THIS WEEK | Greater Manchester Development Update

Empty retail units, ageing transport hubs and the need for homes are problems facing local authorities across the country. In Stockport, the battle to address those issues is very much on. Place North West met up with Cllr David Meller for a stroll around the town to get an idea of the scale of the council's redevelopment plans.

The council has produced a report mapping out its intentions to develop infrastructure to support the expected growth of zero-emissions vehicles.

Stockport Council planning officers have agreed to accept a further planning application as the urban farm’s operator seeks to “regularise” activities and map out further plans.

Feedback on an initial masterplan for the eco-park and farm is being sought as the council aims to finalise its vision for the project early next year. 

A consultation on plans for a two-acre public green space, part of the £120m revamp of the town’s ageing bus station, is now open. 

The creation of a 15-minute neighbourhood in the centre of the city that focusses on the reactivation of underuse railway arches, upgrading riverside sites, and reworking roads currently dominated by vehicles forms the basis of the proposal for the 47-acre site. 

The property company is to install 12 electric vehicle charging points across its Manchester portfolio, part of the GM Local Energy Market Project, which aims to revolutionise the use and distribution of energy across the region.  

Engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions has lodged an outline planning application for 200 homes and a 43-acre country park on land the company owns next to its UK headquarters in Hazel Grove, south of Stockport. 

Greater Manchester’s combined authority has declared that charging for non-compliant commercial vehicles will be introduced from May 2022.