Issue - meetings

To consider a joint report of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration and the Deputy Chief Executive

The report provides background information as to why the footpath diversion is necessary; details the legal grounds for diverting a public footpath, outlines the statutory process for diverting a public footpath; reports the outcome of the public consultation undertaken between 17-27 March 2015; requests that Members authorise the making of a diversion Order for the diversion of public footpath 112, Stockport and that, in the event that objections are received to the Order and are sustained, authorise the forwarding of the Order to the Secretary of State for confirmation.

The Area Committee is recommended to authorise the making of a diversion order for the diversion of that part of public footpath 112 Stockport, in accordance with Appendix 1 to the report, and, in the event that objections are received to the Order, and are sustained, authorise the forwarding of the Order to the Secretary of State for confirmation.

Officer Contact: Andy Kippax on 0161 474 4319 or email: andy.kippax@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration submitted a joint report of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration and Deputy Chief Executive (copies of which had been circulated) which:-

·         provided background information as to why the diversion of Public Footpath 112 was necessary;

·         detailed the legal grounds for diverting a public footpath,

·         outlined the statutory process for diverting a public footpath;

·         reported the outcome of the public consultation undertaken between 17-27 March 2015;

·         requested that Members authorise the making of a Diversion Order for the diversion of part of Public Footpath 112 Stockport  under Section 257 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990; and

·         requested that, in the event that objections are received to the Order and are sustained, authorisation be given to the forwarding of the Order to the Secretary of State for confirmation.

RESOLVED – (1) That authorisation be given to the making of a Diversion Order under Section 257 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for the diversion of that part of Public Footpath 112 Stockport shown on the plan attached as Appendix 1 to the report.

(2) That in the event that objections are received to the Order, and are sustained, authorisation be given to the forwarding of the Order to the Secretary of State for confirmation.