The Places for Everyone Plan (PfE Plan) is a joint development plan document of nine Greater Manchester authorities (Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Tameside, Trafford, and Wigan) which came into effect on 21st March 2024.
The following two SPDs have been prepared jointly to provide further guidance on policies within PfE.
Holcroft Moss Planning Obligations
The Holcroft Moss Planning Obligations Joint SPD has been prepared by the nine PfE authorities.
The SPD supplements PfE Policy JP-C8 - Transport Requirements of New Development, in particular clause 17. This clause requires planning applications accompanied by a Transport Assessment to consider air quality impacts on Holcroft Moss, which is within the Manchester Mosses Special Area of Conservation (SAC), to ensure new development does not have an adverse impact on its protected habitats and species.
The Adoption Statement can be viewed below, and the SPD and Consultation Statement can be viewed via the link below.
South Pennine Moors Special Area of Conservation (SAC) / Special Protection Areas (SPAs)
The South Pennine Moors Special Area of Conservation (SAC) / Special Protection Areas (SPAs) SPD is applicable to three of the PfE Plan authorities - Oldham (not including the area covered by the Peak District National Park), Rochdale and Tameside and has been prepared jointly by these three authorities.
The SPD provides further guidance on the implementation of PfE Policy JP-G5 - Uplands, in particular parts a and b of clause 7. The policy seeks to ensure that new development does not have an adverse impact on protected habitats of the South Pennine Moors SAC, the Peak District Moors SPA and the South Pennine Moors Phase 2 SPA from urban edge effects (within 400m of the SAC and SPAs boundaries) or loss of and/or disturbance to functionally linked habitats (within 2.5km of the SAC and SPAs boundaries).
The Adoption Statement can be viewed below, and the SPD and Consultation Statement can be viewed via the link below.
- South Pennine Moors SPD Adoption Notice
- GMCA website for South Pennine Moors SAC / SPA SPD and Consultation Statement