Agenda and minutes

Councillors and Officers were invited to declare any interests which they had in any of the items on the agenda for the meeting.

No declarations on interest were made.

Members of the public are invited to put questions to the Chair of the Area Committee on any matters within the powers and duties of the Area Committee, subject to the exclusions set out in the Code of Practice (Questions must be submitted prior to the commencement of the meeting on the cards provided. These are available the meeting. You can also submit via the Council’s website at www.stockport.gov.uk/publicquestions.

Members of the public were invited to submit questions to the Chair of the Area Committee on any matters within the powers and duties of the Area Committee subject to the exclusions set out in the Code of Practice.

No questions were submitted.

The Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration will attend the meeting and make a presentation in respect to the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework. Further information in respect to the consultation being undertaken by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority can be viewed at:-

·       https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/info/20081/draft_plan  

·       http://gmsf-consult.objective.co.uk/portal

·       http://www.mappinggm.org.uk/gmsf-consultation-2016/

·       www.stockport.gov.uk/gmsf

The Area Committee are invited to consider and comment on the presentation both at the extra-ordinary Area Committee meeting and at the programmed meeting of the Area Committee on 14 December 2016.

Officer Contact: Emma Curle on Tel: 474 3542 or email: emma.curle@stockport.gov.uk

The Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration attended the meeting and made a presentation in respect to the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework. She answered questions from Councillors and members of the public.

Strong concerns were expressed from Councillors and members of the public in respect to the proposals contained in the consultation document particularly as they related to High Lane. There was strong opposition to the proposals both in terms of the scale, including a lack of detail on infrastructure but also about the appropriateness in the Green Belt when it the total number of brownfield sites was yet to be finalised.

The Chair and Area Committee Councillors urged members of the public to respond to the formal consultation on line at www.gmsf-consult.org.uk/gmsf-consultation-2016 or in writing.

The Corporate Director confirmed that officers from her team had made a comprehensive note and that the views of the meeting would be fed back as part of the response.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted and the Corporate Director be thanked for her attendance and presentation.