Purpose

A draft of the design guide was approved for
consultation earlier this year. The consultation has now taken
place and cabinet are being asked to
a) approve changes to be made to the design guide in response to
the feedback received; and
b) that the finalised design guide be published on the council's
website and used in development management decision making and
other development related discussions/processes.

Content

The Cabinet has
considered the draft Stockport Town Centre Residential Design Guide
that aimed to set out the council’s design expectations for
this area of the borough, and has:-
 
(1) Approved the
proposed amendments to the Town Centre Residential Design Guide as
detailed in appendix 1 to this report and outlined in appendix 2;
and
 
(2) Approved adoption
of the (amended) Town Centre Residential Design Guide for
publication on the council’s website and subsequent use as a
material consideration in development management and other
development related processes.

Alternative options considered

None.