Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Executive Councillor (Governance & Corporate Services)

(Note: this report contains information ‘not for publication’ in its appendix and has been circulated to executive councillors only)

Following the marketing of the site of the former Fir Tree Primary School (now

demolished), authority is sought to proceed with the disposal of land for proposed residential development. Residential redevelopment has been stated as the preferred use within the Council’s planning brief relating to this site. The disposal of the site will be subject to the grant of the required planning permission.

The Executive is recommended to approve to proceed with the disposal of the site to Stockport Homes working in partnership with Seddon Developments for residential development as outlined in the report and set out in the Confidential Appendix.

Officer contact: Murray Carr, 0161 474 3649, murray.carr@stockport.gov.uk

The Executive Councillor (Supporting Communities) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Executive Meeting to agree to dispose of the site of the former Fir Tree Primary School, Reddish for residential development (subject to planning permission). The proposed development of the site would meet the Council’s planning brief as well as the wider strategic objectives of the Council in terms of housing provision.

(NOTE: the report included exempt information ‘Not for Publication’ contained within its appendices that were circulated to executive councillors only)

RESOLVED – (1) That approval be given to proceed to dispose of the site of the former Fir Tree Primary School, Reddish to Stockport Homes working in partnership with Seddon Developments for residential development as outlined in the report.

(2) That in view of the Council’s commitment to delivering increased housing provision in Stockport across a range of tenures and with a number of partners, the Service Director (Place Development) be requested to prepare, in conjunction with Adults & Communities Scrutiny Committee and relevant partners, a Housing Delivery Plan, to be fully integrated with the Council’s Housing Strategy; existing planning policy and emerging Allocations Plan; setting out where new housing building can be accelerated; likely resource implications; and the role of the Council in facilitating this, to be submitted to the Executive for approval.