Issue - meetings

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

This report sets out a proposal to adopt a more proactive approach to post development application approval with developers to enable tracking and monitoring, and minimise instances of non-compliance. The intention would be to have a ‘development tracker’ in place from May 2017.

The Scrutiny Committee is invited to comment on the report.

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 adopt a more proactive approach to post development application approval with developers to enable tracking and monitoring, and minimising instances of non-compliance. The intention would be to have a ‘development tracker’ in place from May 2017. This work would be linked to and form part of the Brownfield First work and aimed to ensure delivery of development and a proactive approach to minimising delivery.

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

The following comments were made/issues raised:-

• Data on Brownfield Sites was kept on the Council’s website and would help to reassure members of the public who had concerns about development. The Digital by Design Team could assist in offering members of the public to put forward possible sites on the Council’s website which could be developed.

RESOLVED – That the introduction of a development tracker be supported.