Stockport Council News

Email sent – 27/05/2025 17.08

Dear Monitoring Officer

On seeking advice from environmentalists all over the country I have been told that an ecological survey should have been carried out and if necessary damage mitigation measures put in place.  I am also informed the local councillors should act and assess what has been done to the land.  I know you have recently claimed I am vexatious for mentioning the damage to this Local Wildlife Site/protected amenity land, so if you refuse I shall have to go back to them all publicly and explain the situation.

The legal position – Planning application implications:

• Councils can refuse permission or require retrospective ecological surveys and mitigation.
• They may impose conditions or request biodiversity offsetting or habitat restoration.

Please could you arrange the ecological survey and the local councillor reports.

Yours

Sheila

Dear Ms Curle

Where will the open space be, given you have just allowed our Local Wildlife Site/protected amenity land to be destroyed?

On Twitter people are saying I should go to the police about Padden Brook.   I shall if housing goes on the site.

Yours with all the respect due to you.

From: Emma Curle [mailto:emma.curle@stockport.gov.uk]
Sent: 27 May 2025 10:32
To: sheilaoliver@ntlworld.com
Subject: Hatherlow Sunday School Planning Application

Dear Mrs Oliver,

Many thanks for your email.  Members of Planning and Highways Regulation Committee resolved to defer and delegate the grant of planning permission on 15^th August 2024, subject to the applicant entering into a S106 legal agreement to secure contributions towards Open Space in accordance with adopted development plan policies.  Once the process of the legal agreement is complete, planning permission will be formally issued.

I trust this clarifies the matter.

Kind regards

Emma Curle

Assistant Director Place Making and Planning

Chief Planning Officer

Stockport Council