Decision details

The Executive will be asked to:

·         confirm as surplus to requirements areas of land including that are currently used as Public Open Space;

·         that the land be appropriated to planning purposes;

·         to consider any representations received following the publication of an intention to dispose of an area of Public Open Space for development; to reaffirm the intention of the Executive of the 2 April 2013 to the disposal of land to Countryside Properties and Stockport Homes; and

·         agree to the inclusion of Stockport Homes Limited in the partnership Development Agreement with Countryside Properties Limited for the disposal and development of land at Brinnington.

The Executive considered proposals to dispose of plots of land in Brinnington to facilitate regeneration of the area and a summary of the responses received to the public consultation and agreed that:-

(i)        the representations received and summarised in Appendix A be noted;

(ii)       the land identified as sites A and C in the report be declared surplus to requirements for community use;

(iii)      the land identified as sites A, B, C, D, E and F be appropriated to planning purposes pursuant to S.122 (2A) of the Local Government Act 1972;

(iv)      the intention of Executive as detailed in the minutes of the 2 April 2013 be reaffirmed and agreement be given to dispose of the land shown in sites A, B, C and E to Countryside Properties and sites D and F to Stockport Homes Ltd for the purpose set out in the report, subject to resolution (v) below;

(v)       the open space land within Site E be disposed of, subject to the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration being satisfied that the Council has the capacity to dispose of and appropriate to planning purposes the open space land; and

(vi)      Stockport Homes Limited be included in the partnership Development Agreement with Countryside Properties Limited for the disposal and development of land at Brinnington.

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Legislative consultation has taken place with the general public. Consultation has also taken place with key stakeholders such as Stockport Homes, Countryside Properties, Area Committee and the Planning and Highways Regulation Committee.