Current adopted development plan for Stockport
The current, adopted development plan for Stockport consists of the following:
- ‘saved’ policies of the Stockport Unitary Development Plan (UDP) Review and UDP Review Proposals Map (May 2006), setting (in the main) site or allocation/designation specific policies and identifying the areas to which they apply
- Stockport Core Strategy (March 2011), setting the overall spatial strategy and vision for the borough, establishing the broad aims and objectives for the use of land
- Greater Manchester Joint Waste Development Plan (April 2012) (PDF 12.9Mb), identifying sites required to meet Greater Manchester's future waste management needs and development management policies to enable effective and appropriate development of those sites
- Greater Manchester Joint Minerals Development Plan (April 2013) (PDF 532Kb), showing how Stockport Council together with the other Greater Manchester Local Planning Authorities will meet their contribution to delivering the identified needs of the region for all minerals, within acceptable social, economic and environmental parameters
- Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD) and Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) are currently available to provide guidance on the implementation of the policies of the Local Plan. SPDs and SPGs are adopted by the council following public consultation. SPDs and SPGs are not part of the statutory Development Plan but are a material consideration in determining planning applications. The council is currently establishing the best process to streamline and update our current suite of supplementary documents. The current suite can be viewed online
- Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) sets the standard and approach to involving stakeholders and the community in the preparation of all development plan documents and the determination of planning applications. The council's adopted SCI is available online