LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES Citation and commencement 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Hereford and Worcester, Warwickshire and West Midlands (County and Metropolitan Borough Boundaries) Order 1993. 2 This order shall come into force on 1st. December 1993 for any purpose set out in regulation 4(1) of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976 . 3 For all other purposes, this Order shall come into force on 1st April 1994. Interpretation 2 In this Order— “district” includes a city and a metropolitan borough; “electoral division” means an electoral division of the county to which an area is transferred by this Order ; “Hereford and Worcester” means the County of Hereford and Worcester, and any reference to Bromsgrove is a reference to the district of that name in that county; “the map” means one of the 13 maps prepared by the Department of the Environment, marked “Maps of the Hereford and Worcester, Warwickshire and West Midlands (County and Metropolitan Borough Boundaries) Order 1993”, and deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976; “Warwickshire” means the county of Warwickshire, except in the expression “North Warwickshire”, where it means the Warwickshire district of that name, and any reference to Stratford-on-Avon or to Warwick is a reference to the Warwickshire district of that name; “West Midlands” means the metropolitan county of West Midlands, and any reference to Birmingham or to Solihull is a reference to the West Midlands district of that name; any reference to an area as unparished is a reference to that area not forming part of any parish; and “ward” means a ward of the district from or to which an area is transferred , except in the expression “parish ward” (where it means a ward of the parish to which an area is transferred), and in article 8. Transfers between Hereford and Worcester (Bromsgrove) and West Midlands (Solihull) 3 1 The areas which are marked B and D on map 7, and I to R (inclusive) on map 8 shall be transferred from Hereford and Worcester, from Bromsgrove, and from the parish of Wythall to— a West Midlands; b Solihull; c the parish of Hockley Heath; d the Packwood ward; and to e the Solihull petty sessional division and the Birmingham and Solihull coroner’s district. 2 Each area which is marked as shown on the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from West Midlands, from Solihull, and from the parish (or, where unparished, the ward) named in column 3 to Hereford and Worcester, to Bromsgrove, to the parish of Wythall, to the parish ward, ward and electoral division named in column 4, and to the Bromsgrove petty sessional division and the North Eastern Hereford and Worcester coroner’s district. Table 1. 2. 3. 4. Area marked— On map— Transferred from West Midlands, from Solihull, and from — To Hereford and Worcester, to Bromsgrove, to the parish of Wythall, and to — A 6 Shirley West ward Hollywood parish ward Majors Green ward Wythall electoral division A 7 Parish of Hockley Heath Hollywood parish ward Majors Green ward Wythall electoral division C & E A, B, C, D, E, F, G & H A 7 8 9 Parish of Hockley Heath South parish ward South Wythall ward Alvechurch electoral division Transfers between Warwickshire (North Warwickshire) and West Midlands (Solihull) 4 1 The following areas shown on map 13— a the part of the parish of Coleshill marked A; and b the part of the parish of Little Packington marked C— shall be transferred from Warwickshire, and from North Warwickshire to West Midlands, to Solihull, to the parish and ward of Bickenhill, and to the Solihull petty sessional division and the Birmingham and Solihull coroner’s district. 2 The areas which are marked B, D and E on map 13 shall be transferred from West Midlands, from Solihull, and from the parish of Bickenhill to Warwickshire, to North Warwickshire, to the Coleshill South Ward, to the Coleshill electoral division, and to the Atherstone and Coleshill petty sessional division and the North Warwickshire coroner’s district. The areas marked B and D shall additionally be transferred to the parish of Little Packington, and that marked E to the parish of Great Packington. Transfers between Warwickshire (Stratford-on-Avon) and West Midlands (Solihull) 5 1 The areas which are marked A and C on map 10 shall be transferred from Warwickshire, from Stratford-on-Avon, and from the parish of Tanworth-in-Arden to West Midlands, to Solihull, to the parish of Hockley Heath, to the Packwood ward, and to the Solihull petty sessional division and the Birmingham and Solihull coroner’s district. 2 The area which is marked B on map 10 shall be transferred from West Midlands, from Solihull, and from the parish of Hockley Heath to Warwickshire, to Stratford-on-Avon, to the parish of Tanworth-in-Arden, to the Tanworth Earlswood ward, to the Henley-in Arden electoral division, and to the South Warwickshire petty sessional division and the Warwickshire coroner’s district. Transfers between Warwickshire (Warwick) and West Midlands (Solihull) 6 1 The following areas shown on map 11— a the parts of the parish of Baddesley Clinton marked B and D; and b the part of the parish of Wroxall marked E— shall be transferred to Warwickshire, and from Warwick to West Midlands, to Solihull, to the parish of Balsall, to the Balsall West parish ward, to the Meriden ward, and to the Solihull petty sessional division and the Birmingham and Solihull coroner’s district. 2 Each area which is marked as shown on the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from West Midlands, from Solihull, and from the parish of Balsall to Warwickshire, to Warwick, to the parish and the ward named in column 3, to the Rowington electoral division, and to the Mid Warwickshire petty sessional division and the Warwickshire coroner’s district. Table 1. 2. 3. Area marked On map— Transferred to Warwick, and to— A and C 11 Parish of Baddesley Clinton Lapworth ward B 12 Parish of Honiley Leek Wootton ward A 12 Parish of Wroxall Lapworth ward Transfers within West Midlands between Birmingham and Solihull 7 1 Each unparished area which is marked as shown on the following Table on the map indicated in column 2 shall be transferred from Birmingham, and from the ward named in column 3 to Solihull, to the parish and parish ward (if any) named in column 4, to the ward so named, and to the Solihull petty sessional division. Table 1. 2. 3. 4. Area marked— On map— Transferred from Birmingham, and from the following ward— To Solihull, and to— A 5 Billesley Shirley West ward A 4 Sheldon Parish of Bickenhill Bickenhill parish ward Bickenhill ward A 1 Shard End Parish of Castle Bromwich Timberley parish ward Castle Bromwich ward A 3 Shard End Parish of Fordbridge Bennetts Well parish ward Fordbridge ward C & E 2 Shard End Parish of Kingshurst Cooks Lane parish ward Kingshurst ward A 2 Shard End Parish of Kingshurst Yorkswood parish ward Kingshurst ward 2 The following areas— a the part of the parish of Bickenhall marked B on map 4; and b the parts of the parish of Kingshurst marked B, D, F and G on map 2— shall be transferred from Solihull to Birmingham, and to the Birmingham petty sessional division, becoming unparished. The area marked B on map 4 shall additionally be transferred to the Sheldon ward, and the areas marked B, D, F and G on map 2 to the Shard End ward. Consequential changes to parishes within Warwick 8 1 In this article, “ward” means a ward of Warwick. 2 The part of the parish of Honiley which is marked D on map 12 shall be transferred to the parish of Wroxall, and to the Lapworth ward. 3 The part of the parish of Wroxall marked C on map 12 shall be transferred to the parish of Honiley, and to the Leek Wootton ward. Town and country planning 9 1 In this article, “provision” means a provision of a development plan (as defined in section 336(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 ). 2 Any provision applying to an area transferred by this Order shall continue to apply to that area, notwithstanding the transfer, until replaced by a provision which so applies, and which is expressed to supersede the preserved provision. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment Robin Squire Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment 1st March 1993