BRAMHALL & CHEADLE HULME SOUTH AREA COMMITTEE

Meeting: 11 July 2013 At: 6.30 pm

PRESENT

Councillor Lisa Walker (Chair) in the chair; Councillor Brian Bagnall (Vice-Chair); Councillors Paul Bellis, Stuart Bodsworth, Linda Holt, Bryan Leck, Suzanne Wyatt and Alanna Vine

1. MINUTES

The Minutes (copies of which had been circulated) of the meeting held on 6 June 2013 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

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 Interest

Councillor Interest

Stuart Bodsworth Agenda Item 4(iv) ‘Public Realm’ as an employee of the Environment Agency which was raised as part of the discussion on this item.

Personal and Prejudicial Interests

Councillor Interest

Alanna Vine Agenda Item 4(x) ‘Area Flexibility Funding – Bramhall Baptist Church’ as a volunteer with the Hotshots Community Group that was subject of the application.

Councillor Vine left the meeting during the consideration of this item and took no part in the discussion or vote.

Lisa Walker Agenda Item 4(vii) ‘Open Forum – A6 to Relief Road Scheme Second Phase Consultation’.

Councillor Walker left the meeting during the consideration of this item and took no part in the discussion or vote.

3. URGENT DECISIONS

No urgent decisions were reported. Bramhall & Cheadle Hulme South Area Committee - 11 July 2013

4. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

(i) Chair's Announcements

The Chair announced that a fashion show would be taking place at the Deanwater Hotel on 18 July 2013 organised by the ‘What Lyes Beneath’ shop in Bramhall to raise funds for Genesis Breast Cancer Prevention.

(ii) Neighbourhood Policing

Sergeant Craig Blackburn ( Police) and Nigel Hudson (Community Safety Operations Manager, Council) attended the meeting to answer questions from Councillors and members of the public in relation to Neighbourhood Policing issues within the Bramhall and Cheadle Hulme South area.

The following comments were made/ issues raised:-

• Greater Manchester Police had held a community engagement day in Bramhall on Thursday, 13 June to offer crime prevention advice and get feedback on how the community felt their area was being policed. Residents were also informed about the work being done with Stockport Council to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour and advised the public on how they could work more closely with police to improve their neighbourhood. • Vehicle crime remained a priority for the police; however it was noted that a significant proportion of such crimes were a result of vehicles being left insecure. • Notwithstanding the recent spate of good weather, incidents of anti-social behaviour had reduced from the same period last year. • The Stockport ‘Cycloan’ project was an initiative supported by Stockport Council to give young offenders the chance to repair bicycles recovered by the police to help young offenders pay back their debt to society and to encourage new skills and confidence to help prevent reoffending. • A member of the public expressed concern in relation to anti-social behaviour which included verbal abuse and criminal damage which had been occurring on Lumb Lane, Bramhall. • A discussion took place around inconsiderate parking on pavements and the powers of the police to intervene if the parking was considered to be an unnecessary obstruction.

RESOLVED – That Sergeant Blackburn and Nigel Hudson be thanked for their attendance.

(iii) Public Question Time

No public questions were submitted.

(iv) Public Realm

Carolyn Turner (Public Realm Inspector) attended the meeting to report on current issues and to answer questions from Councillors and members of the public in relation to environmental and highways issues within the area represented by the Bramhall and Cheadle Hulme South Area Committee. Bramhall & Cheadle Hulme South Area Committee - 11 July 2013

The following comments were made/ issues raised:-

• Blocked gullies on Bramhall Lane South and Bridge Lane, Bramhall had been attended to during a recently introduced night cleansing shift to evaluate whether this had an impact on the number of gullies that could be successfully cleaned. A number of main routes throughout the Cheadle Hulme South ward were scheduled to be cleaned as part of the regular day shifts. • Businesses in the Bramhall area were being visited to remind them of the need to apply for permits to place ‘A-Boards’ on pavements. It was confirmed that there was no cost to businesses for such a licence. • Work had been undertaken by Community Payback to cleanse the steps on Hulme Hall Road, Cheadle Hulme near to the railway bridge. • It was commented that there were a number of routes where refuse collectors were leaving wheelie bins in the middle of the pavement which caused an obstruction and that operatives needed to be reminded to return them to the side of the pavement. • It was stated that large tyres had been deposited in the Lady Brook running through Happy Valley Local Nature Reserve. In response it was stated that the maintenance of the brook was the responsibility of the Environment Agency, but that this would be reported to them for removal. • Concern was expressed in relation to the progress that had been made on a number of road defects previously raised by the Area Committee. • A request was made for Moss Lane, Bramhall between its junctions with Acre Lane and Hall Moss Lane to be placed on the Structural Maintenance Plan.

RESOLVED – That Carolyn Turner be thanked for her attendance.

(v) Petitions

No petitions were submitted.

(vi) Open Forum - Neighbourhood Action Plans

Feri Jebelli (Neighbourhood Housing Officer, Stockport Homes) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing an update on the progress of the delivery of the Stockport Homes Neighbourhood Action Plans and seeking feedback on the draft 2013/14 action plans.

The following comments were made/ issues raised:-

• It was positive to note that one effect of the recent welfare reform changes had been that a number of tenants had moved into smaller properties which had released a number of three bedroom properties back into the social housing market. • In response, it was stated that there remained a risk in relation to the availability of one bedroom accommodation to allow tenants to downsize. As a result the Council was introducing a policy to ensure that any tenants who were actively seeking to downsize would not be required to pay any resultant rent arrears that accrued as a result of the reduction in housing benefit and their inability to move into a smaller property.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted and that Feri Jebelli be thanked for her attendance. Bramhall & Cheadle Hulme South Area Committee - 11 July 2013

(vii) Open Forum - A6 to Manchester Airport Relief Road Scheme Second Phase Consultation

Jim McMahon, Service Director (Major Projects) attended the meeting and provided an update on the outcomes of Phase 1 of the consultation on the A6 to Manchester Airport Relief Road Scheme. An update was also provided on the second phase consultation that was currently underway on the emerging preferred scheme.

The presentation covered the following key issues:-

• There had been over 9000 responses as part of the Phase 1 Consultation, with 70% indicating support for the scheme and 13% not in favour. • As part of the local engagement activity, there was a clear difference of opinion between the response from the consultation as a whole and those of residents in the immediate vicinity of the proposed Junction 6 (Macclesfield Road). Additional information had been provided to the residents to explain the emerging preferred option for this junction treatment. • Every effort was being made to minimise the visual and noise impact of the road with sound bunds and fencing being proposed as well as landscaping treatments. • The proposed scheme would also include a dedicated cycle route along the entire length (including retrofitting the existing A555 road) as well as a range of measures to project access to rights of way that interested the road route. • The second phase of consultation was currently underway and 85,000 letters had been sent to properties along the proposed route. Exhibitions and local liaison groups would also be held.

The following additional issues were raised:-

• Discussions had taken place with Queensgate Primary School in relation the measures that could be put in place to mitigate the impact of the road on the school. • There would need to be additional traffic management measures implemented on a number of routes adjoining the new relief road. • Consideration had been given to the potential future residential developments in Woodford and . • The positive public response to the consultation had been encouraging.

RESOLVED – That Jim McMahon be thanked for his attendance and presentation.

(viii) Area Flexibility Funding - Churches Together in Bramhall and Woodford

David Langton attended the meeting attended the meeting to answer questions from councillors on the behalf of Churches Together in Bramhall and Woodford in relation to their application for funding towards the cost of providing a ‘Holiday at Home’ scheme.

RESOLVED – That the Democratic Services Manager be requested to make a grant of £450 (£150 from each ward allocation) to Churches Together in Bramhall and Woodford towards the cost of providing a ‘Holiday at Home’ scheme.

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(ix) Area Flexibility Funding - Oak Meadow Focus Group

A representative of the Democratic Services Manager reported on the receipt of application on behalf of Oak Meadow Focus Group for Area Flexibility Funding towards the cost of a holding ‘Party in the Park’ event.

RESOLVED – That the Democratic Services Manager be requested to make a grant of £366 (Cheadle Hulme South ward allocation) to Oak Meadow Focus Group towards the cost of a holding ‘Party in the Park’ event.

(x) Area Flexibility Funding - Bramhall Baptist Church

David Langton attended the meeting attended the meeting to answer questions from councillors on the behalf of Bramhall Baptist Church in relation to their application for funding towards the cost of the venue hire, food and craft materials for the ‘Hot Shots’ community club.

RESOLVED – That the Democratic Services Manager be requested to make a grant of £490 (£290 from the Bramhall North ward allocation and £200 from the Bramhall South ward allocation) to Bramhall Baptist Church towards the cost of the venue hire, food and craft materials for the ‘Hot Shots’ community club.

5. DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS

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 of Place Management and 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 Management and Regeneration Directorate upon payment of the Council’s reasonable charges).

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

DC051989 - Sphere, Chester Road, Woodford

In respect of plan no. 51989 for the demolition of existing store, erection of new MOT testing bay with reception/ waiting room together with replacement car parking at Sphere, Chester Road, Woodford, a member of the public spoke against the application.

It was then

RESOLVED – That planning permission be refused on the grounds that:- Bramhall & Cheadle Hulme South Area Committee - 11 July 2013

(i) The site lay within the green belt as defined by Saved Policy GBA1.1 "Extent of Green Belt" and identified on the Proposals Map of the Stockport Unitary Development Plan Review. (ii) The extension would not be for one of the purposes stated in Saved Policy GBA1.2 "Control of Development in Green Belt" of the Stockport Unitary Development Plan Review and failed to preserve the openness of the green belt. (iii) The case submitted in an attempt to demonstrate ‘very special circumstances' was insufficient to outweigh harm by reason of inappropriateness and as such the extension was contrary to the provisions of Saved Policy GBA1.2 "Control of Development in Green Belt" of the Stockport Unitary Development Plan Review and Paragraph 88 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

6. APPEAL DECISIONS, CURRENT PLANNING APPEALS AND ENFORCEMENTS

A representative of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration submitted a report of the Council Solicitor (copies of which had been circulated) listing any outstanding or recently determined planning appeals and enforcements within the area represented by the Bramhall and Cheadle Hulme South Area Committee.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.

7. INTRODUCTION OF CHANGES TO THE COUNCIL'S CHECKLIST FOR THE VALIDATION OF PLANNING APPLICATIONS

A representative of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) detailing proposals to make changes to the Council’s Application Validation Checklist for the validation of planning applications, and a new supporting document ‘Explanatory Notes for the National and Local Information Requirements for the Validation of Planning Applications’.

RESOLVED - That the Area Committee expresses its support for the proposed changes to the Council’s Application Validation Checklist.

8. THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL OF STOCKPORT (HULME HALL AVENUE AREA, CHEADLE HULME) (PROHIBITION OF WAITING) AND (REVOCATION) ORDER 2013

A representative of the Democratic Services Manager submitted a report of the Service Director (Place Management) (copies of which had been circulated) detailing two objections which had been received following the advertisement of proposals to introduce No Waiting at Any Time Traffic Regulation Orders in the Hulme Hall Avenue area, Cheadle Hulme.

RESOVLED - That, notwithstanding the objections received, the Order be made as advertised.

9. LADYBROOK ROAD, BRAMHALL

A representative of the Democratic Services Manager submitted a report of the Service Director (Place Management) (copies of which had been circulated) detailing the findings Bramhall & Cheadle Hulme South Area Committee - 11 July 2013 of a consultation exercise with properties on Ladybrook Road adjacent to the rear access for Ravenswood Residential Apartments of Manor Road, Bramhall following concerns that parked vehicles were reducing visibility to the right when trying to exit on to Ladybrook Road.

RESOLVED – That approval be given to the following scheme at a cost of £550 to be funded from the Area Committee’s Highway Maintenance and Traffic Management Delegated Budget (Bramhall North ward allocation):-

Proposed No Waiting at Any Time

Ladybrook Road, Bramhall, south east side, from a point 30 metres north east of the north easterly kerb line of Manor Road for a distance of 13 metres in a north easterly direction.

10. POWNALL ROAD, CHEADLE HULME

A representative of the Democratic Services Manager submitted a report of the Service Director (Place Management) (copies of which had been circulated) detailing the findings of a consultation exercise with properties on Pownall Road, Cheadle Hulme in relation to proposals for the reduction of the existing parking bay and for the extension of the existing prohibition of waiting to prevent vehicles parking across a driveway access close to the alleyway that linked Pownall Road with Bancroft Avenue.

RESOLVED – That approval be given to the following scheme at a cost of £650 to be funded from the Area Committee’s Highway Maintenance and Traffic Management Delegated Budget (Cheadle Hulme South ward allocation):-

Revocation of Limited Waiting Mon-Fri 8am-6pm 1 hour No Return 1 Hour except for Residents Permit Holders

Pownall Road, Cheadle Hulme, south west side, from the passageway (between No.’s 28 – 30 Pownall Road) for a distance of 5 metres in a north westerly direction.

Introduction of No Waiting at Any Time

Pownall Road, Cheadle Hulme, south west side, from the passageway (between No.’s 28 – 30 Pownall Road) for a distance of 5 metres in a north westerly direction.

11. ST JAMES WAY, CHEADLE HULME

A representative of the Democratic Services Manager submitted a report of the Service Director (Place Management) (copies of which had been circulated) detailing the findings of a consultation exercise with local residents in relation to a proposal to introduce traffic management measures to help alleviate congestion at the junction of St James Way and Stanley Road and to create an informal passing place for the school bus services.

RESOLVED – (1) That approval be given to the following scheme at a cost of £950 to be funded from the Area Committee’s Highway Maintenance and Traffic Management Delegated Budget (Cheadle Hulme South ward allocation):-

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Proposed No Waiting at Any Time

St James Way, Cheadle Hulme, east side, from a point 43 metres north of the northerly kerb line of Stanley Road for a distance of 17 metres in a northerly then north westerly direction.

Proposed No Waiting Monday – Friday 8am – 9.30am & 3pm – 4.30pm

St James Way, Cheadle Hulme, west side, from a point 15 metres north of the northerly kerb line of Stanley Road for the remainder of its adopted length.

(2) That the Executive Councillor (Economic Development and Regeneration) be recommended to give approval to the following:-

Proposed No Waiting at Any Time

St James Way, Cheadle Hulme, both sides from the northerly kerb line of Stanley Road for a distance of 15 metres in a northerly direction.

Stanley Road, Cheadle Hulme, north side, from a point 12 metres west of the westerly kerb line of St James Way to a point 8 metres east of the easterly kerb line of St James Way.

12. NOMINATION OF AUTHORITY GOVERNORS

A representative of the Democratic Services Manager submitted a report of the Service Director (Education) (copies of which had been circulated) requesting the Area Committee to provide nominations for Authority Governor vacancies at Nevill Road Infant and Queesgate Primary Schools in addition to recommending the reappointment of governors to the Governing Bodies of Hursthead Infant, Hursthead Junior, Moss Hey Primary and Thorn Grove Primary Schools.

RESOLVED – (1) That the Executive Councillor (Lifelong Learning and Achievement) be recommended to approve reappointments to governing bodies as follows:-

Name School Political Group

Cllr B Bagnall Hursthead Infant Conservative Mr B Dougal Hursthead Junior Conservative Mrs J Gow Moss Hey Primary Liberal Democrat Mr P Baxter Thorn Grove Primary Liberal Democrat

(2) That the vacancies at Nevill Road Infant and Queensgate Primary School be noted.

13. PROGRESS ON AREA COMMITTEE DECISIONS

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

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RESOLVED – (1) That the report be noted.

(2) That the Service Director (Place Management) be requested to further investigate the potential for the proposal to introduce a Controlled Parking Zone within the lay-by from the borough boundary between Stockport and on Road, Woodford to be funded by the Deanwater Hotel.

The meeting closed at 8.30 pm