Neighbourhood Action Plan SUMMARY April 2011 - March 2012

Shaw Heath, Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme, Gatley, Heald Green and Bramhall

Introduction

This Neighbourhood Action Plan (NAP) has been Place, Shaw Heath; Queens Gardens, Cheadle developed for Shaw Heath, Cheadle, Cheadle and Avon Road, Heald Green and there are also Hulme, Bramhall, Heald Green and Gatley by a number of dispersed properties covered by Stockport Homes in partnership with customers, the NAP within these areas, including Gatley. services and organisations working and living in the neighbourhood. The neighbourhood is NAPs are developed in order to identify the located within Stockport Homes’ West Area key issues in a neighbourhood and to develop Housing Team, the area is managed by two actions to address these issues. NAPs Neighbourhood Housing Officers (NHOs) and can cover a range of social, economic and contact details are shown on the front page. environmental issues, which includes housing, the environment, community safety, leisure and This NAP covers a dispersed number of access to services and facilities. The NAPs properties, the following describes the facilities are influenced by a range of existing polices, within the three main residential areas; Randolph strategies and action plans at national, regional

Contact Details: West Area Housing Team Neighbourhood Housing Officer: Melinda Waterhouse Telephone: 0161 218 1526 Email: [email protected]

Neighbourhood Housing Officer: Val Percy Telephone: 0161 474 4371 Email: [email protected] and local levels. The information used Neighbourhood Activity to develop the plan links to Stockport 2010-2011 Council’s strategic plans and supports the Council’s Place and People strategic A range of projects have been delivered in • Garages at Willow Avenue, Cheadle Hulme objectives. This NAP has been developed the neighbourhood over the last 12 months. have been demolished and planning by analysing data about the area, looking This has included physical improvements to permission granted for eight, three at current and developing policies and properties and within the neighbourhood, bedroom properties plans in the area, results of consultation in addition to a programme of activities and • Security works completed at Lydney with customers and talking to other events throughout the year. Regular updates Avenue garages to prevent youths from partners and services about plans for their have been made to customers through the congregating at rear and side of adjacent areas. Neighbourhood Newsletters, and this will houses continue throughout this year. • Lumb House, Bramhall residents are benefitting from new window cleaning The following highlights the key areas of activity service following consultation. of the last 12 months in the neighbourhood: • Kitchen and bathroom works have been completed at properties in Bramhall • A programme of community clean ups and • Internal communal area improvements to estate walkabouts carried out across the redecorate and replace flooring have been area with partners and residents carried out at Queens Road, Cheadle • Provision of new fencing and gates at • Successful bids to the Estate Improvement Chestnut Avenue, Cheadle Budget has secured funding for the following projects: • improved disabled parking bays provided at flats 40-46 Randolph Place, Shaw Heath; • signage works carried out at Queens Gardens and Stockport Road flats, Cheadle; • improvement works to gates at Park Mount, Gatley and Sycamore Walk, Cheadle have been carried out; and • new fencing, gates and access improvements at 14a-18b Avon Road, Bathroom replacement as part Heald Green. of decent homes

2 Neighbourhood Action Plan www.stockporthomes.org Neighbourhood and Customer The second area covered by the NAP is The third area is Heald Green, which has a Profile Queens Gardens, Oak Road, Cheadle, number of dispersed properties and one main separated by the A560 leading to Stockport estate off Avon Road. This is the southern most area of properties, close to Manchester This NAP covers a dispersed number of Town Centre and Junction 2 of the M60 City and Macclesfield Borough Councils. The properties, the following describes the motorway. This is a primarily residential area area benefits from easy access to the A34, facilities within the three main residential comprising of mainly flat accommodation, leading to the M60 motorway and is within five areas; Randolph Place, Shaw Heath; Queens including Queens Gardens Sheltered Housing minutes of Manchester Airport. There is one Gardens, Cheadle and Avon Road, Heald Scheme and a limited amount of family railway station, Heald Green, which provides Green and there are also a number of accommodation. The area is adjacent to direct access to Manchester City Centre dispersed properties covered by the NAP Cheadle Town Centre, which contains a range and Manchester Airport. There are a number within these areas, including Gatley. of services and facilities and a number of local of primary schools within the area, but no shops along the A560. There are a number secondary schools within the proximity. The first area, Randolph Place, is located of primary schools within the area, but no within half a mile south west of Stockport Town secondary school. There are a number of The neighbourhoods are dispersed across Centre and within Shaw Heath Renewal Area. local formal and informal leisure facilities within four wards Brinnington Central, Heald Green, The area is bounded to the north and east by the area, the nearest largest park is Diamond Cheadle and Gatley and Cheadle Hulme North a main railway line and two main roads. The Jubilee Recreation Ground, off Park Road, and five Area Committees. The following property is a mix of family accommodation providing football, play and bowling facilities. information is provided for Randolph Place and a number of low rise flats. Whilst the area is within easy access to local services and facilities, Edgley district shopping centre is located to the north within walking distance of the area. In addition, Stockport County Football Club is located within proximity to the north east of the area. There are a number of local formal and informal leisure facilities within the area, Shaw Heath Park is located to the south west, with a range of play, sport and community facilities.

West Area Housing Office

www.stockporthomes.org Neighbourhood Action Plan 3 estate as it is located within Shaw Heath, The majority of customers living in the therefore the information provided is based on neighbourhood are aged 55 and over (59%) the information specific to Brinnington Central and a significantly low number of customers 13 lower super output area (LSOA) and Heald are aged 16-24 (1%), the lowest identified Green ward as the majority of accommodation within neighbourhoods managed by Stockport is provided in this area. Homes.

Brinnington Central LSOA has a population of Stockport Homes’ customers are involved in 1,425 people and the majority of residents are many ways to ensure that all customers have aged 30 to 59 years old, and there is a higher the chance to get involved and influence the than Borough average percentage of residents decisions and services received that affect their aged 20 to 29. A significant number of home and neighbourhood. There is one formal residents rent from private landlords or lettings Tenants’ and Residents’ Association (TRA) agencies and a high percentage of residents currently within the neighbourhood, and there rent from housing associations. A significant are a number of local events and activities majority of residents living in the area do not within the neighbourhood where customers own a car or van. The area is primarily white engage with Stockport Homes, including local British, with a larger than Borough average coffee mornings at Sheltered Accommodation percentage of Irish white residents. There Schemes. is also a higher than Borough average of residents identified as single. Heald Green Ward has a population of 12,430 and the majority of residents are aged 30 to 59 with a higher than average percentage of residents aged 60 and over. The majority of residents are owner occupiers and the ward has a significantly lower than average percent of residents renting from the local authority. There is a higher than average number of residents with access to one or more cars or vans.

The following information provides a summary of data on customers living within the neighbourhood. The profile of customers is: 6% are from a Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) background, 27% have indicated a disability.

4 Neighbourhood Action Plan www.stockporthomes.org Frequency in which actions will be reviewed. Key: Monthly M Quarterly Q Bi-annually B Yearly Y

Stockport Homes’ NAP Objective Neighbourhood Issue Sub Area Action Timescale Strategic Aim Maximize contribution to The neighbourhood is Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Estate wide Continue to deliver diversionary May 11 to social inclusion a safe place to live with youths playing football activities Mar 12 in the street Q Low tolerance to ASB from Estate wide Promote positive activity with May 11 to owner occupiers customers and partners Mar 12 Q There is a good quality Environmental issues Estate wide Deliver programme of clean ups May 11 to local environment relating to graffiti, litter and Mar 12 fly tipping Q Estate wide Deliver programme of monthly May 11 to community skips Mar 12 M Lack of recycling facilities Estate wide Identify new areas for recycling May 11 to facilities and develop action plan Mar 12 Q There are improved Lack of play opportunities Estate wide Support and deliver diversionary May 11 to outcomes for children for children activities for children and young Mar 12 and young people people Q There is improved Levels of unemployment Estate wide Develop projects with May 11 to economic wellbeing Employment Support Officer Mar 12 for local people Q Estate wide Promote all courses as part May 11 to of Skills for Life programme at Oct 11 tenant visits Q

www.stockporthomes.org Neighbourhood Action Plan 5 Stockport Homes’ NAP Objective Neighbourhood Issue Sub Area Action Timescale Strategic Aim Maximize contribution to There is improved Rent and debt advice for Estate wide Provide all customers at May 11 to social inclusion economic wellbeing people induction with leaflet promoting Mar 12 for local people home insurance M Limited awareness of credit Estate wide Promote Credit Union at tenant May 11 to union visits Mar 12 M There is an improved Raise awareness of Estate wide Continue to raise awareness of May 11 to quality of life for older activities and events events and activities Mar 12 people Q Improved mental Raise awareness of health Estate wide Promote events and activities to May 11 to health wellbeing events / activities customers Mar 12 M Ensure residents lead, There is a strong local Support to existing Oak Tree, Support projects and activities of May 11 to drive and shape services community where Tenants’ and Residents’ Acorn group Mar 12 people feel they can Association (TRA) Ash and M improve their area Chestnut Review outcome of Shaw Shaw Heath Provide support to Strategic May 11 to Heath Renewal Area Housing outcomes report action Mar 12 Programme plan Q Promote existing Cheadle Promote use of community May 11 to community facilities facilities at Queens Gardens Mar 12 Q Effective asset There are good quality Vacant and underused land Estate wide Support identification of May 11 to management and housing and housing potential to be unsustainable properties and Mar 12 maximize the use of services redeveloped sites within the neighbourhood Q resources to do more

6 Neighbourhood Action Plan www.stockporthomes.org Stockport Homes’ NAP Objective Neighbourhood Issue Sub Area Action Timescale Strategic Aim Effective asset There are good quality Long term sustainability of Estate wide Deliver programme of May 11 to management and housing and housing garages sites improvement in sustainable Mar 12 maximize the use of services garages Q resources to do more Age restricted properties Estate wide Deliver age restricted review on May 11 to properties in consultation with Mar 12 existing customers M Perception of Estate wide Promote projects in May 11 to neighbourhood Neighbourhood Newsletter and Mar 12 other media Q Improvements required Estate wide Deliver annual Capital and May 11 to as part of Planned Planned Maintenance Mar 12 Maintenance and Capital Programmes Q Programmes Cheadle Develop improvement to external May 11 to communal gardens at Oak side Mar 12 Close M Poor condition of highways Cheadle Work with Highways services to May 11 to improve the condition of surface Mar 12 of roads and pavements Q Improvements to physical Estate wide Work with customers to Apr 11 to appearances of the identify and implement Estate Mar 12 neighbourhood Improvement Budget projects M