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 including recent successes and priorities for the next six months.

The Area Committee is recommended to:

(1)  Note the progress made in delivering projects and events.

(2)  Provide feedback on initial ideas for priority projects to allocate the £5,000 UKSPF which will be discussed with Romiley Vision Group.

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 delivering Romiley District Centre Action Plan including recent successes and priorities for the next six months.

The following comments were made/ issues raised:-

·         Members stated that they would like to see funding spent and work completed expeditiously.

·         Concerns were raised in relation to the misuse of parking provision in Romiley; parking facilities had been used in excess of the time limits and there had been parking on pavements.

·         Some residents had proposed that Romiley Precinct should be renamed ‘Sir Ian McKellen Square’.

·         The reduction footfall in the district centre during May and June 2024 was lower than the same period in 2023. The reopening of Romiley Forum was likely to have impacted positively on the district centre. Members commented that the Theatre should be considered an anchor for the area and that repair work should be completed as soon as possible.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.