Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Executive Councillor (Economic Development and Regeneration)

The report provides details of the consultation by Cheshire East Council on the proposed Poynton Relief Road scheme and requests views from Members on the scheme’s proposals and route options.

The Executive is requested to comment on the scheme’s proposals, including the scheme options, which will be reported back through the ongoing dialogue with Officers from Cheshire East Council.

Officer Contact: Sue Stevenson on 0161 474 4351 or email: sue.stevenson@stockport.gov.uk

The Executive Councillor (Corporate, Customer & Community Services) submitted a report of the Executive Councillor (Communities & Sustainability) (copies of which had been circulated) providing  details of the consultation by Cheshire East Council on the proposed Poynton Relief Road scheme and requesting views on the scheme’s proposals and route options.

The comments of Environment & Economy Scrutiny Committee and relevant Area Committees were considered in relation to this item.

RESOLVED – (1) That the report be noted.

(2) That the comments of Environment & Economy Scrutiny Committee and Area Committees in relation to the report be endorsed.

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration.

The report provides details of the Cheshire East Council Consultation on the proposed Poynton Relief Road scheme and requests views from Members on the scheme proposals and route options.

The Area Committee is recommended to comment on the scheme proposals including the scheme options, which will be reported back through on-going dialogue with Cheshire East Council colleagues.

Officer contact: Sue Stevenson on 474 4351 or email: sue.stevenson@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing details of the Cheshire East Council Consultation on the proposed Poynton Relief Road scheme and requests views from Members on the scheme proposals and route options.

RESOLVED – (1) That the report be noted.

(2) That should the green route be pursued, this Area Committee would wish to see the impact on Bridle Road being no greater than that of the blue route.

(3) That this Area Committee would favour the blue route as it would have less of an impact on the residents of Bramhall.

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration.

The report provides details of the Cheshire East Council Consultation on the proposed Poynton Relief Road scheme and requests views from Members on the scheme proposals and route options.

The Area Committee is requested to consider and comment on the report.

Officer Contact:Sue Stevenson on Tel: 474-4351 or email sue.stevenson@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing details of the Cheshire East Council Consultation on the proposed Poynton Relief Road scheme and requests views from Members on the scheme proposals and route options.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted and update reports be submitted to future meetings which should include information on the impact on the A6 in High Lane.

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration.

The report provides details of the consultation from the Cheshire East Council on the proposed Poynton Relief Road scheme and requests views from Members on the scheme’s proposals and route options.

The Area Committee is recommended to comment on the scheme’s proposals, including the scheme’s options, which will be reported back through on-going dialogue with colleagues from Cheshire East Council.

Officer Contact: Sue Stevenson on 0161 474 4351 or email: sue.stevenson@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing details of the consultation from Cheshire East Council on the proposed Poynton Relief Road scheme and requesting views from Members on the proposals contained within the scheme and options for the route.

RESOLVED – (1) That the report be noted.

(2) That this Area Committee would wish to see the traffic modelling to be undertaken by Cheshire East Council include the impact on traffic on the A34 Kingsway and how this would be mitigated as part of the scheme.

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration.

The report provides details of the Cheshire East Council Consultation on the proposed Poynton Relief Road scheme and requests views from Members on the scheme proposals and route options.

The Area Committee is recommended to comment on the scheme proposals including the scheme options, which will be reported back through on-going dialogue with Cheshire East Council colleagues.

Officer contact: Sue Stevenson on 474 4351 or email: sue.stevenson@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing details of the Cheshire East Council Consultation on the proposed Poynton Relief Road scheme and requests views from Members on the scheme proposals and route options

RESOLVED – (1) That the report be noted.

(2) That this Area Committee would wish to see the modelling of the Macclesfield Road junction in relation to both the proposed green and blue routes.

(3) This Area Committee are surprised that there are appears to be no proposal to provide direct access from either route to the Adlington Business Park.

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration

The report provides details of the consultation by Cheshire East Council on the proposed Poynton Relief Road scheme and requests views from Members on the scheme’s proposals and route options.

The Scrutiny Committee is requested to comment on the scheme’s proposals, including the scheme options, which will be reported back through the ongoing dialogue with Officers from Cheshire East Council.

Officer Contact: Sue Stevenson on 0161 474 4351 or email: sue.stevenson@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing details of the consultation from Cheshire East Council on the proposed Poynton Relief Road scheme and requesting views from Members on the proposals contained within the scheme and options for the route.

The Scrutiny Committee was reminded that the proposed Poynton Relief Road scheme was part of the proposed SEMMMS (South East Manchester Multi Modal Strategy) Relief Road which was one of the elements in the SEMMMS Strategy which had been published in 2001. Officers from the authorities within the area of SEMMMS had worked together to develop the various elements of the strategy since 2001. Officers from Cheshire East Council had led on the development of the Poynton Relief Road with Officers from Stockport Council participating in project board meetings and relevant consultation events.

The project team had commissioned work to understand the strategic economic and environmental issues as a comparison between their proposed Green and Blue Route Options (including the southern junction).

The Executive Councillor (Communities and Sustainability) (Councillor Martin Candler) attended the meeting to respond to Members’ questions.

The following comments were made/issues raised:-

·         A Member expressed concern at the estimated cost of the scheme, although the cost of the scheme would be met by Cheshire East Council.

·         A Member expressed support for the Blue Route Option and pointed out that it was only slightly longer than the Green Route Option and the vast majority of the road was in the area of Cheshire East Council.

·         With regard to the comment in the report that the Green Route Option would result in greater air quality improvements in areas with or expected to have substandard air quality, it was clarified that the business case developed by Cheshire East Council would contain environmental assessments of the air quality.

·         A minerals assessment would also be included in the environmental assessment.

·         A Member requested that one of the consultation events be held in the evening in the future.

·         Information was requested in future on the estimated costs of landscaping sites.

·         Concern was expressed about the amount of traffic which would be using the Poynton Relief Road, particularly if the proposed new development at Handforth East was granted planning permission

·         It was pointed out that the Poynton Relief Road would cross through the new development at Woodford, should planning permission be granted.

·         It was felt that the traffic modelling to be undertaken by Cheshire East Council should  include the impact on traffic on the A34 Kingsway and how this would be mitigated as part of the scheme, and also the impact on traffic should the proposed new development at Woodford be granted planning permission.

RESOLVED – That the comments of the Scrutiny Committee be forwarded to the Executive Meeting on 15 July 2014 for consideration.