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City of Salford Unitary Development Plan 2004-2016 Saved Policies Preface City of Salford Unitary Development Plan 2004-2016 Saved Policies Contents Context 7 4 Strategic policies 9 5 Mixed-use development 19 6 Design 25 7 Housing 35 8 Employment and the economy 45 9 Retail and leisure development 55 10 Education, health and community facilities 59 11 Accessibility 67 12 Environmental protection and improvement 81 13 The city's heritage 101 14 Recreation 109 15 Development 121 B Disabled, cycle and motorcycle parking standards 127 C Car parking standards 133 Annex 1: UDP policies no longer in force 135 City of Salford Unitary Development Plan 2004-2016 Saved Policies Contents Policies Policy ST 1 Sustainable Urban Neighbourhoods 9 Policy ST 3 Employment Supply 9 Policy ST 4 Key Tourism Areas 11 Policy ST 5 Transport Networks 12 Policy ST 7 Mixed-use Development 14 Policy ST 9 Retail, Leisure, Social and Community Provision 14 Policy ST 10 Recreation Provision 15 Policy ST 12 Development Density 16 Policy ST 13 Natural Environmental Assets 16 Policy ST 14 Global Environment 17 Policy ST 15 Historic Environment 17 Policy MX 1 Development in Mixed-use Areas 19 Policy MX 2 Chapel Street Frontage 21 Policy MX 3 Sites for a Mix of Open Space and Built Development 22 Policy DES 1 Respecting Context 25 Policy DES 2 Circulation and Movement 26 Policy DES 3 Design of Public Space 27 Policy DES 4 Relationship of Development to Public Space 28 Policy DES 5 Tall Buildings 29 Policy DES 6 Waterside Development 30 Policy DES 7 Amenity of Users and Neighbours 31 Policy DES 8 Alterations and Extensions 32 Policy DES 9 Landscaping 32 Policy DES 10 Design and Crime 33 Policy H 1 Provision of New Housing Development 35 Policy H 3 Housing Improvement 36 Policy H 4 Affordable Housing 37 Policy H 5 Provision of Residential Accommodation within Existing 38 Buildings Policy H 6 Residential Social and Community Uses 39 Policy H 7 Provision of Student Accomodation 40 Policy H 8 Open Space Provision Associated with New Housing 41 Development Policy H 9 Sites for New Housing 42 Policy E 1 Strategic Regional Site, Barton 45 Policy E 2 Innovation Park 47 Policy E 3 Knowledge Capital 48 Policy E 4 Sites for Employment Development 49 Policy E 5 Development Within Established Employment Areas 53 Policy S 1 Retail and Leisure Development Within Town and 55 Neighbourhood Centres Policy S 3 Loss of Shops 56 Policy S 4 Amusement Centres, Restaurants and Cafes, Drinking 57 Establishments and Hot Food Takeaways Policy S 5 Site for New Retail Development 58 City of Salford Unitary Development Plan 2004-2016 Saved Policies Contents Policy EHC 1 Provision and Improvement of Schools and Colleges 59 Policy EHC 3 Provision and Improvement of Health and Community 60 Facilities Policy EHC 4 Reuse of Existing Health and Community Facilities 61 Policy EHC 5 University of Salford 61 Policy EHC 6 Hope Hospital 63 Policy EHC 7 Sites for Travelling People 64 Policy EHC 9 Site for the Provision of a New School 65 Policy EHC 10 Site for the Provision of Cemetery Facilities 65 Policy A 2 Cyclists, Pedestrians and the Disabled 67 Policy A 3 Metrolink 68 Policy A 4 Railways 69 Policy A 5 Buses 71 Policy A 6 Taxis 73 Policy A 8 Impact of Development on the Highway Network 74 Policy A 9 Provision of New Highways 75 Policy A 10 Provision of Car, Cycle and Motorcycle Parking in New 77 Developments Policy A 11 Provision of Long Stay Commuter Car Parks 78 Policy A 14 Barton Aerodrome 79 Policy A 15 Safeguarding Potential Transport Routes 80 Policy EN 1 Development Affecting the Green Belt 81 Policy EN 2 Worsley Greenway 82 Policy EN 4 Farm Diversification 83 Policy EN 5 Irwell Valley 83 Policy EN 7 Nature Conservation Sites of National Importance 84 Policy EN 8 Nature Conservation Sites of Local Importance 85 Policy EN 9 Wildlife Corridors 87 Policy EN 11 Mosslands 88 Policy EN 12 Important Landscape Features 91 Policy EN 13 Protected Trees 91 Policy EN 17 Pollution Control 92 Policy EN 18 Protection of Water Resources 93 Policy EN 19 Flood Risk and Surface Water 94 Policy EN 20 River Irwell Flood Control 96 Policy EN 21 Renewable Energy 96 Policy EN 22 Resource Conservation 97 Policy EN 23 Environmental Improvement Corridors 98 Policy CH 1 Works to, and Demolition of, Listed Buildings 101 Policy CH 2 Development Affecting the Setting of a Listed Building 102 Policy CH 3 Works Within Conservation Areas 102 Policy CH 4 Demolition of Buildings Within Conservation Areas 104 Policy CH 5 Archaeology and Ancient Monuments 104 Policy CH 6 Parks and Gardens of Historic Interest 105 Policy CH 7 Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal 106 Policy CH 8 Local List of Buildings, Structures and Features of 107 City of Salford Unitary Development Plan 2004-2016 Saved Policies Contents Architectural, Archaeological or Historic Interest Policy R 1 Protection of Recreation Land and Facilities 109 Policy R 2 Provision of Recreation Land and Facilities 110 Policy R 3 Regional Park 111 Policy R 4 Key Recreation Areas 112 Policy R 5 Countryside Access Network 113 Policy R 6 New and Improved Recreation Land and Facilities 114 Policy R 7 Recreational Use Of Waterways 118 Policy DEV 1 Telecommunications 121 Policy DEV 2 Advertisements 122 Policy DEV 3 Control of Hazardous Uses 123 Policy DEV 4 Development Close to Hazardous Uses 124 Policy DEV 5 Planning Conditions and Obligations 124 Policy DEV 6 Incremental Development 125 Policy DEV 7 Protection of Aviation Safety at Manchester Airport 126 City of Salford Unitary Development Plan 2004-2016 Saved Policies Context Context In 2004 the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act introduced significant changes to the planning system, amongst them the replacement of Unitary Development Plans (UDPs) with Local Development Frameworks. The Act allowed UDP policies to be retained initially for a period of three years from the date of commencement of the Act, or the date of adoption of the relevant UDP so as to allow sufficient time for Local Development Frameworks to be prepared. If local authorities wished to save any policies beyond that initial three year period then the Act allowed them to apply directly to the Secretary of State. Salford’s UDP was adopted on 21 June 2006 and its policies were therefore initially saved until 21 June 2009. The city council had not adopted by that date any Development Plan Documents as part of the new Local Development Framework to replace the UDP, and consequently applied to, and received the consent of, the Secretary of State to save most of the UDP Policies beyond 21 June 2009. These policies will gradually be replaced as Development Plan Documents are adopted. Upon the adoption of the Greater Manchester Joint Waste Development Plan Document on 1 April 2012, two of the remaining saved policies were replaced by the policies within that Development Plan Document. These two policies therefore no longer form part of the development plan. This document contains the full wording of those UDP policies that remain saved and have not been replaced. These policies form part of Salford’s development plan. A list of policies that were not saved beyond 21 June 2009 and those that were replaced upon adoption of the Greater Manchester Joint Waste Development Plan Document on 1 April 2012 are set out in Annex 1. The city council’s application to the Secretary of State outlining why particular policies should or should not be saved beyond June 2009 is available on the council’s website at www.salford.gov.uk/udp. Also available at the same address is the Direction from the Secretary of State stating which policies were saved beyond June 2009. Some of the saved policies and / or their reasoned justification cross refer to other policies that were not saved. This is not however considered to undermine the effectiveness and / or the application of the saved policies. To avoid potential confusion, the policy numbers, chapter numbers and paragraph numbers of the Adopted UDP (published in June 2006) have been retained in this document. City of Salford Unitary Development Plan 2004-2016 Saved Policies Context City of Salford Unitary Development Plan 2004-2016 Saved Policies Strategic policies 4 4 Strategic policies Policy ST 1 Sustainable Urban Neighbourhoods Development will be required to contribute towards the creation and maintenance of sustainable urban neighbourhoods. Reasoned justification 4.1 The concept of sustainable urban neighbourhoods lies at the heart of the Plan’s strategy and is the basis upon which the city's regeneration will be successfully secured. It effectively encompasses the seven pledges of the city council, and the vision and seven themes of the Community Plan, as set out in Chapters 1 and 2 of the UDP, as well as linking to all the other policies and proposals of the UDP. 4.2 Sustainable urban neighbourhoods are places where people want to live, work and/or visit. They may evolve over time, to meet changing needs, but their positive long-term future should be assured. Achieving this will require, amongst other things, an appropriate mix of uses; quality homes and job opportunities; accessible local facilities; sustainable transport systems; the sustainable use of resources, and protection of important environmental and human-made assets; a healthy, safe and attractive environment; and social equity and inclusion. 4.3 Where appropriate, area action plans will be produced to provide additional guidance for individual areas of the city, to assist in the creation and maintenance of sustainable urban neighbourhoods.