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Construction of the bypass.

I saw this whilst
passing and just wondered how pedestrians were supposed to access their
road.

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Is Lord Goddard asking questions in the Lords on behalf of Orbit Developments?

Lord Goddard of Stockport Liberal Democrat 3:07
pm, 2nd December 2015

To ask Her Majesty’s Government
what is their assessment of how the policy to allow offices to be converted
into housing has worked so far, and whether they intend to extend the policy
beyond next year, when it is due to lapse.

Baroness Williams of Trafford The
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

My Lords, we announced on 12 October that we would make permanent the
permitted development right for the change of use from office to residential
use. From April 2014 toJune 2015, 3,971 schemes
have secured the permitted development right, which will deliver much-needed
new homes.

Lord Goddard of Stockport Liberal Democrat

I thank the Minister for that Answer. Is she aware that the British Council for Offices has
estimated that 6 million square feet of office accommodation has been lost? In London, it is more
disastrous than that: 834,000 square metres have been lost, 40% of which was
due to evictions. They are thriving businesses trying to deliver for the
economy, which have been thrown out by unscrupulous landlords trying to make
profit from running around the planning rules. This is an unintended
consequence of a policy that was right when it was brought in. We should look
again because clearly that was not the idea. It was to create jobs and homes,
not to create the complete opposite, which is what is happening.

Baroness Williams of Trafford The
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

I thank the
noble Lord for that useful supplementary question. As he and I know, in
Stockport and Trafford the policy has worked very well and has helped to
deliver much needed footfall and population to some of our town centres. The British Council for Offices estimates that the right has resulted in 7,600 much-needed homes,
including in London and the south-east. The office market continues to develop,
as noted by the British Council for Offices, with modern office developments
being brought forward, but where there is evidence that it is necessary to
protect the amenity and well-being of existing business areas, as the noble
Lord said, local planning authorities can bring forward Article 4 directions to
remove the right and require a planning application. Twenty local planning
authorities have already done this.

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CONFIDENTIAL

(Confidential, because formal status is as minutes for a
group meeting. Copies to be restricted
to members of the Liberal Democrat Group at the discretion of the Executive
Leader, and to officers on a ‘need to know’ basis at the discretion of
Directors. Non-sensitive information on
individual items may, of course, need to emerge more widely in the course of
normal Council business or in response to a request for information under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000).

EXECUTIVE BRIEFING MEETING

Meeting: 28 February 2005

At: 3.00
pm

PRESENT:

Executive

Councillor Mark Hunter (Leader of the
Council) in the chair; Councillors Shan Alexander (Education), Martin Candler
(Social Care and Health), Sue Derbyshire (Infrastructure), David Goddard (Regeneration),
Pam King (Leisure and Culture), Hazel Lees (Environment), Brian Millard
(Resources) and Mark Weldon (Community Development).

Officers

John Schultz – Chief Executive

Ged Lucas – Deputy Chief Executive and Director of
Community Services

Ed Blundell – Director
for Education Services

Ted Lush – Director of Finance and Property Services

Elaine McLean – Director
of Environment and Economic Development Services

Nic Cox – General Manager, Stockport
Direct Services

Ken Horton – Strategic Head of e-Services

Carol Summers – Assistant
Director (Corporate Property Services), Finance and Property Services

Len Narborough – Assistant Director (Strategic Housing),
Environment and Economic Development Services

James Newell – Head
of Traffic Services, Environment and Economic Development Services

Dave Bryant – Planning
Policy Manager, Environment and Economic Development Services

Ron Lofkin – Principal
Adviser (Secondary Schools), Education Services

Marcus Bowell – Political
Assistant to the Liberal Democrat Group

David Clee – Committee
Manager, Chief Executive’s Services

Apologies

Apologies for absence were
submitted on behalf of Councillor John Pantall and Andrew Webb.

1. EARLY BRIEFING/GENERAL
BUSINESS

(a) The Future of Corporate Property
Services

Issue

Carol Summers gave a briefing in connection
with the options for the future of Corporate Property Services and updated
Executive Councillors on the work which had currently been carried out.

Outcome

·
Position
noted.

·
Issue
to be considered further at a future Leader’s Briefing Meeting.

(b) Decriminalised
Parking Enforcement

Issue

James Newell gave a briefing in connection
with the preparatory work which had been undertaken prior to the Council having
the legal powers, as from 4
April 2005, to enforce all parking offences within the borough.

Outcomes

·
Position
noted.

·
Leaflet
produced advising members of the public of the introduction of Decriminalised
Parking Enforcement to be sent to all Councillors.

(c) Strategy
and Mechanisms for Tackling the Under-Performance of Secondary Schools at Key
Stage 4 (See Minute 1 of 7 February 2005)

Issue

Ed Blundell and Ron Lofkin gave a briefing
in connection with raising standards at Key Stage 4.

Outcomes

·
Position
noted.

·
The
Leader of the Council, Executive Councillor (Education) and the Director for
Education Services to meet with secondary school headteachers to discuss
further.

(d) Overview
of Housing Act 2004 and recent Housing Policy Announcements from the Office of
the Deputy Prime Minister

Issue

Len Narborough gave a briefing in
connection with the provisions contained in the Housing Act 2004 and other
housing-related announcements made by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
in January this year.

Outcomes

·
Position
noted.

·
Revised
briefing note to be circulated to all Councillors.

2. KEY AND NON-KEY DECISIONS
SCHEDULED FOR 14 MARCH AND 4
APRIL 2005 EXECUTIVE MEETINGS

Issue

·
List
of key and non-key decisions scheduled for consideration at future Executive
Meetings submitted.

·
Briefing
given in respect of:-

Unitary
Development Plan Update and Related Issues – the introduction of Housing
Phasing Policy HP1.5 (RGN 89)

Outcome

Issues to be considered further at Leader’s
Briefing Meeting on 3 March
2005.

3. BUDGET

Issue

Ted Lush reported that a report would be
submitted to the next Executive Briefing Meeting on the implications for
2006/07 of the 2005/06 Revenue Budget, and linking the budget in more detail to
the Council Plan and the consultation which had been undertaken. He further reported that an Efficiency
Statement was required by mid-April.

Outcome

·
Position
noted.

4. COMPREHENSIVE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT/JOINT
AREA REVIEW PROGRESS

Issue

John Schultz reported that the Council was
expecting to be advised by the Audit Commission early next month of the date of
the Corporate Performance Assessment and Joint Area Review.

5. NOTE OF MEETING HELD ON 7 FEBRUARY 2005

Outcome

·
Note
approved as a correct record.

6. DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION AND SKILLS’ TARGETED
CAPITAL FUNDING (See
Minute 6 of 7 February 2005)

Issue

Ed Blundell
reported that the Department for Education and Skills had confirmed that
Targeted Capital Funding would be available in 2005/06. A bid would, therefore, be made by the
Council in accordance with the Executive’s preferred option for a new Romiley Primary School.

Outcome

·
Position noted.

The meeting
closed at 5.02 pm.

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