Salford retail and leisure study

The Salford retail and leisure study was completed by external consultants WYG Planning and Design. The city wide study includes an analysis of current retail and leisure provision in Salford and identifies the need for additional retail and leisure development, based on forecast population and expenditure change through to the year 2027. The study includes:  

• an analysis of planning policy and retail trends 
• detailed assessments of the vitality and viability of Salford's existing town and neighbourhood centres 
• an analysis of shopping patterns within the city and an explanation of the market shares achieved by centres in Salford for different types of retail goods 
• an assessment of the need for additional retail floorspace in different parts of the city   
• a summary of the current leisure provision within Salford and an assessment of the need for further provision.  

The Salford retail and leisure study will form a key part of the evidence base for the city's emerging Local Development Framework. In seeking to forecast the likely population in 2027, rather than using trend based population growth, the study reflects the likely population change that would occur based on the scale and distribution of housing development proposed in the draft core strategy (November 2009), which reflected housing targets allocated to Salford in the regional strategy. It is important that readers of this report understand how the results of the retail study were arrived at and that the conclusions in relation to the potential population change should therefore be treated with caution. An addendum to the study explaining this matter in more detail is available to download at the foot of this page.

Who to contact

Name

Spatial Planning

Address

Sustainable Regeneration Directorate
Civic Centre
Chorley Road
Swinton
M27 5BY
Map to this location

Telephone

0161 793 3782

Email

plans.consultation@salford.gov.uk

This page was last updated on 15 June 2011