Dear Mrs Oliver

Thank you for your email – apologies for the slight delay; I have been on leave.

Emma Curle or myself or one of Emma’s team will come back to you as soon as possible.

Kind regards

Vicki Bates

(She/Her)

Assistant Director – Governance

Monitoring Officer

(Legal, Democratic and Electoral Services and Information Governance)

Corporate and Support Services

Legal Department

Stockport Council

Room 325
Town Hall

Edward Street
Stockport
SK1 3XE

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From: Sheila Oliver <sheilaoliver@ntlworld.com>
Sent: 21 May 2025 18:56
To: Vicki Bates (Legal) <vicki.bates@stockport.gov.uk>; Michael Cullen <michael.cullen@stockport.gov.uk>; Emma Curle <emma.curle@stockport.gov.uk>
Cc: Leader <leader@stockport.gov.uk>; Zoe Allan <zoe.allan@stockport.gov.uk>; Cllr Angie Clark <cllr.angie.clark@stockport.gov.uk>; Cllr Mark Roberts <cllr.mark.roberts@stockport.gov.uk>; Cllr Rachel Bresnahan <cllr.rachel.bresnahan@stockport.gov.uk>; info@reformparty.uk
Subject: Subject: Urgent Inquiry Regarding Planning Application for Tree Works – Concerns Over Process and Transparency

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Subject: Urgent Inquiry Regarding Planning Application for Tree Works – Concerns Over Process and Transparency

Dear Monitoring Officer,

I am writing to formally raise concerns regarding a planning application related to the felling or removal of trees, which was previously withdrawn due to an incorrect location being submitted, but is now reportedly due to be decided shortly.

To date, I am unable to locate any current or resubmitted version of this application on the council’s online planning portal. As a concerned resident, I am extremely alarmed that such a decision may be taken without proper public visibility, consultation, or transparency, particularly given the serious nature of tree works and the issues surrounding the original misrepresentation of the site location.

Could you please urgently clarify the following:

  1. What is the current status of this application? Has a new or revised application been validly submitted?
  2. Why is there no public listing of this application on the planning portal if a decision is imminent?
  3. Has public consultation occurred in accordance with statutory planning procedure?
  4. Given the circumstances, will the council defer or suspend the decision until due process is fully followed?

If the application is being processed or decided in the absence of proper publication and public consultation, I respectfully request that it be withdrawn or postponed until such procedures are correctly undertaken. I also wish to register my formal objection to any decision being made under these conditions.

I would appreciate a prompt response given the reported timing of the decision.  I am copying this email to Reform, as I am trying to keep them updated on all the wrongdoing at Stockport Council.  I may, of course, have the wrong end of the stick, but I can’t see any planning application currently for Howard Close, SK6.

Yours sincerely,

Sheila