Issue - meetings

To consider a joint report of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration and the Deputy Chief Executive

The Area Committee is requested to dedicate a bridleway over a section of land owned by the Council in the Ladybrook Valley and a section of land that is outside its ownership in the Ladybrook Valley, and consider the extinguishment of a section of Footpath 75 Cheadle and Gatley.

The Area Committee is recommended to:-

(i)         authorise the dedication of a bridleway over the section of the route between Points A–B–C–D–E and K–L–M–N, as shown on the plans at Appendices 5, 6, 7 and 8.

(ii)        authorise appropriate dedication agreements to be entered into between the Council and landowners of the land over which the sections of path marked A–B–C and D–E run.

(iii)       authorise the making of a bridleway creation order in respect of the sections of the route between points E – F – G – H – I and G - J, as shown on the plans at Appendix 6.

(iv)      authorise the making of a footpath extinguishment order under section 118 Highways Act 1980 to extinguish that section of footpath 75 Cheadle and Gatley between Points X – Y, as shown on the plan at Appendix 2.

(v)       in the event that objections are received to the creation and / or extinguishment orders, delegate authority to send the orders to the Secretary of State for confirmation, or not proceed with the orders, to the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration.

Officer contact: Ernest Nama on 0161 4595 or email: ernest.nama@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Head of Legal and Democratic Governance submitted a joint report of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration and the Head of Legal and Democratic Governance (copies of which had been circulated) detailing a proposal to dedicate a bridleway over a section of land owned by the Council in the Ladybrook Valley and a section of land that is outside its ownership in the Ladybrook Valley, and consider the extinguishment of a section of Footpath 75 Cheadle and Gatley.

It was commented that the proposal to extinguish that section of footpath 75 Cheadle and Gatley marked as being between Points X–Y on the plan at Appendix 2 should not be pursued as the said footpath traversed an open field which was not replicated in the proposed bridleway which was partially enclosed.

RESOLVED – (1) That:-

(i)            authorisation be given to the dedication of a bridleway over the section of the route between Points A–B–C–D–E and K–L–M–N, as shown on the plans at Appendices 5, 6, 7 and 8.

(ii)          authorisation be given to appropriate dedication agreements to be entered into between the Council and landowners of the land over which the sections of path marked A–B–C and D–E run.

(iii)     authorisation be given to the making of a bridleway creation order in respect of the sections of the route between points E – F – G – H – I and G - J, as shown on the plans at Appendix 6.

(iv)      in the event that objections are received to the creation orders, authority be delegated to send the orders to the Secretary of State for confirmation, or not proceed with the orders, to the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration.

(2) That the proposed making of a footpath extinguishment order under section 118 Highways Act 1980 to extinguish that section of footpath 75 Cheadle and Gatley between Points X – Y, as shown on the plan at Appendix 2 not be progressed.