Andrew Gwynne MP has blasted a developer for attempting to overturn a decision that stops it from extending an industrial estate into ‘precious’ green belt.
Quorum’s proposal to expand Bredbury Industrial Estate into the Tame Valley was rejected by Stockport council last year, on grounds it had not proven ‘very special circumstances’ for building on protected land.
The firm had sought planning permission for a 93,000 sq metre logistics site near Stockport’s border with Tameside, including the widening of Bredbury Park Way and a new car park for the nearby sports village. READ MORE : Disabled cyclist hits out at council 'trying to worm its way out of doing bare minimum' in new policy It argued there was an ‘overwhelming need’ for large scale warehouses in the borough, and lodged an appeal in Autumn 2021.
A nine-day public inquiry has now got under way, with Quorum and Stockport council putting their respective cases to planning inspector David Rose.
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