I have just read in this mornings Stockport Times that the school have already given notice on their existing site; they are so confident that this will happen. I am firmly against this on 2 fronts. One, make no mistake once this school is in place, we will lose access to Abney Hall. Not only that, their plans also seek to utilise many other parts of the park which are now considered public land.

This is the biggest attraction that Cheadle has and the council are standing by whilst its given away. Why is it not being developed as tourist attraction like Bramhall Hall or Lyme Hall. It has equal historical merit. But I forgot this is Cheadle, who cares? There has been more effort expended by the council / councillors on the Tatton Cinema than on Abney Hall.
Second traffic. We all know the problems on Schools Hill. Do we want the same thing all over again on the busiest conduit through Cheadle? Manchester Rd feeds the A560 from both directions. Even a small delay for turning traffic will cause chaos. But this is only the thin end of the wedge. The school is in fact an international business called GEMS who have 6 schools. The long term aim is to expand the school into the Hall itself and act as a secondary school for all the GEMS schools – projections are for 800 pupils – and how will they get to school? By car of course.

This is a major issue and Iain and all the other “Cheadle” councillors have to state whether they are for or against this. All I can see is adverse impact and no economic or other benefit

I cannot believe that, as a regular user of Abney Hall, I was not aware of this proposal until i saw the small planning application tied to a lamp post on the park, i could not find anymore, than this one next to the hall.

Is this been kept quiet, to prevent a mass petition?

I am very saddened by this proposal, this is a well used park, for fishing, football, families, dog walkers and anyone who wants to enjoy the greenery.

All this, threatened by this application, yes traffic will be affected as already discussed by earlier comments, but what about users of the park. Will public areas such as the football pitch cease to be accessible to all.

What about the thousands of pounds invested in the marshlands, will this be all for nothing if users of the parks cant appreciate it.

We shoud be embracing the few and far between greenlands and look for restoration fundings etc for the buildings instead of allowing a business, sorry, a private school…to take it over.

On behalf of several regular users of the park.

Question: what is been done to oppose this, are there any committies,meetings coming up, if so please advertise widely, and not just the local area.

I find it hard to believe that a substantial amount of land wouldn’t be annexed as part of this proposal. When the security implications are considered, how can they not erect ugly security fencing which would have to surround any recreational area for the children? What of the ponds they could fall into?

I accept that most of the park would be untouched but the plan as it stands concerns me in what it doesn’t say. Public access to the park is key. Leaving discussion on this point until ‘the principle of the use has been established’ is not good enough.