Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Executive Councillors (Support & Governance) and (Thriving Economy)

The report concerns land in Brinnington which is the subject of regeneration proposals under the Brinnington Master Plan which was approved by the Executive at its meeting on 14 March 2011. There are six plots of land within the report, mostly consisting of open space which has planning approval for housing development by a preferred developer (Countryside Properties). There are no suitable alternative sites within the urban area of Brinnington and it is crucial to the regeneration strategy that a critical mass of new family housing is built in Brinnington.

The Executive is recommended to:

·         note and have regard to the representations received and summarised in Appendix A relating to the intention to dispose of parcels of open space for development;

·         agree that the land identified in sites A and C be declared surplus to requirements for community use;

·         agree that the land identified in sites A, B, C, D, E and F be appropriated to planning purposes pursuant to S.122 (2A) of the Local Government Act 1972;

·         reaffirm its intention of the 2 April 2013 and agrees to dispose of the land shown in sites A, B, C and E to Countryside Properties and sites D and F to Stockport Homes Ltd for the purpose set out in the report, subject to 5.5;

·         agree to the disposal of the open space land within Site E, subject to the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration being satisfied that the Council has the capacity to dispose of and appropriate to planning purposes the open space land.

·         agree to the inclusion of Stockport Homes Limited in the partnership Development Agreement with Countryside Properties Limited for the disposal and development of land at Brinnington.

Officer contact: Murray Carr/ Andy Kippax, 0161-474-3019/ 4319, murray.carr@stockport.gov.uk / andy.kippax@stockport.gov.uk

A joint report of the Executive Councillors (Support & Governance) and (Thriving Economy) was submitted (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Executive to consider proposals to dispose of plots of land in Brinnington to facilitate regeneration of the area. The intention to dispose of these plots had been subject to public consultation, in line with legislative requirements, and a summary of the responses was set out in the appendix to the report.

RESOLVED – That in relation to the proposed disposal of parcels of open space for development in Brinnington

(i)        the representations received and summarised in Appendix A be noted;

(ii)       the land identified as sites A and C in the report be declared surplus to requirements for community use;

(iii)      the land identified as sites A, B, C, D, E and F be appropriated to planning purposes pursuant to S.122 (2A) of the Local Government Act 1972;

(iv)      the intention of the Executive as detailed in the Minutes of the 2 April 2013 be reaffirmed and agreement be given to dispose of the land shown in sites A, B, C and E to Countryside Properties and sites D and F to Stockport Homes Ltd for the purpose set out in the report, subject to resolution (v) below;

(v)       the disposal of the open space land within Site E be agreed, subject to the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration being satisfied that the Council has the capacity to dispose of and appropriate to planning purposes the open space land;

(vi)      the inclusion of Stockport Homes Limited in the partnership Development Agreement with Countryside Properties Limited for the disposal and development of land at Brinnington be agreed.