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Bidston Observatory

John H Hutchinson made this Freedom of Information request to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council

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From: John H Hutchinson

11 February 2010

Dear Wirral Borough Council,
I shall be grateful if you will direct me to
"EM11 Bidston Observatory and the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory
Policy."

Please could you explain the meaning of and the effect of " is no
longer in force. 28th September 2007".

Yours faithfully,

John H Hutchinson

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From: Corrin, Jane
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council

26 February 2010

Good Morning,

Thank you for your request below.

The removal of Policy EM11 - Bidston Observatory and the Proudman
Oceanographic Laboratory, from the Council's Unitary Development Plan
adopted in February 2000 arose from a requirement of Schedule 8 of the
Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and a Direction issued by the
Secretary of State in September 2007, which was intended to remove
policies and proposals from existing old-style development plans which
were no longer valid or no longer compliant with national policy.

A copy of the Direction can be viewed on the Council's website at
[1]http://www.wirral.gov.uk/LGCL/100006/200....

A list of the UDP policies that did not remain in force in Wirral can be
found on the Council's website at
[2]http://www.wirral.gov.uk/LGCL/100006/200....

The background to this issue was set out in a report to the Council's
Cabinet on 28 March 2007 (Item 15) which can be viewed at
[3]http://www.wirral.gov.uk/minute/public/c.... The
table on page 8 of the report provides the background to the deletion of
Policy EM11. A schedule of compliance for each of the Part Two policies
in the UDP (which includes Policy EM11) can also be viewed at
[4]http://www.wirral.gov.uk/minute/Public/C...

Kind Regards

Jane Corrin

Information Manager

Wirral council

[5]http://www.wirral.gov.uk/LGCL/100004/200...
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Dear Wirral Borough Council,

I shall be grateful if you will direct me to

"EM11 Bidston Observatory and the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory

Policy."

Please could you explain the meaning of and the effect of " is no

longer in force. 28th September 2007".

Yours faithfully,

John H Hutchinson

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