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 southern part width of Greenfinch Road, a northern part width of Blackbird Croft and 13 unnamed footpaths linking Windward Way, Woodpecker Grove, Blackbird Croft, Greenfinch Road and Dee Walk at Smithswood, in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull.

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 Bellway by Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council on 3 March 2009 under reference 2008/2174.

COPIES OF THE DRAFT ORDER AND RELEVANT PLAN MAY BE INSPECTED at all reasonable hours during 28 days commencing on 1 April 2009 at Castle Bromwich Library, Hurst Lane North, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham B36 0EY and may be obtained free of charge from the Secretary of State at the offices of the Department for Transport (quoting reference NATTRAN/WM/S247/62) at the address stated below.

ANY PERSON MAY OBJECT to the making of the proposed order within the period of 28 days commencing on 1 April 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 erection of 61 No. dwellings consisting of 6 No. 2 bedroom apartments, 36 No. 2 bedroom dwellings and 19 No. 3 bedroom dwellings at Windward Way, Woodpecker Grove and Blackbird Way, Smithswood.

Government Offices for the Regions.