Government Office for the South East

PUBLIC NOTICE OF INQUIRY

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990

THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 1976

ACQUISITION OF LAND ACT 1981

1. THE PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL (NORTHERN QUARTER REDEVELOPMENT, PORTSMOUTH) COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER 2006

2. THE STOPPING-UP OF HIGHWAYS (CITY OF PORTSMOUTH) (NO ) ORDER 2006

Notice is hereby given that a public local inquiry into this matter will be held by Ms C Downs BSc DipTP MRTPI at Portsmouth Guildhall, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, on Tuesday 27 February 2007, at 10.00 am. 1. Whereas Ashurst on behalf of Portsmouth City Council have submitted to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government for confirmation an Order made by them under section 226(1)(a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, section 13 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 and the Acquisition of Land Act 1981, which would authorise them to acquire compulsorily the land referred to in the Schedule hereto for the purposes of facilitating the carrying out of a comprehensive scheme of redevelopment (including retail, residential, leisure, hotel accommodation together with car parking and alterations to the highway network) and new rights over land described in the Schedule hereto. A copy of the Order and of the map referred to therein are on deposit at the Help Desk, Civic Offices, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, and may be seen there, on application at all reasonable hours. In addition these documents are available on the Council’s website www.portsmouth.gov.uk 2. Whereas the Secretary of State for Transport has published his intention to make an Order under section 247 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, authorising the stopping-up of highway referred to in the Schedule, to enable development authorised by outline planning permission granted to The Development Planning Partnership, on behalf of Centros Miller Portsmouth Ltd Partnership, by Portsmouth City Council on 20 July 2006, under Ref A*39165/AA. If authorised, the stopping-up Order would remove all rights of way by the public over the highway specified below. A copy of the draft Order and relevant plan may be inspected at all reasonable hours at the offices of Portsmouth City Council, City Help Desk, Civic Offices, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth PO1 2BJ, and may be obtained, free of charge, upon application to the Secretary of State (quoting Ref GOSE/029/001/PORT/109) at his address at the Government Office for the South East (Hampshire and Isle of Wight Transport Team), Third Floor, Bridge House, 1 Walnut Tree Close, Guildford GU1 4GA. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and the Secretary of State for Transport. C Evans, Area Lead Hampshire and Isle of Wight Government Office for the South East Schedule 1 Compulsory Purchase Order, Description of the Land St Agatha’s: Land, gardens, car parking and footpaths comprising the grounds of St Agatha’s Church. Marketway: Numbers 2-6 (even) and 7-9 (odd) (The Dorchester Arms) Marketway; All public highway and pedestrian footways to the south of the centre line of the highway between its junction with Unicorn Road to the south and its junction with Hope Street to the north; All public highway and pedestrian footways between its junction with Hope Street to the west and the Marketway Roundabout to the east; Surface car park bounded by Marketway, Landport view, Charlotte Street and Cascades Approach being the site of the former Tricorn Centre; Surface car park bounded by Marketway, Landport View, Pye Street and Pan Street. Cascades Approach: All public highway and pedestrian footways known as Cascades Approach, together with part of private road access to the Cascades Shopping Centre multi-storey car park. Cascades Shopping Centre: Part of forecourt, shrubberies and paths to the north-west of the Cascades Shopping Centre. Landport View: All public highway and pedestrian footways known as Landport View, together with bridge. Pye Street: All public highway and pedestrian footways known as Pye Street. Providence Place: All public highway known as Providence Place. Providence Path: All public highway known as Providence Path. Pan Street: All public highway and pedestrian footways known as Pan Street. Toby Street: All public highway and pedestrian footways known as Toby Street. Eden Street: All public highway and pedestrian footways known as Eden Street. Charlotte Street: All public highway and pedestrian footways known as Charlotte Street; Numbers 2-18 (even), 3 and 15-39 (odd) Charlotte Street. Brewer Street: All public highway and pedestrian footways known as Brewer Street. Commercial Road: Numbers 191-241 (odd) Commercial Road; Numbers 253-299 (odd) Commercial Road, together with land and yards to the rear of 253-299 (odd) Commercial Road and 2-6 (even) Marketway; Numbers 1-6 City Buildings, together with yard and steps situated to the rear; All public highway and pedestrian footways to the north-west of the centre line of the highway between 191 Commercial Road to the south and its junction with Lake Road to the north; All public highway and pedestrian footways between its junction with Lake Road to the south and 269, 271 and 281 Commercial Road to the north; All public highway and pedestrian footways to the west of the centre line of the highway between 269, 271 and 281 Commercial Road to the south and 299 Commercial Road to the north; All public highway and pedestrian footways between its junction with Fitzherbert Street to the south and the Church Street Roundabout to the north; Public highway, pedestrian footway and shrubbery between its junction with Commercial Road (western branch) to the south and its junction with Fitzherbert Street to the north-west. Marketway Roundabout: All public highway known as the Marketway Roundabout. Church Street Roundabout: All public highway known as the Church Street Roundabout. Lake Road: The Job Centre Employment Exchange, together with land and car park situated to the rear; All public highway and pedestrian footways to the north of the centre line of the highway between its junction with Commercial Road to the west and the Cornmill Street Roundabout to the east; All public highway and pedestrian footways between the Cornmill Street Roundabout to the west and 62-70 Lake Road to the east; All public footway between Cornmill Street to the west and Lake Road to the east and situated to the south of Foley House and Cornwallis House. Cornmill Street Roundabout: All public highway known as the Cornmill Street Roundabout. Cornmill Street: All public highway and pedestrian footways between the Marketway Roundabout to the north and the Cornmill Street Roundabout to the south. South Link Road: All public highway and pedestrian footways known as South Link Road between Commercial Road to the east and Cornmill Street to the west. Hope Street: All public highway and pedestrian footways to the east of the centre line of the highway between its junction with Marketway to the south and its junction with Flathouse Road to the north; All public highway and pedestrian footways between its junction with Flathouse Road to the west and the Church Street Roundabout to the east. Pitt Street Gymnastics Centre: Premises known as the Pitt Street Gymnastics Centre situated to the south of Hope Street. Clarence Street: All public highway and pedestrian footways known as Clarence Street; Surface car park to the south of the Pitt Street Gymnastics Centre known as the Clarence Street car park; Seven stores known as Stores 1-7 Clarence Street; Numbers 73-83 (odd) Clarence Street; Numbers 78-80 (even) Eley Court, Clarence Street; Land and yard bounded by Clarence Street, Eley Court, Stores 1-7 Clarence Street and 3-11 (odd) Frederick Street. Sussex Place: All public highway known as Sussex Place. Andrew Bell Street: All public highway and pedestrian footways known as Andrew Bell Street. Frederick Street: All public highway and pedestrian footways known as Frederick Street; Number 2-4 (even) and 3-11 (odd) Frederick Street, together with land to the south of 3 Frederick Street and the electricity substation situated between 3 and 5 Frederick Street; Eleven stores between Frederick Street and Commercial Road known as Stores 1-4 and 8-14 Frederick Street and adjoining yard. Sainsbury’s: Northern part of the Sainsbury’s supermarket site comprising part of the car park, service yard, loading dock and internal access roads situated to the south of Fitzherbert Street, together with part of the site along the southern boundary comprising tiled area, shrubbery and part of the supermarket forecourt and car park. Fitzherbert Street: All public highway and pedestrian footways between the western extremity of Fitzherbert Street to the west and Commercial Road (western branch) to the east; All public highway and pedestrian footways to the north of the centre line of the highway between its junction with Commercial Road (western Branch) to the west and Commercial Road (eastern branch) to the east; Landscaped area situated between Fitzherbert Street and Hope Street, together with land situated to the north and north-east of the former ABC Cinema site. Former ABC Cinema site: North-western corner of the former ABC Cinema site, together with land at the southern and eastern boundaries of the site. All Saints Road Car Park: Surface car park situated between Commerical Road and Church Street, together with tiled area and shrubberies to the south. Church Street: All public highway and pedestrian footways between its junction with the Church Street Roundabout to the north and All Saints Church to the south. Description of the New Rights In respect of the following land the right for Portsmouth City Council and all persons authorised on its behalf to oversail with cranes: Commercial Road: All public highway and pedestrian footways to the south-east of the centre line of the highway between 222-224 Commercial Road to the south and its junction with Lake Road to the north; All public highway and pedestrian footways to the north-west of the centre line of the highway between 183 Commercial Road to the south and 189 Commercial Road to the north; Numbers 226-258 (even) Commercial Road, together with yard to the rear of 240-244 (even) Commercial Road. Lake Road: All public highway and pedestrian footways to the south of the centre line of the highway between its junction with Commercial Road to the west and Spicer Street to the east; Numbers 2-6 (even) Lake Road. Spicer Street: Public highway and pedestrian footways at its junction with Lake Road. Commercial Place: Number 5 Commercial Place together with yard situated to the north; Public highway and pedestrian footways known as Commercial Place to the south of 248( b)-258 (even) Commercial Road. In respect of the following land the right for Portsmouth City Council and all persons authorised on its behalf to enter and carry out any works necessary for the construction, alteration and use of the development of the land to be acquired and/or any such accommodation and other works as may be necessary for the alteration or adaptation of the rear of the premises in order to render them compatible with the development of the land to be acquired including (but not limited to) the removal of the existing canopy and subsequent works of making good, alterations to or replacement of services, drainage, rear access and emergency escape, alterations to the fire resistance of the rear facade of the premises, the erection of scaffolding and temporary hoardings for construction purposes and any other rights or works necessary to facilitate access to the premises to carry out any of the above works along with the right to oversail with cranes: Cascades Shopping Centre: Northern part of Cascades Shopping Centre (excluding Marks and Spencer) comprising part of common areas, part of Units 2-17, part of multi-storey car park and first floor overhang. In respect of the following land the right for Portsmouth City Council and all persons authorised on its behalf to enter and carry out any works necessary for the construction, alteration and use of the development of the land to be acquired and/or any such accommodation and other works as may be necessary for the alteration or adaptation of the rear of the premises in order to render them compatible with the development of the land to be acquired including (but not limited to) alterations to or replacement of services, drainage, rear access, servicing arrangements and emergency escape, alterations to the fire resistance of the rear facade of the premises, the erection of scaffolding and temporary hoardings for construction purposes and any other rights or works necessary to facilitate access to the premises to carry out any of the above works along with the right to oversail with cranes: Cascades Shopping Centre: Northern and eastern part of retail unit occupied by Marks and Spencer comprising 163-173 Commercial Road. Commercial Road: Numbers 183-189 (odd) Commercial Road, northern part of 175-179 (odd) Commercial Road and northern and eastern part of 181 Commercial Road. In respect of the following land the right for Portsmouth City Council and all persons authorised on its behalf to enter and carry out any works necessary for the construction, alteration and use of the development of the land to be acquired and/or any such accommodation and other works as may be necessary for the alteration or adaptation of the rear of the premises and the car park and service yard in order to render them compatible with the development of the land to be acquired including (but not limited to) alterations to or replacement of services, drainage, rear access and emergency escape, alterations to the rear fac"ade of the premises, underpinning the existing premises, the erection of scaffolding and temporary hoardings for construction purposes and any other rights or works necessary to facilitate access to the premises to carry out any of the above works along with the right to oversail with cranes: Sainsbury’s: Sainsbury’s supermarket, bank, part of the car park and service yard. Schedule 2 Stopping-up Order The areas of highway to be stopped up (23 sections in total) are at Portsmouth City North (Charlotte Street, Brewer Street, Cascades Approach, Marketway, Commercial Road, South Link Road, Cornmill Street, Lake Road, Eden Street, Toby Street, Landport View, Pan Street, Pye Street, Providence Place, Providence Path, Frederick Street, Sussex Place, Clarence Street, Fitzherbert Street and subway under Cornmill Street), Landport, Portsmouth, Hampshire. A plan of these areas along with a copy of the proposed Order can be obtained, free of charge from the Government Office for the South East at the above address or viewed at Portsmouth City Council Offices at above address. 9 November 2006.