Issue - meetings

To consider a joint report of the Executive Councillors (Governance & Corporate Services) and (Economic Development & Regeneration)

(Note: this report will contain information ‘not for publication’ in its appendix and will be circulated to executive councillors only)

Officer contact: Andy Kippax, 0161 474 4319, andy.kippax@stockport.gov.uk

A joint report of the Executive Councillors (Economic Development & Regeneration) and (Governance & Corporate Services) was submitted (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Executive Meeting to consider proposed revisions to the Development Agreement between the Council and THi Riverside Limited (with GB Buildings Solutions as the guarantor) to facilitate the delivery of a revised development at the site of the former Dialstone Centre and Blackstone Fields which would meet Council and community objectives in these locations.

(NOTE: the report included exempt information ‘Not for Publication’ contained within its appendix that had been circulated to executive councillors only)

RESOLVED – That

·         progress to date and the detailed work involved in bringing forward revised proposals for the former Dialstone Centre and Blackstone Fields redevelopment be noted;

·         approval be given to the principles outlined within the proposals submitted by THi Riverside/ GB Buildings Solutions and the Service Director (Place Development) and Corporate Director for Corporate and Support Services be authorised to produce and enter into a revised Development Agreement for the former Dialstone Centre and Blackstone Fields sites;

·         provision be included in the Council’s Capital Programme to meet the additional net costs associated with delivery of the revised proposals, currently estimated at £0.750m.

To consider a joint report of the Corporate Director, Corporate and Support Services and the Service Director (Place Development)

The report seeks the Scrutiny Committee’s views on the revised agreement reached with THI Riverside Limited (with GB Buildings Solutions as the guarantor) to facilitate the delivery of a revised regeneration and development proposal to meet Council and community objectives on the Dialstone Centre and Blackstone Fields sites.

The proposal will be considered by the Executive at the meeting on 2 April 2013.

(NOTE: The Appendix contains information ‘not for publication’ and has been circulated to members of the Scrutiny Committee only)

The Scrutiny Committee is requested to comment on the report and the recommendations detailed in paragraph 4.

Officer contact: Andy Kippax on 0161 474 4319 or e mail: andy.kippax@stockport.gov.uk

The Service Director (Place Development) and Service Director (Legal and Democratic Services) submitted a joint report of the Corporate Director for Corporate and Support Services and Service Director (Place Development) (copies of which had been circulated) seeking the Scrutiny Committee’s views on the revised agreement reached with THi Riverside Limited (with GB Buildings solutions as the guarantor) to facilitate the delivery of a revised regeneration and development proposal to meet Council and community objectives on the Dialstone Centre and Blackstone Fields sites.

(NOTE: the report included information ‘Not for Publication’ contained within its appendix that had been circulated to members of the Scrutiny Committee only).

It was reported that the report would be considered by the Executive at its meeting on 2 April 2013.

The Executive Councillor (Economic Development & Regeneration) attended the meeting to respond to Members’ questions.

The following issues were raised/comments made:-

•           Whether any current or former Members of the Council had been involved with the scheme.

•           Members of the Committee and Ward Councillors would be advised of the total cost of the remediation works at Blackstone Fields once these were known.

•           It was clarified that the revised proposal would mean that an element of open space would be lost.

•           How the additional net cost of approximately £0.750m would be funded.

•           The proposal was that the revised agreement with THi Riverside Limited/GB Buildings would mean any ‘overage’ being shared between the Council and the developer.

•           The developer’s intention was to use the 1 acre plot to build a primary health centre. This had been difficult to confirm due to the imminent changes to the structure of the Health Service in this country.

•           There were contingencies built into the scheme and, subject to the approval of the Executive, the Council would be doing everything in its power to ensure that it proceeded, as proposed in the report.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted and the comments of the Scrutiny Committee be forwarded to the Executive for its consideration at the meeting on 2 April 2013.