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 western part width of unnamed highway, comprising highway verge commencing from the junction of Hidonfields Stables and the unnamed highway and extending in a south westerly direction at Clayhidon in the District of Mid Devon.

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 Kirkstone Properties Ltd by Mid Devon District Council on 27 June 2008 under reference 08/00328/FULL and on 10 October 2008 under reference 07/01807/FULL.

COPIES OF THE DRAFT ORDER AND RELEVANT PLAN MAY BE INSPECTED at all reasonable hours during 28 days commencing on 19 May 2009 at Cullompton Library, 2 Exeter Hill, Cullompton, Devon EX15 1DH and may be obtained free of charge from the Secretary of State at the offices of the Department for Transport (quoting reference NATTRAN/SW/S247/57) at the address stated below.

ANY PERSON MAY OBJECT to the making of the proposed order within the period of 28 days commencing on 19 May 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 (08/00328/FULL) is granted for the change of use of land for domestic curtilage at land at NGR 316171 115626 (Hidonfields Farm) Clayhidon Devon.

Planning permission (07/01807/FULL) is granted for the erection of 5 dwellings (Revised Scheme) at land at NGR 316172 115625 (Hidonfields Farm) Clayhidon Devon.

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