THE SECRETARY OF STATE hereby gives notice that he has made an Order under Section 247 of the above Act entitled “The Stopping up of Highway (East) (No. 23) Order 2009” authorising the stopping up of area of all purpose highway at Abberton, in the District of Colchester, Essex to enable the development described in the Schedule to this notice to be carried out in accordance with planning permission granted to Mr & Mrs C Robards by Colchester Borough Council on 23 November 2004 under reference F/COL/04/1657.

COPIES OF THE ORDER MAY BE OBTAINED, free of charge, on application to the Secretary of State, addressed to the National Transport Casework Team, Government Office for the North East, Citygate, Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4WH (quoting reference NATTRAN/E/S247/25) and may be inspected at all reasonable hours at the offices of Colchester Borough Council, Town Hall, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1ZE and Colchester Library, 21 Trinity Square, Colchester CO1 1JB.

ANY PERSON AGGRIEVED BY THE ORDER and desiring to question the validity thereof, or of any provision contained therein, on the ground that it is not within the powers of the above Act or that any requirement of that Act or of any regulation made thereunder has not been complied with in relation to the Order, may, within 6 weeks of the 22 April 2009 apply to the High Court for the suspension or quashing of the Order or of any provision contained therein.

Ray Oldfield

On behalf of the Department for Transport

The Schedule

Planning permission is granted for two storey side extension and removal of highway rights at 33 Peldon Road, Abberton, Colchester, Essex CO5 7PB.