direct to your inboxGreater Manchester leaders have confirmed that the latest version of the regional spatial framework is dead after Stockport rejected the long-delayed plans.The remaining nine boroughs will now pursue a new masterplan to try and salvage their vision for providing jobs and housing across the city-region by 2037.Several councils postponed votes on the GMSF after Stockport initially deferred their decision before opposition groups rose up to vote against it on December 3.Development of the green belt, as well as the potential impact on traffic and local services, was ‘too high a price to pay’ according to one councillor.Stockport was described as a ‘prime beneficiary’ of the GMSF, which would have seen 4,862 homes required.
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