A fairer city Salford City Council Publication Salford Local Plan: Development Management Policies and Designations Addendum (Proposed Additional Modifications) Draft for approval (January 2021) Screen reader accessible version January 2021 Publication Salford Local Plan: Development Management Policies and Designations Addendum (Proposed Additional Modifications) Schedule of Additional Modifications 1.1 This schedule forms part of the Publication Salford Local Plan: Development Management Policies and Designations Addendum. It shows modifications that are Additional to the Main modifications. The Main Modifications are shown in a separate document. 1.2 The proposed modifications relating to the addition of new text are shown as follows <new text>Example of new text<end of new text>, and where text is proposed for deletion as follows <removed content>Example of deleted text <end of removed content>.1 Chapter/policy Proposed additional modification Reason for proposed additional modification Contents page Amend the policy title for Policy H10 (Chapter 11) in the Contents page as follows: To correct a typo. “Conversion and change of use of existing houses, and new build residential <removed content>new build residential<end of removed content> developments of non-self- contained-units” Contents page Amend the chapter title of Chapter 12 as follows: To reflect the addition of a new policy (TC5) to the “Town centres <removed content>and<end of removed content> retail development <new Chapter relating to text>and community facilities<end of new text>” community facilities. Chapter 1 Amend the second sentence of paragraph 1.12 as follows: To provide clarity that there Introduction is a further period of “Four stages of consultation were undertaken, followed by a period for representations representations, and that <new text>on the publication plan and a further period for representations on the proposed the first four consultation 1 A separate version of this document has been published with proposed modifications shown as track changes, in line with paragraph 7.7 of the Planning Inspectorate Procedure Guide for Local Plan Examinations (November 2020). 2 January 2021 Chapter/policy Proposed additional modification Reason for proposed additional modification amendments to the publication plan<end of new text>, as shown in Table 1 below. The stages related to a full Local <new text>first<end of new text> four consultation stages all related to a full Salford Local Plan. Plan, before the scope of the document was reduced to focus on development management policies and designations.” Chapter 1 Add additional row to the end of the table 1 under paragraph 1.12 as follows: To provide clarity that there Introduction is a further period of Stage: representations, and the dates associated with this. <new text>“Publication Local Plan: Development Management Policies and Designations - Proposed Modifications Addendum – period for representations A series of main and additional modifications to the Publication Local Plan: Development Management Policies and Designations were identified and consulted upon. Updates to the plan’s evidence base were also published. This stage provided an opportunity for people to make representations on the proposed amendments to the publication plan, with those representations and the representations received at the previous stage then being submitted along with the plan to the Secretary of State for a public examination.”<end of new text> Dates: <new text>“February to March 2020”<end of new text> Chapter 1 Amend table 2 under paragraph 1.13 as follows: To provide updated dates Introduction for the remaining stages in Stage Dates the Local Plan preparation Submission of the <removed having regards to a further Local Plan content>May2020<end of period of representations. removed content> <new text>June 2021<end of new text> 3 January 2021 Chapter/policy Proposed additional modification Reason for proposed additional modification Public examination <removed content>September – October 2020<end of removed content> <new text>October – November 2021<end of new text> Adoption <removed content>May 2021<end of removed content> <new text>June 2022<end of new text> Chapter 1 Add new text following paragraph 1.14 as a new paragraph 1.15 as follows: To provide clarity at the Introduction start of the plan with <new text> “Review and update regards to the legal requirement to review the There is a legal requirement to review a local plan every five years, in order to determine plan every five years. whether the plan or any of the policies within it need to be updated. Chapter 27 (in particular paragraphs 27.11 and 27.12) outlines the issues that will be taken into account in determining whether the plan needs to be reviewed more regularly or updated.”<end of new text> Chapter 2 Spatial Amend paragraph 2.5 as follows: It is considered helpful to Portrait refer to this area within the “There is a huge agglomeration of economic activity at the centre of Greater Manchester, spatial portrait, having including parts of south-east Salford and stretching into central Manchester and north-east regard to the comments Trafford. <new text>This central economic area (as shown on Figure 1) accommodates a made by Peel Media and large number of jobs and diverse range of businesses and is fundamental to the success of given that the central Greater Manchester.”<end of new text> economic area is shown on Figure 1. Chapter 2 Spatial Amend paragraph 2.6 as follows: Reference to ‘technological Portrait cluster’ added having regard to the range of 4 January 2021 Chapter/policy Proposed additional modification Reason for proposed additional modification “Salford is a major employment centre which makes a significant contribution towards occupiers at MediaCityUK Greater Manchester’s economy. There are over 9,500 active businesses in the city, and a and comments made by large number of these are concentrated within City Centre Salford and Salford Quays. Total Peel Media employment reached over 132,000 in 2016 across a wide range of sectors, however local employment is heavily dependent on service sectors, with the city having a strong financial Highlighting the Salford and services market, and an expanding creative, media <removed content>and<end of Innovation Triangle as an removed content> digital <new text>and technological cluster<end of new text> <removed important cluster provides content>sector<end of removed content> concentrated at MediaCityUK. Salford is home to some context within the a number of major employers including the BBC, ITV, TalkTalk, Bupa, University of Salford spatial portrait for policy A4 and Salford Royal Hospital. <new text>Taken together, MediaCityUK, the University of (Salford Innovation Salford and Salford Royal Hospital provide a significant clustering of innovative activity Triangle). It is proposed across a range of sectors, referred to as the Salford Innovation Triangle <end of new text>. having regard to comments Although the city’s unemployment rate has seen a substantial recent reduction, falling to made by Peel Media 5.1% in the year to March 2019, this is still above the regional and national rates of 4.4% and 4.0% respectively.” Chapter 2 Spatial As a result of a change to the boundary for City Centre Salford (Local Plan: DM policies To align with the Draft Portrait AP1 and TC1/1) as shown on the Policies Map amend Figure 1 as follows: Crescent Development Framework (October 2020) • Add land west of Albion Way / north of Culverwell Drive (currently occupied by a boundary that results in a McDonalds restaurant and drive through and office block) to ‘City Centre Salford’. change to the Policies Map and therefore Figure 1 also. Chapter 2 Spatial As a result of changes to the boundary for ‘West Salford Greenway (Local Plan: DM policy Having regard to the uses Portrait GI4) as shown on the Policies Map amend Figure 1 as follows: occupying the site (office building and garden). • The removal of a small area of land occupied by an office building and garden at Aviary Road from the West Salford Greenway boundary Chapter 4 A Fairer Delete the last sentence from policy F1 as follows: Development proposals Salford, Policy F1 which have been subject to An inclusive effective engagement generally benefit from this 5 January 2021 Chapter/policy Proposed additional modification Reason for proposed additional modification development <removed content> “Applications that can demonstrate early, proactive and effective process, resulting in a process engagement with the community shall be looked on more favourably than those that better scheme that has cannot.”<end of removed content> been able to respond to concerns raised. However, on reflection it is considered difficult to give weight to this in determining planning applications. Chapter 4 A Fairer Amend the definitions section of policy F2 as follows: To correct a typo. Salford, Policy F2 Social value and “Definitions inclusion Major development is defined <removed content>as<end of removed content> in the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015, as amended, or any successor to it.” Chapter 4 A Fairer Move the existing fourth paragraph of the policy which reads as follows to beneath the This text defines social Salford, Policy F2 definitions within the policy. value and so it is more Social value and appropriate to locate it inclusion “For the purposes of this policy, social value is defined as the range of potential social, within the definitions section economic and environmental benefits to communities in Salford, including existing of the policy residents, businesses and other stakeholders in the local area.” Chapter 5 Climate Amend paragraph 5.2 as follows: To correct a typo. Change, Policy CC1 Climate “The greatest contribution to climate change has been from carbon dioxide, the primary change source of which is fossil fuel use, <new text>through<end of new text> deforestation, land clearance for agriculture and degradation of soils also contribute to its release.” Chapter 5 Climate Amend criterion 6 of policy CC1 as follows: To provide clarity in the Change, Policy implementation of the policy.