Strategic Flood Risk Assessment for Greater Manchester Sub-Regional Assessment Appendix B – Supporting Information “Living Document” June 2008 Association of Greater Manchester Authorities SFRA – Sub-Regional Assessment Revision Schedule Strategic Flood Risk Assessment for Greater Manchester June 2008 Rev Date Details Prepared by Reviewed by Approved by 01 August 2007 DRAFT Michael Timmins Jon Robinson David Dales Principal Flood Risk Associate Director Specialist Peter Morgan Alan Houghton Planner Head of Planning North West 02 December DRAFT FINAL Michael Timmins Jon Robinson David Dales 2007 Principal Flood Risk Associate Director Specialist Peter Morgan Alan Houghton Planner Head of Planning North West 03 June 2008 FINAL Michael Timmins Jon Robinson David Dales Principal Flood Risk Associate Director Specialist Anita Longworth Alan Houghton Principal Planner Head of Planning North West Scott Wilson St James's Buildings, Oxford Street, Manchester, This document has been prepared in accordance with the scope of Scott Wilson's M1 6EF, appointment with its client and is subject to the terms of that appointment. 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Bolton Development and Planning Context .....................................................................3 1.2. Bolton Flood Risk Summary............................................................................................8 1.3. Strategic Overview of Flood Risk in Bolton MBC...........................................................19 2. Bury Metropolitan Borough Council .................................................26 2.1. Bury Development and Planning Context......................................................................26 2.2. Bury Flood Risk Summary ............................................................................................31 2.3. Strategic Overview of Flood Risk in Bury MBC..............................................................44 3. Manchester City Council..................................................................51 3.1. Manchester Development and Planning Context...........................................................51 3.2. Manchester Flood Risk Summary .................................................................................56 3.3. Strategic Overview of Flood Risk for Manchester CC....................................................69 4. Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council ............................................77 4.1. Oldham Development and Planning Context.................................................................77 4.2. Oldham Flood Risk Summary .......................................................................................82 4.3. Strategic Overview of Flood Risk in Oldham MBC ........................................................93 5. Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council........................................101 5.1. Rochdale Development and Planning Context ............................................................101 5.2. Rochdale Flood Risk Summary...................................................................................106 5.3. Strategic Overview of Flood Risk in Rochdale MBC....................................................118 6. Salford City Council .......................................................................125 6.1. Salford Development and Planning Context................................................................125 6.2. Salford Flood Risk Summary.......................................................................................131 6.3. Strategic Overview of Flood Risk in Salford CC ..........................................................147 7. Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council........................................155 7.1. Stockport Development and Planning Context ............................................................155 7.2. Stockport Flood Risk Summary...................................................................................158 FINAL Report June 2008 1 Association of Greater Manchester Authorities Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Sub-Regional Assessment – Appendix B 7.3. Strategic Overview of Flood Risk for Stockport MBC...................................................170 8. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council.......................................178 8.1. Tameside Development and Planning Context ...........................................................178 8.2. Tameside Flood Risk Summary ..................................................................................182 8.3. Strategic Overview of Flood Risk for Tameside MBC..................................................194 9. Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council ..........................................202 9.1. Trafford Development and Planning Context...............................................................202 9.2. Trafford Flood Risk Summary .....................................................................................207 9.3. Strategic Overview of Flood Risk in Trafford MBC ......................................................219 10. Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council.............................................228 10.1. Wigan Development and Planning Context .................................................................228 10.2. Wigan Flood Risk Summary........................................................................................231 10.3. Strategic Overview of Flood Risk in Wigan MBC.........................................................245 FINAL Report June 2008 2 Association of Greater Manchester Authorities Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Sub-Regional Assessment – Appendix B 1. Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council 1.1. Bolton Development and Planning Context The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton is situated in the northwest part of the Greater Manchester conurbation. Bolton is about 20 km from the centre of Manchester City. The District covers an area of about 13,980 ha and has a varied landscape consisting of rugged West Pennine Moors to the north and east and the urban, industrial locations that comprise the main commercial core of Bolton, Westhoughton, Horwich, Farnworth, Little Lever and Kearsley. Bolton is one of more self contained of the Greater Manchester Authorities and, according to the Annual Population Survey (March 2006), 75.4% of the working age population were economically active, some 121,500 people in the District. A strong performing economy and a flexible labour market in Great Britain have resulted in low unemployment rates. Bolton has been mirroring this trend and has maintained a strong performance, although North West and UK averages have performed better. A map presenting planning information for Bolton is included at the end of this section (Figure Bolton Overview/02). 1.1.1. Strategic and Regional Position Bolton MBC is one of the Authorities that make up the northern part of the Manchester City Region in the draft RSS and therefore relates to the other Authorities in this grouping, particularly neighbouring Bury and Wigan. Bolton also forms a key gateway into and out of Greater Manchester with the M61 going through the District between Manchester and Central Lancashire. As such, Bolton also relates closely with the Lancashire Authorities, particularly neighbouring Blackburn and Chorley. Within the draft RSS, Bolton is not highlighted as a location for any key regionally strategic sites. 1.1.2. Local Development Framework Timetable Bolton’s Local Development Scheme (LDS) sets out the timetable for the development of their Local Development Framework (LDF). The Core Spatial Strategy is currently at the Issues & Options stage but is expected to shortly move forward to the public participation on Preferred Options stage. Preparation of the Site Allocations DPD has begun but is at an early stage. All the Greater Manchester Authorities are preparing a Joint Waste DPD, which will be at the 2nd stage Issues & Options Paper in January 2008. The Bolton LDS sets out seven Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs), three of which will be adopted by the end of 2007 and a further three by the end of 2008. The Bolton UDP (2005) has been saved as statutory planning policy for Bolton until the LDF is complete. FINAL Report June 2008 3 Association of Greater Manchester Authorities Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Sub-Regional Assessment – Appendix B The Issues and Options Report of the Core Strategy sets out a series of options for the spatial distribution of new development in the District, which will be central in influencing where land for development is likely to come forward. These are: