Rochdale council has postponed tonight’s crunch vote on the controversial Greater Manchester Spatial Framework.It comes after it emerged the long-term development masterplan is unlikely to be approved in Stockport after crisis talks failed.Local leaders yesterday issued a statement conceding that negotiations in the borough appeared to have come to the end of the road.Rochdale council’s cabinet approved the blueprint last week and it was expected to pass at tonight’s (November 25) full council meeting, despite strong opposition from the Conservative and Lib Dem groups.But the plan needs the approval of every council in Greater Manchester if it is to survive in its intended form as a region-wide strategy.With uncertainty surrounding the.
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