Decisions

The Deputy Chief Executive has considered a report detailing the implications of a valid application to purchase a freehold interest of a house or extend the lease of a flat made by a Council’s tenant under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 and outlining arrangement for the delegation of processing any applications if they meet the qualifying criteria.

The Deputy Chief Executive has then:-

(1) acknowledged the legal obligation for the Council to convey its freehold interest in its dwelling houses or extend the lease on its flats upon receipt of a valid claim from an applicant which meets the qualifying criteria; and

(2) authorised the Strategic Head of Legal, Democratic Governance and Estate and Asset Management to:-

·         process any applications made under the Act in accordance with the Act; and

·         do all things necessary or incidental in order to complete the sales of such freehold interests in accordance with the Act.

The Cabinet Member for Children, Family Services & Education has nominated the following person to the governing board vacancy at the school indicated.

      Nominations           Vacancy

Mr R Twigg                        Castle Hill

Mrs J Humphreys           Banks Lane Junior

Mrs J Humphreys           Lisburne School

Mr W Barrett                   Stockport School

Mrs J Tyrrell                    St James’ Catholic High

Cllr C Sedgwick               Broadstone Primary

Mr S Goulden                  St Philip’s Catholic Primary

Cllr J Wells                      Abingdon Primary

The Area Committee has given approval to the award of a grant of £433.33 from the Ward Flexibility Budget (£333.33 from the Cheadle Hulme South ward allocation and £100 from the Bramhall South & Woodford ward allocation) to Manchester Rugby Club towards the cost of equipment.

The Area Committee has given approval to the legal advertising of the following Traffic Regulation Orders, 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 £760 to be funded from the Area Committee’s Delegated Budget (Bramhall North ward allocation):-

Revocation of existing (TRO) Schedule - No Waiting at Any Time

Bodmin Drive, Bramhall

Both Sides - From the intersection of the northern kerb line of Dairyground Road, for a distance of 10 metres in a northerly direction.

Proposed (TRO) Schedule - No Waiting at Any Time

Bodmin Drive, Bramhall

West Side - From the intersection of the northern kerb line of Dairyground Road, for a distance of 27.5 metres first in a north easterly direction, then north westerly direction.

East Side - From the intersection of the northern kerb line of Dairyground Road, for a distance of 31 metres first in a north easterly direction, then north westerly direction.

The Cabinet considered and approved the draft Portfolio Agreements that had been developed to articulate the Cabinet’s priorities as set out in the 2019/20 Council Plan and Medium Term Financial Plan, and that would provide the basis of the quarterly Portfolio Performance and Resource Monitoring Reports.

The Cabinet Member for Sustainable Stockport has considered proposals for Waiting/Loading Traffic Regulation Orders relating to Cook Street associated with the Town Centre Access Plan (TCAP) Scheme 303, and has approved the legal advertising of the following orders and subject to no objections being received within 21 days from the advertisement date the Orders being made:

Proposed Waiting and Loading/Unloading Traffic Regulation Orders (refer to drawing ref: 0527/303/TRO/005 )

No Waiting at Any Time

Cook Street, both sides from its junction with King Street West in an easterly direction to its junction with Kingston Street.

No Loading at Any Time

Cook Street, both sides from the projected easterly kerbline of Kingston Street for a distance of approximately 5 metres in an easterly direction.

The Cabinet considered a proposal for the expansion of Ludworth Primary School from a 1.5 form entry to a 2 form entry from September 2020, including details of the outcome of public consultation on the proposals and agreed that:

(1) the outcome of the consultation exercise undertaken in relation to the expansion of Ludworth Primary School be noted, and the approval given to its expansion from a 1.5 form entry to a 2 form entry (subject to planning permission).

(2) the Deputy Chief Executive be requested to ensure appropriate agencies undertake enforcement of existing traffic regulation orders in the vicinity of the school.

The Cabinet considered the Annual Report on the functioning of the Council’s Treasury Management functions for 2018/19 and recommended to the Council Meeting that it:-

·         approve the actual 2018/19 prudential and treasury indicators in this report;

·         note the annual treasury management report for 2018/19;

·         note that changes have been made to the Council’s Treasury Management Policy Statement and Practices during 2018/19 to accommodate the requirements of the revised CIPFA Codes published in December 2017.

The Area Committee has approved an application from Stockport Harriers & AC to hold its annual Stockport 10 road race on 15 December 2019, subject to all appropriate paperwork and licences being submitted to the Council at least one week prior to the event taking place and this being confirmed to the Ward Councillors; and the applicant being requested to ask those attending the event by car to use the car parks.

The Area Committee has approved an application from Stockport harriers & AC to hold its Schools Cross Country League on 14 September 2019, 5 October 2019, 18 November 2019, 8 February 2020 and 7 Match 2020, subject to all appropriate paperwork and licences being submitted to the Council at least one week prior to the event taking place and this being confirmed to the Ward Councillors; and the applicant being requested to ask those attending the events by car to use the car parks.

The Cabinet Member approved the statutory legal advertising of the outstanding Traffic Regulation Orders detailed in Schedules 1, 4 and 5 of the report and subject to no objections being received within twenty one days from the advertisement date, the Orders can be made.

The Area Committee has considered a report setting out objections received to a proposed Traffic Regulation order for Prohibition of Waiting at the junction of Graham Road and Hillbrook Road, Offerton and agreed that, notwithstanding the objections received, the Order be made as advertised.

The Cabinet Member for Sustainable Stockport has approved the statutory legal advertising of the Traffic Regulation Orders detailed in Appendices A and B of the report and, subject to no objections being received within twenty one days from the advertisement date, the Orders can be made.

The Area Committee has approved the provision of two bollards on the footway adjacent to 28 and 30 Aberdeen Crescent, Edgeley at an estimated cost of £500 to be funded from the Area Committee’s Delegated Budget (Edgeley and Cheadle Heath Ward allocation).

The Area Committee was minded to approve the following No Waiting at any Time Traffic Regulation Order on Elder Close and Woodlands Drive, Offerton at an approximate cost of £640 to be funded from the Area Committee’s Delegated Budget (Manor Ward allocation):-

Proposed Traffic Regulation Order – No Waiting At Any Time

          Elder Close

Both sides - from the south easterly kerbline of Woodlands Drive for a distance of 10 metres in a south easterly direction.

Woodlands Drive

South East side - from a point 1.9 metres south west of the south westerly kerbline of Elder Close to a point 10 metres north east of the north easterly kerbline of Elder Close.

The Area Committee further approved the statutory legal advertising of the Traffic Regulation Order and, subject to no objections being received within twenty one days from the advertisement date, the Order be made.

The Area Committee was minded to approve the following No Waiting At Any Time Traffic Regulation Order at the site of the former St. Thomas Hospital , at an approximate cost of £700 to be funded from the Area Committee’s Delegated Budget (Brinnington and Central Ward allocation):-

No Waiting at Any Time:

Simpson Street

North east side - from a point 10 metres north west of the north westerly kerb line of Royal George Street in a north westerly direction for a distance of 17 metres.

South west side - from a point 57 metres north west of the north westerly kerb line of Royal George Street for a distance of 6 metres in a north westerly direction; then 6 metres in a south westerly direction (following the kerb line).

South side from the north westerly cul-de-sac limit for a distance of 11 metres; then 6 metres in a south easterly direction following the kerb line.

The Area Committee further approved the statutory legal advertising of the Traffic Regulation Order and, subject to no objections being received within twenty one days from the advertisement date, the Order be made.

The Cabinet Member for sustainable Stockport approved the statutory legal advertising of the Traffic Regulation Orders detailed in Appendices A and B of the report and, subject to no objections being received within twenty one days from the advertisement date, the Orders can be made.

The Cabinet Member for Sustainable Stockport has approved the statutory legal advertising of the Traffic Regulation Order set out in Appendices A and B of the report at an approximate cost of £2,200 to be funded from the Cabinet Member’s Highways budget and, subject to no objections being received within twenty one days from the advertisement date, the Order can be made.  

The Area Committee agreed the order be made as advertised.

The Area Committee agreed that the order be made as advertised.

A representative of the Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report of the Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Area Committee to consider a proposal to introduce additional waiting restrictions on Shepley Drive and Castleton Road, Hazel Grove to improve road safety around Norbury Primary School.

RESOLVED – That the following Traffic Regulation Order be approved for legal advertising at a cost of £810 to be funded from the Area Committee delegated budget (Hazel Grove Ward allocation) and, subject to no objections being received within 21 days from the advertisement date, the Order being made:

No Waiting at Any Time:

Shepley Drive

North East side from the North Westerly kerb line of Castleton Road for a distance of 36 metres in a North Westerly direction.

Castleton Road

North West side from the North Easterly kerb line of Shepley Drive for a distance of 30 metres in a North Easterly direction (to tie in with the said restriction on Shepley Drive).

The Area Committee made an award of £1050 to Bosden Farm Community Group toward the cost of ‘FarmFest’.

The Area Committee has given approval to the carrying out of preventative treatment on the footway of Merton Avenue, Bredbury at a cost of £1,000 to be funded from the Area Committee’s Delegated Budget (Bredbury & Woodley ward allocation).

The Area Committee has given approval to an application for Ward Flexibility Funding from Mode Rehabilitation for a grant of £1,000 towards the cost of a ‘Big Bright Future’ project.

The Area Committee made an award of £500 to Mode Rehabilitation toward the cost of project to support young people’s mental health.