Agenda and 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.

To report any urgent action taken under the Constitution since the last meeting of the Cabinet.

No urgent decisions were reported.

Members of the public are invited to put questions to the Chair and Cabinet Members on any matters within the powers and duties of the Cabinet, subject to the exclusions set out in the Code of Practice.  (Questions must be submitted no later than 3 hours prior to the commencement of the meeting via the Council’s website at www.stockport.gov.uk/publicquestions)

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

One public question was submitted relating to how requests to remove developable and other designations in the draft Local Plan would be consulted upon and carried forward to the revised local plan and how requests for Local Green Space designations would be integrated into and considered as part of the process and carried forward to the revised local plan.

RESOLVED – That the Chief Executive be requested to respond to the questioner in writing.

To consider a report of the Cabinet Member for Climate Change & Environment.

To meet statutory requirements set out in the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (as amended) the council, as Local Planning Authority, has to prepare and maintain an up-to-date local plan.  The purpose of the report is to set out details relating to the emerging draft Stockport Local Plan and seek Cabinet agreement that it be subject to a period of public consultation commencing in early September 2024 and continuing into October 2024.

The Cabinet is recommended, having regard to any comments made by members of the scrutiny committee, to

(1) approve the emerging draft Stockport Local Plan set out in Appendix 1 to the report and the draft updated policies map set out in Appendix 2 for consultation between 02/09/2024 and 28/10/2024.

(2) delegate the making of minor amendments to the emerging draft Stockport Local Plan and/or the draft updated policies map prior to the consultation commencing to the Assistant Director Place Making and Planning in consultation with the Deputy Leader of the Council.

(3) In light of the outcome of the General Election, delegated authority is sought to the Leader of the Council in consultation with the Chief Executive to delay the commencement of the consultation in the event that changes to national policy are made that would result in a need for the council to review its approach in the local plan.

Officer contact: Richard Wood on 07800617505 or email: richard.wood@stockport.gov.uk

The Cabinet Member for Climate Change & Environment (Councillor Mark Roberts) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) setting out the statutory requirement in the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (as amended) that the council, as Local Planning Authority, had to prepare and maintain an up-to-date local plan. 

The purpose of the report was to set out details relating to the emerging draft Stockport Local Plan and seek Cabinet agreement that it be subject to a period of public consultation commencing in early September 2024 and continuing into October 2024.

RESOLVED - (1) That approval be given to the emerging draft Stockport Local Plan set out in Appendix 1 to the report and the draft updated policies map set out in Appendix 2 for consultation between 2 September 2024 and 28 October 2024.

(2) That authority for the making of minor amendments to the emerging draft Stockport Local Plan and/or the draft updated policies map prior to the consultation commencing be delegated to the Assistant Director for Place Making and Planning in consultation with the Deputy Leader of the Council.

(3) That in light of the outcome of the General Election, authority be delegated to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, to delay the commencement of the consultation in the event that changes to national policy are made that would result in a need for the council to review its approach in the local plan.

On:-

(a)  Matters (if any) referred to the Cabinet Meeting

(b)  Any called-in Cabinet Executive Decisions

There were no recommendations to consider.