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Apologies for Absence Minutes: No apologies were received. |
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Declarations of Interest To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any personal and/or prejudicial interests in any item on the agenda. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest. |
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Public Speaking Time/Open Session In accordance with Procedure Rules Nos.11 and 35 a period of 10 minutes is allocated for members of the public to address the meeting on any matter relevant to the work of the meeting. Individual members of the public may speak for up to 5 minutes but the Chairman or person presiding will decide how the period of time allocated for public speaking will be apportioned where there are a number of speakers. Members of the public are not required to give notice to use this facility. However, as a matter of courtesy, a period of 24 hours’ notice is encouraged.
Members of the public wishing to ask a question at the meeting should provide at least three clear working days’ notice in writing and should include the question with that notice. This will enable an informed answer to be given.
Minutes: No members of the public were present. |
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Draft Crewe Town Strategy To consider a report seeking agreement to the publication of the Draft Crewe Town Strategy, for public consultation, to ultimately form part of the evidence base for the Cheshire East Local Plan. Additional documents: Minutes: Consideration was given to a report which sought agreement to the publication of the Draft Crewe Town Strategy for public consultation, and to the use of the final document as part of the evidence base for the Cheshire Local Plan.
The Cabinet Member for Strategic Communities reported that, since its publication, the wording of the decision requested had been amended to insert ‘subject to the inclusion of a glossary, and the inclusion of Wistaston in any reference in the document to the Green Gap’. He gave a resume of the wide range of documents to be produced and included in the Cheshire East Local Plan, of the overall time scale for its production, and the importance placed by the Authority on public consultation on each of the component documents. Thorough analysis of the feedback would help to ensure the production of a sound and robust Local Plan. Public consultation had been deliberately delayed for two weeks in order to ensure that the holiday season was largely over and was now due to commence at the end of August.
The Draft Strategy had been prepared by local stakeholders including the Crewe Local Members Panel, representatives for the All Change for Crewe Project Board, Groups and local Parish Councils. The Draft Strategy now needed to be formally agreed by the Portfolio Holder in the absence of a Crewe Town Council.
In all a total of 11 Town Strategies had or were being prepared; ultimately all of them would form part of the evidence base for the Cheshire East Local Plan and help to inform policy writing and the identification of strategic sites for inclusion on the Site Allocations document.
Particular questions were raised by visiting members concerning the extent of some of the development sites identified, of the location of Green Gaps, and the difference in protection this offered to a Buffer Zone. It was stressed that at this time all sites were indicative only, that not all of them would be included in the final version, and that the feedback by local ward members and the public was vital at this stage. In addition there would be further public consultation at the final stage when the Draft Cheshire East Local Plan was published for consultation.
RESOLVED
That, subject to the inclusion of a glossary, and the inclusion of Wistaston in any reference in the document to the Green Gap’, the Draft Crewe Town Strategy be approved for consultation and, when finalised, ultimately form part of the evidence base for the Cheshire East Local Plan. |
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Draft Macclesfield Town Strategy To consider a report seeking agreement to the publication of the Draft Macclesfield Town Strategy, for public consultation, to ultimately form part of the evidence base for the Cheshire East Local Plan. Additional documents:
Minutes: Consideration was given to a report which sought agreement to the publication of the Draft Macclesfield Town Strategy for public consultation, and to the use of the final document as part of the evidence base for the Cheshire Local Plan.
An improved map for diagram 1 (Potential Development Options) on page 15 of the Draft Strategy, and a diagram illustrating a potential extension to the town centre boundary, to be inserted on page 21, were circulated at the meeting.
Local stakeholders including representatives from the Make it Macclesfield Forum, community groups, adjoining Parish Councils, and the Macclesfield Local Members Group had contributed to the Draft Strategy which, as there was no Town Council now needed to be formally agreed by the Portfolio Holder.
A total of 11 Town Strategies had or were being prepared; ultimately all of them would form part of the evidence base for the Cheshire East Local Plan and help to inform policy writing and the identification of strategic sites for inclusion on the Site Allocations document.
Consultation on the Draft Strategy was due to commence at the end of August at the end of the main holiday season to ensure that as many people as possible had the time and the opportunity to respond.
RESOLVED
That, subject to the inclusion of the revised map and additional plan, the Draft Macclesfield Town Strategy be approved for public consultation and, when finalised, to ultimately form part of the evidence base for the Cheshire East Local Plan.
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