Holcroft Moss Supplementary Planning Document

On behalf of, and in conjunction with, the Places for Everyone (PfE) Plan local planning authorities (Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan), the Greater Manchester Combined Authority is preparing a joint Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) relating to Holcroft Moss.

The SPD seeks to provide further guidance on how criterion 17 (in particular) of Policy JP-C8 of the PfE Plan will be implemented. Criterion 17 seeks to ensure new development does not have an adverse impact on the protected habitats and species of Holcroft Moss, which is within the Manchester Mosses Special Area of Conservation (SAC). The SPD is applicable to all nine PfE Plan local authority areas (excluding that part of Oldham within the Peak District National Park).

Consultation on a draft SPD closed on Thursday 12 December 2024. Consideration is being given to all comments received as part of preparing a final version of the SPD. It is likely that an updated SPD will be adopted as Council policy in early 2025. Once adopted it will be a material consideration in the determination of planning applications.

Full details relating to the SPD can be viewed on the Greater Manchester Combined Authority website.

This page was last updated on 6 January 2025