Mr Sugarman could not give a timescale for the eruv going live. Planning approval had already been delayed by six months due to the Covid crisis. The pandemic would also have a knock-on effect on the construction of the poles.
Stockport’s planning committee approved the application by nine votes to two, with one abstention.
Councillor Wendy Meikle had voiced concern that the eruv would be “divisive, increase antisemitism and offend other religious groups”.
She was “uncomfortable” with the notion, viewing it as “like a demarcation of a territory”. But she conceded: “I don’t know enough about it.”
Mr Sugarman preferred to focus on the “widespread support” among the council.
The new eruv will not connect with another north of the city – the UK’s largest with a perimeter of 13 miles.
