presumably because its been confirmed that any planning app will now go direct to the main Stockport planning committee which currently does not have any Marple councillors sitting.
Unusually for local govt all councillors sit on their local planning committees ( ones held in the library!) and thus cannot comment or take sides otherwise could be claimed to have "an interest". Most councils dont do this as it means no councillor can EVER support the people that voted for them in ANY planning issues which is madness and more frustratingly Stockport councillors CHOOSE to do it this way!!! But thats another fight
However as its bypassing the normal procedures, and rightly so, they can now put their twopenneth worth in.. though in my humble opinion its more likely to be that now theyve gauged public opinion and seen the strength of the local campaign they are now jumping on the bandwagon will use this daft rule as an excuse for joining in late...
