Agenda item

To consider a report of the Executive Councillor (Communities & Sustainability)

This report provides an update on:

·        the progress with delivering the various phases of the SEMMMS (South East Manchester Multi Modal Strategy) Road schemes. The three phases are A6 to Manchester Airport Relief Road, Poynton Relief Road and A6 to M60 Relief Road

·        the Poynton Relief Road consultation on the preferred route option and its future work programme including proposals for a section 8 agreement to be drafted to allow Cheshire East to lead this scheme development and delivery.

·        progress with the A6 to Manchester Airport Relief Road scheme which is progressing through the statutory processes stages and subject to satisfactory completion describes the steps required to deliver the scheme

·        An update is also provided on the status of the A6 to M60 route.

The Executive is requested to approve the following recommendations in relation to the Poynton Relief Road scheme:

·        Note the findings of the Public Consultation report Appendix 2.

·        Approve the Green route be taken forward as the preferred route as set out in the Preferred Route Assessment Report.

·        Approve that the necessary steps are taken to protect the preferred route shown in Appendix 4 from future development including introducing the necessary modifications into the Local Plan Core Strategy at the earliest opportunity.

·        Reemphasis Stockport Council’s recommendation that appropriate mitigation is provided to ensure that the impact of the Green route on properties within Stockport is managed to a level similar to that for the existing (extant) protected route and request that council officers work with Cheshire East’s officers to implement this recommendation.

·        Remove the extant route protection for the former route of the road from the Council’s Local Plan policy once the new preferred route has been fully protected.

·        Approve that the alignment of the preferred route is further developed to enable the submission of a planning application, reflecting where possible feedback received through consultation, and that the business case for the scheme is developed to the next level and that work is commissioned for the Phase 2 A523 multi-modal study.         

·        Approve that officers work with Cheshire East’s officers to develop the scheme, undertake further consultation and develop any necessary mitigation in Stockport and also take part in the A523 study.

·        Agree that officers work with Cheshire East’s officers to develop a section 8 agreement which would allow CEC to take the lead and responsibility for managing the scheme within SMBC, be responsible for delivery of any necessary improvements within SMBC and accept liability for compensation aspects of the scheme within SMBC and approve that developing the detail of this agreement and signing it is delegated to the Corporate Director Place Management and Regeneration in consultation with the Executive Councillor (Communities & Sustainability).

In relation to the A6 to Manchester Airport Scheme the Executive will be requested to approve the following recommendations:

·        That the Executive, having previously approved the making of The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport (Hazel Grove (A6) to Manchester Airport A555 Classified Road) Compulsory Purchase Order 2013 and The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport (Hazel Grove (A6) to Manchester Airport A555 Classified Road) (Side Roads) Order 2013, authority is given for –

·        The Chief Executive and Corporate Director Corporate and Support Services to take all necessary steps to bring the aforementioned compulsory purchase order and side roads order into operation, provided that the Orders are confirmed by the Secretary of State for Transport, and to continue to enter into negotiations and to agree terms for the Council to acquire by voluntary means all the land and other interests and the rights needed to facilitate the proposed A6 to Manchester Airport relief road scheme and

·        where applicable, to exercise compulsory purchase powers to open negotiations and to acquire such interests and to create such rights that are necessary to enable the relief road to be implemented, subject to there being no material change in circumstances that would mean that the Council and its partnering local authorities are unable to properly implement the Orders and proceed with the relief road scheme.

·        to carry out and enter into arrangements to secure where necessary, the appropriation for planning purposes of land required for the relief road in order to utilise the power contained in Section 237 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

·        That the Executive approves that officers develop and consult on the Traffic Regulation Orders to support the scheme and its construction.

·        That the Executive approves the submission of the final business case once the statutory powers process has been completed delegating approval of the final document to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Executive Councillor (Communities & Sustainability) and that the section 151 officer the Corporate Director of Corporate and Support Services is authorised to sign off the business case.

·        That the Executive approves the delegation of all matters relating to the DfT grant offer and its terms, and any implications for the Scheme and the agreement with GMCA to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Executive Councillor (Communities and Sustainability)

·        That the Executive approves the delegation of the approval of the final design, programme and approval of the contract to build the scheme  to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Executive Councillor (Communities & Sustainability).

·        That the Executive notes and approves the proposed stakeholder engagement strategy.

·        That the Executive approves that officers develop and consult on the proposed mitigation and complementary measures.

Officer: Sue Stevenson,  0161 474 4351, sue.stevenson@stockport.gov.uk

The Executive Councillor (Communities & Sustainability) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) updating the Executive on progress with delivering the various phases of the SEMMMS (South East Manchester Multi Modal Strategy) Road schemes, namely the three phases of the A6 to Manchester Airport Relief Road, Poynton Relief Road and A6 to M60 Relief Road. In particular, the report highlighted the outcomes of the consultation on the Poynton Relief Road and the subsequent decision by Cheshire East Council to designate the ‘Green Route’ as the preferred route, and the further steps needed to progress the A6 to Manchester Airport Relief Road scheme.

The Executive Councillor reported that since publication of the agenda the report had been subject to further consultation with Area Committees, and that the Bramhall & Cheadle Hulme South Area Committee had made specific comments to the Executive about the Poynton Relief Road scheme inviting them to (i) resolve to favour the ‘blue route’, and (ii) establish a liaison forum for residents in Woodford most directly affected by the route. The Executive Councillor stated that the Executive had previously made a representation in respect of the preferred route and so he did not propose making a further recommendation to Cheshire East Council on the route, but would recommend accepting the proposal in respect of the liaison forum.

RESOLVED – (1) That in relation to the Poynton Relief Road scheme

·         the findings of the Public Consultation report at Appendix 2 be noted;

·         approval be given to the Green route being taken forward as the preferred route as set out in the Preferred Route Assessment Report;

·         approval be given to taking the necessary steps to protect the preferred route shown in Appendix 4 from future development including introducing the necessary modifications into the Local Plan Core Strategy at the earliest opportunity;

·         Reemphasis be given to Stockport Council’s recommendation that appropriate mitigation be provided to ensure that the impact of the Green route on properties within Stockport is managed to a level similar to that for the existing (extant) protected route and that Council officers be requested to work with Cheshire East Council’s officers to implement this recommendation;

·         the extant route protection for the former route of the road be removed from the Council’s Local Plan policy once the new preferred route has been fully protected;

·         approval be given to the alignment of the preferred route being further developed to enable the submission of a planning application, reflecting where possible feedback received through consultation, and that the business case for the scheme be developed to the next level and that work is commissioned for the Phase 2 A523 multi-modal study;

·         officers work with Cheshire East Council’s officers to develop the scheme, undertake further consultation and develop any necessary mitigation in Stockport and also take part in the A523 study;

·         that officers work with Cheshire East Council’s officers to develop a Section 8 Agreement which would allow Cheshire East Council to take the lead and responsibility for managing the scheme within the Borough of Stockport, be responsible for delivery of any necessary improvements within the Borough of Stockport and accept liability for compensation aspects of the scheme within the Borough of Stockport and that developing the detail of this agreement and signing be delegated to the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration in consultation with the Executive Councillor (Communities & Sustainability);

·         officers be requested to establish a Local Liaison Forum for the residents closest to the proposed Poynton Relief Road scheme to allow them the opportunity to have a greater input into the scheme as it developed.

(2) That in relation to the A6 to Manchester Airport Scheme:

·         having previously approved the making of The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport (Hazel Grove (A6) to Manchester Airport A555 Classified Road) Compulsory Purchase Order 2013 and The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport (Hazel Grove (A6) to Manchester Airport A555 Classified Road) (Side Roads) Order 2013, authority be given for the Chief Executive and Corporate Director for Corporate and Support Services to –

-       take all necessary steps to bring the aforementioned Compulsory Purchase Order and Side Roads Order into operation, provided that the Orders were confirmed by the Secretary of State for Transport, and to continue to enter into negotiations and to agree terms for the Council to acquire by voluntary means all the land and other interests and the rights needed to facilitate the proposed A6 to Manchester Airport Relief Road Scheme and

-       where applicable, to exercise compulsory purchase powers to open negotiations and to acquire such interests and to create such rights necessary to enable the relief road to be implemented, subject to there being no material change in circumstances that would mean that the Council and its partnering local authorities were unable to properly implement the Orders and proceed with the Relief Road Scheme;

-       to carry out and enter into arrangements to secure where necessary, the appropriation for planning purposes of land required for the Relief Road in order to utilise the power contained in Section 237 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990;

·         officers be requested to develop and consult on the Traffic Regulation Orders to support the scheme and its construction;

·         approval be given to the submission of the final business case once the statutory powers process has been completed and that the Chief Executive in consultation with the Executive Councillor (Communities & Sustainability), be authorised to give final approval to the document; and that the Corporate Director for Corporate and Support Services as Section 151 Officer be authorised to sign off the business case;

·         approval be given to the delegation to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Executive Councillor (Communities & Sustainability) of authority to decide all matters relating to the Department for Transport grant offer and its terms, and any implications for the Scheme and the agreement with Greater Manchester Combined Authority;

·         the Chief Executive in consultation with the Executive Councillor (Communities & Sustainability), be authorised to approve the final design, programme and contract to build the scheme;

·         the proposed Stakeholder Engagement Strategy be approved; and

·         officers be requested to develop and consult on the proposed mitigation and complementary measures.