Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration.

The Executive Councillor (Economy & Regeneration) (Councillor Kate Butler) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) detailing the process to formally commence work on a review of existing development plan documents and the consequential need to undertake work on delivering a new Local Plan for the borough.

MOVED AND SECONDED – That approval be given to the commencement of work on a review of existing development plan documents and preparation of a new Local Plan for the borough.

AMENDMENT MOVED AND SECONDED – In paragraph 1.1 to delete the sentence:-

“The report does not seek the agreement of Members to accept emerging figures or any proposed allocations which may form part of the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework”;

and replace with the following:-

“This report recommends Stockport formally withdraws from the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework (GMSF) process as the quantity of greenbelt land provisionally allocated and the scale of housing development proposed are unacceptable.”

In paragraph 6 to amend the recommendation to read:-

“The Council Meeting is recommended to formally withdraw from the GMSF process and to give approval to the commencement of work on a review of the existing development plan documents and preparation of a new Local Plan for the borough.”

To consider a report of the Executive Councillor (Economy & Regeneration)

The report sets out the background to the existing development plan and the reasons why a new local plan is required, which relate to the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework and the need to ensure that the Council has a robust Local Plan which allows for suitable growth. It sets out broadly what form the new Local Plan would take and the timescales for its development.

The Executive is asked to recommend to the Council Meeting that it agree to work commencing on a review of existing development plan documents and the preparation of a new Local Plan for the borough.

Officer Contact: Emma Curle, 0161 474 3542, emma.curle@stockport.gov.uk

The Executive Councillor (Economy & Regeneration) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Executive to consider a proposal to begin a review existing development plan documents and undertake work on delivering a new Local Plan for the Stockport to ensure they remained adequate to meet future development need and aspiration for Stockport.

RESOLVED – That the Council Meeting be recommended to agree to work commencing on a review of existing development plan documents and preparation of a new Local Plan for Stockport.

To consider a report of the Executive Councillor (Reform & Governance)

The Asset Management Plan (AMP) capital programme is used to carry out upgrade work and improvements to core operational buildings within the Council’s corporate estate. This report provides an update on progress of the AMP capital programme for 2016/17 and sets out the indicative programmes for 2017/18 and 2018/19.

The Executive is asked to:

·         Approve the implementation of the updated Asset Management Plan Capital programme for 2016/17 and the financing thereof, and the Indicative AMP programme for 2017/18 to 2018/19, as set out in the report;

·         Approve the application of corporate resources to fund the AMP programme 2016/2017 to 2018/2019; with the application of funding types (capital receipts (including total achieved from property rationalisation programme) and borrowing) being delegated to the Deputy Chief Executive in conjunction with the Estates Strategy Group;

·         Note that the Executive and the Corporate, Resource Management & Governance Scrutiny Committee receives annual update reports on progress.

Contact Officer: Murray Carr, 0161-474-3019, murray.carr@stockport.gov.uk

The Executive Councillor (Reform & Governance) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Executive to consider an update on progress with delivering the Asset Management Plan Capital Programme for 2016/17 and the indicative programme for 2017/18 and 2018/19.

RESOLVED – That in relation to the Asset Management Capital Programme:-

·         the implementation of the updated Asset Management Plan (AMP) Capital programme for 2016/17 and the financing thereof, and the Indicative AMP programme for 2017/18 to 2018/19, as set out in the report be approved;

·         the application of corporate resources to fund the AMP programme 2016/2017 to 2018/2019 be approved; with the application of funding types (capital receipts (including total achieved from property rationalisation programme) and borrowing) being delegated to the Deputy Chief Executive in conjunction with the Estates Strategy Group;

·         the Executive and the Corporate, Resource Management & Governance Scrutiny Committee receive annual update reports on progress with implementing the AMP.

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration

The report sets out the process for the Council to formally commence work on a review of existing development plan documents and the consequential need to undertake work on delivering a new Local Plan for the borough.

The Scrutiny Committee is requested to comment on the report, prior to its consideration by the Executive and Council Meeting.

Officer Contact: Emma Curle on 0161 474 3542 or email: emma.curle@stockport.gov.uk

The Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) setting out a proposal to begin a review of existing development plan documents and undertake work on delivering a new Local Plan for the borough to ensure it remained adequate to meet future development needs and aspirations for the borough.

The Executive at its meeting on 15 November 2016 would be requested to recommend to the Council Meeting that work was commenced on a review of existing development plan documents and preparation of a new Local Plan for the borough.

The Executive Councillor (Economy and Regeneration) (Councillor Kate Butler) attended the meeting to respond to Members’ questions.

The following comments were made/issues raised:-

•           The Council needed to have an up to date Local Plan or its New Homes Bonus would be withdrawn.

•           So far the evidence work had been compiled across Greater Manchester and the work on the Stockport evidence had been incorporated into the Greater Manchester work.

•           In the event that work on the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework slowed down or in the event that it was not adopted, then the Council would need to undertake its own evidence work.

•           A Member enquired whether the current Stockport evidence base work undertaken for the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework would result in the same output for the Stockport Local Plan.

•           There would be an extensive consultation process on the Stockport Local Plan.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration

The report sets out the process for the Council to formally commence work on a review of existing development plan documents and the consequential need to undertake work on delivering a new Local Plan for the borough.

The Scrutiny Committee is requested to comment on the report, prior to its consideration by the Executive and Council Meeting.

Officer Contact: Emma Curle on 0161 474 3542 or email: emma.curle@stockport.gov.uk

With the agreement of the Committee, this item was deferred until the next meeting.

Members were requested to make any comments on the report to the Executive Councillor (Economy and Regeneration) direct or through their political group.