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 a north eastern length of the cul-de-sac Albion Road at Sparkhill in the City of Birmingham.

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 Khalsi Plastic (UK) Ltd by Birmingham City Council on 9 May 2008 under reference C/00566/08/FUL.

COPIES OF THE DRAFT ORDER AND RELEVANT PLAN MAY BE INSPECTED at all reasonable hours during 28 days commencing on 18 February 2009 at Birmingham Planning Authority, Alpha Tower, Suffolk Street, Queensway, Birmingham B1 1TU and may be obtained free of charge from the Secretary of State at the offices of the Department for Transport (quoting reference NATTRAN/WM/S247/31) 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 February 2009 by notice to the Secretary of State, quoting the above reference, addressed to the National Transport Casework Team, 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.

Alan Windham

On behalf of the Department for Transport

The Schedule

Planning permission is granted for the demolition of existing building and erection of storage of manufactured plastic products (phase 3) with associated parking at Albion Road, Smiths Fastener Ltd, Sparkhill, Birmingham B11 2NR.