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The report details the Cheshire East Local Plan: Core Strategy and seeks comments on the proposals from those Area Committees which have a boundary with Cheshire East.

The Area Committee is recommended to comment on and note the report.

Officer Contact: Richard Wood on 0161 474 4836 or e mail: richard.wood@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) highlighting the key elements with the Cheshire East Local Plan: Core Strategy that was currently subject of public consultation. The Area Committee was invited to comment on the proposals.

The following comments were made/ issues raised:-

·         Traffic levels on the A6 to Manchester Airport Relief Road had not been modelled on the inclusion of any traffic generated by the development proposals contained within the Plan.

·         The loss of greenbelt resulting from the proposals would be significant and would contribute to a loss of the green barrier between the Greater Manchester conurbation and the settlements in the north of Cheshire.

·         There was a need for more housing, but it was yet to be determined whether the proposals within the Plan had identified the right location for it.

·         It was important that Cheshire East Council worked closely with officers and residents in Stockport to develop the right strategy for housing development in this part of the country.

RESOLVED - That the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration be requested to include the following concerns of the Area Committee in the Council’s formal response to the Cheshire East Local Plan: Core Strategy:-

·         the detrimental impact of development on traffic levels on the A555 relief road and local roads within the area represented by the Bramhall and Cheadle Hulme South Area Committee;

·         the lack of consultation and engagement between Stockport and Cheshire East Councils;

·         the loss of green belt;

·         the scale of proposed development.

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration.

The report highlights the Cheshire East Local Plan: Core Strategy to Members of those Area Committees which have a boundary with Cheshire East and seeks their views on its proposals.

The Area Committee are requested to consider and comment on the report.

Officer Contact: Richard Wood on Tel: 474 4386 or email: richard.wood@stockport.gov.uk

The Corporate Director for Place Management submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) seeking the Area Committees views on the proposals contained in the Cheshire East Local Plan: Core Strategy.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.

The report highlights the Cheshire East Local Plan: Core Strategy to Members of those Area Committees which have a boundary with Cheshire East and seeks their views on its proposals.

Officer Contact: Richard Wood on 0161 474 4836 or e mail: richard.wood@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) highlighting the key elements within the Cheshire East Local Plan: Core Strategy which was currently the subject of public consultation. The Area Committee was invited to comment on the proposals.

The following comments were made/ issues raised by the Area Committee:-

·         Whilst understanding the need for Cheshire East Council to provide more houses, Members expressed concern about the release of land from the Green Belt.

·         Concern was expressed at the number of new homes which were proposed to be built in the North Cheshire Growth Village, Handforth East.

·         Concern was expressed about the effect of the proposals on the volume of traffic on the A34 and in nearby areas, for example, it was suggested that traffic would be further increased at the junction of the A34 and the A560 Gatley Road, the Cheadle Royal roundabout and at the junction of Finney Lane and the B5358 Wilmslow Road, Heald Green.

·         Concern was expressed about how far Cheshire East Council had discharged its ‘duty to cooperate’ in the preparation of its Plan. It was felt that the strategic plan was not mutually beneficial to Cheshire East Council and Stockport Council.

RESOLVED - That the report be endorsed and the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration be requested to include the comments of the Area Committee in the Council’s formal response to the Cheshire East Local Plan: Core Strategy.

The report highlights the Cheshire East Local Plan: Core Strategy to Members of those Area Committees which have a boundary with Cheshire East and seeks their views on its proposals.

Officer contact: Richard Wood, 0161 474 4836, Richard.wood@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) highlighting the key elements of the Cheshire East Local Plan: Core Strategy that was currently subject of public consultation. The Area Committee was invited to comment on the proposals.

The following comments were made/ issues raised:-

·         The potential impact of the North Cheshire Growth Village on Stockport, in particular traffic generation and the impact on the A34, and concerns about the level of consultation, co-operation and transparency in the development of these proposals. There was no assessment of the impact of the Plan on neighbouring authorities.

·         There was insufficient information about the impact of the proposals on the greenbelt, particular since large numbers of housing units were proposed on land designated as greenbelt.

·         Concerns were expressed about how far Cheshire East Council had discharged its ‘duty to cooperate’ in the preparation of its Plan and in providing information to other local authorities in response to legitimate concerns raised.

RESOLVED – (1) That the report be noted.

(2)That Executive Councillor (Economic Development & Regeneration) be informed of this Area Committee’s concerns that the credibility of the Cheshire East Local Plan: Core Strategy had been undermined by the lack of evidence that Cheshire East Council had considered the impact of the proposed North Cheshire Growth Village on the greenbelt and the impact on neighbouring authorities, in particular traffic generation.