- Existing notifiable sites in Stockport are:
- Gas Holders, Mersey Street, Portwood (British Gas Transco) – consultation distance 60m; and
- Bramhall Oil Terminal (Conoco, Poynton) – consultation distance 250m.
- Existing notifiable pipelines in Stockport are:
- 18 inch Partington/Stockport (gas) – consultation distance 16m;
- 18 inch Stockport/Denton (gas) – consultation distance 16m;
- 8 inch Stockport/New Mills (gas) – consultation distance 47m; and
- 24 inch Stretford/Kingsway/Denton (gas) – consultation distance 16m.
- In addition to these notifiable installations the following pipeline routes within the borough are subject to safeguarding:
- High pressure government oil pipelines serving Bramhall Oil Terminal - new development should not interfere with these pipelines. Access for maintenance must be afforded at all times without any obstruction and no works whatsoever including landscaping, tipping, or lowering or raising of ground levels shall take place within a distance of 10 feet on either side of a pipeline without the prior consent of the Secretary of State; and
- Goyt-Audenshaw Water Pipeline.
- Inland waterways are an important form of infrastructure that can potentially be affected by all scales and forms of development located near the waterway. Local planning authorities are required to consult relevant statutory consultees before granting planning permission for development likely to affect rivers and canals.
ENV 11: Safeguarding of Manchester Airport and air navigation facilities
- Development which would adversely affect the operational integrity or safety of Manchester Airport or Manchester radar will not be permitted.
- The safeguarding zones for Manchester Airport cover significant areas of the borough. Consultation with the airport will be required in relation to:
- a.Development over a certain height in different areas of the borough as specified on the safeguarding map55.
55 See www.manchesterairport.co.uk/community/living-near-the-airport/aerodrome-safeguarding