Issue - meetings

Consideration was given to the following Notices of Motion :-

1          Location of Strategic Planning Board meeting.

Proposed by Councillor D Brickhill and seconded by Councillor A Moran

In the light of the Chairman’s decision to hold a Strategic Planning Board meeting in Macclesfield when all the items of the agenda (bar one in Ollerton) were in the south of the Borough, it is clear that the previous decision of Council is not being observed by him.  Therefore his discretion in this matter is withdrawn. The location of the meeting in Crewe or Macclesfield  shall be decided only on the basis of whether the majority of the agenda items are in the  south or north of the Borough, as this was clearly the intention of council especially to avoid residents having to travel long distances e.g. Wrenbury to Macclesfield.  

RESOLVED

That the motion stand referred to Cabinet.

2          Heyes Lane Allotments

Proposed by Councillor S Corcoran and seconded by Councillor K Edwards

This Council commits that it will not agree to vary the lease with Alderley Edge Parish Council for the Heyes Lane site to allow any use other than allotments, unless the Secretary of State exercises any powers that he might have to require a variation of the lease.

RESOLVED

That the motion stand referred to Cabinet.

3          Local Plan

Proposed by Councillor D Newton and seconded by Councillor S Corcoran

This Council notes

1)         the recent comments of Steven Pratt on the Cheshire East Local Plan; and

2)         the appeal recovery criteria that enable a decision on any appeal that involves a potential conflict with an emerging (or recently made) neighbourhood plan to be taken by Ministers

And resolves to write to Edward Timpson MP, Fiona Bruce MP, David Rutley MP, George Osborne MP and Stephen O’Brien MP asking them to call

a)      for any appeal that involves a potential conflict with an emerging (or recently made) neighbourhood plan in Cheshire East to be recovered and taken by Ministers; and

b)     for emerging Local Plans to be afforded greater weight at planning appeals.

RESOLVED

That the motion stand referred to Cabinet.

4          Sandbach Neighbourhood Plan

Proposed by Councillor S Corcoran and seconded by Councillor J Jackson

This Council welcomes the strong community involvement in and the cross party support for the Sandbach Neighbourhood Plan and regrets the comments of the Leader of the Council about the Sandbach Neighbourhood Plan on the Sunday Politics Show on 30 November.

RESOLVED

That the motion stand referred to Cabinet.

5          Corporate Tax Avoidance

Proposed by Councillor S Hogben and seconded by Councillor K Edwards

Nationally, nearly half of local authority funding comes from central government – financed from general taxation which includes corporation tax. This makes corporate tax avoidance an issue directly relevant to the provision of local government services, as well as to the provision of public services around the world.

This Council calls upon the UK government to listen to the strength of public feeling and act to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 55