Agenda item

This council meeting notes:

·         The urgent need for affordable and sustainable housing, adopting a Brownfield First approach, to provide the range of housing Stockport residents need;

·         The requirement for employment sites to be identified to support Stockport’s economic growth, underpinned by the Economic Plan and the Climate Action Now strategy;

·         The outstanding work council planning officers have done over the last two years in producing a draft Local Plan, which provides the foundation for delivering the council’s Economic Plan, Housing Plan, Transport Plan and Climate Action Now strategy; 

·         The requirement for a Local Plan to be in place by the December 2023 deadline stipulated nationally; and

·         Stockport residents to have their say on how our borough is shaped and developed over the next 15 years.

This council meeting believes that:

·         It is time for residents to be consulted on the draft Local Plan, which is ready for consultation as outlined in an article on the Place North West website on 25 August 2022 https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/stockport-progresses-plan-to-deliver-18600-homes/;

·         That any planning rule changes announced by the new government that cannot be incorporated into the draft Local Plan in time can be incorporated into the final draft plan, which will also go out for public consultation; and

·         Consulting on the draft Local Plan will send a positive message to the government that we are serious about our borough’s future, keen to capitalise on the work that has and is already taking place, and working towards achieving the December 2023 deadline.   

Therefore, this council meeting calls for:

·         The eight-week consultation on the draft Local Plan to begin no later than 28th January 2023, thereby providing time for any planning rule changes announced by the government before that date to be included in the draft Local Plan; and

·         For regular updates to be provided to this council on progress towards meeting the 28th January 2023 deadline.

Moved by:                  Councillor David Meller

Seconded by:           Councillor Amanda Peers

MOVED AND SECONDED - This council meeting notes:

·         The urgent need for affordable and sustainable housing, adopting a Brownfield First approach, to provide the range of housing Stockport residents need;

·         The requirement for employment sites to be identified to support Stockport’s economic growth, underpinned by the Economic Plan and the Climate Action Now strategy;

·         The outstanding work council planning officers have done over the last two years in producing a draft Local Plan, which provides the foundation for delivering the council’s Economic Plan, Housing Plan, Transport Plan and Climate Action Now strategy;

·         The requirement for a Local Plan to be in place by the December 2023 deadline stipulated nationally; and

·         Stockport residents to have their say on how our borough is shaped and developed over the next 15 years.

This council meeting believes that:

·         It is time for residents to be consulted on the draft Local Plan, which is ready for consultation as outlined in an article on the Place North West website on 25 August 2022 https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/stockport-progresses-plan-to-deliver-18600-homes/;

·         That any planning rule changes announced by the new government that cannot be incorporated into the draft Local Plan in time can be incorporated into the final draft plan, which will also go out for public consultation; and

·         Consulting on the draft Local Plan will send a positive message to the government that we are serious about our borough’s future, keen to capitalise on the work that has and is already taking place, and working towards achieving the December 2023 deadline.  

Therefore, this council meeting calls for:

·         The eight-week consultation on the draft Local Plan to begin no later than 28th January 2023, thereby providing time for any planning rule changes announced by the government before that date to be included in the draft Local Plan; and

·         For regular updates to be provided to this council on progress towards meeting the 28th January 2023 deadline.

AMENDMENT MOVED AND SECONDED - This council meeting notes:

·         The urgent need for affordable and sustainable housing, adopting a Brownfield First approach, to provide the range of housing Stockport residents need;

·         The requirement for employment sites to be identified to support Stockport’s economic growth, underpinned by the Economic Plan and the Climate Action Now strategy;

·         The outstanding work council planning officers have done over the last two years in producing a draft Local Plan, which provides the foundation for delivering the council’s Economic Plan, Housing Plan, Transport Plan and Climate Action Now strategy; 

·         The requirement for a Local Plan to be in place by the December 2023 deadline stipulated nationally;

·         Stockport residents to have their say on how our borough is shaped and developed over the next 15 years; and

·         Continued uncertainty over the centrally-set Local Housing Need figure meant the Cabinet decided not to launch the consultation as any need to repeat this could cost around £200k and it would put parts of our Green Belt at unnecessary risk when we could deliver at least 75% of our Local Housing Need without any Green Belt development.

This council meeting believes that:

·         It is time for residents to be consulted on the draft Local Plan, which is ready for consultation as outlined in an article on the Place North West website on 25 August 2022 https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/stockport-progresses-plan-to-deliver-18600-homes/;

·         That any planning rule changes announced by the new government that cannot be incorporated into the draft Local Plan in time can be incorporated into the final draft plan, which will also go out for public consultation; and

·         Consulting on the draft Local Plan will send a positive message to the government that we are serious about our borough’s future, keen to capitalise on the work that has and is already taking place, and working towards achieving the December 2023 deadline.   

Therefore, this council meeting calls for:

·         The eight-week consultation on the draft Local Plan to begin no later than 28th January 2023, thereby providing time for any planning rule changes announced by the government before that date to be included in the draft Local Plan; and

·         For regular updates to be provided to this council on progress towards meeting the 28th January 2023 deadline.

AMENDMENT CARRIED

The motion, as amended, was then put as the substantive motion and it was

RESOLVED - This council meeting notes:

·         The urgent need for affordable and sustainable housing, adopting a Brownfield First approach, to provide the range of housing Stockport residents need;

·         The requirement for employment sites to be identified to support Stockport’s economic growth, underpinned by the Economic Plan and the Climate Action Now strategy;

·         The outstanding work council planning officers have done over the last two years in producing a draft Local Plan, which provides the foundation for delivering the council’s Economic Plan, Housing Plan, Transport Plan and Climate Action Now strategy; 

·         The requirement for a Local Plan to be in place by the December 2023 deadline stipulated nationally;

·         Stockport residents to have their say on how our borough is shaped and developed over the next 15 years; and

·         Continued uncertainty over the centrally-set Local Housing Need figure meant the Cabinet decided not to launch the consultation as any need to repeat this could cost around £200k and it would put parts of our Green Belt at unnecessary risk when we could deliver at least 75% of our Local Housing Need without any Green Belt development.

This council meeting believes that:

·         It is time for residents to be consulted on the draft Local Plan, which is ready for consultation as outlined in an article on the Place North West website on 25 August 2022 https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/stockport-progresses-plan-to-deliver-18600-homes/;

·         That any planning rule changes announced by the new government that cannot be incorporated into the draft Local Plan in time can be incorporated into the final draft plan, which will also go out for public consultation; and

·         Consulting on the draft Local Plan will send a positive message to the government that we are serious about our borough’s future, keen to capitalise on the work that has and is already taking place, and working towards achieving the December 2023 deadline.   

Therefore, this council meeting calls for:

·         The eight-week consultation on the draft Local Plan to begin no later than 28th January 2023, thereby providing time for any planning rule changes announced by the government before that date to be included in the draft Local Plan; and

·         For regular updates to be provided to this council on progress towards meeting the 28th January 2023 deadline.