Greenspace Strategy Supplementary Planning Document
Annual Monitoring Review 2006-07
1.0
Review of Greenspace Targets
1.1
The Salford Greenspace Strategy was adopted by Council on 19th July 2006.
1.2
This report aims to show what progress towards meeting the standards set in
the Strategy has been made in the period from 1st February 2006 (cut-off date
for data used for the SPD) to 31st March 2007, and what work is currently being
undertaken, across the Council and with its partners.
1.3
Another key purpose of the document is to demonstrate the wealth of activity
taking place corporately, which is helping to deliver the principles and targets
contained within the Greenspace Strategy. This report encourages all this good
work to be monitored and reported as a key area of corporate activity.
Greenspace Strategy: Performance Indicators
1.4 The document sets local standards for greenspace provision in Salford. The
targets identified in the Strategy are aspirational long-term targets and are
based on bringing forward all the sites identified for improvement in the
Strategy.
1.5
The Greenspace Strategy has provided the framework for part of the Local
Area Agreement 2007 (LAA) which begins to set time-related targets for
equipped play and parks.
1.6
The Parks for People Strategy and the LAA commit the Council to bringing all
proposed District Parks up to standard by March 2011.
1.7
The table below provides a summary of progress made towards achieving the
targets in the Strategy. Appendix 1 sets out the details of the greenspace
changes which have fed into the figures below.
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Greenspace Strategy Targets and Indicators 2006-2007 performance
Indicator
2005-2006
Targets set
LAA
Performance
by SPD
Targets
2006/7*
1.
% of Households within 47.3%
76%
500m walking distance
of a Local Semi-Natural
Greenspace
2.
% of Households within 50.8%
58%
2000m walking
distance of a Strategic
Semi-Natural
Greenspace
3.
Area of Equipped
0.05ha
0.25ha
Children’s Play Space
per 1,000 people
across the whole of
Salford
4.
% of Households within 33.1%
55%
30%
400m walking distance
of a LEAP
5.
% of Households within 63.3%
82%
39%
1000m walking
distance of a NEAP
6.
% of Households within 69.0%
87%
72%
1200m walking
distance of a
Neighbourhood Park
7.
% of Households within 21.0%
93%
36%
3200m walking
distance of a District
Park
8.
Area of Sports Pitches
0.82ha
0.80ha
per 1000 population
across the whole of
Salford
2006-2007
Performance
49.3%
50.8%
0.053ha
33.5%
58.4%
73.7%
59.0%
Dependent on
playing pitch
assessment
* Local Area Agreement proposed Targets for March 07 (24/01/07).
1.8 Achievements 2006/7
1.8.1
District Park: 93% of households should be within 3,200 metres walking
distance of a District Park by 2016.
Progress over the past 12 months has resulted in the percentage of
households meeting the standard increasing from 21% to 59%.
ACHIEVEMENTS 2006/07:
Refurbishment / Enhancement
 Buile Hill Park
 Prince’s Park
 Parr Fold Park
Green Flag Status
 Retained at Victoria Park
 Bid submitted for 2007/8 for Victoria Park
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1.8.2
Neighbourhood Park: 87% of households should be within 1,200 metres
walking distance of a Neighbourhood Park by 2016.
Progress over the past 12 months has resulted in the percentage of
households meeting the standard increasing from 69% to 73.7%.
ACHIEVEMENTS 2006/07:
New Site Provision
 Riverside Park (Littleton Road Playing Fields)
Refurbishment / Enhancement
 Langworthy Park
1.8.3
1.8.4
Equipped Children’s Play Space: A Minimum of 0.25 hectares of Equipped
Children’s Play Space should be provided per 1,000 people across the city by
2016.

The total area of Equipped Children’s Play Space has increased from
10.81ha in 2005 to approximately 11.54ha in 2007 due to the new and
improved play spaces referred to below.

This equates to only a minimal improvement to the standard of Equipped
Children’s Play Space per 1,000 people, from 0.050ha in 2005 to 0.053ha
in 2007.
Local Equipped Area for Play: 55% of households should be within 400
metres walking distance of a Local Equipped Area for Play (LEAP) by 2016.
Progress over the past 12 months has resulted in the percentage of
households meeting the standard has increased from 33.1% to 33.5%. This
demonstrates that almost as fast as the standard is improving in response to
new facilities, it is falling back again due to vandalism and maintenance
problems.
ACHIEVEMENTS 2006/07:
LEAP New Site Provision
 Regent Square
 Gloucester Place
 Charlestown Park
 Riverside Park (Littleton Road Playing Fields)
LEAP Refurbishment / Enhancement
 Mandley Park – additional play area
 Langworthy Park
 George Thomas Playground/Prince’s Park
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LEAP Windfall Provision (New)
 Wet Earth Green (Agecroft/Pendlebury)
LEAP Provision Fallen Below Standard
 Tully Street
 Madamswood Playing Fields
 Shackleton Street
 Clifton Green
 Rainbow Park
Funding has been secured for the replacement of Tully Street (s106),
Madamswood Road (Safer, Stronger Communities Fund (SSCF)), Shackleton
Street (s106) and Clifton Green (Newlands/Forestry Commission).
1.8.5
Neighbourhood Equipped Area for Play: 82% of households should be
within 1,000 metres walking distance of a Neighbourhood Equipped Area for
Play (NEAP) by 2016.
Despite progress resulting in the provision of 2 new NEAPs, the loss of the
NEAP in Ordsall Park has resulted in the percentage of households meeting
the standard has fallen in the last 12 months from 63.3% to 58.4%.
ACHIEVEMENTS 2006/07:
New Site Provision
 Gloucester Place
 Riverside Park (Littleton Road Playing Fields)
Refurbishment / Enhancement
 Langworthy Park
 George Thomas Playground/Prince’s Park
NEAP Provision Fallen Below Standard
 Ordsall Park
 Clifton Green
1.8.6
Local Semi-Natural Greenspace: 76% of households should be within 500
metres walking distance of a Local Semi-Natural Greenspace by 2016.
Progress over the past 12 months has resulted in the percentage of
households meeting the standard increasing from 47.3% to 49.3%.
ACHIEVEMENTS 2006/07:
Refurbishment / Enhancement
 An area greater than 1ha of Semi-Natural greenspace has been
established and managed in Lightoaks Park.
 Enhancement is near to completion at Langworthy Park which includes
tree planting and a new sensory and nature garden.
 Improvements at Ashton’s Field Colliery Informal Open Space for access
to semi-natural greenspace and informal recreation.
 Improvements to fishing facilities and pathways at Queensmere
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1.8.7
Strategic Semi-Natural Greenspace: 58% of households should be within
2,000 metres walking distance of a Strategic Semi-Natural Greenspace by
2016.
Since no new Strategic Greenspace sites have been designated over the past
12 months the percentage of households meeting the standard has remained
the same at 50.8%.
ACHIEVEMENTS 2006/07:
Refurbishment / Enhancement
 Continued improvements by the Forestry Commission at Slack Brook
Country Park, including the submission of planning applications for the
provision of a play area, upgrading of paths, and an events space.
Green Flag status
 Retained at Blackleach Country Park
 Awarded for the first time to Clifton Country Park
 Bids submitted for 2007/8 for Blackleach Country Park and Clifton
Country Park
1.8.8
Sports Pitches: 0.80 hectares of Sports Pitches should be provided per
1,000 population across the city

No update is possible prior to the completion of the Playing Pitch
Assessment and Action Plan, which is being led by consultants on behalf
of the city council. It is anticipated that the final assessment will be
submitted in September 2007.
ACHIEVEMENTS 2006/07
Refurbishment/ Enhancement
 Beechfarm drainage improvements to pitch
 Brookhouse Playing Fields improvements
1.8.9
Adult & Youth Facilities: A full range of adult and youth facilities should be
available within each Community Committee Area

Some outdoor facilities: tennis and bowls, will now be covered as part of
the playing pitch assessment; this is an improvement on last assessment.
1.8.10 Green Access Corridors: To develop a network of Green Access Corridors
linking the Strategic Semi-Natural Greenspaces to provide the strategic
framework for high quality pedestrian and cycling routes between the
strategic open spaces and between the open space and their surrounding
neighbourhoods.
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ACHIEVEMENTS 2006/07:
Refurbishment / Enhancement
 Roe Green Loopline (Mount Skip Lane to Chedworth Crescent) –
Resurfaced and new access controls have been installed
 Tyldesley Loopline – new access controls have been installed and
ramped access to improve accessibility for pushchairs, cyclists and –
where possible, wheelchairs, as well as people with walking difficulties.
 The Bridgewater Way – has had towpath improvements along the section
between Patricroft Bridge at Liverpool Road and the railway bridge at Hall
Bank.
1.8.11 Local Area for Play: The Greenspace Strategy does not set a local standard
for Local Areas for Play (LAP). Instead it is considered these can supplement
existing LEAP provision and provide an area for young children’s play where
LEAP facilities can not be accommodated.
ACHIEVEMENTS 2006/07:
LAP Windfall Provision (New)
 Kingsley Avenue
 Seaford Road
 Willow Park
Greenspace Strategy Sites Changes and Improvements (February 2006 to March 2007)
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2.0
Summary of Delivery Mechanisms
2.1
The implementation of the Greenspace Strategy is expected to be delivered
through a variety of different mechanisms. During the previous 12 months this
has included the following projects and programmes.
City Council Activity:
2.2 There has been substantial City Council activity in improving the city’s green
and open space for communities. The Environment Directorate in particular has
a programme of activities aimed at improving parks and open spaces in the city.
Appendix 2 shows the levels of investment in open spaces from a variety of
sources during 2006/7.
2.2.1
The Parks for People strategy has resulted in the upgrading of three parks to
District Park status. This has involved substantial capital investment from the
Council of £516,500, with a substantial proportion being directed into Parr
Fold Park and Prince’s Park and a smaller proportion for Buile Hill Park. This
investment has also supported the development of Master Plans for 6 of the
city’s District Parks.
2.2.2
New Equipped Play provision has been provided at 8 sites – 1 of which was
replacement facilities.
2.2.3
The Ranger Services have benefited from additional financial support of
£102,500, and the creation of temporary ranger posts in Irlam/Cadishead,
Little Hulton/Walkden, Swinton/Eccles, and Central Salford.
2.2.4
In addition to the ranger service, an Environmental Education Officer and an
Enforcement Officer to cover the areas of Little Hulton and Winton have been
employed during 2006/7, funded by Safer, Stronger Communities Fund
(SSCF). These officers form part of the Environmental Crime Unit, and look at
issues such as littering, dog fouling and other environmental crimes across
the area, and including issues in parks and open spaces. These officers work
in a joined up way, using both enforcement and education to achieve
reductions in environmental crime and increase awareness of related issues.
Links have been made with schools, businesses and community groups, and
events organised across the area, including Peel Park.
2.2.5
Safety inspections are completed by Environment Directorate on a daily
basis. These are used to highlight where maintenance is required and where
quality has deteriorated. The Council’s Environment Directorate also
complete annual quality monitoring which is reported.
Monitoring Quality
2.2.6 The Council’s Environment Directorate prepare and implement a programme
for improvements, and priorities for open space improvements/enhancements
are set out in each Community Committee Area action plan. The Playing
Pitch Assessment and Action Plan will highlight areas for qualitative
improvements for sports pitches including tennis courts and bowls within the
city.
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Planning Decisions:
2.3 Planning decisions have ensured the provision of new, or enhancement of
existing, open space. This is in the form either of new provision as part of large
new development or financial contributions to be directed towards
improvements of existing open space sites. In addition to new provision and
enhancements, the planning system plays a key role in the protection of
existing open space and facilities from development.
New On-Site Open Space Provision
2.3.1 Planning permissions during the previous 12 months have, for example:
 secured the future provision of a new urban park in Lower Broughton
(agreed through partnership arrangements, section 2.4 below);
 secured the future provision of a new village green and Home Zones with
LAPs at the Kersal Heights development (agreed through partnership
arrangements, section 2.4 below);
2.3.2
A planning application was submitted for significant new public realm
provision in the Greengate area of the city, in September 2006. This included
the provision of three new urban spaces:
➢ a water based square fronting the River Irwell;
➢ an enlarged pedestrian route along Greengate; and
➢ a new city square to the north of the railway viaduct including a new
pedestrian bridge across the Irwell to Victoria Street, water sculptures,
new market cross, exchange monument and single storey pavilion
building, tree planting and hard and soft landscaping
2.3.3
Due to previous planning requirements, the LEAP within the Agecroft Road
housing estate has been installed (Wet Earth Green, off Agecroft Road).
Financial Contributions
2.3.4 Reporting on financial contributions relating to open space provision
associated with new housing developments is complex. Financial
contributions are agreed when planning permission is granted for a proposed
development, usually with a requirement for the first payment to be made on
commencement of development (although this is not always the case). The
total amount of money actually available to spend at a point in time, may differ
from that agreed at the time of planning permission. This is because:
1) a number of planning permissions are not implemented (for the 5 year
period to March 2007 the amount of money expected to be received from
developments started is £4,209,307, discounting that already spent);
2) for larger developments, financial contributions are agreed on a phased
payment basis, usually in line with stages of the development. Therefore,
the contributions being received may not form the full payment, and the
spending of these contributions may be delayed while the outstanding
balance is awaited (from the total money expected for the previous 5 year
period only £2,207,025.91 has been received so far by the Council; of
which only £930,035 is from fully paid schemes).
2.3.5
Financial Contributions Agreed in 2006/07
The total amount of financial contributions agreed for open space
provision/maintenance as a result of planning permissions granted for new
housing development between April 2006 and March 2007 is £3,613,010,
from a total of 33 separate planning applications. The highest proportion of
this has been generated in East Salford Community Committee Area (38% of
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the total). Central Salford as a whole secured almost 65% of the total financial
contributions, in half of the planning applications (17 out of the 33 separate
planning applications) (see Appendix 3 for details of the planning obligations
agreed and contributions received during 2006-2007). This money will arrive
over a number of years depending when the development is built, number of
phases, etc.
2.3.6
2.3.7
Financial Contributions Received in 2006/07
The total amount actually received from previously agreed planning
obligations for open space improvements during the period April 2006 to
March 2007 is £904,675.75. The largest proportion of the financial
contributions received has been in Walkden & Little Hulton (22.80%),
reflecting where s106 agreements have been secured in the past.
Financial Contributions Spent in 2006/07
The amount of money actually spent during the previous 12 months, from
previously agreed planning obligations for open space improvements is
£278,070. This has been spent on improvements to:
 Prince’s Park;
 St. Mary’s Park;
 Croal Irwell (Vine Street fencing and access improvements);
 Monton Green;
 Lightoaks Park;
 Beechfarm;
 Peel Park, Little Hulton; and
 Regents Square Park (part funded)
Regeneration Activity & Partnership Working:
2.4 A substantial amount of regeneration activity is taking place across the city,
Green Spaces are taking a high priority in a number of these initiatives and
have begun to result in some physical improvements.
2.4.1
The Housing Market Renewal initiative has included the refurbishment of
Langworthy Park, which has included a new terrace fronting, new play areas
and sensory and nature gardens.
2.4.2
The New Deal for Communities team have developed a number of play areas
– including a new park at Littleton Road, a new LEAP at Charlestown Park
(see para. 3.8.6 below) and 2 LAPs.
2.4.3
Partnership between the Council and LPC Living developed the Ordsall
Framework; this identified Regents Square for improvements and children’s
equipped provision. Following financial contributions from developments
along Ordsall Lane, a LEAP has been installed in accordance with the
aspirations of the framework. Orsdall has been the least well provided area
for play provision. Progress is being made but there are concerns that future
provision will be hindered by difficulty in meeting the 30 metre noise buffer
requirements. It is important that Ordsall Park is not seen as the solution for
all open space needs, which is a role it cannot fulfil. Other means of provision
will need to be explored.
2.4.4
The Higher Broughton and Lower Broughton partnerships have resulted in
planning approvals for large areas of redevelopment which include the
provision of new open space facilities. Development in Higher Broughton will
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include the provision of a new central village green within the development
and the replacement and improvement of the Tully Street Play Area
(development of the properties on site has started). In Lower Broughton preapplication discussions through the partnership between the Council and
Countryside Properties secured the outline approval of a new neighbourhood
park, which will include LEAP, NEAP, playing fields, and Local Semi-Natural
Greenspace facilities (see para. 3.8.7).
2.4.5
Other environmental partnerships have included working with the Forestry
Commission, who have taken over responsibility for the management and
maintenance of the Slack Brook Country Park and Robin Hood Sidings as
part of the Newlands Lower Irwell Valley Initiative Area (LIVIA) scheme (see
para. 1.8.7 above).
2.4.6
Groundwork have worked in partnership with Salford Council, Urban Vision,
New Deal for Communities and the Forestry Commission on a variety of
schemes, including carrying out the consultation associated with
improvements to Madamswood Play area, Peel Park, Linear looplines, and
Slack Brook Country Park, and creating a new park at Littleton Road,
providing new fishing facilities and pathways at Queensmere and the new
equipment at Charlestown Park (see para. 2.4.2 above). They have also
carried out a pollution survey at Brindle Heath Lagoons.
External Grant Funding:
2.5 A total of £1,068,113 has been raised through grant funding (this includes the
figure in 2.2.3). This has been made up of grants from:
 New Opportunities Fund;
 Neighbourhood Renewal Fund;
 Safer, Stronger Communities Fund; and
 Football Foundation.
2.6
This grant funding has supported investment to a number of greenspace sites,
including Beechfarm, Winton Park, Brookhouse Playing Fields, and Peel Park.
2.7
The grants have also been secured for supporting the ranger service and the
environmental crime agenda.
Public Rights of Way Improvement Plan & Highways Improvements:
2.8 The PRoW and Improvement Plan has been drafted and is currently out to
consultation. This relates to:
 the existing network of public rights of way shown on the definitive map;
 other strategic routes which could be converted into public rights of way;
 short footpath links linking local facilities;
 concessionary routes (routes subject to Land Owners permission, i.e.
canal towpaths, etc.);
 alternative temporary routes, which are routes on long term diversion
such as Cut Acre and Chat Moss.
The Plan therefore has an important role to play in relation to future Green
Access Corridors. Funding for access improvements came from the Greater
Manchester Transport Plan Capital Programme. Improvements include:
1) A total of £385,000 was spent on improving the Tyldesley and Roe Green
Looplines during 2006/07, including resurfacing and access
controls/improvements.
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2) Contributing £75,000 for Bridgewater Way towpath improvements, including
hard surfacing, associated drainage and access improvements, between
Patricroft bridge at Liverpool Road and the railway bridge at Hall Bank.
Funding has also been secured for:
3) the commencement of improvements to the riverside cycleway (Sustrans
Route 6) on the Irwell, close to Littleton Road, totalling a cost of £73,000.
2.9
Maintenance arrangements and funding for the new schemes remain
unsecured.
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3.0 Corporate Activity
3.1
Greenspace is a cross-cutting theme. Good quality, accessible greenspace can
improve the mental and physical health of the population; and aid community
cohesion, as a place for all members of the community to mix and take pride in;
is an educational resource and an economic asset.
Local Area Agreement
3.1.1 A Greener Salford is embedded in the Local Area Agreement (LAA) 20072010, under Objective 5: Improve Environmental Sustainability. The
document specifically pulls together the importance of the health, youth, crime
and social inclusion agendas within the role of green spaces.
3.1.2
The Greenspace Strategy is identified in the LAA as a key document for
achieving environmental sustainability improvements; with the standards for
the proportion of population within catchment areas of District Park;
Neighbourhood Park; LEAPs; and NEAPs set as mandatory indicators and
targets.
Pledges
3.1.3 There is a substantial amount of work on-going currently within the Council
which fit under each of the Community Plan’s Seven Themes. This clearly
shows how greenspaces are a cross-directorate and multifunctional/ multipurpose resource. The following strategies are all relevant to the delivery of
aspects of the Greenspace Strategy and an improved quality of life for
residents:
➢ Obesity Strategy (Lead: Multi-Agency Partnership led by Primary Care
Trust and Salford Council) [para 3.2.2]
➢ Healthy Walks programme (Lead Directorate: Salford Community
Leisure) [para 3.2.3]
➢ Sports Pitch Assessment (Lead Directorate: Housing & Planning) [para
3.2.6]
➢ Biodiversity Strategy (Lead Directorate: Housing & Planning) [para
3.2.9]
➢ Building Schools for the Future (Lead Directorate: Children’s Services)
[para 3.3.3]
➢ Environmental Crime Reduction Strategy (Lead Directorate:
Environment) [para 3.4.4]
➢ Ranger Service (Lead Directorate: Environment) [paras 3.2.5, 3.3.2,
3.4.8, 3.5.3, 3.6.4]
➢ Police Community Support Officers (Lead Directorate: Greater
Manchester Police, Chief Executive’s, Environment) [para 3.4.10]
➢ Off Road Motorcyclist Unit (Greater Manchester Police) [para 3.4.12]
➢ Children’s Play Strategy (Lead Directorate: Chief Executive’s) [para
3.5.2]
➢ Community Action Plans (Lead Directorate: Community, Health & Social
Care) [3.6.5, 3.6.6]
➢ The Exchange, Greengate Planning Guidance (Lead Directorate:
Housing & Planning) [para 3.7.2]
➢ Irwell City Park bid (Lead: Urban Regeneration Company) [para 3.7.3]
➢ Central Salford Vision and Regeneration Framework (Lead Directorate:
Urban Regeneration Company) [paras 3.7.4]
➢ Salford West (Lead Directorate: Chief Executive’s) [para 3.7.5]
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➢
➢
➢
➢
➢
3.2
3.2.1
Cleaner, Greener, Safer [para 3.8.2]
Street Scene Working Party [para 3.8.3]
Parks for People Strategy (Lead Directorate: Environment) [para. 3.8.4]
Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document (Lead
Directorate: Urban Vision/Housing & Planning) [para 3.8.5]
The New Deal for Communities Delivery Plan (Lead: New Deal for
Communities Kersal & Charlestown) [para 3.8.6]
Lower Broughton Design Code Supplementary Planning Document
(Lead Directorate: Housing & Planning) [para 3.8.7]
A Healthy City
The Greenspace Strategy has an important role in promoting greater levels of
leisure and sporting activity and encouraging greater levels of participation
and physical endeavour.
Obesity Strategy
3.2.2 The Obesity Strategy for Salford is being prepared by the Salford Food and
Physical Activity Partnership. It is currently in its early stages of consultation
and drafting. The Greenspace Strategy is identified within the Obesity
Strategy as having a clear contribution to make to enabling physical activity in
the city.
Healthy Walks Initiative
3.2.3 There are currently 13 Health Walks across Salford. Where possible, the
city’s greenspaces are utilised. Walks include routes which take in:

Blackleach Country Park;

Clifton Country Park;

Worsley Woods;

Kersal Dale;

Salford Quays;

Buile Hill Park;

Princes Park, Irlam;

Albert Park;

Ordsall Park;

Mandley Park; and

Linear Walkways.
3.2.4
The Healthy Walks officers also provide informal feedback to Urban Vision
engineers with regards to management and maintenance issues encountered
along routes, and details of improvements of routes or provision of new routes
are forwarded to the Healthy Walks Officer.
3.2.5
The Ranger Service organise activities at key greenspace sites that result in
people taking at least 30 minutes moderate exercise. During 2006/7 the target
set for this, of 2,500 people attending, was achieved.
Playing Pitch Assessment
3.2.6 The availability of sufficient pitches of good quality is fundamental to the
future sporting aspirations of the city. A Playing Pitch Assessment & Action
Plan is currently being completed for the city by consultants KKP. This
document will assess current and future demand and the quality of sports
pitches, review the local standards and produce an action plan and priorities
for future improvements.
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3.2.7
It will focus on all sports pitches used for football, rugby, hockey, cricket,
tennis and bowls.
Psychological well-being
3.2.8 Mental health and emotional stability are positively influenced by the
interaction with Greenspaces and other elements of nature. Recognised
benefits include improved self-esteem, reduced feelings of anxiety, alleviation
of depression and improved behaviour of Children (particularly who suffer
from Attention Deficit Disorder) as well as restored capacity for concentration
and attention.
Biodiversity Strategy
3.2.9 Biodiversity in urban areas provides health benefits, particularly in improving
the mental health of the population. Greenspaces are key areas where wildlife
can be enhanced and supported, in particular the Local Semi-Natural
Greenspaces provide an identified resource for improving nature within the
urban environment, in close proximity to where people live and work. The
forthcoming Biodiversity Strategy for the city will expand on the development
and enhancement of the Semi-Natural Greenspace sites identified in the
Greenspace Strategy.
3.3
3.3.1
A Learning and Creative City
Greenspace provides an important resource for education both as an informal
setting and as part of the school curriculum.
Ranger Service Education Initiatives
3.3.2 During 2006/7 the ranger service delivered education activities for schools
linked to the national curriculum in greenspace for 900 children, and engaged
adults in 75 hours of learning and cultural activities in greenspace, achieving
their set targets for both services.
Building Schools for the Future
3.3.3 It is hoped all new schools developed through the Building Schools for the
Future programme will be develop as fully extended, with their facilities open
to the community; this would include improved playing pitches accessible for
community use.
Little Hulton Primary Schools
3.3.4 The proposed new primary school in Little Hulton & Walkden, at the site of St.
Edmund’s Roman Catholic primary school will provide a new all-weather
sports pitch available for community use. Work has also started on providing
two new sports pitches (one grass pitch, and one all-weather pitch) on a
brownfield site at Dukesgate Primary School, Little Hulton. This has been
designed to offer separate access for community use, and will be managed
as a dual-use pitch.
3.4 A Safe City
3.4.1 Crime and fear of crime often prevents residents using their local
greenspaces. A key issue is to increase the levels of activity within
greenspaces, which reduces opportunities for crime and increases
perceptions of safety. This in turn raises levels of use which is an important
target in the Local Area Agreement.
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Improvements in security in Parks
3.4.2 Part of the role of the Environmental Crime Co-ordinator includes the
surveying of parks to look at issues of security and safety, and adopt the
principles of crime prevention through environmental design. Surveys and
recommendations have been carried out at Albert Park and Parr Fold Park as
well as play areas developed as part of planning obligations on new housing
developments. Recommendations have been made to the relevant service
provider, although actual improvement works are their responsibility to carry
out.
3.4.3
The 2003/4 MORI Best Value performance indicator survey indicated that
32% of those questioned thought that greenspaces were unsafe. For the
2006 Big Listening 3, it had fallen to 10%.
Environmental Crime Unit
3.4.4 The Environmental Crime Unit consists of 5 enforcement officers who deal
with fixed penalty offences, covering areas such as litter, dog fouling, and
business waste offences, and an investigations officer who investigates and
prosecutes offences of fly tipping and related offences.
3.4.5
Since August 2006, the Unit has successfully prosecuted a dozen offenders
for fly tipping, with average fines and costs of £600. Further investigations are
ongoing for a number of other incidents. The value of prosecutions is made
more effective by the use of the media and the Unit has ensured that
prosecutions are made high profile both locally and nationally.
3.4.6
The Unit has also introduced an education programme across the city’s high
schools to raise awareness of environmental crime, and the consequences of
such actions. This has been extremely well received and will be rolled out
across the whole of the city this current year.
3.4.7
As a result of the actions of the Unit, there has been reductions in fly tipping
of 25% across the whole city and 22% in reports of graffiti over the last year.
Rangers
3.4.8 The Country Parks, Kersal Dale, Kersal Moor, Worsley Woods and Princes
Park, Irlam, benefit from Ranger staff. There has been an increase of 3
rangers in Central Salford in the last 12 months, with key sites including
Albert Park, Mandley Park, Clowes Park and Ordsall Park. In addition to
organising events and activities, the presence of rangers can help to reduce
crime, through showing a formal presence in the park and by increasing
usage of the open space. The rangers work in partnership with other
agencies and the local community to identify problem areas and resolve
issues. The chart below clearly shows the value of the ranger service on the
greenspaces.
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Greater Manchester Police
3.4.9 While there are 80 Neighbourhood Police Officers in 5 Police Areas across
the city, each with Neighbourhood Managers and a Police Inspector, these
officers deal with a wide range of issues, and there is not an identified
approach to open space patrols for the city.
3.4.10 Currently there are 60 fully trained and operational Police Community Support
Officers (PCSOs) deployed around the city. By early August 2007 there will
be a total of 96 PCSOs. These Officers support the city’s Police Officers
focusing on the needs of the community. The Environmental Crime Unit use
the PCSOs to enforce environmental crime in terms of issuing Fixed penalty
notices. The PCSOs work citywide under the direction of the police, and
patrolling in parks is just one of their duties.
3.4.11 In addition to the Neighbourhood Police Officers, the Salford Division of
Greater Manchester Police also has the benefit of the Greater Manchester Air
Support Unit. This can be of particular benefit for patrolling open space sites.
3.4.12 The Greater Manchester Police Off-Road Motorcyclist Unit is a team of 8
Officers who cover the whole of the Greater Manchester area. Due to the
focus on targeting areas of activity, they are a useful facility for open spaces
in Salford – particularly in the Irwell Valley area of the city. To support this
initiative, a new web-site has been set up by GM Police with an online
reporting facility to report off road nuisance
http://www.stopoffroadnuisance.co.uk/index.php.
3.5
3.5.1
A City where Children and Young People are Valued
The Greenspace Strategy recognises the importance of providing varied,
good quality outdoor facilities for children and young people, within close
proximity to where they live. Children have less mobility than most adults;
therefore location is considered by the Strategy to be key.
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Draft Play Strategy
3.5.2 A draft Play Strategy for Salford is being prepared to support Salford’s vision
for children and young people. This draft Play Strategy is to be submitted to
the Big Lottery Fund in July 2007, to secure a bid of £600,000. The
Greenspace Strategy is identified as a key document supporting the bid which
the draft Play Strategy adheres to. The aims of the draft Play Strategy are:
1. To promote play in Salford
2. To raise the quality of the delivery of play opportunity across Salford
3. To raise the quality and use of outdoor play for children in Salford
4. To ensure comprehensive consultation on all play developments
5. To ensure all children from Salford are able to access play opportunities
6. To establish a properly resourced, supported and sustainable play
service.
Ranger Services
3.5.3 The Council’s ranger service provides activities in the parks for schools and
children’s groups. During 2006/7 3,500 children were involved in organised
events at key greenspace sites (achieving the Ranger Objective target), and
10 children were involved in the development and delivery of the service.
3.6
3.6.1
An Inclusive City with Stronger Communities
Greenspaces can secure greater community cohesion, providing
opportunities for all sections of the community to meet and take an active
interest in.
Friends Groups
3.6.2 There are now 15 separate Friends Groups for parks and open spaces in
Salford, supported by the Council’s officers.
3.6.3
Groups are involved in the management of sites and practical maintenance
and environmental improvements, fundraising and the delivery of events and
activities. Over 3,000 hours of volunteer time was contributed to improving
local sites across the city and the friends raised over £50,000 of external
funding to improve their local parks and countryside, and ran events and
activities.
Events in Parks
3.6.4 During the year the ranger team delivered over 233 events and activities
across the city ranging from small scale activities such as conservation action
days with 10 people to larger scale events such as the Halloween event at
Blackleach Country Park attracting over 4,500 people. Activities are targeted
at different audiences e.g. under 5s and their families, over 55s on health
activities, young people to get involved in conservation volunteering and art
projects, mental health group on enjoying cycle rides in greenspaces.
Community Committees
3.6.5 New Community Action Plans (2007-08) for Worsley & Boothstown and
Claremont & Weaste confirm support for progressing the Greenspace
Strategy through the Community process.
3.6.6
A number of the Community Action Plans identify priority Greenspace
Strategy sites as key areas for improvement; and ‘shopping lists’ relating to
the types of improvements are being adopted to enable community groups to
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respond to the anticipated financial contributions in a planned and considered
manner.
3.6.7
A sub-group of the Swinton Community Committee was established to
support partnership working between Swinton Open Space Community
Association (SOSCA) and the city council to improve the council-owned land
adjacent to the former Swinton Sewage Treatment Works, Campbell Road
Playing Fields and Beechfield Playing Fields. Both of these sites are identified
in the Greenspace Strategy as priority sites for upgrading and improvements.
3.7
3.7.1
An Economically Prosperous City
Good quality, attractive greenspace has been linked to increased perceptions
of the value of a local area and confidence in its future1. The pace of
regeneration activity in Salford has created substantial new opportunities for
greenspace provision over and above the existing greenspace to support the
built developments taking place.
Greengate
3.7.2 Planning Guidance for The Exchange, Greengate in the regional centre
promotes the improvements of public realm, the River Irwell, and provision of
new open space within the development area. This has supported the
development and submission of the planning application for new public realm
provision (see paragraph 2.3.2 above).
Irwell City Park
3.7.3 Salford, Manchester and Trafford Councils are working together, and with the
Central Salford Urban Regeneration Company (URC) to establish the
development of Irwell City Park, along the route of the Manchester Ship
Canal/River Irwell, from Salford Quays to The Crescent. This is a bid to the
Big Lottery Living Landmarks programme.
Green Boulevards
3.7.4 The Central Salford regeneration vision and framework promote the
development of ‘Green Boulevards’ along existing road networks. These will
complement the Green Access Corridors and provide additional attractive
pedestrian, and perhaps cycle, routes in the urban core.
Salford West
3.7.5 The draft Salford West Action Plan 07/08 places a high importance on the
role of leisure and greenspace as key issues for the communities in Walkden
& Little Hulton, Worsley & Boothstown, Eccles, Irlam & Cadishead and
Swinton. Funding is emerging for a series of work areas to support the
Framework, including: Old Warke Dam & Worsley Delph, Bridgewater Way II,
and Green Trails.
3.8
3.8.1
1
A City that’s Good to Live In
The Greenspace Strategy has its closest links with this Pledge. A desirable
environment is one which includes good quality, well managed and
maintained parks and open spaces, offering a wide variety of outdoor
recreation opportunities.
CabeSpace (2005) “Does Money Grow on Trees?”
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Cleaner, Greener, Safer
3.8.2 Under the ‘cleaner, greener, safer’ agenda, as part of the Local Area
Agreement, improvements to environmental quality aim to tackle crime,
disorder and fear of crime.
Street Scene Working Party
3.8.3 The Street Scene Working Party has been assembled to provide crossdirectorate working between those with an interest in improving the street
scene.
Parks for People Strategy
3.8.4 The Parks for People Strategy is a ten-year vision produced by the
Environment Directorate to deliver improvements to the provision of urban
parks in the city. This proposed to focus City Council capital over a 5 year
period from 2005, on providing every person in Salford with access to a good
quality District Park and fully restore the heritage and city status of Buile Hill
Park. As confirmed in paragraphs 1.8.1 and 2.2.1 progress is being made
towards this aim and it is considered to be on target for the provision of
District Parks. City status for Buile Hill Park has been delayed owing to the
uncertainties over the future plans for the Mansion development.
Planning Obligations
3.8.5 The new Planning Obligations SPD was adopted by the council in March
2007. This sets a financial contribution level for new residential
developments, where on-site open space is not being provided or fails to
meet the standards above, at:
 £598 per bedspace for houses and larger apartments; and
 £658 per bedspace for smaller apartments (2 bedrooms or less).
These are the standard contributions only, which could go up or down
dependent on the specific development/requirements of the area.
The New Deal for Communities Delivery Plan
3.8.6 The New Deal for Communities team are working with Spatial Planning and
Development Partners to develop proposals for the UDP Mixed Use site at
Whit Lane, Charlestown. This site includes a priority Greenspace Site, which
has been identified as a potential Neighbourhood Park, in addition to
providing improved equipped facilities and local semi-natural areas.
Temporary improvements have been installed including mini soccer pitches,
an equipped play space (LEAP) and youth shelter, in advance of the
anticipated creation of a Neighbourhood Park as part of this area
regeneration.
Lower Broughton Design Code SPD
3.8.7 The SPD prepared to support the major regeneration in Lower Broughton
identified the provision of a high quality network of open space as a key
component of the area’s regeneration, and included reference to the provision
of new parks and improved existing open spaces as main elements of that
network. This has been successful in supporting the partnership secure
outline planning approval for a new neighbourhood park (see para. 2.4.4
above).
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Appendix 1: Greenspace Improvements / Changes Monitoring (February 2006 to 31st March 2007)
Site
Buile Hill Park
Tully Street
Charlestown Park, Whit
Lane
CCA
Previous
Status
New Status
Claremont &
Weaste
East Salford
Neighbourhood
Park
LEAP
Neighbourhood Park
and District park
LEAP
East Salford
None
LEAP
LEAP
LEAP
Mandley Park
Facilities
Site Presence, Toilets,
car parking
Unknown
Youth shelter, 2 x Mini
football pitches (1 using
previous bowling green),
roundabout, climbing
frames, swings and
toddler swings (missing
chains)
Additional play area
GSS SPD
Site?
Windfall
Site?
Section 106 and Parks
Strategy
Higher Broughton
Yes
No
No
No
New Deal for
Communities
Yes
No
Section 106
Yes
No
4.26 (inc.
approx.
0.2 for
the play
area)
New Deal for
Communities
Yes
No
Does Environment Directorate consider this
site as a Neighbourhood Park?
NDC
0.076
New Deal for
Communities
No
Yes
Grass areas a bit untidy – suggest that the site
is not being maintained regularly
NDC
0.053
New Deal for
Communities
No
Yes
0.32 (inc.
approx.
0.16 for
the play
area)
New Deal for
Communities
Yes
No
Unknown
0.166
Funding Source
Notes
Source
SJ
Temporarily removed – will be reinstated along
with large scale recreation improvements
Temporary provision prior to development.
Neighbourhood Park required on site
SD
NDC
SJ
Littleton Road Playing
Fields (Riverbank Park)
East Salford
Priority Sports
Pitch
Priority Sports Pitch,
LEAP, NEAP,
Neighbourhood Park
Kingsley Avenue, off
Littleton Road
East Salford
None
LAP
Corner of Seaford
Road/Gerard Road
East Salford
None
LAP
Gloucester Place
(Brunswick Park)
East Salford
None
LEAP, NEAP
Prince’s Park
Irlam &
Cadishead
Ordsall &
Langworthy
Neighbourhood
Park
LEAP, NEAP,
Neighbourhood
Park
LEAP and
Neighbourhood
Park
Neighbourhood Park
and District park
LEAP and
Neighbourhood Park
Site Presence, Toilets,
car parking
NEAP removed
Section 106 and Parks
Strategy
N/A
Yes
No
SJ
No
No
SJ
Local Semi-Natural
Greenspace, LEAP,
NEAP,
Neighbourhood Park
Whole park refurbished /
enhanced to include play
equipment for all ages of
children, semi-natural
greenspace, and other
formal and informal open
spaces
HMRF
Yes
No
Ordsall Park
Langworthy Park
Ordsall &
Langworthy
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Normal, basket and
toddler swings, hopper,
large climbing frame and
climbing web, balance
hoop, roundabout and
surface markings. MUGA
for basketball, football,
cricket and hockey.
Within a landscaped open
space area with footpaths
and seating
Fish/Sea Creature Based
surface markings on
paths surrounded by
small area of informal
open space
Alphabet snake and hop
scotch surface markings,
large climbing wall, and
animals to climb with
landscaped area
Swings, climbing frame,
roundabout and 4 x
climbing apparatus
(beam, wall and 2 x rope)
Site
Area
(ha)
NDC
Less than 30m from housing but overwhelming
local support for facilities
Completion due later this financial year
NDC
ED
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Site
Previous
Status
New Status
Ordsall &
Langworthy
None
LEAP
New LEAP facilities and
environmental
improvements
Wet Earth Green, off
Agecroft Road
Swinton
None
LEAP
Slack Brook Country
Park
Swinton
Strategic SemiNatural Greenspace
Victoria Park
Swinton
Clifton Country Park
Swinton
Strategic SemiNatural
Greenspace
District Park
with Green
Flag
Strategic SemiNatural
Greenspace
Neighbourhood
Park
LEAP
Swings, toddler swings,
roundabout, hoppers,
surface markings for hop
scotch/footprints
Continued Improvements
Regent Square
Parr Fold Park
Madamswood Playing
Fields
Roe Green Loopline
(Mount Skip Lane to
Chedworth Crescent)
CCA
Walkden &
Little Hulton
Walkden &
Little Hulton
District Park with
Green Flag
Strategic SemiNatural Greenspace
with Green Flag
Neighbourhood Park
and District park
LEAP
Facilities
GSS SPD
Site?
Windfall
Site?
Section 106
Yes
No
Developer (Westbury
Homes)
No
Yes
Forestry Commission
Yes
No
SD
Green Flag status
retained
N/A
Yes
No
SD
Green Flag status for the
first time
N/A
Yes
No
SD
Site Presence, Toilets,
car parking
New play area being
developed near to the
original location
Resurfaced and new
access controls have
been installed
Section 106 and Parks
Strategy
Section 106
Yes
No
SJ
Yes
No
Public Right of Way
Improvement Plan
Greater Manchester
Transport Capital
Programme
N/A
Yes
No
ST
Yes
No
SD
Yes
No
ED
Walkden &
Little Hulton
and Worsley &
Boothstown
Proposed
Green Access
Corridor
Proposed Green
Access Corridor
Blackleach Country
Park
Walkden &
Little Hulton
Strategic SemiNatural Greenspace
with Green Flag
Green Flag status
retained
Lightoaks Park
Claremont &
Weaste
Strategic SemiNatural
Greenspace
with Green
Flag
LEAP, NEAP,
Neighbourhood
Park and
Priority Pitch
Improvements to wildlife
areas to create greater
than 1ha of semi-natural
greenspace provision
The Bridgewater Way
Worsley &
Boothstown/
Eccles
LEAP, NEAP,
Neighbourhood Park,
Priority Pitch and
Local Semi-Natural
Greenspace
Local Semi-Natural
Greenspace
Green Access
Corridor
Tyldesley Loopline
SUSTRANS Route 6
Walkden &
Little
Hulton/Worsley
& Boothstown
East Salford
Local SemiNatural
Greenspace
Green Access
Corridor
Local SemiNatural
Greenspace
Green Access
Corridor
Local SemiNatural
Greenspace
Green Access
Corridor
Site
Area
(ha)
0.44 (inc.
approx.
0.17 for
the play
area)
0.033
Funding Source
Notes
Source
BW / SJ
MUGA has never been constructed
Replacement for derelict facility
SD
SJ
Towpath improvements
Greater Manchester
Transport Capital
Programme
Yes
No
ED
Local Semi-Natural
Greenspace
Green Access
Corridor
New access controls
have been installed
Greater Manchester
Transport Capital
Programme
Yes
No
ED
Local Semi-Natural
Greenspace
Green Access
Corridor
Improvements have
started to riverside
cycleway on the Irwell,
close to Littleton Road.
Greater Manchester
Transport Capital
Programme
Yes
No
ED
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Appendix 2: Open Space Funding and Sources 2006/7
Project
Parr Fold Park
Prince's Park (Ref 61)
Master Plans for District parks
Support to NRF rangers
Other undetermined works
Albert Park
Mandley Park
Eccles Rec
St Marys park (Ref 75)
Croal Irwell (Ref 18)
Lightoaks Park (NOF)
Oakwood Park
Beech Farm (NOF)
Beech Farm (Ref 50)
Buile Hill
Winton Park
Buckthorn lane, Brookhouse
Peel Park
Cleggs lane Walkway
Ranger Irlam/Cadishead
Ranger Services
HMRF work
Environmental crime coord;
Environmental education
NDC
Environmental partnership L/H & Winton
S106
Totals
278,070
NOF
Surestart
108,220
SCC
150,000
120,000
84,000
6,000
140,000
NRF
SSCF
FF
7,600
3,000
5,000
5,000
24,000
2,000
150,000
10,000
122,000
130,000
10,000
43,548
22,800
98,000
114,324
28,850
6,500
96,000
246,000
67,500
30,000
22,500
175,600
0
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516,500
462,000
15,640
14,201
516,500
122,000
Totals
150,000
228,220
84,000
6,000
140,000
7,600
3,000
5,000
5,000
4,000
2,000
150,000
10,000
252,000
10,000
43,548
22,800
126,850
114,324
6,500
96,000
246,000
83,140
44,201
22,500
0
0
1,862,683
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Appendix 3: Planning Obligations for Open Space from developments started
S106 Contributions received not spent
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Site address
Total Amount
Amount Received
97/36927/OUT
Bridgewater Mill,
Swinton
Former Oaklands
Hall, East Salford
£126,000 (inc.
highways £5,000)
£49,000
£126,000
Started During
06/7
No
£49,000
No
Former PH, North
George St/Peru St,
East Salford
Trafford Road,
Ordsall Lane,
Archie Street,
Craven Drive,
Ordsall
Peel Hall site, Peel
Lane, Little Hulton
Eccles College
£12,000
£12,000
No
Yes – prior to
2006/7
£88,000
£47,000
No
No
No
£28,850
£28,850
Yes
Yes – 14/6/2006
No
£130,000 Sports
Pitch
£119,746 Children’s
Play
£35,000
£124,873
No
No
Paid £62,436.50
02/05/2006
No
£35,000
No
No
£110,250
£110,250
No
Yes – prior to
2006/7
Yes – prior to
2006/7
£37,000
£37,000
No
Yes – prior to
No
98/38554/FUL
00/413363/FUL
01/42541/OUT
01/42725/FUL
00/41482 &
00/41483
02/43557/FUL
02/44426/FUL
02.43548
Gresham Mill, South
Hall Street, Ordsall
Former Oakwood
PH, Lancaster
Road, Claremont &
Weaste
Newearth Road,
Fully Paid?
Spent during 06/7?
Yes – prior to
2006/7
Yes – prior to
2006/7
No
£24,000 claimed
31/3/06
£23,883.77
remaining
No
No

“Total Amount” relates to the total amount of financial contributions agreed for open space improvements and provision in association with each
development. Additional planning obligations may have been agreed relating to other requirements such as highways or public realm.
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02/43564/REM
02/44340/FUL
03/45495/FUL
04/47905/OUT
04/48147/FUL
04/47899/FUL
04/48424/FUL
04/48357/REM
04/49088/FUL
03/47511/FUL
04/49292/REM
04/48797/FUL
04/48423/REM
Site address
Walkden
Moorside Road/
Victoria Lane
West of Cadishead
Way, Irlam
87-137 Higher
Croft, Barton
155 &175
Manchester Road
East, Little Hulton
Former Quays
Campus, Trafford
Road
The Coppice,
Chatsworth Road,
Worsley
Chadwick Road and
Monton Lane,
Eccles
Huron Basin, The
Quays
Everand Street/
Worral Street,
Ordsall
17 Moorside Road,
Swinton
Higher Broughton
Victoria Garage,
Worsley Road
North, Walkden
Akzo Nobel, Dean
Road, Cadishead
Total Amount
Amount Received
Started During
06/7
£45,000
£45,000
No
£160,000
£160,080
No
£49,800
£49,800
No
£36,799
£36,799
Yes
2006/7
Yes – prior to
2006/7
Yes – prior to
2006/7
Yes – prior to
2006/7
Yes – all in 2006/7
£241,280
£80,430
No
No
No
£74,500
£55,375
No
No
£91,955
£22,988.75
No
No
£37,250 paid in
2006/7
No
£88,418
£44,209
Yes
No
£99,023
£49,531.50
No
£8,000
£8,000
Yes
No
£44,209 paid in
2006/7
No
£24,775.75 paid in
2006/7
Yes – all in 2006/7
£177,113
£73,512
£44,278
£73,512
No
No
No
No
£124,509
£124,509
No
No
Yes
£49,008 paid in
2006/7
Yes
£31,127.25 paid in
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Fully Paid?
Spent during 06/7?
No
No
£159,167 remaining
No
No
No
No
No
No
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Site address
Total Amount
Amount Received
Started During
06/7
04/49736/FUL
11-15 Sandwich
Road, Eccles
Taylorson Street
South & Ordsall
Lane
Clifton Road, Eccles
Valley Works,
Monton Road,
Eccles
Sillivan Way
Industrial Estate,
Ordsall
Land at Verdant
House, Verdant
Lane, Eccles
Maypole PH & Coop 13-21 Broughton
Road
Former Showmans
Guild Site,
Broadway, the
Quays
Oakwood Drive,
Walkden
251 & 253 Worsley
Road, Worsley
Former Greenwood
School Eccles
Clifton Park Hotel,
Swinton
Irlam Locks, Irlam
276 Great
£47,055
£11,763.75
£233,780
04/49597/FUL
05/49866/FUL
05/50857/FUL
05/50254/FUL
04/49660/FUL
04/48888/FUL
05/50320/FUL
05/50829/FUL
05/50505/REM
05/50070/OUT
04/49716/FUL
04/49631/FUL
Fully Paid?
Spent during 06/7?
Yes
2006/7
No
No
£58,455
No
No
No
£124,277
£130,686
£31,069.25
£65,344
Yes
No
No
No
£260,097
£103,850
Yes
No
No
£32,672 paid in
2006/7
No
£72,979
£18,199.26
No
No
No
£34,315
£34,315
No
Yes – prior to
2006/7
No
£191,967
£47,991.75
No
No
No
£91,647
£50,824
Yes
No
No
£50,388
£37,791
Yes
No
No
£126,791
£31,697.15
No
No
No
£69,937
£46,626
Yes
No
No
£84,467
£141,597
£42,234
£35,400
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
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Plan. App. No.
51472 & 47881
05/50994/FUL
05/50993/FUL
05/50209/FUL
05/50390/FUL
06/53103/FUL
Totals:
Site address
Cheetham Street
West & 210-232
Great Clowes Street
Agecroft Road &
Lumns Lane
Willow Bank Home,
Queensway, Clifton
Mere Drive/Rake
Lane, Clifton
Bridgewater House,
Atkin Street/
Sandwich Street,
Walkden
Emlyn Street &
Harriet Street,
Worsley
Adj. Ordsall Hall,
Taylorson Street/
Gledhill Avenue
Total Amount
Amount Received
Started During
06/7
Fully Paid?
Spent during 06/7?
£154,719
£77,359.50
No
No
No
£82,938
£27,646
Yes
No
No
£89,958
£29,986
Yes
No
No
£81,638
£40,819
Yes
No
No
£70,659
£19,310
No
No
No
£63,720
£31,860
Yes
No
No
£4,209,370
£2,207,025.91
£1,349,786
(Total potential
from dev’ts started
2006/7)
£930,035 (of total
amount is fully
paid s106s)
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Appendix 4: Planning Obligations Agreed 2006/7
Planning Obligations: Money Received April 2006-March 2007
Application
Number
Address
01/42725/FUL
Former Peel Hall
Site, Peel Lane,
Worsley
Land at Eccles
College
00/41482 &
00/41483
04/47905
04/47899
04/48788
04/48357/REM
04/48847/FUL
03/47511/FUL
155 and 175
Manchester Road
East, Little Hulton
The Coppice, Off
Chatsworth Road,
Worsley
Land Bounded by
Harding Street,
Blackfriars Road
and Chapel Street
Land adjacent to
Huron Basin,
Salford Quays
Lupton Street,
Ford Street,
Cleminson Street,
Melville Street
17 Moorside Road,
Swinton
Community
Committee
Area
Walkden & Little
Hulton
Eccles
Date s106
Agreed
Amount Agreed
Amendment
dated –
13/04/2006
04/09/2002
£28,850
Amount
Received
during 2006-07
£28,850
Details/Comments
To provide new
lighting for Peel Park
£130,000 sports
pitch
£35,000 traffic
calming
£119,746
equipped
children’s play
£36,799
£62,436.50
Total received to date
£159,873
£36,799
For open space
£37,250 & £500
Total received to date
£56,375
£13,500
For Chapel Street
regeneration
Total received to date
£27,000
For playspace and
informal open space
Walkden & Little
Hulton
01/06/2004
Worsley &
Boothstown
24/09/2004
Ordsall &
Langworthy
03/12/2004
£74,500, plus
£500 per annum
maintenance
£54,000
Ordsall &
Langworthy
17/12/2004
£88,418
£44,209
East Salford
17/12/2004
£92,818
£46,409
Worsley &
Boothstown
21/01/2005
£8,000
£8,000
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Amount
Spent
For Chapel Street
regeneration
Total received to date
£69,613.50
For community
development,
landscaping,
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04/4879/FUL
maintenance, and
open space
Total received to date
£73,512
Victoria Garage,
308 Worsley Road
North, Walkden
Former Akzo
Nobel site, Dean
Road, Cadishead
11-15 Sandwich
Road, Eccles
Land at Clifton
Road, Eccles
Adelphi Street,
Wilton Place and
Crescent
Walkden & Little
Hulton
28/01/2005
£73,512
£49,008
Irlam &
Cadishead
24/02/2005
£124,509
£31,127.25
Total received to date
£124,509.25
Eccles
30/03/2005
£47,055
£11,763.75
Eccles
09/05/2005
£124,277
£31,069.25
For open space and
children’s play sapce
For Open space
East Salford
21/10/2004
£107,813
£53,906
Valley Works,
Monton
Land at Sillivan
Way Industrial
Estate
Eccles
20/10/2005
£130,686
£32,672
Ordsall &
Langworthy
04/11/2005
£103,850
05/50320/FUL
Land off Oakwood
Drive, Walkden
Walkden & Little
Hulton
28/10/2005
05/50829/FUL
251 & 253 Worsley
Road, Swinton
Worsley &
Boothstown
13/12/2005
£260,097 open
space
£393,180 Chapel
Street
regeneration
£10,000 tree
planting
£81,647
equipped
children’s play
£50,388
05/50070/OUT
Former Clifton
Park Hotel,
Manchester Road,
Swinton
13/01/2006
£69,937
£46,626
04/48423/REM
04/49736/FUL
05/49866/FUL
04/48279/FUL
05/50857/FUL
05/50254/FUL
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For Chapel Street
regeneration
Total received to date
£107,812.50
Total received to date
£65,344
£50,824
£37,791
For Equipped
children’s play space
and informal open
space
For Open space
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04/49716/FUL
04/49631/FUL
Clifton
Irlam Locks,
Cadishead Way,
Irlam
276 Great
Cheetham Street
West & 210-232
Great Clowes
Street
Irlam &
Cadishead
10/02/2006
£84,467
£42,234
For open space and
children’s play space
East Salford
17/02/2006
£141,597
£35,400
Improvements to
open space (sports
pitch) at Albert Park
Planning Obligations: Money Agreed April 2006-March 2007
Application
Number
Address
05/50994/FUL
Former Willow
Bank Home,
Queensway,
Clifton
Mere Drive, Clifton
05/50993/FUL
Community
Committee
Area
Swinton
Date s106
Agreed
Amount Agreed
28/04/2006
£82,938
Amount
Received
during 2006-07
£27,646
Swinton
28/04/2006
£89,958
£29,986
05/51272/OUT
Former Clariant
Works, Hayes
Road, Cadishead
Irlam &
Cadishead
22/06/2006
£257,650
05/51498/FUL
Blackfriars Road,
St Stephen Street,
Richmond Street
East Salford
16/08/2006
£128,597
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Amount
Spent
Details/Comments
For Open Space and
recreation space
Schemes to benefit
the community
including
maintenance of
landscaping, open
space
Improvements to
Cadishead Park or
open space/local
environmental
improvements
Children’s equipped
play space, informal
open space,
environmental
improvement and
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Application
Number
Address
Community
Committee
Area
Date s106
Agreed
Amount Agreed
Amount
Received
during 2006-07
05/50209/FUL
Former
Bridgewater
House, Atkin
Street & Sandwich
Street, Worsley
205, and rear of
207-209 Liverpool
Road, Cadishead
Walkden & Little
Hulton
20/09/2006
£81,638
£40,819
Irlam &
Cadishead
23/01/2007
£74,339
06/53550/OUT
Riverside, Agecroft
Road, Pendlebury
Swinton
05/12/2006
06/53066/FUL
72-75 Barton
Road, Eccles
224-230 Chorley
Road & 14 Lower
Sutherland Street,
Swinton
AK Plant UK
Limited, Clifton
Road, Eccles
Blackfriars Street,
Greengate West
Eccles
13/02/2007
£54,411 footpath
improvements
£535,000 public
transport
£540 per
bedspace for
open space
£25,920
Swinton
18/05/2006
£69,937
Eccles
18/05/2006
£57,047
For Open Space and
recreation space
East Salford
18/05/2006
£61,000
Clifton Road,
Eccles
272-280 Chapel
Eccles
15/06/2006
£122,043
Environmental
improvements in
Chapel Street area
For Open Space and
Recreation Space
East Salford
06/04/2006
£65,191
06/52408/FUL
06/52242/FUL
06/52406/FUL
06/52400/FUL
06/52281/FUL
05/51648/FUL
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Amount
Spent
Details/Comments
public art
For Open Space
For open space,
recreation space and
local env.
improvements
Open space financial
contribution to be
calculated yet during
reserved matters.
For Open Space and
recreation space
For Open Space
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Application
Number
Address
Community
Committee
Area
Date s106
Agreed
Street
06/51967/FUL
06/52457/FUL
06/52599/FUL
06/52752
06/52542/FUL
04/49486/FUL
06/52416/OUT
06/52770/FUL
Amount Agreed
Amount
Received
during 2006-07
Amount
Spent
Details/Comments
103-105 Monton
Road, Eccles
Chorlton Fold
Farm, Chorlton
Fold, Eccles
41 Blackfriars
Road
Eccles
06/07/2006
children’s
equipped play
space and open
space
£30,000 Chapel
Street
regeneration
£16,200
Eccles
06/07/2006
£29,700
For Open Space
Ordsall &
Landworthy
06/07/2006
£50,240
Bond Square
1-3 Fairhone
Avenue
Conavon Court,
12-16 Blackfriars
Street
East of Boat Yard,
Worsley Road,
Worsley
Peel Park
Campus,
University of
Salford, Crescent
East Salford
Claremont &
Weaste
Ordsall &
Langworthy
20/07/2006
03/08/2006
£84,780
£21,600
Environmental
improvements in
Chapel Street area
and equipped
children’s play and
open space
For Open space
For Open space
17/08/2006
£43,510
Worsley &
Boothstown
17/08/2006
£178,740
East Salford
17/08/2006
£75,800
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For Open Space
Environmental
improvements in
Chapel Street area
Equipped children’s
play space and public
open space
Environmental
improvements in
Chapel Street area
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Application
Number
Address
06/53103/FUL
Adj. Orsdall Hall,
Taylorson Street,
Gledhill Avenue
06/53281/REM
Camp Street,
Great Clowes
Street, Alban
Street, Moss
Street, Lord Street,
Duke Street &
Clarence Street
Former British
Legion, Chadwick
Road, Eccles
Stamford House,
261-365 Chapel
Street
91 Barton Lane,
Eccles
212 Great Clowes
Street
Orchard House,
318 Ellenbrook
Road, Worsley
Reservoir Street,
Half Street, Dean
Road & Springfield
Lane
06/53239/OUT
06/52218/FUL
06/53193
06/53285/FUL
06/53206/FUL
06/53263/REM
Community
Committee
Area
Ordsall &
Langworthy
Date s106
Agreed
Amount Agreed
21/09/2006
£63,720
East Salford
05/10/2006
£462,624
Eccles
05/10/2006
£90,000
Ordsall &
Langworthy
05/10/2006
£143,320
Eccles
05/10/2006
£21,600
East Salford
05/10/2006
£17,280
Worsley &
Boothstown
19/10/2006
£54,000
East Salford
16/11/2006
£77,000
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Amount
Received
during 2006-07
Amount
Spent
Details/Comments
Recreation provision/
enhancement of
Taylorson Street
north-south
pedestrian and cycle
route
For Children’s
equipped play space
and other youth and
adult open space and
recreation facilities
For Recreation
facilities (Youth and
Adult facilities)
For Open space and
recreation space
For Open space and
recreation space
For Open space and
recreation space
For Open space and
recreation space
Env. Improvements –
inc. pedestrian
crossing facilities and
street lighting
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Application
Number
Address
06/5386/FUL
Former Kersal
High School,
Mesnefield Road,
Kersal
Former Weaste
United Reformed
Church, Weaste
Lane
Former Works
Site, Stablefold,
Worsley
Sillivan Way
Redevelopment
Site
06/53428/FUL
06/53361/FUL
06/52882/FUL
05/50913/FUL
Land at Clippers
Quay, Trafford
Road
Community
Committee
Area
East Salford
Date s106
Agreed
Amount Agreed
16/11/2006
£399,030
For Open space,
sports pitches, and
SBI management
Claremont &
Weaste
02/11/2006
£30,780
For Open space
Eccles
02/11/2006
£20,000
For Open space
Ordsall and
Langworthy
16/11/2006
Ordsall and
Langworthy
06/04/2006
£385,917 open
space
£469,180 Chapel
Street
regeneration
£227,911
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Amount
Received
during 2006-07
£20,000
Preliminary
Payment to
fund Merchants
Quay Parking
Study
Amount
Spent
Details/Comments
For Childrens play
space, open space or
local env.
improvements
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