Having pulled out of the Greater Manchester joint planning strategy nearly two years ago, the local council will begin a consultation on its local plan at the end of next month.
Stockport Council’s local plan will set out where the 18,600 homes the government requires the authority to deliver between 2023 and 2038 can be built.
Stockport pulled out of the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework joint plan, now renamed Places for Everyone, due to concerns about Green Belt release.
Critics of the decision to withdraw, including Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, warned that not being part of the joint plan could mean Stockport has to deliver up to 5,000 more homes than if it had remained part of the project.
The council has assured residents its local plan will take a brownfield-first approach to development and limit the amount of Green Belt release.
Speaking to Place North West in May, Stockport Council’s new leader Cllr Mark Hunter said delivering homes “without encroaching into the Green Belt”, which was one of his top priorities.
A chunk of the homes the council needs to deliver could come from Stockport 8, a £250m development that could see the construction of 1,200 homes west of the viaduct.
A report to Stockport’s development plan working party states that a 10-week consultation on the local plan will begin on 30 September and end on 9 December.
The consultation aims to increase communities’ understanding of the local plan and increase opportunities for residents to comment on the proposals.
Meanwhile, the Places for Everyone plan is progressing.
The planning inspectorate will begin hearings regarding Greater Manchester’s regional masterplan in November.
