Part two: Salford Local Plan: Core Strategy and Allocations

Work is underway on the Salford Local Plan: Core Strategy and Allocations (part two of our Local Plan). Having regard to other documents that form part of the adopted development plan for Salford, the scope of the this plan is limited to:

• A long term vision and spatial strategy for the city up to 2042
• Identifying boundaries for spatial areas in Salford identified in Places for Everyone such as the Core Growth Area, Inner Area and Northern Area
• Policies for areas of the city, including neighbourhoods
• The distribution of new housing and employment floorspace
• Visions for the different neighbourhood areas in the city
• Allocations for development
• Local Green Space designations. All other types of protective designation were considered through part one of the plan.

Progress made in producing this plan

We undertook an initial consultation on part two of our Local Plan between 13 December 2023 and 24 January 2024. View details of this initial consultation and the responses received to it.

Consultation on a draft version the plan took place between 9 December 2024 and 17 February 2025. View details of this consultation on the draft version. Having regard to paragraph 49 of the National Planning Policy Framework, the draft plan has only very limited weight when making decisions on planning applications.

Evidence

Local plans are examined to assess whether they have been prepared in accordance with legal and procedural requirements, and whether they are sound. A key test of soundness is whether plans are justified, including an appropriate strategy, taking into account the reasonable alternatives, and based on proportionate evidence.

Evidence documents produced in support of the emerging plan will be published as they become available.

What happens next

We are currently considering all of the comments received during consultation on the draft plan. Having regard to this, an updated version of the plan will be published (known as the ‘Publication’ plan) for further consultation. Current timescales for this, and the remaining stages in the preparation of the plan are set out in our Local Development Scheme (Adobe PDF format, 175kb), and also shown below:

• By 30 June 2026: Start consultation on an updated Plan (Regulation 19 consultation)
• By 31 December 2026: Submission to Secretary of State
• 2027: Examination in public
• By 31 December 2027: Adoption

The above timescales will be kept under review.

This page was last updated on 17 December 2025