Decisions

The Area Committee agreed the following scheme at an approximate cost of £4,800 to be funded via the Area Committee delegated budget (Reddish North ward allocation)

Wilton Street corner of Boscombe Street -

To install bitmac footpath through grassed verge

Approximate cost £2,000.

Wilton Street at entrance to passageway at the rear of flats 22-26

To remove flags and replace with bitmac surfacing.

Approximate cost £2,800.

The Area Committee has approved an application for funding from Gatley Village Partnership for £400 to part fund the publicity and the cost of the school caretaker for the Gatley Sports Day, to be funded from the Area Committee Delegated Budget (Cheadle and Gatley Ward allocation).

The Area Committee has made an award of £350 from the Area Flexibility Fund to Allotments Love Life as a contribution toward the cost of replacement raised planting beds.

The Area Committee approved an application from the Friends of the Vale to hold their annual summer fair at Reddish Vale Country Park on Sunday 28^th July between 12 midday and 4pm with access to the site required from 8am-6pm for set up and close down.

The Area Committee has approved the use of £2149.36 to be funded from the Area Committee’s Delegated Budget (Stepping Hill Ward allocation) for the installation of four benches (to be supplied by the Friends of Mirrlees Fields) on Mirrlees Fields.

The Area Committee has agreed funding for additional Christmas Tree Lights on Gatley Green at a cost of £1,655.60 to be funded from the Area Committee’s Delegated Budget (Cheadle and Gatley Ward allocation) and also funding to cover the vandalism of the Christmas Lights in Gatley at a cost of £259.26 to be funded from the Area Committee’s Delegated Budget (Cheadle and Gatley Ward allocation).

The Area Committee agreed to make a grant of £250.00 to Heaton’s Hotpots (Reddish South ward allocation) to support a project to combat social isolation.

The Area Committee has given approval to the placement of 20mph roundel markings on Egerton Road and The Crescent, Woodsmoor (as set out in plans NM18-6286-01 to NM18-6286-04 attached to the report) to be funded at a cost of £1,700 from the Area Committee Delegated Budget (Stepping Hill Ward allocation).

The Area Committee has considered a number of objections to a proposed Traffic Regulation Order on Hall Street, Cheadle and agreed that, notwithstanding the objections received, the Order be made as advertised.

The Area Committee has approved making permanent an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order on Douglas Road, Hazel Grove as follows:-

No Waiting Monday to Friday 7.30 – 9.30am & 4.00 – 6.30pm:

Douglas Road

North East side from a point 25 metres South East of the South Easterly kerb line of Queen’s Road in a South Easterly direction for a distance of 25 metres.

South West side from a point 10 metres South East of the South Easterly kerb line of Queen’s Road in a South Easterly direction for a distance of 39 metres.

Limited Waiting Monday to Saturday 8am – 6pm 2 Hours No Return within 1 Hour:

Douglas Road

South West side from a point 49 metres South East of the South Easterly kerb line of Queen’s Road for a distance of 58 metres in a South Easterly direction.

No Waiting at Any Time:

Douglas Road

South West side from a point 107 metres South East of the South Easterly kerb line of Queen’s Road for a distance of 20 metres in a South Easterly direction.

North East side from a point 10 metres North West of the North Westerly kerb line of Lawrence Road to a point 10 metres South East of the South Easterly kerb line of Lawrence Road.

Lawrence Road

Both sides from the North Easterly kerb line of Douglas Road for a distance of 10 metres in a North Easterly direction.

The Area Committee gave approval to the provision of a paving strip on Blackstone Road (as set out in plan NM18-6284 attached to the report) to be funded at a cost of £557 from the Area Committee Delegated Budget (Offerton Ward allocation).

The Area Committee has approved an application from Bruntwood Park BMX Club to host round 9 of the North Region Championships in the park on 14 July 2019, subject to all appropriate paperwork and licences being obtained and submitted to the Council at least one week prior to the event taking place.

The Area Committee has considered an objection received to a proposed Prohibition of Waiting Traffic Regulation Order for the Cherington Road/Broadway area of Cheadle and agreed that that the Order be amended as detailed in Appendix A and shown on Drawing No. NM8-5035-02 attached to the report.

The Area Committee agreed to fund the installation of benches in the following locations at an approximate cost of £10,500 to be funded from the Area Committee delegated budget (Heatons South ward allocation)

1. Green Lane: The grass verge opposite Colchester Place. There is a Litter Bin nearby at the entrance to Norris Bank School.

2. Green Lane: The grass verge at Wittenbury Road.

3. Sutton Road: The green area towards the northerly end of the street. There is a Litter Bin nearby on Heaton Road.

4. Didsbury Road: The footway near the exit at Focus School.

5. Didsbury Road: The green area at the junction with Park Drive. There is a Litter Bin at the adjacent Bus Stop.

6. Moorside Road: The footway near the Post Office. There is a Litter Bin fronting the PO Premises.

7. Vale Close: At a location to be agreed. It will be necessary to undertake a

consultation with the owner / occupiers as the street is not Adopted Highway and is within a Conservation Area.

The Area Committee has approved an application for Ward Flexibility Funding from Grove Lane Baptist Church for £300 towards the cost of kitchen furniture, to be funded as follows:-

Cheadle and Gatley Ward - £80

Cheadle Hulme North Ward - £170

Heald Green Ward - £50

The Area Committee considered objections to a proposed prohibition of waiting traffic regulation order on Cherry Croft, Romiley and agreed that notwithstanding the objections, the order be made as advertised.

The Area Committee considered proposals introduce waiting restrictions at the junctions of Commercial road with Hazel Street and Grove Street, Hazel Grove to improve safety for motorist and pedestrians and approved the following for legal advertising and subject to no objections being received within 21 days from the advertisement date the Order being made:-

No Waiting at Any Time:

Commercial Road

South East side from the North Easterly kerb line of Hazel Street for a distance of 5 metres in a North Easterly direction. From a point 5 metres South West of the South Westerly kerb line of Grove Street in a North Easterly direction to a point 5 metres North East of the North Easterly kerb line of Grove Street.

Hazel Street

South West side from a point from a point 2 metres South East of the South Easterly kerb line of Commercial Road for a distance of 3 metres in a South Easterly direction (to tie in with existing).

North East side from the South Easterly kerb line of Commercial Road for a distance of 5 metres in a South Easterly direction.

Grove Street

Both sides from the South Easterly kerb line of Commercial Road for a distance of 5 metres in a South Easterly direction.

The £640 cost of the scheme to be funded from the Area Committee’s Delegated Budget (Hazel Grove Ward allocation) in the event that no other resources were available to meet the costs.

The Area Committee approved the legal advertising of the following

Traffic Regulation Order and subject to no objections being received within 21 days from the advertisement date the order be made:

No Waiting at Any Time:

Newark Road

South side from a point 10 metres West of the Westerly kerb line of Fairford Way in an Easterly direction to a point 10 metres East of the Easterly kerb line of Fairford Way.

Fairford Way

Both sides from the Southerly kerb line of Newark Road for a distance of 10 metres in a Southerly direction.

The Area Committee has given approval to an application from the Friends of Romiley Park to hold a Community Fun Day at Romiley Park on 22 June 2019.

The Area Committee considered and approved an application from Hazel Grove Carnival Committee for the use of Torkington Park between 6 and 7 December 2019, subject to the receipt by the Council of appropriate paperwork, licenses and fees.

The Area Committee has given approval to the legal advertising of the following scheme and, subject to the receipt of no objections within 21 days of the advertisement date, the subsequent making of the orders at a cost of £960 to be funded from the Area Committee’s Delegated Budget (Bredbury & Woodley ward allocation):-

Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) Schedule “No Waiting At Any Time”

Oldmoor Road (North Side Internal Kerbline) - From a point 13 metres south east of the intersection of the eastern kerbline of Ashton Road for the entirety of the internal kerbline of the one way system.

Oldmoor Road (South Side Outer Kerbline) - From the intersection of the eastern kerbline of Ashton Road, for a distance of 16 metres in a south westerly direction.

Oldmoor Road (South Side Outer Kerbline) - From a point of 56 metres south east of the intersection of the eastern kerbline of Ashton Road, for a distance of 53 metres in a north easterly, northern direction.

Oldmoor Road (East Side Outer Kerbline) - From a point of 120 metres south east/ north of the intersection of the eastern kerbline of Ashton Road, for a distance of 49 metres in a northerly/north western direction.

Oldmoor Road (North Side Outer Kerbline) - From a point of 185 metres south east/ north/ westerly direction of the intersection of the eastern kerbline of Ashton Road, for a distance of 37 metres in a westerly  direction.

The Area Committee approved an application from Brinnington Parkrun to hold their free weekly Parkrun at Reddish Vale from Saturday 26^th January 2019 until Saturday 25th January 2020. They will require access to the park between the hours of 8.30am – 10.00am each Saturday, with the actual run

taking place from 9.00am where the runners will run along a predetermined and agreed route

The Area Committee considered and approved and application from Circus Starr for the use of Torkington Park between 7 and 9 May 2019, subject to the receipt by the Council of appropriate paperwork, licenses and fees.

The Area Committee considered proposals to extending waiting restrictions on Peter Street at its junction with Mill Street in order to protect signal detector loops embedded in the carriageway and then gave approval to the following for legal advertising and subject to no objections being received within 21 days from the advertisement date the Order being made:-

No Waiting at Any Time:

Peter Street

South Westerly side from a point 2.5 metres South East of the projected boundary line between Numbers 57 & 59 in a South Easterly direction for a distance of 3 metres.

The £600 cost of the scheme is to be met from the Area Committee’s Delegated Budget (Hazel Grove Ward allocation).

The Cabinet Member for Education has confirmed the following person to the governing board vacancy at the school indicated below.

Leighton Reed             Valley School

Lesley Geill                  Great Moor Junior

Andrew Frazer             Cheadle Primary

Cllr Christine Corris      Werneth School

The Council Meeting has approved and adopted the Youth Justice Plan 2018/19.

The Council Meeting has given approval to the following in respect of the Council Tax and Business rates Discounts and Exemptions:-

(1)       the Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC) Top-up scheme be continued for the year 2019/20, enabling CASCs to achieve 100% relief from Non-Domestic Rates, provided they met the qualifying criteria at Appendix 2;

(2)       the Charity Relief remain limited to the 80% Mandatory Relief for the year 2019/20;

(3)       the Rural Rate Relief continue to be limited to 50% Mandatory Relief for the year 2019/20 and should any village shops be established in the future then additional discretionary relief should be awarded up to 100%;

(4)       Stockport’s scheme for Discretionary Business Rate Relief post revaluation be maintained for year three and calculated as 15% of the increase in rates payable;

(5)       the 50% discount and qualifying criteria for Not for Profit organisations be maintained for the year 2019/20;

(6)       the local scheme for large businesses which were new to the Borough or those undergoing significant expansion in the Borough be continued for 2019/20;

(7)       the continuation of a case by case approach for Business Rates discounts where exceptional circumstances exist be continued for 2019/20 (it was unlikely that Exceptional Circumstances Relief would be awarded to an organisation which was in receipt of support from the Council, either grant funded or commissioned);

(8)       the local Council Tax Discount scheme be amended to reduce discounts to nil for properties that were empty & unfurnished (Class C) and those that were undergoing or having undergone, major repair work or structural alteration (Class D);

(9)       the premium charge added to Council Tax liability where a property has been unoccupied and unfurnished for more than two years is increased from 50% to 100% from 2019/20; 

(10)    any Council Tax liability for care leavers up to the age of 25 be reduced to zero for 2019/20;

(11)    Stockport’s Council Tax Support scheme is maintained for 2019/20 as detailed at Appendix 7;

(12)    DWP Universal Credit data sharing documents be treated as a claim for Council Tax Support;

(13)    new Council Tax Support claims following a break in entitlement to Universal Credit or Council Tax Support of up to six months were treated as being made on the date on which entitlement to Universal Credit resumed (or falls to a level at which CTS was payable) or six months before the day on which the claim was received, whichever was the later.

(14)    the Council Tax discretionary fund be refreshed to £100k for 2019/20, supporting customers facing financial difficulty, with no alternative means, with a further £100k being added to the fund per annum bringing the total to £200k; and

(15)    the setting of the Council’s 2019/20 Council Tax Taxbase at 95,100.8 Band D equivalent dwellings be noted.

The Cabinet Member of Economy & Regeneration has approved the use of £200,000 for the Cheadle Lane Culvert and watercourse improvements (Under Manchester Road).

The Cabinet Member of Economy & Regeneration has approved the use of a further £50,000 of the £197,000 unallocated maintenance funding for street lighting improvements in Abney Hall Park.

Stockport Council was awarded an additional £1.409m following the autumn budget statement for maintenance and improvement priorities.

The Executive Councillor for Economy and Regeneration approved the following spending:

From this funding £200,000 of it is utilised for the Marketplace Area improvements.

The Cabinet Member for Economy & Regeneration has approved the following carriageway schemes from the maintenance and improvement priorities funding to be made:

London Road £126,000

Longford Road West £123,000

TOTAL £249,000.00

The Cabinet Member for Economy & Regeneration has approved the following carriageway schemes:

Carriageway works from the £197k unallocated maintenance programme:

Carriageway works from the £297k pothole programme:

Stockport has had several pothole allocations for £2018/19 including separate allocations of £279k, and £197k unallocated maintenance.  The Executive Councillor for Economy and Regeneration approved the following footway/PROW schemes to be funded from these allocations:

Table of the proposed allocation for greenspace footway work from the £197k unallocated maintenance programme:

Table of the proposed allocation for footway work from the £297k pothole programme:

Table of the proposed allocation for Greenspace and PROW work from the £297k pothole programme:

The Cabinet Member for Economy & Regeneration has approved that £250,000 from the autumn budget statement for maintenance and improvement priorities to be utilized for the investigations and repairs to strategic culverts.

Stockport Council was awarded an additional £1.409m following the autumn budget statement for maintenance and improvement priorities.  The following drainage schemes were approved by the Executive Councillor Economy and Regeneration:

Belmont Way £50,000

Queens Road/Moseley Road £50,000

TOTAL £100,000

The Cabinet Member for Economy & Regeneration has approved the following allocation for improvement work from the maintenance and improvement priorities funding to be made:

Station Road Cheadle Hulme Centre Improvements £110,000

Underbank Area Improvement      £140,000

TOTAL            £250,000

Stockport Council was awarded an additional £1.409m following the autumn budget statement for maintenance and improvement priorities.  The following programme of works was approved by the Executive Councillor Economy and Regeneration:

Goyt Valley area cycle scheme £125,000

Woodford Roundabout (pedestrian access and lighting) £10,000

Newby Road – Rutters Lane footpath £25,000

TOTAL £160,000