Agenda and minutes

The Minutes (copies of which had been circulated) of the meeting held on 25 October 2011 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

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 interest was declared:-

Personal Interest

Councillor                           Interest

Paul Porgess                        Agenda item 5 9i) ‘Chair’s Announcements’ relating to the review of the age restriction on tenants living in the block of flats at Oak Road, Cheadle as a member of the Board of Stockport Homes.

A representative of the Democratic Services Manager submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) updating the Area Committee on progress since the last meeting on decisions taken by the Area Committee, the current position on Ward Flexibility Funding and the Highway Maintenance and Traffic Management delegated budget.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.

No urgent decisions were reported.

The Chair announced that following representations received regarding Stockport Homes’ proposed review of the age restriction on tenants living in flats at Oak Road, Cheadle, he had agreed to consider this item at the next meeting of the Area Committee.

Sergeant Dave Lithgow (Greater Manchester Police) attended the meeting to answer questions from Councillors and members of the public in relation to Neighbourhood Policing issues within the area represented by the Cheadle Area Committee.

The following issues were raised/comments made:-

•           the success of Operation Treacle in reducing anti-social behaviour associated with bonfire night.

•           The success of Operation Antidote in targeting repeat offenders, particularly in the vicinity of Diamond Jubilee Park.

•           A series of wing mirror thefts from Mercedes cars in the area.

•           The work of Operation Harpoon in helping to combat anti-social behaviour and Operation Gotham, Greater Manchester Police’s anti-burglary campaign.

•           The work of Business Watch, particularly on the High Street in Cheadle.

•           As a result of thefts in previous years, motorists were warned not to leave their car engines running unattended whilst clearing frost and snow from their cars.

•           The new telephone number (101) for reporting non-emergency crimes.

•           The number of motorists who flouted the prohibition of a right turn out of Massie Street car park onto the High Street in Cheadle, and a request for the police to monitor and enforce this traffic regulation order.

•           The outcome of an assault on Brookfield Road.

RESOLVED – That Sergeant Dave Lithgow be thanked for his attendance and presentation.

Two public questions were submitted.

The first question related to parking and traffic flow on and in the vicinity of Oak Road, Cheadle.

Councillor Iain Roberts, Executive Councillor (Transportation), advised the Area Committee that the issues were being examined by Officers and a proposal would be submitted to the Area Committee as soon as possible.

The second question related to safety issues on Schools Hill, Cheadle.

Councillor Iain Roberts, Executive Councillor (Transportation), advised the Area Committee that Officers were working on a scheme and how it would be funded, and a report would be submitted to the Area Committee as soon as possible.

a) David Wilson (Area Conditions Officer) attended the meeting to answer questions from Councillors and members of the public in relation to environmental issues within the area represented by the Cheadle Area Committee.

The following issues were raised/comments made:-

•           The incorrect presentation of waste by certain householders.

•           Targeted litter patrols.

•           The problems of fly tipping in the area.

•           Rubbish left on the playing field at Outwood Primary School.

•           Fly tipping at the former George and Dragon public house in Cheadle.

•           The schedule for the emptying of litter bins in the area

·                     Requests for overflowing litter bins on Old Rectory Gardens, Chapel Street and near the post office in Cheadle, and problems of litter from takeaways on Finney Lane in Heald Green particularly at weekends to be addressed.

RESOLVED – That David Wilson be thanked for his attendance.

(b) Daniel Meadowcroft (Solutions SK) attended the meeting to answer questions from councillors and members of the public in relation to highway issues within the area represented by the Cheadle Area Committee.

The following issues were raised/comments made:-

•           the condition of the road surface on Norbreck Avenue and Priory Road, and the pavement on Evesham Road in Cheadle

•           dangerous pot holes at the junction of Norbreck Avenue and Ingle Road in Cheadle

•           The flooding problems on Styal Road and at the A560/A34 junction in Cheadle.

•           The temporary repair to the pothole on Styal Road in Cheadle was deteriorating already and more dangerous than it was prior to the repair.

•           The condition of the road surface on Silverdale Road in Gatley.

•           The safety railings on the side of Daisy Bank Road, off Finney Lane, Heald Green.

•           The condition of the pavements on High Street and Church Road in Gatley.

•           Flooding at the junction of Gatley Road and Kingsway

•           The condition of the pavements at Old Rectory Gardens and Park Road in Cheadle.

•           The condition of Ladybrook bridge in Cheadle.

RESOLVED – That Daniel Meadowcroft be thanked for his attendance.

Local Development Framework – Allocations Development Plan

Representatives of the Service Director (Place Development) attended the meeting and made a presentation on the consultation on the Stockport’s Allocations Development Plan Document that would support the spatial vision, objectives and strategic priorities of the Core Strategy and would inform the allocation of uses of land in the borough. It was not proposed that any sites be allocated for particular uses at this stage. Members considered issues 1-17 in the report and commented as follows:-

Issue 1 – Cheadle Royal Business Park

The policy relating to Cheadle Royal Business Park (Site 094) be amended to allow employment uses other than office development.

Issue 2 – Bird Hall Lane Employment area

The Bird Hall Lane employment area (Site 096) be retained for its current purpose.

Issue 3 – Offices adjacent to the roundabout and Junction 2 of the M60

The allocation of this site be retained as a predominantly residential area.

Issue 4 – Brookfield Road, Cheadle

The policy guidance area at Brookfield Road allowing for ‘business’ and ‘open space’ uses, along with residential development, subject to the impact of aircraft noise, be retained.

Issue 5 – Allocation of sites in housing

(a)    The following sites be allocated for housing:-

•           Bullocks Coaches garage, Stockport Road, Cheadle (Site 146)

•           Grimond House, The Paddock

•           Nurses Home, Cheadle Royal Hospital

•           Land at Cheadle Campus, Cheadle Road(Site 086)

(b)  A small area of land in the Queens Garden Neighbourhood Renewal Priority Area be allocated for housing.

Issue 6 – Sites for housing/mixed use development

The focus be on maintaining the Green Belt boundary and making effective use of land within accessible urban areas, with the priority for development on previously developed land.

Issue 7 – Sites for Self build housing

Self-build housing should be encouraged.

Issue 8 – sites for Gypsies, Travellers and/or Travelling Showpeople

None of the sites referred to in the report were suitable for gypsies, travellers and/or travelling showpeople.

Residents were encouraged to respond formally to the consultation.

Item 9 – Boundaries of the District and Local Centres, and their Primary and Secondary Frontages

(a)   The changes to the Cheadle District Centre, Gatley Large Local Centre and Heald Green Large Local Centre, as set out in the report, were supported.

(b)    No changes for the Councillor Lane Other Centre, as proposed in the report, were supported.

Item 10 – Primary Shopping Areas

The suggested Primary Shopping Areas should be allocated in the Allocations DPD.

With regard to Heald Green, it was requested that the land between the railway line and Neal Lane be examined for inclusion within the Primary Shopping Frontage.

Item 1 1 – Level of hot food takeaways (A5 use) within the Primary and Secondary Frontages and amount of Primary and Secondary Frontages that can be in non-A1 (shops) use

Hot food takeaways

The percentage of units that can be hot food takeaways should be limited to (the average of) 3% within the Primary Frontage and 8% in the Secondary Frontage (or no increase if that percentage is already exceeded); and hot food takeaways limited so that no more than two adjacent units are in such use, with a minimum number of other units before the next food takeaway within the frontage.

Proportion of non-A1 uses allowed

District Centres

The current (UDP Review) approach should be continued of limiting the percentage of non-A1 use to 20% in Primary Frontages and 40% in Other Main Shopping Frontages, with no threshold in Secondary Frontages, with no more than 12m continuous non-A1 use (where the percentage limit is already exceeded then there should be no increase);

Large Local Centres

The current (UDP) Review approach should be continued of limiting the percentage of non-A1 use to 20% in Primary Frontages and 40% in Other Main Shopping Frontages, with no threshold in Secondary Frontages, with no more than 12m continuous non-A1 use  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.(v)

No petitions were received.

A representative of the Democratic Services Manager submitted an application (copies of which had been circulated) detailing a request from the Cheadle Village Partnership for Ward Flexibility Funding of £1,000 towards the management of the trees, refurbishment of the pond and paths, and installation of lighting at Cheadle Village Green.

RESOLVED – That the Democratic Services Manager be requested to make a grant of £1,000 (£800 from the Cheadle Hulme North ward allocation and £200 from the Cheadle and Gatley ward allocation) towards the management of the trees, refurbishment of the pond and paths, and installation of lighting at Cheadle Village Green.

Development applications were 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, Services to Place 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 www.stockport.gov.uk/planningdecisions.  Copies of the schedule of plans, or any part thereof, may be obtained from the communities, regeneration and environment directorate upon payment of the council’s reasonable charges).

 (i) DC046953         165 Councillor Lane, Cheadle

In respect of plan no. 6953 for a change of use to hot food takeaway (class A5) – provision of new/replacement extraction duct to rear elevation (retrospective) at 165 Councillor Lane, Cheadle, it was

RESOLVED – That planning permission be granted.

(ii) DC048057       4 Daylesford Road, Cheadle

In respect of plan no. 48057 for a conversion of detached garage to provide ancillary accommodation, enclosure of swimming pool with rendered side wall to outer (south eastern) elevation, glazed wall to inner (north eastern) elevation and new glazed roof, and car port link between converted garage and pool enclosure with associated hard landscaping at 4 Daylesford Road Cheadle, it was

RESOLVED – That planning permission be granted.

A representative of the Democratic Services Manager submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) of the Service Director (Legal & Democratic Services) listing any outstanding or recently determined planning appeals and enforcements within the area represented by Cheadle Area Committee.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.

A representative of the Service Director (Place Management) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) in connection with a draft strategy which had been developed as part of a review which had been undertaken into the way the Council ran its car parks.

The following comments were made/issues raised:-

•           The origin of the restriction of lorry parking in the area north of the M60.

•           The soft market testing which would take place, discussing with market providers how the Council’s car parks could be run in the future.

•           Issues that arose around the area because residents felt that they had a right to park outside their own home.

•           The difficulties faced by people when they wished to park to use the shops in the district and local centres in the area. The knock on effect was that shoppers parked in neighbouring streets which had, on occasions, led to residents living in those streets requesting permit parking.

•           A Member requested that the residential parking scheme policy should refer to the amount of parking available on a street. Residents with a substantial amount of parking available within their property had on, occasions, acquired permits as a means of preventing people from parking outside their homes.

•           Providing a vehicle was taxed and insured it could be left outside a person’s property indefinitely.

•           The reduction in car parking income in the borough in the last three years.

•           The Council should consider introducing pay on exit at all its car parks.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.

A representative of the Democratic Services Manager submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) of the Service Director (Place Management) advising the Area Committee of the results of the investigation regarding the request for the introduction of traffic calming measures on the non-traffic calmed section of Palmer Avenue, Cheadle.

RESOLVED – That approval be given to the following traffic calming feature at an approximate cost of £4650 to be funded from the Area Committee’s Highway Maintenance and Traffic Management Delegated Budget (Cheadle Hulme North Ward allocation):-

Proposed Traffic Calming Feature, Speed cushions 2.55 metres long, 1.9 metres wide and 75 millimetres high

Palmer Avenue, Cheadle – approximately 47 metres south east of the south easterly kerb line of Shakespeare Drive, Cheadle

Palmer Avenue, Cheadle – approximately 29 metres south east of the north easterly kerb line of Gainsborough Drive, Cheadle

A representative of the Democratic Services Manager submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) of the Service Director (Place Management) reporting the findings of a consultation exercise with local residents with regard to road safety concerns at the junction of Demmings Road and Brookfield Road, Cheadle.

RESOLVED –  That approval be given to the following scheme at an approximate cost of £475 to be funded from the Area Committee’s Highway Maintenance and Traffic Management Delegated Budget (Cheadle Hulme North Ward allocation):-

Revocation of No Waiting Monday –Friday 8.30am – 9.00am, 11.30am – 2.00pm and 3.15pm – 4.30pm

Demmings Road, Cheadle – west side, from the northerly kerb line of Brookfield Road for a distance of 10 metres in a northerly direction.

No Waiting at Any Time

Demmings Road, Cheadle – west side, from a point 10 metres south of the southerly kerb line of Brookfield Road to a point 10 metres north of the northerly kerb line of Brookfield Road.

Brookfield Road, Cheadle – both sides, from the westerly kerb line of Demmings Road for a distance of 10 metres in a westerly direction.

A representative of the Democratic Services Manager submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) of the Service Director (Place Management) reporting the findings of a consultation exercise with local residents of Prospect Vale, Brown Lane, Meadows Road and Brandon Avenue, Heald Green.

RESOLVED – That approval be given to the following scheme at an approximate cost of £2,200 to be funded from the Area Committee’s Highway Maintenance and Traffic Management Delegated Budget (Heald Green Ward allocation):-

No Waiting at Any Time

Brown Lane, Heald Green – north side, from a point 10 metres west of the westerly kerb line of Prospect Vale to a point 38 metres east of the easterly kerb line of Prospect Vale.

Brown Lane, Heald Green – south side, from a point 10 metres east of the easterly kerb line of Meadows Road to a point 38 mertes west of the westerly kerb line of Meadows Road.

Prospect Vale, Heald Green – both sides, from the northerly kerb line of Brown Lane for a distance of 15 metres in a northerly direction.

Meadows Road, Heald Green – both sides, from the southerly kerb line of Brown Lane for a distance of 10 metres in a southerly direction.

Brandon Avenue, Heald Green – east side, from a point 150 metres north of the northerly kerb line of Brown Lane for a distance of 34 metres in a north then north easterly direction.

Proposed No Stopping Monday – Friday 8.00am – 9.30am, 11.30am – 12.30pm, 2.30pm – 3.30pm on School Entrance Markings

Prospect Vale, Heald Green – both sides, from a point 15 metres north of the northerly kerb line of Brown Lane for a distance of 86 metres in a northerly direction, the limit of its adopted length.

Proposed No Stopping Monday – Friday 8.00am – 9.30am, 2.30pm – 3.30pm on School Entrance Markings

Brandon Avenue, Heald Green – west side, from a point 148 metres north of the northerly kerb line of Brown Lane for a distance of 32 metres in a north then north west then north easterly direction.

A representative of the Democratic Services Manager submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) of the Operations Director, NPS Stockport Ltd in connection with a request from Cheadle Hulme Lacrosse Club for a ten year lease in respect of the changing facilities at the Ladybridge Sports Ground, off Ladybridge Road, Cheadle Hulme.

RESOLVED – That the Corporate Director, Corporate and Support Services be recommended to enter into appropriate negotiations with Cheadle Hulme Lacrosse Club with a view to granting a 10 year lease on the buildings, as shown on the plan attached to the report, at the Ladybridge Sports Ground, off Ladybridge Road, Cheadle Hulme, which will be subject to an agreed scheme of improvements to the building by the Club

The Chair reported that there was a vacancy at Cheadle Catholic Infants School to replace Mr Tom Hopkins and it was:-.

RESOLVED – That the Executive Councillor (Children & Young People) be recommended to make the following appointments:-

Name                                     School                                               Nominating Group

Miss Mary Erb           Cheadle Catholic Infant School   Independent