Holcroft Moss SPD
Holcroft Moss Planning Obligations SPD: Joint Supplementary Planning Document
On behalf of, and in conjunction with, the Places for Everyone (PfE) Plan local planning authorities (Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan), the GMCA is co-ordinating the production of the Holcroft Moss Planning Obligations SPD.
This SPD seeks to provide further guidance on how criterion 17 (in particular) of Policy JP-C8 of the PfE Plan will be implemented. Criterion 17 seeks to ensure new development, where Transport Assessment identifies significant increases in traffic along the M62, does not have an adverse air quality impact on the protected habitats and species of Holcroft Moss, which is within the Manchester Mosses Special Area of Conservation (SAC).
The SPD will be a material consideration in making planning decisions and in doing so sets out the financial contributions that may be payable through S106 agreements when planning decisions are made.
Consultation
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is now consulting on the Holcroft Moss Planning Obligations SPD which will apply across the whole of the Places for Everyone Plan (PfE) area (excluding that part of Oldham within the Peak District National Park).
What the Holcroft Moss SPD contains?
Through the Habitats Regulation Assessment (HRA) process in support of the PfE Plan, Holcroft Moss has been identified as being at risk of harm from increased air pollution cause by traffic. Therefore, there is a need for the delivery of long-term ecological resilience works, involving hydrological restoration measures to benefit Holcroft Moss, to mitigate against this harm.
This SPD states what the estimated environmental impact is going to be, how much it will cost to mitigate this impact, how it will be managed and monitored, who is responsible for this management and monitoring, how it will be enforced, and how it will be reported.
Why is Consultation being carried out?
Consultation is required by law when SPDs are being prepared and provides a public opportunity for people to confirm whether they support it and consider the SPD is clear and effective as planning guidance. The aims of the SPD are to ensure that:
- Advice is consistent with the latest Government regulations and associated Planning Practice Guidance;
- New developments comply with the provisions of the recently adopted PfE Plan;
- It provides a robust basis upon which the nine PfE authorities can secure contributions from developers to ensure that the impacts of schemes on Holcroft Moss are appropriately mitigated; and
- Provides clear advice to developers as to what is expected in applications to ensure an efficient process for consultation and determination.
Consultation Process
How to access the consultation documents:
The following documents are published for consultation from 01 November to 12 December 2024.
- Consultation Draft Holcroft Moss Planning Obligations Joint SPD
- Consultation Draft Holcroft Moss Planning Obligations Joint SPD - Estimated Project Costs and Required Contributions
All the documentation for this SPD consultation and for the South Pennine Moors SPD which is also being consulted on can be found at:
Greater Manchester Combined Authority Joint Supplementary Planning Documents Webpage
How to respond to the consultation:
Consultation of the draft Holcroft Moss Planning Obligations Joint Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) will run for six weeks from Friday 01 November to Thursday 12 December 2024, 23:59
Comments can be submitted online at: https://www.gmconsult.org/
Alternatively, you can submit your comments via email to:
spdconsultation@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk
Or you can post comments to:
Planning and Housing team
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Broadhurst House
56 Oxford Street
Manchester
M1 6EU
To help you respond we have produced a Consultation Statement and Representation Guidance Note: Consultation Statement and Representation Guidance Note
For email and postal responses, we advise using the Template Response Form: Template Response Form
Both of these are available via the Greater Manchester Combined Authority Joint Supplementary Planning Documents Webpage.
The SPD can also be viewed at locations across Greater Manchester listed in Appendix 1 of the Consultation Statement and Representation Guidance Note. The SPD and associated documentation are also available to view electronically at Bolton Town Hall One-Stop-Shop and the borough’s libraries.
Additional information
For more information on the consultation, please contact the GMCA Planning and Housing Team by email at planningandhousing@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk or by phone on 0161 778 7000.
Following the consultation period, we will consider all comments received and where appropriate changes may be made. The revised SPD will then require approval by each of the PfE authorities in Greater Manchester including Bolton Council.