The existing Stockport Council’s ‘Recreational Open Space Provision and Commuted Payments’ Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG), July 2006 outlines the commitment of the Council to promote a wide range of well-designed sport, leisure and play facilities. It is a material consideration in...More
Greater Manchester's Plan for Homes, Jobs and the Environment: The Greater Manchester Spatial Framework, is all about making our city region fit for the future and one of the best places in the world to live, work and visit.
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Stockport’s Town Centre West is set to become Greater Manchester’s newest, greenest, and coolest affordable urban neighbourhood.
History and nature set a great context for streets and buildings to quickly establish a distinctive urban environment and a truly...More
Private hire vehicles are licensed to undertake pre-booked journeys through a licensed private hire operator. There is currently no condition requiring a licensed private hire vehicle to display the details of the licensed private hire operator for whom they are working.
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Local Authorities have a duty to support all children and young people, including those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), and must make sure that there are enough good school places for all pupils. The Government has allocated Stockport £1.64m through the Special...More
The purpose of the Active Communities Strategy is to:
• Summarise findings from Stockport's Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) about n eeds and priorities for health and wellbeing in relation to physical activity and our cultural offer. ...More
The existing walking and cycling strategies for Stockport were adopted in 2010 and 2000 respectively and therefore require revision to take account of changes which have been made to transport infrastructure in the Borough over that time. This plan sets out a long term vision for cycling and...More
Stockport Council is facing financial challenges which means we have to save £47 million pounds over the next four years. Due to our financial position we have difficult decisions to make when allocating and prioritising public spending. We have already managed savings of over £100 million...More
Stockport Council is facing an ongoing financial challenge and increasing demand for statutory services such as adult’s social care. This means that we have an anticipated gap in the budget of up to £47 million pounds over the next four years and the income generated from Council Tax and...More
Stockport Council is facing an ongoing financial challenge and increasing demand for statutory service such as adults' social care. This means that we have an anticipated gap in the budget of up to £47 million pounds over the next four years and the income generated from Council Tax and...More
This consultation sets out matters on which the Admission Authorities for the Academies listed below and Stockport Council wish to consult upon:
Admission arrangements for St Thomas’ CE Primary School (Heaton Chapel)
Admission arrangements for St Ambrose Catholic Primary School
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Stockport Council is facing financial challenges which means we have to save £47 million pounds over the next four years. Due to our financial position we have difficult decisions to make when allocating and prioritising public spending. We have already managed savings of over £100 million...More
In Stockport we already have a lot of work underway around ageing well, and the Age Friendly strategy aims to bring that together and remind us all what we are trying to achieve. Our strategy has been developed by Stockport’s Age-Friendly Board, which includes partners from across the breadth...More
To enable library members to access the library on a self-service basis outside of staffed opening hours, we are introducing Open Library technology (Open+) in a further five libraries across the borough. We have been running a trouble free pilot of this technology in Bramhall Library since 2015,...More
Neighbourhood planning was introduced with the Localism Act 2011. Since then communities across the country have taken up the opportunity to prepare Neighbourhood Plans. These plans enable communities to put in place a vision and policies for future local Development.
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Stockport Council has an opportunity to make some improvements to Shaw Heath Park over the next few years. The funding for these park improvements has come from a Commuted Sums contribution from a neighbouring development near to the play area. These improvement works will be delivered on a...More
Stockport Council is consulting on a range of proposals to change the discount options for empty, unoccupied properties. Reviewing the current scheme has the potential to raise additional revenue, some of which will be directed to support vulnerable families on a low income. More
Stockport Council has the opportunity to invest in a new play area for children under the age of 14 at either Heaton Moor Park or Peel Moat Open Space. Indicative designs have been created that show how the same play equipment could be laid out at each site.
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To help ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of our Civil Enforcement Officers (CEO's) when patrolling, Stockport Council will be equipping our CEO’s with Body Worn Cameras.
This consultation therefore seeks your views so that they can be taken into account as part of the preparation...More
Our current Gambling Policy Statement is due for review under the Gambling Act (2005). We must review the policy every 3 years to make sure it meets our legal obligations and strategic objectives. We are therefore seeking views from the public and relevant statutory bodies on the changes. More
At Stockport Council we are constantly striving to improve our services and we are currently running a Discovery Project called “Waste in the wrong place”. The purpose of this project is to look at how Stockport residents report issues regarding litter and waste online, as well as the...More
Stockport Council currently provides a number of services to those who have experienced mental ill health and their carers. We often have contracts with providers to deliver these services on our behalf. We want to understand what works well and what we could do better, so that when we ask...More
Innovative transport interchange and brand new town centre park set to transform Stockport town centre
We’d like to hear what you think about Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and Stockport Council’s plans for an innovative transport interchange featuring a two acre park...More
We are consulting in order to improve our fostering service and how we communicate it to the public.
Fostering is one of a number of care options that offers children a home when they are unable to live with their birth family. In the UK around 80 per cent of looked after children live...More
We are seeking your views on a number of proposed improvements along the A560 Stockport Road corridor in Cheadle and Cheadle Heath. The proposals include traffic signals and pedestrian / cycle crossings at the A560 Stockport Road / M60 Junction 2 (Roscoes) Roundabout, cycle facilities on Stockport...More
The Governors and senior leadership of Ludworth Primary School have previously approached Stockport Council regarding access and safeguarding issues. The Council agreed to assist the School and also asked if the School would be willing to assist in providing additional primary pupil places for...More
As part of the Department for Transport’s Cycle City Ambition Grant funding has become available to improve the cycling environment on Station Road, Cheadle Hulme. Stockport Council have therefore developed a scheme which aims to provide cycling infrastructure whilst also improving road safety...More
The Poynton Relief Road (PRR) scheme has been developed by Cheshire East Council, in partnership with Stockport Council. Traffic modelling for the scheme indicates a potential slight increase in traffic on Moss Lane / Acre Lane. As a result, funding has become available to provide us with the...More