Issue - meetings

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

The report provides an update on delivering Romiley District Centre Action Plan, initial thoughts on how the £5,000 from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund is to be allocated and support for Large Local Centres.

The Area Committee is recommended to:-

(1)  Note the progress made in developing the Romiley District Centre Action Plan.

(2)  Provide feedback on initial ideas for priority projects to allocate the £5,000 UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

(3)  Note the plans to develop an information portal to support businesses and organisations in large Local Centres. 

Officer contact: Richard Daniels on 0161 218 1621 or email richard.daniels@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 delivering the Romiley District Centre Action Plan, initial thoughts on how £5,000 for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund was to be allocated and support for Large Local Centres.

The following comments were made/ issues raised:-

·         Members queried the timescales for spending the district centre budget. In response, the Area Committee was advised that a portion of the budget had been ring-fenced for district centres, however, the additional grant provided by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund had a spending deadline of March 2024.

·         The Chair announced that a meeting had taken place between officers and Bredbury Green and Romiley ward representatives to discuss using the Ward Discretionary Budget to improve Bredbury local centre.

·         Members welcomed the involvement of local people in making positive changes for district centres.

·         Members for Bredbury & Woodley ward were considering how the ward discretionary budget money could be used to improve Woodley district centre, as well as to combat crime.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.