Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Corporate Director (Place) & Deputy Chief Executive.

The report details the outcome of the results of a consultation for Potential Public Open Space, Hazel Grove that was undertaken to obtain views from local residents about the potential of making the area between Darley Road, Ashbourne Road, Macclesfield Road and A555 an area accessible to the public as green space for recreation.

The Area Committee is requested to consider the results of the consultation and recommend that the Corporate Director (Place) gives approval to the area remaining accessible for maintenance purposes only, with the access gate being locked, only to be opened to allow maintenance teams to access the site, and locked immediately after they have accessed the site.

Officer contact: Sue Stevenson on 0161 474 4351 or email: sue.stevenson@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Corporate Director (Place) & Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) detailing the outcome of the results of a consultation for Potential Public Open Space, Hazel Grove that was undertaken to obtain views from local residents about the potential of making the area between Darley Road, Ashbourne Road, Macclesfield Road and A555 an area accessible to the public as green space for recreation.

The following comments were made/issues raised:-

·         Members thanked local residents for their active participation in the consultation and in encouraging others to engage with the process and making their opinions clear that the land should not be open.

·         Members noted resident’s concerns with regard to the access gate to the site, and suggested that the installation of a larger gate would give more assurance to the residents of the surrounding roads.

RESOLVED – That the Corporate Director (Place) be recommended to give approval to the area remaining accessible for maintenance purposes only, with the access gate being locked, only to be opened to allow maintenance teams to access the site, and locked immediately after they have accessed the site.

(2) That Corporate Director (Place) be recommended to replace the existing gate with a larger, more secure gate to prevent unauthorised access.