Issue - meetings

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

Officer contact: Graeme Vout 0161 474 4562, Graeme.vout@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) detailing a proposal to change the designation of a number of currently ‘Prohibited Streets’ within the current Town Centre Street Trading Restriction Area to ‘Consent Streets’ for the purpose of operating ‘Managed Sites’.  The report further detailed a proposal to modify the Council’s current Street Trading Policy.

RESOLVED – That the Licensing, Environment & Safety Committee be informed of this Committee’s support for the proposed redesignation of a number of ‘Prohibited Streets’ within the Town Centre Street Trading Restriction Area to ‘Consent Streets’ on the basis and to the extent identified in the report, in addition to those associated and consequential modifications to the Council’s Street Trading Policy.

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

The report advises the Area Committee of proposals to change the designation of a number of ‘Prohibited Streets’ to ‘Consent Streets’ within the Town Centre Street Trading Restriction Area for the purpose of operating ‘ Managed Sites’, and to modify the Council’s current street Trading Policy.

The recommendations in the report were agreed by the Licensing, Environment and Safety Committee at its meeting held on 21 June 2017.

The Area Committee is recommended to note the report.

Officer contact: Graeme Vout 0161 474 4562 or email: graeme.vout@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) which provided information on proposed managed sites in Stockport Town Centre and sought Members’ views on proposals to change the designation of a number of ‘Prohibited Streets’ to ‘Consent Streets’ within the current Town Centre Street Trading Restricted Area for the purpose of operating ‘Managed Sites’ and modifying the Council’s current Street Trading Policy.

RESOLVED – That the proposals be supported, subject to the careful management of the managed sites in the town centre which are used for commercial on-street sales without compromising the existing wider street trading restricted area.

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

Officer contact: Graeme Vout 0161 474 4562, Graeme.vout@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) which provided information on proposed managed sites in Stockport Town Centre.

RESOLVED (i) That the report be noted.

                     (ii) That approval be given to the proposals to:

a)    Change the designation of a number of ‘Prohibited Streets’ to ‘Consent Streets’ within the current Town Centre Street Trading Restriction Area for the purpose of operating ‘Managed Sites’

B)   A modification to the current Council’s Street Trading Policy.