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Mayoral Development Corporation for Northern Gateway Survey
Greater Manchester is a rapidly growing city region, and its businesses need space to grow. Northern Gateway is a collection of sites with development plans to provide space suitable for high-quality domestic and international businesses, including those operating in the advanced manufacturing and materials frontier sector. This will drive significant investment into the local area and create high-quality jobs. The proposed “Atom Valley Northern Gateway” Mayoral Development...
Have your say on Greater Manchester's Night Time Economy
We’re shaping the next Greater Manchester Night Time Economy Strategy and we want to hear from the residents working at the heart of it. If you work in hospitality, leisure and tourism (including retail and infrastructure that supports these areas), health and social care, manufacturing and logistics and any other role primarily between 18.00 – 06.00, we’d like to hear your views and experiences on safety, transport and more. Help us take Greater Manchester’s Night Time...
Mayoral Development Corporation for Stockport Town Centre West Survey
Since 2019, Stockport’s Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC) has made rapid progress in delivering the Council’s and Greater Manchester Combined Authority's (GMCA) shared vision for the regeneration of Stockport’s Town Centre West. Just six years into our 15 year vision, 1,200 out of the target 4,000 new homes have been already been delivered or are currently under construction, three new blocks of Grade A office space have been created at Stockport Exchange, as well as a state...
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Employer Supporter’s Action Network (ESAN) Application Form
Supporting the Mayor’s technical education city region ambitions , Greater Manchester will lead the way in technical education transformation, making it easier to businesses to find the talent they need, and provide the advanced technical skills the UK and GM economies need. Businesses across Greater Manchester are invited to support the seven career tech ed pathways which are led by industry leaders forming the Employer Integration Board . Through joining the Employer...
Mayoral Development Corporation for Stockport Town Centre West Survey
Since 2019, Stockport’s Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC) has made rapid progress in delivering the Council’s and Greater Manchester Combined Authority's (GMCA) shared vision for the regeneration of Stockport’s Town Centre West. Just six years into our 15 year vision, 1,200 out of the target 4,000 new homes have been already been delivered or are currently under construction, three new blocks of Grade A office space have been created at Stockport Exchange, as well as a state...
Mayoral Development Corporation for Northern Gateway Survey
Greater Manchester is a rapidly growing city region, and its businesses need space to grow. Northern Gateway is a collection of sites with development plans to provide space suitable for high-quality domestic and international businesses, including those operating in the advanced manufacturing and materials frontier sector. This will drive significant investment into the local area and create high-quality jobs. The proposed “Atom Valley Northern Gateway” Mayoral Development...
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Improving Journeys: Heywood
Greater Manchester is building the Bee Network a new, joined-up transport network bringing together bus, tram, active travel, and rail services into one system, taking you where you need to go. Buses will form the biggest part of the Bee Network. In any given year, more than half of Greater Manchester’s population will travel by bus. Greater Manchester has received Government funding to make highways improvements that support quicker, more reliable, and more accessible bus journeys on...
Improving Journeys: Heywood Business Survey
Greater Manchester is building the Bee Network a new, joined-up transport network bringing together bus, tram, active travel, and rail services into one system, taking you where you need to go. Buses will form the biggest part of the Bee Network. In any given year, more than half of Greater Manchester’s population will travel by bus. Greater Manchester has received Government funding to make highways improvements that support quicker, more reliable, and more accessible bus journeys on...
Greater Manchester Creative Industries Plan
Greater Manchester is in the process of developing a Creative Industries Sector Plan, to be published in June, 2025. This plan will provide an overview of the sector as it is and where, with targeted investment and activity, we can maximise the economic potential of our thriving creative ecosystem We want to make sure Greater Manchester's Creative Industries Sector Plan properly captures the strength and diversity of all Creative Industry sub-sectors so if you work in one of the...
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In partnership with the nine Places for Everyone Plan local authorities, we asked for your input on the draft Holcroft Moss Planning Obligations Joint Supplementary Planning Document (SPD), during November and December, 2024. The SPD helps to guide planning applications for new homes and businesses to ensure that the delivery of the Places for Everyone Plan does not have a negative impact on Holcroft Moss, which is part of the Manchester Mosses Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and is one of most important habitat sites around Greater Manchester.
You said
There was a total of 24 responses to the consultation. This includes all responses made via the consultation portal and by email. A summary of the main issues raised during the consultation have been published: Holcroft Moss Planning Obligations SPD - Greater Manchester Combined Authority
We did
After the consultation on the draft Holcroft Moss Planning Obligations Joint SPD closed, we analysed all responses received to prepare the final SPD, which was approved for adoption by the nine Places for Everyone Plan authorities and came into effect on 08 May 2025. The adopted SPD is available on our website: Joint Supplementary Planning Documents - Greater Manchester Combined Authority
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In partnership with the local authorities in Oldham, Rochdale, and Tameside, during November and December, 2024 we asked for your input on the draft South Pennine Moors Special Area of Conservation (SAC) / Special Protection Areas (SPAs) Joint Supplementary Planning Document (SPD).
The SPD helps to guide planning applications for new homes and businesses to ensure that the delivery of the Places for Everyone Plan does not have a negative impact the South Pennine Moors which hold important habitats for breeding birds.
You said
There was a total of 20 responses to the consultation. This includes all responses made via the consultation portal and by email. A summary of the main issues raised during the consultation have been published: South Pennine Moors SPD - Greater Manchester Combined Authority
We did
After the consultation on the draft South Pennine Moors Special Area of Conservation (SAC) / Special Protection Areas (SPAs)Joint SPD closed, we analysed all responses received to prepare the final SPD, which was approved for adoption by the local authorities in Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside and came into effect on 08 May 2025. The adopted SPD is available on our website: Joint Supplementary Planning Documents - Greater Manchester Combined Authority
We asked
The purpose of this registration form is to gain your consent, as a training recipient, to providing your information for the purposes of the delivery of the Bee Smart Project and to provide you with details of how we will handle your data.
You said
Through your responses we were able to identify your local authority and preferences
We did
We have made a note of all responses and will use this data for the purpose of the Bee smart project.
We asked
With this survey, we wanted to understand behaviours towards buying and getting rid of disposable vapes.
You said
We recieved a broad range of responses from accross all the boroughs and ages.
We did
The responses will be used as insight to shape future campaigns covering disposal of vapes
We asked
'Places for Everyone (PfE) is the long-term plan of nine Greater Manchester districts for jobs, new homes and sustainable growth. The plan sets out a strategic policy framework for the nine boroughs and helps these areas to meet their local housing and employment needs by identifying land and infrastructure to support growth.
Since its submission the appointed Inspectors have been examining the submitted Plan to determine whether it meets the tests of soundness defined in national planning policy and meets all the relevant legislative requirements.
As part of the examination the Inspectors raised questions, matters and issues that were prompted by their review of the Plan and which probed issues of soundness and specific issues raised during the consultation on the Publication Plan 2021.
Following this process, the Planning Inspectors identified a number of ‘Main Modifications’. The consultation asked whether the proposed modifications were needed to make the plan sound and whether or not their wording was effective.
You said
There were a total of 177 responses to the consultation. This includes all responses made via the consultation portal and by email and post.
Following on from the consultation in 2021 the plan for new homes, jobs, and sustainable growth in Greater Manchester, is now undergoing a public examination by the Planning Inspectorate.
All duly made responses to the consultation have been published - All responses to the Main Modification consultation
The Inspectors will consider the representations made before finalising their examination report. Further hearing sessions will not usually be held, unless the Inspectors consider them essential to deal with substantial issues raised in the representations, or to ensure fairness.
We did
News on the next stage for Places for Everyone will be published on our website Places For Everyone - Greater Manchester Combined Authority (greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk)