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We need to get behind this : Salford backs joint development plan with eight other Greater Manchester councils
It comes after Stockport pulled out of the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework, which had been years in the making, in December
17:39, 9 MAR 2021
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What next for the GMSF? | Forging ahead and delivering
4 Mar 2021, 11:42Comments (1)
A cross-borough plan for allocating land for homes and jobs in Greater Manchester is still the right way forward for development, but the setbacks and delays it has faced have caused market uncertainty and deterred investors over the years.
Panellists at a dedicated
Place North West event on the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework and progress to date on the nine boroughs’ alternative plan, named Places for Everyone, agreed that adoption of a joint framework is long overdue following Stockport Council’s departure from the framework last year.
Split across two panels, this event was chaired by
Dan Whelan
The council, which withdrew from the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework last year amid concerns over Green Belt release, is welcome to return to the fold but time is running out, said Manchester’s regeneration lead.
“The door is still open to Stockport,” Cllr Angeliki Stogia, Manchester City Council’s executive member for environment, planning and transport, told a
However, Cllr David Meller, Stockport Council’s cabinet member for regeneration – who had been supportive of the proposals laid out in the GMSF and said he did not want to withdraw – said deciding to return to the joint plan now could delay the already protracted process further.
Sarah Townsend
Stockport Council is expected this month to approve developer Quorum Estates’ scaled-back plans to build almost 1m sq ft of additional units at the Bredbury Industrial Estate off the M60.
The 76-acre site between the industrial park and the River Tame has long been earmarked for redevelopment, including in the most recent version of the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework published.
However, Quorum’ proposal to expand the industrial estate by building on adjacent land known as Bredbury Gateway was the subject of a row between Stockport and Tameside councils last year, as the estate lies on the border of the two boroughs.