Tag Archives: land use

Why is the GM Spatial Framework delayed?

Posted on 10 October, 2018 by

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has announced that the launch of a redrafted Greater Manchester Spatial Framework (GMSF) has again been delayed.  Here’s why. 1) GMCA now thinks 175,000 houses could be built on available land.  Most of this … Continue reading →

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Greater Manchester Spatial Framework: another strategy flawed by “growth”

Posted on 10 January, 2016 by

We have commented, just in time for the consultation deadline, on Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s Draft Spatial Framework.  The Spatial Framework is a strategy document that concerns land-use, and in this case it is concerned largely with housing and industrial … Continue reading →

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Manchester’s Housing Crisis

Posted on 23 November, 2015 by

      Most people know that the UK is in the midst of what has been dubbed the ‘housing crisis’. Indeed it is now part of mainstream political thinking that more house building is urgently required. Greater Manchester is … Continue reading →

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