Public and Visiting Cheshire East Councillors - Speaking Time/Open Session
Whilst the Council’s rules on speaking at committee meetings impose a strict time limit for visiting speakers, the Chair will adopt a flexible approach and will seek to allow, all those wishing to do so, the opportunity to speak on any matter relating to this agenda, subject to the following:
Members of the public or visiting Members, 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:
Prior to public speaking, the Chair thanked the members of the Sub-Committee and the officers for their work over the last three years of the community governance review which had continued over the period of the pandemic.
The following is a brief summary of the submissions made.
Councillor Ken Edwards, Bollington Town Council, began by congratulating the officers on what he said was a clear and well organised report. He went on to express his council’s disappointment that the report did not recommend the Town Council’s proposal that the boundary between Bollington and Rainow be amended to include the settlement at Ingersley Vale within Bollington. He asked that the matter be reviewed as part of the next Cheshire East ward boundary review.
Mr Brian Jones, Tytherington Lane, Bollington, objected to properties in Bollington being transferred to Macclesfield.
Councillor Fiona Wilson, Deputy Mayor of Macclesfield, welcomed the revised recommendations for Macclesfield that the current seating allocation worked well and that a community governance review of the Town Council would be premature.
Councillor Chris Jackson, Chair of Holmes Chapel Parish Council, expressed the council’s disappointment that the area comprising the Bluebell Green and Dunkirk Farm residential developments was not to be transferred from Brereton to Holmes Chapel.
Mr Peter Turner, Town Clerk of Crewe Town Council, expressed the council’s disappointment that the proposals for Crewe did not address issues of underrepresentation within Crewe or the significant residential developments that had taken place on the outskirts of Crewe outside the town’s boundary.
Councillor Roger Dawson, Vice-Chair of Alpraham Parish Council, expressed his council’s disappointment that the proposed merger of Alpraham and Calveley did not include the parish of Wardle.
Councillor Andy Lindsay, Chair of Brereton Parish Council, congratulated the Council’s officers on what had been a difficult task in dealing with so many consultation inputs. He indicated his council’s support for the proposals for Brereton, including the retention of Bluebell Green and Dunkirk Farm within the parish of Brereton and the adjustment of the boundary with Somerford to align with Holmes Chapel Road.
Councillor L Smetham, expressed her support, and that of parishes and residents, for the recommendations relating to parishes within the Gawsworth ward and asked that the Sub-Committee support them. She also asked Democratic Services to consider bringing Daintry Hall back into availability as a polling station for North Rode.
Councillor L Gilbert, disagreed with the proposal not to transfer the area of Bluebell Green and Dunkirk Farm from Brereton to Holmes Chapel and asked the Sub-Committee to support the transfer for reasons of community identity.
Councillor D Murphy, speaking as the Mayor of Congleton, expressed the Town Council’s view that all housing and business development on land contained within the new link road should be included within the area of Congleton Town, the link road forming a natural boundary.
Councillor J Clowes began by thanking the Sub-Committee and the officers for their work on the review. She then indicated that with regard to Doddington and District, Hatherton and Walgherton, and ... view the full minutes text for item 4