Monday 18th March 2019.
YOU MAY USE THE SOCIETY'S RESPONSE TO WRITE YOUR OWN RESPONSE
TO THE GMSF DRAFT2 CONSULTATION
The proposed development in High Lane (GMA38) plans 500 houses - supposedly suitable for elderly people - on a greenfield site along the A6 on the edge of High Lane Village. This is very odd logic. There is a need for suitable accommodation for older people but it should be in the village centre, not on the edge of the village where public transport is inadequate, there is no social connection and the only means of accessing the local doctors, shops, village hall, library, other than by car, is a dangerous, unpleasant uphill trek along the A6 which already has high pollution levels and congestion, made worse recently following the opening of the A555 link road from the A6 towards Manchester Airport.
We recently attended a meeting with Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham, arranged by Cllr Blair for 'Save Stockport Green Belt (SSGB)' and other High Lane community Groups. The Mayor listened and was receptive to suggestions. We explained that it is possible to avoid building on Greenbelt land by either using the most recent housing projection figures (the Government and GMSF continue to use out of date ones) or by reducing the length of the plan to 15-17 years. Both are political choices so we hope the politicians will make the right choices to avoid building on Greenbelt.
We learned that the last GMSF consultation didn't receive a huge written response, so........
PLEASE RESPOND TO THE CONSULTATION IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE SO THERE IS STILL TIME AND IT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Send your response by email to:
planningandhousing@greatermanchester-ca.co.uk
Alternatively, use the SSGB questionnaire, prepared by Cllr Blair, or visit us in High Lane Village Hall tomorrow from 10.30 - 2.30pm - questionnaires will be available and we will be helping people to complete them.
Our full response to the GMSF consultation can be found HERE
SSGB residents response form can be found HERE
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