Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record and sign the Minutes of the meeting held on 18 September 2013.

The Minutes (copies of which had been circulated) of the meeting held on 18 September 2013 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

Councillors and officers to declare any interests which they have on any of the items on the agenda for the meeting.

No declarations of interest were made.

To report any urgent action taken under the Constitution since the last meeting of the Committee.

No urgent decisions were reported.

Members of the public are invited to put questions to the Chair of the Town Centre Committee on any matters within the powers and duties of the Town Centre Committee, subject to the exclusions set out in the Code of Practice (Questions must be submitted prior to the commencement of the meeting on the cards provided. These are available the meeting and at local libraries and information centres.  You can also submit via the Council’s website at www.stockport.gov.uk/publicquestions.

No public questions were submitted.

The following development application will be considered by the Committee:-

A development application was submitted.

(NOTE: Full details of the decisions including conditions and reasons for granting or refusing planning permission and imposing conditions are given in the schedule of plans. The Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration is authorised to determine conditions and reasons and they are not therefore referred to in committee minutes unless the committee makes a specific decision on a condition or reason. In order to reduce printing costs and preserve natural resources, the schedule of plans is not reproduced within these minutes. A copy of the schedule of plans is available on the council’s website at www.stockport.gov.uk/planningdecisions. Copies of the schedule of plans, or any part thereof, may be obtained from the Place Directorate upon payment of the Council’s reasonable charges).

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

Hybrid application seeking:-

(1) full planning permission for the construction of an office building (Use Class B1) with ground floor commercial units (Use Classes A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 or B1), a hotel (Use Class C1), landscaping, areas of public realm and associated engineering and infrastructure works;

(2) outline planning permission, with all matters reserved, for the demolition of existing buildings and the construction of office development (Use Class B1) with ground floor commercial units (Use Classes A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 or B1), a decked car park, landscaping, areas of public realm and associated engineering and infrastructure works.

The Committee is recommended to grant planning permission.

Officer Contact: Emma Curle on 0161 474 3542, e mail: emma.curle@stockport.gov.uk

In respect of plan no. 54978 for a hybrid application seeking:-

(1) full planning permission for the construction of an office building (Use Class B1) with ground floor commercial units (Use Classes A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 or B1), a hotel (Use Class C1), landscaping, areas of public realm and associated engineering and infrastructure works; and

(2) outline planning permission, with all matters reserved, for the demolition of existing buildings and the construction of office development (Use Class B1) with ground floor commercial units (Use Classes A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 or B1), a decked car park, landscaping, areas of public realm and associated engineering and infrastructure works

at Grand Central/Stockport Exchange, bounded by Railway Road, Station Road, Stockport Railway Station and Wellington Road South (A6), Stockport

a representative of the applicant spoke in support of the application.

It was then

RESOLVED – (Six for, one abstention) That the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration be authorised to determine the application, pending consideration being given to the Council and Muse Developments, as the joint applicants, entering into an appropriate legal agreement  with regard to a residents permit parking scheme within the proximity of the site.