THE LONDON GAZETTE, STH OCTOBER 1987 12335

SCHEDULE 1 south-westerly for a distance of about 460 metres to rejoin the Right of Way Suspended footpath at the point about 1290 metres west of Kingswood Rigg, referred to in paragraph 5 above. Parish ofPlenmeller with Whitfield F. M. Johnson. Duly authorised in that behalf by the British 1. Pan of footpath number 16 which runs from the Coal Corporation. -Whitfield road (C.322) at a point about 1350 metres 16th September 1987. (485) north of High Todhillwood in a southerly direction past High Todhillwood then in a south-westerly direction to its junction with another footpath at the parish boundary, being that part which extends from a point about 450 metres south of its OPENCAST COAL ACT 1958 commencement in a southerly direction for a distance of about 850 metres to a point about 60 metres north of High 1. Notice is hereby given that the Secretary of State in exercise Todhillwood. of his powers under Section 1 of the Opencast Coal Act 1958 on 2. Part of footpath number 7 which runs from the 7th August 1987 granted to British Coal Corporation, Opencast Haltwhistle-Whitfield road (C.322) at a point about 450 metres Executive, the Plenmeller Authorisation 1987 to work coal by north-west of Boghead in a generally southerly direction past opencast operations or to cause or permit coal to be worked by Limestones farm buildings to its junction with another footpath such operations. at the parish boundary being that part which extends from its 2. The aggregate of the land specified in the authorisation as commencement for a distance of about 640 metres to a point land which British Coal will require to occupy for the purpose of about 50 metres east of the farm buildings at Limestones. enabling operations to be carried out for, or incidental to, the 3. Part of bridle road number 6 which runs from the fulfilment of the purposes: haltwhistle-Whitfield road (C.322) at a point about 820 metres (a) of working coal by opencast operations in pursuance of north-west of Boghead in a north-easterly direction to Wagtail the authorisation and Hall, being that part which extends from its commencement in a (b) of restoring land affected by the working of coal in north-easterly direction for a distance of about 145 metres. pursuance of the authorisation or by operations 4. Footpath number 5 which runs from the Boghead-Ridley connected therewith, Common road (U.7066) at a point about 850 metres south-west is the land described in the Schedule hereto. of the site of the former Rock House in an east-north-easterly 3. A copy of the authorisation and of the map referred to direction for a distance of about 1060 metres to rejoin that road therein have been deposited at Haltwhistle Branch Library, The at a point about 220 metres east of the site of the former Rock Mechanics Institute, West Gate, Haltwhistle, House. and may be seen there between 09.30 to 12.30 hours and 14.00 to 17.00 hours on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, Parishes ofPlenmeller with Whitfield and between 17.00 to 19.30 hours on Mondays and Fridays and 5. Part of the footpath which runs from Unthank Hall in a 09.00 to 12.30 hours on Saturdays, public holidays excepted. generally south-easterly direction past the former Rock House 4. The authorisation becomes operative on the date on which and across Kingswood Common to its junction with another this notice is first published in a local newspaper or the date on footpath at the parish boundary at a point about 400 metres which it is first published in the London Gazette, whichever is south-west of Kingswood Rigg, being firstly that part of footpath the later date; but a person aggrieved by the authorisation may, number 3 in the parish of Plenmeller with Whitfield which by application to the High Court within 6 weeks from the extends from a point about 200 metres north of the former Rock operative date, question its validity on the grounds: House in a south-easterly direction for a distance of about 465 (a) that the authorisation is not empowered to be granted or metres and secondly that part of footpath number 36 in the (b) that his interests have been substantially prejudiced by parish of Bardon Mill which extends in a south-easterly direction failure to comply with any statutory requirement for a distance of about 465 metres and secondly that part of relating to the authorisation. footpath number 36 in the parish of Bardon Mill which extends in a south-easterly direction for a distance of about 400 metres to a point about 1290 metres west of Kingswood Rigg. SCHEDULE 1131 acres (458 hectares) or thereabouts of land situated in the Parish of Parishes of Plenmeller with Whitfield, Bardon Mill and 6. Part of bridle road number 17 which runs from the Melkridge all in the District of in the County of Melkridge-Shankfoot road (U.7062) at a point immediately Northumberland. The land lies about 5 kilometres south-east of south of the -Newcastle railway in a generally Haltwhistle, on either side of and includes part of the C.322 west-south-westerly direction to its junction with a footpath at (Haltwhistle-Whitfield) road; it lies to the east of Low the parish boundary, being that part which extends from its Todhillwood, north and west of Kingswood Rigg, south of commencement for a distance of about 590 metres. Wagtail Hall and includes Boghead and the outbuildings of the 7. Bridle road number 18 which runs from the old former Rock House. A narrow strip of land for the purpose of a Carlisle-Newcastle road (U.7070) at a point about 350 metres coal conveyor extends in a north-north-easterly direction from east of Leeburn Cottage in a southerly direction for a distance of the main part of the land across Plenmeller Common and about 210 metres to join Bridle Road number 17 at a point about Howden Rigg. It then runs adjacent to the west side of Heron 460 metres south-east of Leeburn Cottage. Wood and crosses under the Plenmeller-Unthank Road (U.7025) by means of a tunnel which surfaces to cross the River South Tyne to an area of land adjacent to the Newcastle-Carlisle SCHEDULE2 railway, west of Melkridge. Alternative ways to be made available F. M. Johnson. Duly authorised in that behalf by the British 8. From the point of bridle road number 17 south of the Coal Corporation. Carlisle-Newcastle railway on the Melkridge-Shankfoot road 16th September 1987. (484) (U.7062) referred to in paragraph 6 above in a west-south-westerly direction for a distance of about 590 metres to rejoin bridle road number 17. 9. From the point on bridle road number 6 about 145 metres OPENCAST COAL ACT 1958 north-east of its commencement referred to in paragraph 3 above in a west-north-westerly direction for a distance of about Notice is hereby given that the British Coal Corporation intend 240 metres to rejoin the C.322 road at a point about 1070 metres to submit an application entitled the Smotherfly Application north-west of Boghead. 1987 to the Secretary of State for an Authorisation under Section 1 of the Opencast Coal Act 1958 to work coal by Opencast Parish ofPlenmeller with Whitfield and Bardon Mill Operations or to cause or permit coal to be worked by such 10. From the point on the footpath referred to in paragraph 5 operations and for an order under section 15 of that Act above about 200 metres north of the site of the former Rock suspending public rights of way. The land which the British Coal House in a generally easterly direction for a distance of about Corporation require to occupy in this connection and the rights 330 metres, then southerly for about 80 metres, then of way to which the application for the order relates and the south-easterly for about 80 metres, then southerly for about 135 alternative ways which the British Coal Corporation propose to metres, then easterly for about 380 metres, then generally make available are described below.