Manchester council backs beleaguered Greater Manchester spatial framework as others defer their support

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Manchester council has thrown its weight behind the beleaguered regional masterplan for jobs and housing - despite uncertainty over its future.With no end in sight to the political standoff in Stockport, plans to approve the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework (GMSF) have been postponed in Salford, Trafford, Oldham, Rochdale and Bury.Councillors in Manchester were told this week that there was a ‘very high risk’ that the GMSF would not get the support it needed.Under the proposals the city would use its abundance of brownfield sites for high density housing to absorb demand from outlying boroughs and reduce green belt development up until 2037.Land for around 35,000 homes has been earmarked in Manchester city centre, along with 2.2 million.