Agenda and minutes

Extraordinary, Economy, Regeneration & Climate Change Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 2nd December, 2020 6.00 pm

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Items
No.	Item
1.	Declarations of Interest Councillors and officers to declare any interests which they have in any of the items on the agenda for the meeting. Additional documents: Webcast for 1. Minutes: Councillors and officers were invited to declare any interests they had in any of the items on the agenda for the meeting. No declarations of interest were made.
2.	Call-In To consider call-in items (if any). Additional documents: Webcast for 2. Minutes: There were no call-in items to consider.
3.	Greater Manchester Spatial Framework PDF 622 KB View the background to item 3. To consider a report of the Corporate Director (Place) and Deputy Chief Executive. The Greater Manchester Spatial Framework (GMSF) has been the subject to two previous drafts in 2016 and 2019 which have been the subject of extensive evidence gathering and consultation. This report sets out some background information in respect of the GMSF and why it is being produced. It refers to the strategic context which the plan sits within whilst referencing the plan making process to date. The report explores the proposals in a Stockport context, in particular having regard to the need to proceed with the provision of an updated planning framework to support inclusive and sustainable growth. NOTE: This item was originally considered by the Scrutiny Committee at its meeting on 5 November 2020, but has now been reissued with an accompanying addendum report that sets out a series of amendments to the Stockport element of the GMSF which seek to address a number of issues that are of paramount importance to Members. 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 Additional documents: Addendum Report , item 3. PDF 607 KB Webcast for 3. Minutes: The Corporate Director (Place) and Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) which updated Members on the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework (GMSF). The GMSF had been the subject of two previous drafts in 2016/19 which had been the subject of extensive evidence gathering and consultation. The report set out some background information in respect of the GMSF and why it was being produced. It referred to the strategic context in which the plan sat, whilst referencing the plan making process to date. The report explored the proposals in a Stockport context, in particular having regard to the need to proceed with the provision of an update planning framework to support inclusive and sustainable growth. The report had originally been considered by the Scrutiny Committee at its meeting on 5 November 2020, but had now been issued with an accompanying addendum report that set out a series of amendments to the Stockport element to the GMSF which sought to address a number of issues that were of paramount importance to Members. The Leader of the Council (Councillor Elise Wilson) and Cabinet Member for Economy and Regeneration (Councillor David Meller) attended the meeting to respond to Members’ questions. RESOLVED – That the report be noted.