Issue - meetings

To consider a report of Executive Councillor (Corporate, Customer and Community Services)

The report seeks authority to proceed with the disposal of the former Rosehill Primary School, Marple for proposed residential development following the marketing of the site to prospective bidders. The disposal of the site will be subject to the grant of the required planning permission.

The Executive is recommended to approve the disposal of the site to the highest bidder identified as Offer 1 for residential development, as outlined in the report and set out in the Exempt Appendix.

Officer contact: Murray Carr, 0161 474 3649, murray.carr@stockport.gov.uk

The Executive Councillor (Corporate, Customer & Community Services) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Executive Meeting to consider the disposal of the former Rosehill Primary School, Marple (also known as the Dale Primary School) for residential development. The site had been marketed to prospective bidders and the details were contained in the exempt appendix. The disposal of the site would be subject to the granting of the required planning permission.

(Note: this report contained information that was ‘not for publication’ in its appendix that had been circulated to executive councillors only)

RESOLVED – That the disposal for residential development of the site of the former Rosehill Primary School, Walton Drive, Marple to the highest bidder identified as Offer 1 be approved,  as outlined in the report and set out in the exempt appendix.

To consider a report of the Corporate Director, Corporate and Support Services.

The report invites the Scrutiny Committee to comment upon the proposed Executive report to be submitted to its meeting on 11 June 2013.  Following the marketing of this site authority is sought to proceed with the disposal of the subject land, shown as the hatched area on the plan below, for proposed residential development.

The Scrutiny Committee is invited to comment on the proposal to proceed with the disposal of the site to the highest bidder identified as Offer 1 as shown in the Confidential Appendix to the report.

Officer contact Murray Carr on telephone number 0161 474 3649 or alternatively email murray.carr@stockport.gov.uk

The Corporate Director, Corporate and Support Services submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Scrutiny Committee to comment upon the proposed disposal of the former Rose Hill Primary School site, shown as the hatched area on the plan within the report, for residential development.

The Deputy Executive Leader and Portfolio holder for Corporate, Customer and Community Services (Councillor Mark Weldon) attended the meeting to answer member’s questions.

It was reported that the Executive would consider the report at its meeting on 11 June 2013.

The following comments were made/ issues raised:-

·         There would be a need to maintain access to the former playing fields/ open space following any development taking place.

·         There would be a future revenue cost of maintaining the former playing fields/ open space.

·         Concern was expressed as to who would benefit from the former playing fields/ open space.

·         There was an opportunity to maximise the number of affordable homes on the site and that the decision as to who the land should be sold to should not be made based on the highest offer for the site alone.

·         It was noted that the proceeds from the disposal from the site would be ringfenced for the Primary Capital Investment Programme.

·         The Scrutiny Committee noted that any sale of the land would be conditional on providing the number of units proposed.

·         There was an opportunity to consider an alternative site assembly.

RESOLVED – That the Deputy Executive Leader and Portfolio holder for Corporate, Customer and Community Services be requested to reconsider this issue in the light of the above comments prior to consideration by the Executive.