We sought your views on the Regulation 16 version of the Marple Neighbourhood Plan as part of a six-week public consultation. A series of questions were asked on its content to see how far you agreed or disagreed with each section and whether you would do anything differently.
There were a total of 19 responses to the online survey. Most were in agreement with the Plan with particular support for policies on the protection of indoor community spaces, open spaces, historic assets and spaces for coworking. The key themes arising from the survey in relation to specific chapters include the following:
Areas suggested for improvement include the need to for the Plan to consider children and young people, use the most up-to-date data, and to address the impact of the pandemic on commuting and working patterns.
The consultation comments have been shared with Marple Neighbourhood Forum who will decide whether any minor modifications should be made. The Plan will be subject to an independent Examination later this year and if successful, will be brought forward for a Referendum.
Marple Neighbourhood Forum has prepared a Neighbourhood Plan for Marple and the council is now seeking your views on its content until 26 March 2023.
Marple Neighbourhood Plan sets out planning policies that, once adopted, will guide future proposals for development in the area until 2038. The Localism Act 2011 gives communities the ability to shape the future of their area and the types of development they would like to see. The forum was set up in 2016 and has engaged with residents, businesses and organisations in the area via newsletters, topic group discussions, meetings and surveys in order to understand what the key issues are. Views have also been sought more widely using a stall in the town centre and on the forum’s website.
Following a round of local consultation on a draft plan in Winter 2021/22, the forum has now officially submitted the Plan and supporting documents to the council to undergo a formal public consultation under Regulation 16 of the Act. After this the plan will be subject to an independent Examination and, if successful, will be brought forward for a Referendum.
The plan includes chapters with policies and aspirations on the following topics:
The council is inviting your comments on the proposals, and specifically to what extent you agree or disagree with them.
Please view the Plan and supporting documents and provide your feedback via the link at the bottom of this page. The consultation runs until Sunday 26 March 2023 at 23:59pm.
The plan is also available to view on deposit at the following locations during staffed hours:
*The opening times for our libraries can be found at https://stockport.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/MSGTRNGEN/WPAC/LOCATIONHOURS
Responses to the consultation may be made:
Stockport Council
Planning Policy
Stopford House
Piccadilly
Stockport
SK1 3XE
For more information on the consultation, please contact the Planning Policy team by phone on 0161 474 4395 or email at neighbourhood.plans@stockport.gov.uk.
The plan is also available to view as a PDF at the bottom of this page, alongside a range of appendices including the Basic Conditions Statement and Consultation Statement. The PDFs are not currently in an accessible format. If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version in a more accessible format, please email planning.policy@stockport.gov.uk.
Further information on the Marple Neighbourhood Plan including documents from previous stages is available on our Neighbourhood Planning pages (https://www.stockport.gov.uk/topic/neighbourhood-planning).
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