Sign up to the MyStockport newsletter to keep up with all the top stories A ‘political impasse’ could derail Stockport’s new housing plan and leave the borough at the mercy of developers, town hall bosses fear.
Stockport is the only borough in Greater Manchester not involved in the joint ‘Places for Everyone’ strategy, after pulling out of its predecessor - the GMSF - last year.
With the GMSF’s proposed loss of green belt rejected by opposition councillors, the Labour-led authority now has until Autumn 2022 to come up with a draft local plan to address its long-term housing need. READ MORE: 'We are full, you can’t keep pushing housing’: Red lines drawn ahead of Stockport housing masterplan But the process has already run into problems
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