Core Strategy Consultation

The Council’s draft Core Strategy is now out for consultation – the consultation runs until the middle of January and you can find more information on the Council website.

The Core Strategy is the central Development Plan Document (DPD) in the Local Development Framework. The Core Strategy is a strategic level document which will provide the spatial planning vision and strategy that will shape the future of Salford.

The Core Strategy will:

set out the long-term spatial vision for the city (up to 2027), and the overall strategy for delivering that vision

• identify the overall level of different types of development (including housing, employment, and retail) that is envisaged in the city during that period, and the general geographic distribution of that development
• identify the main improvements in infrastructure that are required to support that scale and distribution of development
  define the city’s hierarchy of town and neighbourhood centres
• set out the strategic spatial policies for the city
• include a Key Diagram; illustrating its main provisions, and a number of strategic site allocations
• identify the links with, and support the delivery of, other key strategies and plans, including the Sustainable Community Strategy

The Council is running a number of consultation events across the City. You can find the full list on the link above, but these are the events in the Worsley area that local residents in Walkden South might find most convenient to attend:

• Standfield Centre, Boothstown, Friday 20th November, 1.30pm-4pm
• Netto, Little Hulton, Saturday 21st November, 9.30am-12.30pm
• Worsley Village Library, Saturday 28th November, 10am-12.30pm
• Walkden Gateway Centre, Wednesday 2nd December, 2pm-7pm
• Little Hulton Library, Friday 4th December, 2pm-5pm

In addition the Core Strategy will be discussed at the Walkden & Little Hulton Community Committee meeting on Monday 30th November. This month’s meeting is held at James Brindley Primary School and starts at 6pm.