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PLACES FOR EVERYONE: A PROPOSED JOINT DEVELOPMENT PLAN DOCUMENT OF NINE GM LOCAL AUTHORITIES

Meeting: 22/03/2021 - Executive (Item 53)

53 PLACES FOR EVERYONE: A PROPOSED JOINT DEVELOPMENT PLAN DOCUMENT OF NINE GM LOCAL AUTHORITIES pdf icon PDF 252 KB

To consider a report of the Executive Member for Housing and Regeneration.

Additional documents:

Decision:

1.  That agreement be given to Trafford establishing a Joint Committee of the nine Greater Manchester Councils together with Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Tameside, and Wigan; and to delegate the formulation and preparation of the Joint Development Plan document to cover housing and employment land requirements including, as appropriate, strategic site allocations and Green Belt boundary amendments and associated infrastructure across the nine Greater Manchester LAs to that Committee.

 

2. That it be agreed that the Leader of the Council be Trafford’s lead Member for the Joint Committee and that the Executive Member for Housing and Regenerationbe the nominated deputy to attend and vote as necessary.

 

3. That it be noted that a further report will be brought to Executive to approve the Joint Development Plan document for publication and consultation.

 

4. That it be noted that a further report will be brought to Council to agree to submit the Joint Development Plan document for the purposes of submission to the Secretary of State for independent examination.

Minutes:

The Executive Member for Housing and Regeneration submitted a report which provided further details on the next steps in relation to progressing the Joint Plan of the nine GM LAs, to be known as “Places for Everyone”, including the required decisions by Trafford Council and other Local Authorities to initiate this process. In discussion, Members raised a number of queries, primarily relating to the potential scope for minimising the potential loss of greenbelt land and the number of houses to be accommodated within the borough, and on the evidence base used in compiling the report. It was noted in response that the current paper was essentially technical and procedural, and that significant further work was expected to refine and develop detailed proposals for land usage. It was also noted that further information would be provided outside the meeting in relation to costs associated with the development of the proposed plan.

 

            RESOLVED -

 

(1)       That agreement be given to Trafford establishing a Joint Committee of the nine Greater Manchester Councils together with Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Tameside, and Wigan; and to delegate the formulation and preparation of the Joint Development Plan document to cover housing and employment land requirements including, as appropriate, strategic site allocations and Green Belt boundary amendments and associated infrastructure across the nine Greater Manchester LAs to that Committee.

 

(2)       That it be agreed that the Leader of the Council be Trafford’s lead Member for the Joint Committee and that the Executive Member for Housing and Regenerationbe the nominated deputy to attend and vote as necessary.

 

(3)       That it be noted that a further report will be brought to Executive to approve the Joint Development Plan document for publication and consultation.

 

(4)       That it be noted that a further report will be brought to Council to agree to submit the Joint Development Plan document for the purposes of submission to the Secretary of State for independent examination.