What the report by executive director Neil Rodgers said:
“Consultants Cushman and Wakefield have prepared an Options Appraisal report to support a masterplan and investment strategy for Cheadle town centre.
“The report sets out opportunities to increase the vibrancy of Cheadle by delivering new homes as well as community facilities that will help to attract and retain additional residents and visitors to the town centre.
“The Options Appraisal report proposes a number of options for key sites in the town, including Well Street and Tape Street car parks, the community hospital and Newlands Care Home on Royal Walk and South Moorlands Leisure Centre.
“The report makes recommendations on using the key sites, all in public sector ownership, as a basis for the re-configuration of Cheadle town centre to help the town become an even more attractive and compelling place to live, work and visit.
“The report includes recommendations for the location of a new community hub building in the town centre.
“Decisions on the future of Cheadle Hospital and the South Moorlands Leisure Centre may provide opportunities to offer replacement health, well-being, leisure and other community facilities from a single location.
“The report recommends that the preferred location for any community hub should be at Tape Street car park, bringing additional footfall
directly into the town centre.
“In the medium and long term it may be possible to bring forward residential development at Royal Walk and the site of the existing leisure centre, subject to decisions on the future of the existing buildings on these sites.
“In the short term, residential development may be brought forward at Well Street car park, potentially in conjunction with proposals from Your Housing Group for the site of the former Lightwood care home.
“Should all or parts of both Tape Street and Well Street car parks be redeveloped, it will be important to ensure that a review of parking in Cheadle is undertaken to ensure that adequate parking provision remains for the town.”