The Council is still committed to providing a new high school off Deans Road despite rumours that the plan has been axed. The initial proposals were to go to an adjudicator but those proposals have been withdrawn so the overall position can be reviewed in the light of St George’s.
The review will still secure a replacement school on the Moorside High playing fields. But it will also include a review of how to retain the plan for a new St Ambrose Barlow RC High. We were very concerned that the adjudicator’s decision on St George’s threatened the plan for a new Ambrose school. We have lobbied hard to allow something like the original plan to go ahead.
Ward councillors for Swinton North are concerned about a letter that has been sent to residents of Cromwell Road and Calder Drive, Swinton, regarding the proposed traffic scheme. The letter suggests no action will be taken to remove the ineffective ‘bus gate’ and re-route traffic away from residential properties until The Swinton High School moves to its new site.
The original plan for a new entrance with a turning head cannot proceed because of concerns by the school about loss of play area and safety issues.
We have, hoever, asked officers of the Council to look at interim measures. We will report back as soon as possible.
The Draft Core Strategy sets out the city council’s proposed approach to how the city should develop, having regard to all of the comments made through the previous consultations and the evidence available. The Draft Core Strategy includes a vision for Salford in 2027, a set of strategic objectives and a series of policies and proposals which will deliver the vision. The Draft Core Strategy is intended to be an initial draft document for consultation, and all comments are welcomed, including suggestions for alternative approaches.A Schedule of Responses for the Core Strategy Issues and Options Report and the Alternative Options Report can be downloaded at the foot of the page. This schedule provide details of the representations received through the previous consultations and set out the city council’s response to the comments made. It also provides further details on the derivation of some of the figures in the housing and employment chapters of the Draft Core Strategy.
A Sustainability Appraisal of the Draft Core Strategy has been completed which explains the sustainability implications of the Draft Core Strategy and compares it to the performance of the four strategic options identified in the Issues and Options Report.
The Draft Core Strategy, Sustainability Appraisal Report and Schedule of Responses can be downloaded at the foot of the page. Printed copies of the documents are also available to view:
- Online
- At Salford Libraries
- At Salford Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton, Salford.(Opening times: Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm)
A summary of the main proposals in the Draft Core Strategy was published in the November edition of Life IN Salford. This summary is available to download and the response form can be completed online.
Details of consultation events and how to make comments
We are running a mobile exhibition on the ‘It’s Your Salford’ bus at various locations across the city. We’ll also be taking our exhibition to some libraries and Fit City venues in Salford. At these exhibitions, planning officers will be available to answer your questions and discuss your views.
Comments on the Core Strategy can be made online, by post, email or fax, details of which are at the foot of this page. The closing date for making comments is 4.30pm on Friday 15 January 2010.
You can also visit our Facebook page to join in the discussion about how the city should develop. Tell us what you think and see what other people are saying about what Salford should be like in 2027.
What happens next?
The city council will consider the comments received in response to the Draft Core Strategy, together with any new technical information in developing an updated version of the Core Strategy, which will be the version that the city council intends to adopt. This is due to be published in August 2010. Comments will be invited on this published Core Strategy for a period of at least six weeks. The Core Strategy will then be submitted to the Secretary of State in November 2010. An independent public examination of the Core Strategy will take place in February/March 2011. The Core Strategy is due to be adopted in September 2011. It will then form part of the development plan for Salford and will be used to determine planning applications.
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