Report on Marple Area Committee Meeting 15th April 2015

A report on the Marple Area Committee Meeting that took place on 11th March 2015 can be viewed HERE

The agenda was short, the meeting lasting less than 15 minutes - a missed opportunity to discuss some of the pressing issues facing Marple?

Future Marple Area Committee Meetings

10th June 2015 
15th July 2015 
12th August 2015
30th September 2015
11th November 2015
16th December 2015
10th February 2016
16th March 2016
20th April 2016 

Planning Application DC/057703 - Proposed Advertisement Signs at Asda, Marple

The society's planning team has sent a response to Stockport MBC's Planning Department to oppose Planning Application DC/057703

To view the application documents see SMBC planning portal HERE

To view our response in full see HERE

Photo - Mark Whitaker, FoMMP

Neighbourhood Planning Update

The Civic Society Neighbourhood Planning steering group has met four times since it was set up in January this year.

Progress has been made in investigating Neighbourhood Planning and familiarising the members of the steering group with the principles of Neighbourhood Planning established by the Localism Act of 2011.

Work is well advanced to establish a preliminary boundary (which may be changed by the Neighbourhood Forum once set up) and in commisioning an independent urban design study.

Meeting Notes

6th January 2015 - Introduction to Neighbourhood Planning - see HERE for meeting notes.

2nd February 2015 - Planning and Boundary discussion - see HERE for meeting notes.

17th February 2015 - Meeting addressed by Andrew Stunell - see HERE for meeting notes.

10th March 2015 - Meeting addressed by Mick Duggan of Department of Communities and Local Government.  Richard Wood (SMBC Planning Policy manager) and Andrew Bispham (deputy chair, Planning & Highways Committee) invited to meeting.  - see HERE for meeting notes.

New Model for English Heritage

On 1st April 2015 English Heritage will become two organisations:

Historic England, Chaired by Sir Laurie Magnus, will champion and protect England's historic environment and the English Heritage Trust, chaired by Sir Tim Laurence,  will look after the National Heritage Collection.

For full details of the new bodies including contact details see HERE

Assets of Community Value - Marple Case Study

Since Marple Civic Society put forward a campaign for Civic Voice to urge every civic society to nominate at least one "Asset of Community Value" Civic Voice has been championing and promoting "Assets of Community Value".

In the past few months, since the start of the campaign, many groups around the country, working with Civic Voice, have developed action plans to nominate "Assets".  Not content with nominating one, many groups have nominated dozens! 

Civic Voice have chosen Marple Civic Society as a case study to demonstrate the different powers available to communities through the Localism Act.

To view the Civic Voice case study on Marple Civic Society see HERE

Planning Application DC/057081 - The Garden House, Lakes Road, Marple Bridge

The society's planning team has sent a response to Stockport MBC's Planning Department to support Planning Application DC/057081 with conditions.

To view the application documents see SMBC planning portal HERE

To view our response in full see HERE