E1. Neighbourhood plans must be in general conformity with the strategic policies of the Local Plan. This table identifies the policies in the Local Plan that are strategic, and those that are not.
| Policy | Strategic policy | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| F1 An inclusive development process | Yes | Tackling inequality and promoting fairness is a strategic priority, and ensuring that development is inclusive is central to plan. |
| F2 Social value and inclusion | Yes | Tackling inequality and promoting fairness is a strategic priority, and ensuring that development is inclusive is central to plan. |
| F3 Inclusive places | Yes | Tackling inequality and promoting fairness is a strategic priority, and ensuring that development is inclusive is central to plan. |
| F4 Fairness between generations | Yes | Tackling inequality and promoting fairness is a strategic priority, and ensuring that development is inclusive is central to plan. |
| Policy | Strategic policy | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| CC1 Climate change | Yes | The City Council has recently declared a climate emergency which has included setting a date of 2038 for carbon neutrality in Salford. Minimising contributions to climate change, adapting to its effects and supporting the achievement of a carbon neutral Salford is therefore a strategic priority. |
| Policy | Strategic policy | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| EF1 Efficient use of land | Yes | Maximising the reuse of previously developed land in order to minimise the potential need for the development of greenfield land and land in the Green Belt and supporting the regeneration of the urban areas is a strategic priority. It is the starting point for more detailed policies. |
| EF2 Coordinated development | Yes | Ensuring that land is used effectively and in a coordinated way will assist in minimising the need for the development of greenfield land and land in the Green Belt and support the regeneration of the urban areas which is a strategic priority. |
| Policy | Strategic policy | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| PC1 Planning conditions and obligations | Yes | Securing appropriate developer contributions in order to mitigate the negative impacts of development is fundamental to a successful city. |
| Policy | Strategic policy | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| AP1 City Centre Salford | Yes | The City Centre is very important to the Greater Manchester and to the North of England more generally, and is an area of the city where development pressure continues to be high. Its future economic success is therefore a strategic priority, and this will depend on the careful management of development within and around it. |
| AP2 Salford Quays | Yes | Salford Quays is home to MediaCityUK and is considered to be one of the primary office locations and tourism destinations in Greater Manchester. It also has a significant tourism, leisure and retail role. It is an area of the city where development pressure continues to be high. Its future economic success is therefore a strategic priority, and this will depend on the careful management of development within and around it. |
| AP3 Ordsall Waterfront | Yes | Ordsall Waterfront is a key link between two of Greater Manchester’s key economic areas (the City Centre and Salford Quays). It therefore has a significant profile and development pressure continues to be high. Its future success is therefore a strategic priority, and this will depend on the careful management of development within and around it. |
| AP4 Salford Innovation Triangle | Yes | Securing maximum gain from the city’s key innovation and research assets (which include MediaCityUK, University of Salford and Salford Royal Hospital) and supporting their ongoing development will be important to the long-term success of Salford’s economy. |
| AP5 Employment areas close to the City Centre and Salford Quays | Yes | The future economic success of the City Centre and Salford Quays is a strategic priority, and managing change in the adjoining areas will be important in supporting the economic function of the wider area. |
| Policy | Strategic policy | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| EC1 Existing employment areas | Yes | Maintaining a good supply of employment sites and premises will be important for the city’s long term economic success, which is a strategic priority. |
| EC2 Port Salford | Yes | The Port Salford scheme that has extant planning permission will, once completed, include an inland port, container terminal and employment floorspace with water, road and rail connections. Port Salford will be unique in Greater Manchester and has the potential to help boost its competitiveness. Its long-term protection is therefore a strategic priority. |
| Policy | Strategic policy | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| CT1 Tourism development | Yes | Protecting and enhancing the city’s key tourism locations is considered to be a strategic priority given their role in raising the city’s profile and providing and leisure opportunities for local residents. |
| CT2 Art and culture | Yes | Art and culture are key elements of Salford’s identity and character. The protection and enhancement of these opportunities is central to place making and therefore considered to be a strategic priority. |
| Policy | Strategic policy | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| H1 Type of housing | Yes | Ensuring that a diverse range of housing (in terms of type) comes forward across Salford so that everyone can find a suitable home is considered to be a strategic priority. |
| H2 Size of dwellings | Yes | Ensuring that a diverse range of housing (in terms of size) comes forward across Salford so that everyone can find a suitable home is considered to be a strategic priority. |
| H3 Housing density | Yes | Making the most efficient use of land in the most accessible locations assists in reducing the overall need to travel and maximising the ability to do so by sustainable modes. It will also assist in minimising the potential need for the development of greenfield land/land in the Green Belt. These are considered to be strategic priorities. |
| H4 Affordable housing | Yes | Ensuring sufficient provision of affordable housing contributes towards tackling inequality, promoting fairness, and helping to meet the needs of those on low incomes. These are considered to be strategic priorities. |
| H5 Build to rent | Yes | Ensuring that build to rent schemes add to the diversity of the housing stock and make sufficient provision of affordable housing will contribute towards tackling inequality and promoting fairness, which is a strategic priority. |
| H6 Housing for older people | Yes | Ensuring that a diverse range of housing is provided in the city and that all groups have access to suitable housing is an important aspect of delivering a fairer and more inclusive Salford, which is a strategic priority. |
| H7 Student housing | Yes | Ensuring that a diverse range of housing is provided in the city and that all groups have access to suitable housing is an important aspect of delivering a fairer and more inclusive Salford, which is a strategic priority. |
| H8 Gypsies, travellers and travelling showpeople | Yes | Ensuring that a diverse range of housing is provided in the city and that all groups have access to suitable housing is an important aspect of delivering a fairer and more inclusive Salford, which is a strategic priority. |
| H9 Custom, self-build and community led housing | No | Detailed development management policy relating to housing development. |
| H10 Conversion and change of use of existing houses, and new build residential developments of non-self-contained units. | No | Detailed development management policy relating to the conversion of existing houses. |
| Policy | Strategic policy | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| TC1 Network of designated centres | Yes | Identifies the city’s overall network of centres and ensures that communities have access to local shops, facilities and services which is a strategic priority. |
| TC2 Development involving main town centre uses | No | Detailed development management policy relating to the development of main town centre uses. |
| TC3 Retail frontages, changes of use and redevelopments within designated centres | No | Detailed development management policy relating to changes of use and redevelopment within town centres. |
| TC4 Food and drink uses within designated centres | No | Detailed development management policy relating to food and drink uses within town centres. |
| Policy | Strategic policy | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| ED1 Early years, schools and post-16 education facilities | No | Detailed development management policy relating to the development of new early years, schools and post-16 facilities and the approach to the reuse and redevelopment of redundant school sites. |
| ED2 Residential development and education places | Yes | Supports the delivery of additional school places by placing requirements on development, thereby assisting in ensuring that neighbourhoods are sustainable and all children can enjoy a high quality education.The provision of sufficient education places to support new development was highlighted by the local community as a key issue during the consultation process. |
| ED3 University of Salford | Yes | The continued enhancement of the facilities and campuses of the University of Salford will contribute to the future success of the City Centre, the success of which is a strategic priority. |
| Policy | Strategic policy | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| HH1 Development and health | Yes | Identifying how development can support an improvement in public health and a reduction in health inequalities will assist in tackling some of the city’s very significant health inequalities. Tackling inequality and promoting fairness is a strategic priority. |
| HH2 Provision of health and social care facilities | Yes | Supporting the improvement of health and social care facilities will assist in tackling some of the city’s very significant health inequalities. Tackling inequality and promoting fairness is a strategic priority. |
| HH3 Salford Royal Hospital | Yes | Supporting the further enhancement of the hospital, a major employer within the city and a key anchor within the Salford Innovation Triangle is considered to be a strategic priority. |
| Policy | Strategic policy | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| A1 Supporting sustainable transport | Yes | The policy outlines the overarching principles which will assist in enhancing accessibility and reducing congestion. It is the starting point for more detailed policies. |
| A2 Transport hierarchy and sustainable streets | Yes | Ensuring that development promotes the use of sustainable modes of travel will contribute towards achieving a modal shift away from the private car, which is a strategic priority. |
| A3 Walking and cycling | Yes | Increasing the proportion of journeys made by walking and cycling will contribute towards achieving a modal shift away from the private car, which is a strategic priority. It will assist in tackling some of the city’s very significant health inequalities by encouraging active travel. |
| A4 Public transport | Yes | Increasing the proportion of journeys made by public transport will contribute towards achieving a modal shift away from the car, which is a strategic priority. |
| A5 Sustainable movement of freight | Yes | Encouraging the sustainable movement of freight will contribute towards achieving a modal shift away from the movement of freight by HGVs, which is a strategic priority. |
| A6 Highway network | Yes | Supporting the efficient, effective and safe operation of the city’s highway network will assist in enhancing accessibility, reducing congestion, and improving quality of life which are strategic priorities. |
| A7 Motor vehicle parking provision and drop off facilities in new developments | Yes | Includes standards to be applied to all types of development across the city. This will contribute towards achieving a modal shift, which is a strategic priority. |
| A8 City centre car parking | Yes | Provides a strategy for controlling car parking within the City Centre to ensure that land in a highly accessible location is used efficiently. The City Centre is very important to the Greater Manchester and North West economy and its future success is therefore a strategic priority. |
| A9 Park and ride facilities | No | Detailed development management policy relating to proposals for and the redevelopment of existing park and ride schemes. |
| A10 Electric vehicle charging points | Yes | Includes standards which would be applied to various types of development across the city. This will contribute to reducing emissions and the improvement of the city’s air quality, which is a strategic priority. |
| A11 Barton Aerodrome | Yes | Protects heritage assets and an important component of the city’s infrastructure. These are strategic priorities. |
| A12 Protection of aviation safety at Manchester Airport | Yes | Protects the safe functioning of a strategically important transport facility located in another district. |
| A13 Safeguarding potential transport routes | Yes | Protects potential transport routes which could assist in improving accessibility and contributing towards achieving a modal shift, which is a strategic priority. |
| Policy | Strategic policy | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| DG1 Digital infrastructure | Yes | Includes standards which would apply to all types of development and improve access for all residents and businesses to high quality digital infrastructure. This will contribute to the development of a future proofed city, which is a strategic priority. |
| DG2 Protecting digital infrastructure | Yes | Protects the city’s digital infrastructure, which is a strategic priority. |
| Policy | Strategic policy | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| EG1 Sustainable energy | Yes | Includes standards to be applied to various types of development across the city which will help minimise contributions to climate change. The City Council has recently declared a climate emergency which has included setting a date of 2038 for carbon neutrality in Salford. Minimising contributions to climate change and supporting the achievement of a carbon neutral Salford is therefore a strategic priority. |
| EG2 Renewable and low carbon energy schemes | Yes | Takes a positive approach to the development of renewable and low carbon energy schemes which will help minimise contributions to climate change. The City Council has recently declared a climate emergency which has included setting a date of 2038 for carbon neutrality in Salford. Increasing the generation of energy from renewable sources and supporting the achievement of a carbon neutral Salford is therefore a strategic priority. |
| Policy | Strategic policy | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| WA1 Delivering the North West River Basin Management Plan | Yes | The majority of watercourses in Salford and the North West are currently failing to meet the River Basin Management Plan objectives and major improvements are required. Ensuring that development does not have an adverse impact on water bodies and takes opportunities to support their improvement will contribute towards the enhancement of the city’s network of green infrastructure, which is a strategic priority. |
| WA2 Water supply and water efficiency | Yes | Protects critical pieces of the city’s water supply infrastructure which is clearly a strategic priority. |
| WA3 Flood risk management and infrastructure | Yes | Protects components of the city’s flood risk infrastructure which is clearly a strategic priority. |
| WA4 Development and flood risk | Yes | Given the scale and extend of flood risk in Salford and taking into account that some of the areas which could be subject to flooding are important to the prosperity of Greater Manchester, reducing the risk and impact of flooding is considered to be a strategic priority. |
| WA5 Surface water and sustainable drainage | Yes | Given the significant risk that surface water and river flooding poses to many parts of Salford, ensuring that surface water is managed to help minimise this risk is considered to be a strategic priority. |
| Policy | Strategic policy | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| D1 Design principles | Yes | Provides an overall standard for the quality of development. |
| D2 Local character and distinctiveness | No | Detailed development management policy. |
| D3 Layout and access | No | Detailed development management policy. |
| D4 Spaces | No | Detailed development management policy. |
| D5 Amenity | No | Detailed development management policy. |
| D6 Design and crime | No | Detailed development management policy. |
| D7 Housing design | Yes | Includes standards that all residential developments will be expected to meet. The requirement for all dwellings to be accessible and adaptable will provide greater flexibility in ensuring that everyone can find a suitable home, which is considered to be a strategic priority. |
| D8 Alterations and extensions | No | Detailed development management policy. |
| D9 Waterside development | No | Detailed development management policy for development near to the city’s waterways. |
| Policy | Strategic policy | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| HE1 Heritage protection | Yes | Explains how the city’s heritage assets will be protected and enhanced, which is a strategic priority. |
| HE2 Managing change across historic areas | Yes | Identifies key historic areas in Salford and explains how development and change within these locations will be managed. Protecting and enhancing the city’s heritage assets, and the distinctiveness of places, is a strategic priority. |
| HE3 A positive future for heritage assets | Yes | Encourages the positive use of heritage assets, which will help to protect their long term future. Protecting and enhancing the city’s heritage assets is a strategic priority. |
| HE4 Heritage at risk | Yes | Protecting and enhancing the city’s heritage assets, including those at risk, is a strategic priority. |
| HE5 Heritage information and interpretation | No | Detailed development management policy setting out the requirements relating to the provision of heritage information and interpretation. |
| HE6 Canals | Yes | Protects the city’s canals, which are important heritage and recreation assets, make an important contribution to Salford’s identity and so are a strategic priority. |
| Policy | Strategic policy | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| GB1 Green Belt | Yes | Protects the city’s Green Belt and encourages improved access, helping to deliver wider environmental, health and social benefits. This is a strategic priority. |
| GB2 Soils and agricultural land | Yes | Seeks to protect the city’s soils by ensuring the loss of agricultural land is avoided where possible. Protecting the city’s environmental assets is a strategic priority. |
| GB3 Farm diversification | No | Detailed development management policy for a specific type of development. |
| GB4 Agricultural, forestry and other occupational dwellings within the Green Belt | No | Detailed development management policy for a specific type of development. |
| Policy | Strategic policy | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| GI1 Development and green infrastructure | Yes | Identifies strategically important priority functions in different parts of Salford, and sets the requirements for delivering green infrastructure through new development. Enhancing the network of green infrastructure across Salford is vital to the success of the city. It will assist in tackling some of the city’s very significant health inequalities, which is a strategic priority. |
| GI2 Chat Moss | Yes | Protects and enhances Chat Moss, a strategically important piece of green infrastructure. |
| GI3 Irwell Valley | Yes | Protects and enhances the Irwell Valley, a strategically important piece of green infrastructure. |
| GI4 West Salford Greenway | Yes | Protects and enhances the West Salford Greenway, a strategically important piece of green infrastructure. |
| GI6 Local Green Space | No | Protects areas that are of particular importance to local communities. |
| GI7 Trees, woodland and hedgerows | Yes | Increasing tree cover across Salford will contribute to the achievement of various wider objectives e.g. mitigating and adapting to climate change. |
| Policy | Strategic policy | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| BG1 Nature improvement areas | Yes | Explains how development will be managed within the Great Manchester Wetlands Nature Improvement Area in Salford, a cross boundary designation which extends across parts of Salford, Wigan and Warrington. |
| BG2 Development and biodiversity | Yes | Protects and enhances the city’s biodiversity assets and explains how development will support a net gain in biodiversity. This can bring multifunctional benefits with regards to health and well-being, and will assist in tackling some of the city’s very significant health inequalities, which is a strategic priority. |
| BG3 Geodiversity | No | Development management policy relating to features of geodiversity interest. These assets are limited in Salford and do not have the same multifunctional benefits as other biodiversity assets. |
| Policy | Strategic policy | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| R1 Recreation standards | Yes | Identifies the city’s recreation standards which all residential development would be expected to contribute towards. Ensuring that all residents have good access to a range of recreation facilities can enable people to live more active and healthier lives. This will assist in tackling some of the city’s very significant health inequalities, which is a strategic priority. |
| R2 Recreation facilities and residential amenity | No | Detailed development management policy specific to recreation facilities. |
| R3 Protection of recreation land and facilities | No | Detailed development management policy relating to the development of recreation land and facilities. |
| R4 Strategic recreation routes | Yes | Protects and enhances the city’s network of recreation routes which provide opportunities for outdoor recreation and connect the urban area to the countryside. This can enable people to live more active and healthier lives and therefore assisting in tackling some of the city’s very significant health inequalities, which is a strategic priority. |
| R5 Outdoor and indoor sports facilities | Yes | Protects and enhances the city’s sports facilities and designates some sites as strategic hubs of city-wide importance for outdoor sports. This can enable people to live more active and healthier lives and therefore assisting in tackling some of the city’s very significant health inequalities, which is a strategic priority. |
| Policy | Strategic policy | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| PH1 Pollution control | Yes | Supports an improvement in the city’s air quality, and hence promotes better health and quality of life, which are strategic priorities. |
| PH2 Control of hazardous uses | No | Detailed development management policy relating to applications for hazardous substances consent. |
| PH3 Development near hazardous installations | No | Detailed development management policy relating to proposals near hazardous installations. |
| PH4 Land instability | No | Detailed development management policy regarding the risk of land instability. |
| Policy | Strategic policy | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| WM1 Waste and development | No | Detailed development management policy setting out the requirements in relation to waste management within developments. |