PERSPECTIVES ISSUE 01 2017

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Roadmap to success
The Greater Manchester Spatial Framework
(GMSF) is being prepared jointly by the ten Greater
Manchester Local Planning Authorities as the
overarching statutory Development Plan Document
for the combined authority area. Its role is to ensure
that the right land use allocations are provided in the
right places to deliver the homes and jobs needed up
to 2035, along with identifying the new infrastructure
required to achieve this.
In time, the new Mayor will need to use the Greater
Manchester Agreement powers to create the final
approved plan in conjunction with a unanimous vote
of the Mayoral cabinet. Approval of the plan had been
anticipated in 2018 but we expect this to move out.
Headline statistics that are part of the overarching
spatial strategy are summarised as follows:
I see the
opportunity
to shape the
city region
and its future
I am
passionate
about
creating
great places
to live which
are healthy
and less
polluted. I
am ambitious
to see the
neglected
parts of the
city region
achieve what
Manchester
city centre,
Media City
and East
Manchester
have
delivered in
the last 20
years
He added: “I do believe we are
on the start of a journey. There is
a case to explore the passing
of further powers to the Mayor,
including over education spending
and over benefits and social
security budgets.”
The right move
Campaigning for Mayor and
campaigning in a constituency in a
General Election was described as
“chalk and cheese.” “I have really
been aware of the scale of the
city region and the more diverse
communities and issues that exist,”
Burnham said.
He expressed his frustration
with the politics of Westminster.
“Whitehall just cannot provide all of
the answers. The Mayor is a big role,
a new role and a chance to make a
positive difference. This is the right
move for me. I see the opportunity to
shape the city region and its future.”
new homes
Around
Over
A minimum of
of office floorspace
responses were received
in response to consultation
on the draft plan
(October 2016 to January 2017)
of industrial and warehousing
floorspace
227,200
25,000
4,000,000m2
2,450,000m2
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