Issue - meetings

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

The report is informative to alert councillors and the public that consultation on the Local Plan Issues Paper has commenced, to provide information about consultation events and to provide some background to the Local Plan.

The Area Committee is asked to note the above information and, where possible, to encourage the public to attend the Area Workshops or other consultation events and to read the Issues Paper either online or in libraries in order to fully contribute to the process of developing a new local plan for Stockport.

Officer contact: Darren Pegram / Steve Johnson; 0161-474-3171 / 3509, darren.pegram@stockport.gov.uk / steven.johnson@stockport.gov.uk

The Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) informing councillors and members of the public that consultation on the Local Plan Issues Paper had commenced, provided information about consultation events and provided some background to the Local Plan.

Members expressed concern that the consultation period would be concentrated into three weeks at the beginning of September and the Council’s area committee areas were too large for the purpose of genuine engagement and consultation with the public.  It was suggested that it would be appropriate for there to be separate consultative events in Hazel Grove, Stepping Hill and Offerton. In addition members suggested that Hazel Grove Civic Hall was not a suitable venue due to its access and lack of car parking.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted and members of the public be encouraged to attend the Area Workshops and other consultation events.