About the Area Committee
Cheadle
Area Committee represents the wards of Cheadle East & Cheadle
Hulme North, Cheadle West & Gatley and Heald
Green.
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.
Brookfield
Park Shiers Family Trust
The
Area Committee is currently inviting applications for grants from
the Trust that support projects from voluntary and community groups
which aim to:
·
address the effects of loneliness of residents and
the consequential effect on their health and wellbeing;
·
support voluntary groups and sports groups for
residents of all ages; and
·
support increased accessibility in district and
local centres.
More information can be found on the Trust funding
webpage
As
Trustee for the council, members of the Brookfield Park Shiers
Family Trust Sub Committee (a Sub Committee of the Cheadle Area
Committee) make decisions about who receives awards.
View meeting details of the Sub Committee.
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 affect the local
community. The Open Forum is governed by the
Code of Practice.
