Issue - meetings

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

The report provides an update on developing an Action Plan for Hazel Grove including recommendations on how the £5,000 for 2022/23 is to be allocated.

The Area Committee is recommended to:

(1) Note the partnership approach to developing the Hazel Grove Action Plan;

(2) Comment on the actions within the Hazel Grove Action Plan;

(3) Comment on the allocation of funding to priority projects listed in Section 4.3 of the report.

Officer Contact: Helen Walters on 0161 474 3734 or email: helen.walters@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Director of Development and Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing an update on the developing an Action Plan for Hazel Grove including recommendations on how the £5,000 for 2022/23 is to be allocated.

The following comments were made/ issues raised:

·         Thanked officers for their work and for engaging with ward Members and the community.

·         Requested that improved signage be considered to direct residents to the less well-known carparks within the district centre.

·         Welcomed the proposals detailed within the District Centre Action Plan 2023.

·         With regard to the planting and tidy ups of three sites including the Civic Hall, it was requested that officers liaise with members of the Women’s Institute as they had previously done similar work.

·         welcomed the proposed community noticeboard and noted the importance of location in light of previous vandalism.

·         In response, it was confirmed that the proposed site for the community noticeboard was the Civic Hall.

·         It was commented that there was an appetite from Hazel Grove traders to become involved with this action plan and Members offered their support to facilitate these meetings.

·         It was reported that the new benches in the district centre provided by NHS Property Services were showing signs of rusting and requested that the NHS be contacted to be made aware.

·         With regard to the planting and tidy ups of three sites, it was queried what the proposals were for the Commercial Road site.

·         in response it was stated that additional planters were proposed, and the local church group had shown an interest in helping to maintain that particular site. It was reported that the council were seeking support from the night time economy traders to support a clean-up of the area;

·         Welcomed the addition of greenery and planters within the three proposed sites within the district centre, along with coordinated plans to support and maintain the planters.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.