Agenda and minutes

Councillors and officers were invited to declare any interests which they had in any of the items on the agenda for the meeting.

The following interests were declared:-

Personal Interests

To report any urgent action taken under the Constitution since the last meeting of the Committee.

No urgent decisions were reported.

Members of the public are invited to put questions to the Chair of the Area Committee on any matters within the powers and duties of the Area Committee, subject to the exclusions set out in the Code of Practice (Questions must be submitted prior to the commencement of the meeting on the cards provided. These are available the meeting and at local libraries and information centres.  You can also submit via the Council’s website at www.stockport.gov.uk/publicquestions.

Questions relating to current planning applications, including the A6 to Manchester Airport Relief Road, are not permitted by the Code of Practice.

Members of the public were invited to put questions to the Chair of the Area Committee on any matters within the powers and duties of the Area Committee, subject to the exclusions set out in the Code of Practice.

One public question was submitted relating to whether an assurance would be given relating to the extent of community involvement following the referral of  any planning application to the Secretary of State.

RESOLVED – That, in accordance with the Code of Practice, the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration be requested to respond to questioner in writing within seven days.

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

The following development application will be considered by the Area Committee:-

A development application was submitted.

(NOTE: Full details of the decisions including conditions and reasons for granting or refusing planning permission and imposing conditions are given in the schedule of plans. The Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration is authorised to determine conditions and reasons and they are not therefore referred to in committee minutes unless the committee makes a specific decision on a condition or reason. In order to reduce printing costs and preserve natural resources, the schedule of plans is not reproduced within these minutes. A copy of the schedule of plans is available on the council’s website at www.stockport.gov.uk/planningdecisions.  Copies of the schedule of plans, or any part thereof, may be obtained from the Place Directorate upon payment of the Council’s reasonable charges).

Construction of the A6 to Manchester Airport Relief Road (whole route), incorporating:

·         Seven new road junctions;

·         Modification to four existing road junctions;

·         Four new rail bridge crossings;

·         Three new public rights of way/accommodation bridges;

·         Four new road bridges;

·         A pedestrian & cycle route;

·         Six balancing ponds; and

·         Associated landscaping, lighting and infrastructure works.

Within Stockport:

·         Six new road junctions;

·         Modification to three existing road junctions;

·         Three new rail bridge crossings;

·         One new public right of way/accommodation bridge;

·         Three new road bridges;

·         A pedestrian cycle route;

·         Four balancing ponds; and

·             Associated landscaping, lighting, engineering and infrastructure works.      

The Area Committee is requested to recommend that Planning & Highways Regulation Committee refer the application to the Secretary of State under The Town and Country Planning (Consultation) (England) Direction 2009 for approval subject to conditions.

Officer contact: Suzanne Broomhead on 0161 218 1982 or email: suzanne.broomhead@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Democratic Services Manager outlined the procedure approved by the Council for public speaking on planning applications.

In respect of plan no. 53678 for the construction of the A6 to Manchester Airport Relief Road (whole route) at land to the south of Stockport, adjacent to and between the A6 (Buxton Road) and land to the east of the Styal railway line, north of Styal Golf Course,

four members of the public spoke against the application on behalf of local residents and interested groups, and

a member of the public and a representative of the applicant spoke in support of the application.

It was then

RESOLVED –That the Planning & Highways Regulation Committee be recommended to refer the application to the Secretary of State for approval under the Town and Country Planning (Consultation) (England) Direction 2009 for approval subject to conditions.