Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Executive Councillor (Economic Development & Regeneration)

The report has been produced following a decision of the Council Meeting on 5 July 2012 requesting a report to be prepared on measures to re-open the Peel Moat Leisure Centre that had been closed in April 2012. The report sets out Options for the reuse of the centre/site as a community facility or for redevelopment.  A hybrid option, combining community use and redevelopment is proposed.

The Executive is invited to consider the options set out in the report.

Officer contact: Paul Lawrence, 0161 474 4515, paul.lawrence@stockport.gov.uk

The Executive Councillor (Economic Development & Regeneration) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Executive Meeting to consider options for the future use of the site of the former Peel Moat Leisure Centre following its closure in April 2012. The options included the reuse of the centre and/or site as a community facility or releasing the site for redevelopment, as well as a mixture of the two.

The Executive Councillor reported that the report and proposals had been considered by the Environment & Economy Scrutiny Committee and local councillors had also been consulted.

The Leader of the Council reported she had received a letter from the Friends of Heatons Park in relation to this item and that this would be passed to officers for further consideration.

RESOLVED – That the ‘hybrid’ option for the future use of the site of the former Peel Moat Leisure Centre be approved, for the Council to seek a suitable community organisation with whom to enter into a partnership arrangement in order to market the site for a mixed use of community facilities and residential housing that would allow new affordable housing to be delivered and a capital receipt from the sale of the land to be invested in alternative leisure facilities in accordance with the original decision of the Executive.

To consider a report of the Service Director (Place Development)

The Council meeting on 5 July 2012 requested that a report be prepared on steps which could be taken to re-open the Peel Moat Leisure Centre to include a review of a possible community partnership.

The Scrutiny Committee is requested to comment on the proposals.

Officer contact: Paul Lawrence, Tel: 0161 474 4515 email: paul.lawrence@stockport.gov.uk

The Service Director (Place Development) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) following a request at the Council Meeting on 5 July 2012 for a report to be submitted to the Scrutiny Committee on steps which could be taken to re-open the Peel Moat Centre to include a review of possible community partnership working.

The report detailed the potential options for the future of the site including the development of a community facility and the disposal of the site for redevelopment, to include a new playing pitch with associated changing facilities. The preferred option was a hybrid option which could potentially bring benefit to all parties where the Council would undertake a tendering exercise to determine whether there were any community organisations who wished to become the Council’s partner for the site. Such an exercise would need to determine the financial and operational track record, strength of vision and breadth of community support. If a suitable partner could be identified, then the Council working in partnership with them, would formally market the site for residential and community development, with the exact proportion of each to be determined by negotiation.

There was general support from the Scrutiny Committee for the preferred option outlined above.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.