Irwell City Park Planning Guidance

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Irwell City Park is being led by a cross boundary collaboration involving Manchester City Council, Salford City Council, Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council and Central Salford Urban Regeneration Company, who have united to transform one of the North West’s most unique waterways.

Planning Guidance has been prepared to support the delivery of Irwell City Park. The Guidance relates to the intention to establish Irwell City Park as a unique waterfront location within the regional centre. The vision is to see the restoration of the river to create a new and exciting urban park, focusing on its spectacular industrial and architectural achievements, attracting new waterfront development and activities and linking neighbourhoods and communities within the heart of the regional centre.

The Guidance has been prepared jointly by the authorities of Manchester, Salford and Trafford to set out the guidelines which the councils as local planning authorities will use as a material consideration in determining applications for planning permission and other matters in the Irwell City Park area. In addition, it establishes a set of principles to ensure the provision of a continuous riverside cycle / walkway and the high quality design of new public open spaces and other infrastructure. The Guidance has been prepared as a non statutory planning document, but is set within the planning policy framework provided by the statutory development plans of the three local authorities.

Public Consultation

The draft Planning Guidance was subject to a period of public consultation between 17 August and 27 September 2007. All comments received within the consultation period were taken into consideration, and the Guidance was amended where appropriate. A summary of all representations made during the consultation period can be downloaded below.

Adoption of Planning Guidance

The Irwell City Park Planning Guidance was formally adopted by the three authorities of Manchester, Salford and Trafford in March 2008.

The Planning Guidance and supporting documents can be downloaded below. Alternatively, hard copies of the Planning Guidance and supporting documents can be viewed at the following locations:

All public libraries within Manchester, Salford and Trafford during their normal opening hours. Details of library opening times within each authority can be found for Manchester libraries, Salford libraries, or Trafford libraries
Manchester City Council Planning Reception, Level 7 of the Town Hall Extension, Lloyd Street, Manchester (open Monday to Friday, 9.00am – 4.30pm)
Salford City Council Main Reception, Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton (open Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm)
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council, Strategic Planning and Development Control, Waterside House, Sale Waterside (open Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm)

If you would like to purchase a printed copy of the document, it is available at a cost of £10.00 each including packaging and postage. To order a copy, please email plans.consultation@salford.gov.uk or send a cheque or postal order, crossed and marked ‘Account Payee’ and made payable to Salford City Council, to the address below.

Downloadable documents

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This page was last updated on 20 May 2008

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