Stockport Council invites residents to have their say on plans in the borough

Stockport Council is inviting residents to have their say and take part in a number of public consultations taking place throughout July 2023.

Public consultations provide local residents and stakeholders in Council-led plans across the borough to give feedback before proposals and projects are finalised and ensure local people have a voice in shaping the future of Stockport.

The following are live consultation or engagement activity being conducted by Stockport Council:

Stockport Town of Culture Public Engagement

Stockport has been selected to be Greater Manchester Town of Culture for 2023.  We are currently designing the detailed programme and want it to provide opportunities for everyone in Stockport to be active and creative.  We particularly want activities to celebrate the people, places and stories of Stockport   We’d love to hear from you about what you’d like to see happening during Town of Culture and the longer term legacy you’d like it to have.
Consultation Closes 31 July 2023

POSTNATAL SURVEY – DADS/MALE CARERS

The perinatal period is the period of time from pregnancy and up to a year after birth of a child. Taking part in this survey will help us to improve the support dads/birth partners receive during this period in Stockport.
Consultation Closes 31 July 2023

St Thomas School Street – Follow-Up

A school street is a road outside a school with a temporary motorised traffic restriction on it, in term time, at school drop-off and pick-up times. The restriction is to create a street environment which encourages cycling, scooting, or walking for part or all of the school run and reduce motorised traffic.

Consultation closes: 16 July 2023

The following are live consultation or engagement activity being conducted regionally and are likely to impact local residents and businesses.

Your views on our Greater Manchester Age-friendly Strategy 2023-2033

The GM Ageing Hub will be refreshing the Greater Manchester Age-friendly Strategy in 2023. At the start of 2023, we focussed on engagement with stakeholders and experts across the city region, and now we want to hear from a range of other people across Greater Manchester. The refreshed Strategy will give an overview of current demographic trends, as well as the key challenges and opportunities for Greater Manchester in becoming an exemplar age-friendly city region. 
Consultation closes: 28 July 2023

TFGM Business Travel Survey

Greater Manchester is working towards an ambitious target for becoming carbon neutral by 2038, and transport plays a significant role in reaching this. Greater Manchester’s transport and travel priorities aim to provide an environmentally sustainable network which is accessible, affordable and easy to use, and that supports long-term economic growth and access to opportunity for all. You can read more via the GMCA website.