Greengate Masterplan Review Consultation

Paul Gill Strategy and Co-ordination Ground floor, Old town hall, Salford City Council, Salford Civic Centre Chorley Road, Swinton, Salford M27 5FJ

Phone 0161 793 2207

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email [email protected]

Web www.salford.gov.uk/

12th July 2013 Your Ref Greengate Masterplan Review Dear sir / madam,

Greengate Masterplan Review Consultation

I am writing to inform you that Salford City Council is currently consulting on a draft Greengate Masterplan Review. As a registered consultee on our database, we understand that you may have an interest in making comments on this document.

The city council adopted Planning Guidance for the Exchange, Greengate area in January 2007. The guidance provided a framework for the transformation of Greengate as a dynamic new part of the city centre.

To date around £110 million has been invested in Greengate by the private sector, creating 800 new residential units and 4,000 sq/m of commercial floorspace. A new iconic £13.3 million public realm was also opened at Greengate Square in September 2012.

The current economic climate however has required that we review our original assumptions with regards to the scale of development proposed at Greengate. The four principal aims of this review are to:

 Establish a lower but realistic quantum and mix of development which could come forward at Greengate over the next 10 – 15 years;  To revise the scale and massing strategy for Greengate;  To look at how development on the Irwell waterfront and on the west podium could come forward; and  To review the car parking strategy for Greengate.

Public Consultation

A draft Greengate Masterplan Review is available to view or download at http://www.salford.gov.uk/exchange-greengate.htm.

A six week public consultation opened on the Greengate Masterplan Review on Monday 8 th July 2013 and will close on Monday 19th August 2013.

Should you have any comments on the document please email or write to Paul Gill at the above address. We are also holding a consultation session on Greengate Square, located at the corner of Victoria Bridge Street and Chapel Street, on Saturday 13th July, 10.00 – 4.00pm

Please come along and give us your views.

In the meantime if you have any further comments or would like to discuss any of this please feel free to contact me on 0161 793 2207 or at [email protected].

Yours sincerely

Paul Gill Project Manager Office of the Chief Executive