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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

Three stages of public engagement have been undertaken on the Salford Local Plan Core Strategy and Allocations document (SLP:CSA) to date:

  • 13 December 2023 to 24 January 2024: Initial consultation on the scope of the plan and the Integrated Appraisal Scoping Report. A ‘Call for Sites’ was also undertaken, providing developers, landowners and other stakeholders with an opportunity to suggest sites for allocation or Local Green Space designation. View details of this initial consultation and the responses received to it.

  • 9 December 2024 to 17 February 2025: Consultation on the draft plan and supporting documents. A further ‘call for sites’ was also undertaken. View details of this consultation and the responses received to it.

  • 31 July 2026 to 25 September 2026: An eight-week period for representations on the publication plan and supporting documents took place. The representations period closed on Friday 25 September 2026 and the council is currently processing the representations received.

What happens next

Current timescales for 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 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 1 October 2026

Salford Local Plan

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