Have your say on Greater Manchester's plan for growth before consultation closes

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

People are being urged to have their say on the region’s plans for future development before the current stage of consultation closes on 11 January.

The 10 Greater Manchester councils are working together to develop a joint Spatial Framework which will identify the land needed to meet housing and business needs over the next 20 years and manage the supply of land across the city-region.

Once complete the framework will also outline the transport and other infrastructure improvements needed to meet Greater Manchester’s ambitions for more jobs and housing.

The consultation, which has been open since November, asks for views on a draft vision, strategic objectives and on options for the number of homes and the amount of land that Greater Manchester could need for employment over the next 20 years.

Alongside this consultation local residents, landowners and developers are also being asked to identify new sites that they feel are suitable for development. This ‘call for sites’ will help to identify areas of land available for development that individual councils may not be aware of.

Eamonn Boylan, Greater Manchester Chief Executive Lead for Housing and Planning said: “As well as setting out our vision and objectives, this stage of consultation on our Spatial Framework aims to gather feedback on the number of homes and amount of employment land we think Greater Manchester needs in future.

“Once complete this plan will determine how we use land across Greater Manchester so its important gather opinions and feedback from local residents, business people and from the development industry.

“Over 1,300 people have already accessed our website to find out more but with less than a week until this consultation closes we want to give everyone a final reminder to have their say.

“This is by no means the last chance for people to get involved in shaping the plan for the city-region’s growth. There will be a number of opportunities to feedback on our plan as we shape it over the next 18 months.”

To take part in the consultation and/or to learn more about Greater Manchester's Spatial Framework visit the Combined Authority website:

www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/gmsf

The consultation and call for sites will be open until midnight on 11 January 2016.