Issue - meetings

John White reminded members that the next meeting would be the Annual General Meeting, at which the Chairman and Vice-Chairman would need to be elected.

He also highlighted a number of consultations being carried out to which members may like to respond:

·        Cheshire West and Chester was consulting on two large planning applications in Northwich for housing on land near the River Weaver which could affect access to the river path. 

·        Cheshire East Council was undertaking a Place Shaping Consultation, which ends on 30 September. The consultation was the first stage of consultation in drawing up new plans for Towns and Villages in Cheshire East and was looking at how many new homes and jobs were need and where they should go; protecting and improving important open areas; providing new cycle routes and footpaths; improving town centres and community facilities; and how the environment of towns and villages could be improved.

Andy Gildon reported that a quarry local to where he lived was near the end of its working life and there had been a request to include permissive paths in the restoration plan of the site.

Kay Loch reported that the next meeting of the Cheshire West and Chester Council’s Rights of Way Committee was on 20 October 2011.