Holcroft Moss, Greater Manchester - Planning Obligations Document

DRAFT HOLCROFT MOSS PLANNING OBLIGATIONS SUPPLEMENTARY

PLANNING DOCUMENT

THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING

(LOCAL PLANNING) (ENGLAND)

REGULATIONS 2012 (AS AMENDED)

(REGULATIONS 12 AND 35)

Statement of Availability

Document Title

Draft Holcroft Moss Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document

Subject Matter

The Places for Everyone Plan (RE Plan) is a joint development plan document of nine Greater Manchester authorities (Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Tameside, Trafford, and Wigan) which was adopted on 21st March 2024.

The PfE Plan sets out a clear spatial strategy for delivering new homes and businesses along with infrastructure to support development and to protect and enhance our towns, cities and landscapes. It covers a timeframe up to 2039.

The draft SPD supplements RE Policy JP-C8 - Transport Requirements of New Development, in particular clause 17. This clause requires planning applications accompanied by a Transport Assessment to consider air quality impacts on Holcroft Moss, which is within the Manchester Mosses Special Area of Conservation (SAC), to ensure new development does not have an adverse impact on its protected habitats and species.

The purpose of this SPD is to:

• Ensure that advice is consistent with the latest Government regulations and associated Planning Practice Guidance;

• Ensure that new development is consistent with the provisions of the recently adopted RE Plan;

• Provide a robust basis upon which the nine RE authorities can secure contributions from developers to ensure that the impacts of schemes on Holcroft Moss are appropriately mitigated; and

• Provide clear advice to developers as to what is expected in applications to ensure an efficient process for consultation and determination.

Views are sought on the Draft Holcroft Moss Planning Obligations SPD and its supporting documents.

Availability of Documents:

The Draft Holcroft Moss Planning Obligations SPD and its supporting documents has been made available by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority on behalf of the nine RE authorities on the GMCA website at:

https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/what-we-do/planning-and-housing/places-for-everyone/joint-supplementary-planning-documents/holcroft-moss-planning-obligations-spd.

You can also access the SPD and supporting documents via Oldham Council's website at: https://www.oldham.gov.uk/info/201232/engagement/1825/consultation.

Copies of the Draft Holcroft Moss Planning Obligations SPD and supporting documents can also be found at:

• the borough's libraries (for the latest details on library opening times please visit https://hla.oldham.gov.uk/libraries/local-libraries/); and

• Oldham Council's Spindles Shopping Centre reception (please press the intercom for reception and go upstairs to the second floor), West Street, Oldham, OL1 1LF (open Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm).

How to Comment:

Consultation on the Draft Holcroft Moss Planning Obligations SPD and supporting documents is taking place from Friday 1 November 2024 to 11.59pm on Thursday 12 December 2024, for a period of 6 weeks. The preferred method of receiving representations is online at: https://www.gmconsult.org/

Alternatively, you can submit your comments via email to: SPDconsultation@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk

Or you can post your comments to:

Planning and Housing Team, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Broadhurst House, 56 Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 6EU

Comments on the Draft Holcroft Moss Planning Obligations SPD and its supporting documents must be received by 11.59pm on Thursday 12 December 2024.

In undertaking public consultation, we must act in accordance with the requirements of the general data protection regulations (UKGDPR). You can view how GMCA use, manage and store your data by accessing and reading the Privacy Notice, available alongside the SPD documents on the GMCA website at https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/what-we-do/planning-and-housing/places-for-everyone/joint-supplementary-planning-documents/holcroft-moss-planning-obligations-spd.

If you require further information about this consultation, please contact the Planning and Housing Team at the above address.