Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Director of Development and Regeneration.

The report provides an update on the council’s partnership with the Institute of Place Management in supporting the development of Cheadle District Centre.

The Area Committee is requested to:

a)    Note and comment on the final report from the Institute of Place Management on Cheadle District Centre.

b)   Authorise the District Centre Manger, in collaboration with local stakeholders, to develop an Action Plan for Cheadle District Centre based on the recommendations in the Institute of Place Management Report.

c)    Note the intention of the District Centre Manager to report progress on delivering the Action Plan to the Area Committee on a quarterly basis.

Officer contact: Helen Walters 07800 618140 | helen.walters@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Assistant Director - Legal & Democratic Governance and Monitoring Officer submitted a report of the Director of Development and Regeneration (copies of which had been circulated) which provided an update on the council’s partnership with the Institute of Place Management in supporting the development of Cheadle District Centre.

Darren Flannery (District Centre Manager, Stockport Council) attended the meeting to answer questions from councillors.

The following comments were made/ issues raised:

·         The role of the District Centre Manager was to facilitate projects in supporting the development of Cheadle District Centre.

·         Thanks were expressed to the village partnership for their involvement in events.

·         It was the intention that a sub group would be formed to take forward actions from the Action Plan.

·         It was also the intention to make Cheadle one of the first accessibility zones in Greater Manchester.

Thanks were expressed to officers for their work to date.

RESOLVED - (1) That the final report from the Institute of Place Management on Cheadle District Centre be noted.

(2)  That the District Centre Manger be authorised (in collaboration with local stakeholders) to develop an Action Plan for Cheadle District Centre based on the recommendations in the Institute of Place Management Report.

(3)  That the intention of the District Centre Manager to report progress on delivering the Action Plan to the Area Committee on a quarterly basis be noted.