The Area Committee meets on Monday
25th September at 6.00pm in the Town Hall,
Stockport. It’s a busy agenda
– Councillors will consider ward funding applications from
Reddish North End Football Club and the ABC Group and a
presentation on the SEMMMS Refresh Strategy. There are also two
planning applications - one for the demolition of all structures on site and the erection of a car
showroom at the former Brighton Road Industrial Estate and a second
for a residential development comprising of 14 dwellings on land at
Harrogate Road, North Reddish.
The
Area Committee will also nominate Councillors to lay wreaths at the
Remembrance Sunday Services at the Heaton Mersey, St Paul’s
and Reddish War Memorials. The services take place on Sunday 12
November 2017.
You can
view the full agenda by clicking the link at the top of the page
and can follow the meeting live by clicking on
‘webcasting’ under related links!
About the Area Committee
The
Heatons & Reddish Area Committee represents the wards of
Heatons North, Heatons South, Reddish North and Reddish
South.
Public Questions
At area
committees members of the public have the opportunity to ask
questions about any matters within the Area Committee’s
powers (except on legal or confidential matters). You can submit a
question and view the Code of Practice using the online
question form.
Ward Funding
The
Council has delegated £3000 to each ward to allow Community
Groups and other non-commercial organisations to apply for
contributions toward funding for projects within the
community.
The
fund is administered by the Democratic Services Manager in
consultation with the Ward Councillors.
A copy of the application form and associated guidance is available
on our
Ward Funding page.
Planning Matters
Area Committee have powers to deal with certain types of planning
applications, and Councillors have the power to call up
applications that are ordinarily dealt with by planning officers,
to be considered and determined by the Area Committee.
Members
of the public also have the opportunity to address the Committee
during consideration of a planning application for a total of 3
minutes. One person will be permitted to address the Area Committee
for 3 minutes in objection to the application and one person for 3
minutes in support of the application.
If you wish
to speak on a planning application it is advisable that you arrive
5 minutes prior to the commencement of the meeting in order to
inform the Democratic Services Officer.
Open Forum
In addition,
the Area Committee operates Open Forum arrangements which allow
groups to make presentations to the Committee on issues that
effect the
local community. The Open Forum is
governed by the
Code of Practice.
