Agenda item

The Council gave consideration to a report which asked them to approve the Places for Everyone Publication Plan 2021: A Joint Development Plan Document for 9 Greater Manchester Local Authorities (Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan) for

publication and submission to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government following the recommendation by Places for Everyone Joint Committee on 20^th July 2021.

Members were informed that, following approval by the nine districts, consultation on the Places for Everyone Publication Plan 2021 would commence not earlier than 9 August 2021 for a period of 8 weeks.

When it was adopted Places for Everyone would become part of the development plan for Oldham. It would replace parts of Oldham’s Core Strategy and change the Proposals Map. A list of Core Strategy policies that would be replaced by Places for Everyone was contained in Appendix 2.

Members noted that Places for Everyone Publication Plan 2021 could be found at Appendix 3 and supporting documents were available on GMCA’s website at https://www.greatermanchesterca.gov.uk/what-we-do/planning-and-housing/places-for-everyone/. The full Places for Everyone Joint Committee report could be found at Appendix 1 to the report.

The report summarised the main components of the Places for Everyone Publication Plan 2021, what it meant for Oldham and implications for the review of Oldham’s Local Plan.

Councillor Roberts MOVED and Councillor Shah SECONDED the recommendations as set out in the report.

Councillor Sykes MOVED and Councillor Al-Hamdani SECONDED the amendment

“Proposed Amendment from the Oldham Liberal Democrat Opposition Group to the report titled ‘Places for Everyone Publication Plan 2021: A Joint Development Plan Document for 9 Greater Manchester Local Authorities (Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan)’

With reference to the options and recommendations found on pages 11-12 of the report.

Reword Section 3.2, Option 2 to read: ‘Members reject the Places for Everyone: Publication Plan 2021, and agree to formally withdraw from the Places for Everyone process, and instead develop only a Local Plan for the Borough of Oldham, in consultation with the people of this borough, which is focused upon the development of Brownfield sites and takes proper account of the infrastructure capacity of each Ward and District’.

Reword Section 4 Preferred Option 4 to read: ‘The preferred option is for members to reject the Places for Everyone: Publication Plan 2021, and agree to formally withdraw from the Places for Everyone process, and instead develop only a Local Plan for the Borough of Oldham, in consultation with the people of this borough, which is focused upon the development of Brownfield sites and takes proper account of the infrastructure capacity of each Ward and District’.”

Council S Bashforth spoke against the amendment.

Council Dean spoke against the amendment.

Councillor H Gloster spoke in support of the amendment.

Councillor Hamblett spoke in support of the amendment.

Councillor Hobin spoke in support of the amendment.

Councillor Jabbar spoke against the amendment.

Councillor Hulme spoke against the amendment.

Councillor Roberts exercised her right to reply.

Councillor Sykes exercised his right to reply.

A recorded vote was requested and taken on the AMENDMENT as follows:

On a recorded VOTE being taken, 18 VOTES were cast in FAVOUR of the AMENDMENT with 35 VOTES cast AGAINST and 0 ABSTENTIONS.  The AMENDMENT was therefore LOST.

Councillor Williamson spoke against the recommendation.

Councillor Lancaster spoke against the recommendation.

Councillor Sheldon spoke against the recommendation.

Councillor Murphy spoke against the recommendation.

Councillor Woodvine spoke against the recommendation.

Councillor Kenyon spoke against the recommendation.

Councillor Williamson spoke against the recommendation.

Councillor Sharp spoke against the recommendation.

Councillor Arnott spoke against the recommendation.

Councillor S Bashforth spoke in favour of the recommendation.

Councillor Shuttleworth spoke in favour of the recommendation.

Councillor Jabbar spoke in favour of the recommendation.

Councillor Roberts exercised her right to reply.

A recorded vote was requested and taken on the MOTION as follows:

On a recorded VOTE being taken, 37 VOTES were cast in FAVOUR of the MOTION with 16 VOTES cast AGAINST and 0 ABSTENTIONS.  The MOTION was therefore CARRIED.

RESOLVED that the submission of the Places for Everyone Publication Plan 2021 to the Secretary of State for examination following the period for representations be approved.