Agenda item

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

This report presents a borough wide Highway and Street Furniture Policy. The policy outlines a palette of the materials and street furniture which will be used on the borough’s highways. This is designed to improve the public realm by making it a more legible and coherent environment and improving maintenance by focusing resources on to a smaller palette of materials.  It is also designed to deliver the most efficient use of resources.

The intention is not to remove the current materials in use but to maintain areas in line with current materials used until a large scale refurbishment of the area is undertaken. Any future large scale refurbishment would be done in line with the identified palette of materials.  The policy will also inform what materials and street furniture will be used for new streets and paths and improvements to existing streets and paths to be carried out in association with new development.

The Executive is asked to comment on the proposed Highway and Street Furniture Design Policy and its related maps and drawings and adopt it as policy for the Council.

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

(NOTE: The Chair was of the opinion that this item, though not included on the agenda should be considered in accordance with Section 100B (4) (b) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that notice had already been given of the intention for the item to be considered at this meeting)

The Executive Councillor (Communities & Sustainability) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Executive to approve a policy to standardise the palette of materials and street furniture used in Stockport to improve the public realm and make more efficient use of resources.

RESOLVED – That the Highway and Street Furniture Design Policy and its related maps and drawings be approved.