Agenda and minutes

There were no declarations of interest.

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To consider a report on:

1. the adoption of legislation in respect of street naming and the approval of a policy in respect of street naming and numbering; and

2. proposed amendments to the Officer Delegations of the Strategic Director (Places & Organisational Capacity) in relation to traffic regulation orders, stopping up orders and street naming and numbering.

The Cabinet Member for Environment considered a report on

1.      the adoption of legislation in respect of street naming and the approval of a policy in respect of street naming and numbering, including altering existing street names and numbers; and

2.      the making of amendments to the Officer Delegations of the Strategic Director (Places & Organisational Capacity) in relation to traffic regulation orders, stopping up orders and street naming and numbering.

The Cabinet Member had at a previous meeting expressed the intention to adopt certain legislation in respect of street naming. Public notice had been given in accordance with Schedule 14 of the Local Government Act 1972 and therefore the Cabinet Member was now asked to adopt the legislation. The Cabinet Member was also requested to approve the Street Naming and Numbering Policy attached at Appendix A to the report together with the necessary charges. The policy would supersede any previous policy in respect of street naming and numbering.

The Cabinet Member was also asked to consider amendments to the delegations to the Strategic Director (Places & Organisational Capacity) as a result of the adoption of street naming legislation, and to remove the formal requirement for officers to consult the Cabinet Member in the making of certain decisions.

The Cabinet Member was not minded to approve the proposed changes to the scheme of delegation.

RESOLVED

That

(1)   the provisions of Sections 17 and 19 of the Public Health Act 1925 and section 21 of the Public Health Act Amendment Act 1907 shall be adopted and shall apply throughout the Borough of  Cheshire East with effect from 2^nd October 2012;

(2)   the Street Naming and Numbering Policy at Appendix A to the report be approved; and

(3)   the statutory charges relating to street naming and numbering as set out in the schedule to the Appendix be approved and the non-statutory charges as set out in the 20% column of the schedule be approved, but the figures be rounded as appropriate.