Decision details

Cabinet considered a report on the adoption of a vision and strategy to guide the regeneration of Macclesfield town centre.

It was proposed that the draft vision and strategy document appended to the report be subjected to public consultation, following which the document would be finalised and adopted to provide a clear, unambiguous structure for prioritising and managing regeneration activity in Macclesfield Town Centre over the next 5 years, with the aim of strengthening the resilience of the local economy, enhancing the quality of place, and providing for the needs of the local community.

The Portfolio Holder for Housing and Planning welcomed the endorsement of the strategy by the MP for Macclesfield, Mr David Rutley.

RESOLVED

That Cabinet

1.    approves the Consultation Draft of the Vision, Strategy, and Action Plan for the revitalisation of Macclesfield, as attached to the report, for public consultation purposes;

2.    delegates authority to the Executive Director Place to authorise any necessary actions to finalise the document and, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Housing and Planning, to approve the final version of the document, having regard to representations submitted through the public consultation process;

3.    delegates authority to the Executive Director Place, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Housing and Planning, to take all actions necessary to progress and implement the delivery of the strategy, including making modifications to the Action Plans contained within the document, subject to any further business cases being made in the normal way for the allocation of associated finances;

4.    authorises the spend of up to a further £400K from the existing approved Regeneration and Development Capital Budget to supplement the £1M already approved to enhance the public realm in the core of the Town Centre; and

5.    notes that a business case will be developed for capital investment in public realm enhancements in future years, so that it can be considered as part of the medium term financial strategy.