B1 offices (3754.1 square metres) at St Catherine’s Corner, Pontypridd.
A copy of this Notice in larger print can be obtained from Transport Wales—Orders Branch, Welsh Assembly Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NQ.