The Labour Government has doubled the housing targets for Stockport, while weakening the protections for green belt. As a result, developers are targeting building on our green spaces first; this means that the houses are less affordable, less accessible, and in the wrong places for people struggling to get on the housing market.
On average, an “affordable house” in the villages outside Stockport, by the Government's definition, still costs £323,8231. The average cost of an affordable house in Stockport town centre is just £167,5132. Only one of those is within reach for the vast majority of first-time buyers.
That's why we're calling on the Government to change its approach and provide new housing that communities want. That means social and affordable housing. That means housing on brownfield sites first. And it means building the GPs, schools and transport links that make local people's lives better, not put an added strain on the system.
If you think that the UK should be building more truly affordable housing, with better schools and healthcare, and with the community being part of the process, sign our petition.
Do you believe the Government should give local residents more say in the planning process, to guarantee brownfield development first, and to ensure that schools and GPs must be an essential part of any large development?
The staggering impact of cyber attacks on local businesses was raised by local MP Lisa Smart in the House of Commons this week
After a local post box was stolen, residents at Battersby Court supported accommodation will be getting their outgoing post collected directly, following an intervention by MP Lisa Smart.
After a “Navigation Closure Notice” was put in place restricting access to the Macclesfield and Peak Forest canals in August, local MP Lisa Smart is talking to the chief executive of the Canal and River Trust, Stuart Mills, to ensure this can be avoided a
Local MP Lisa Smart has raised concerns that the Department of Health’s golden hello scheme may not be delivering for areas which have already lost their NHS dentists.
Further to the letter received last week from the housing minister, below is the formal response from Cllr Mark Roberts, Leader of the Council and of the Liberal Democrats at Stockport Town Hall.
MP Lisa Smart’s office has surpassed 10,000 support cases for residents since the election in July last year.