Tag Archives: Spatial Framework

Places for Everyone, week 2 – Green Belt and Airport

Posted on 28 November, 2022 by The Steady State Manchester team

The Planning Inspectorate continues its Examination in Public of Greater Manchester’s nine district Places for Everyone joint spatial plan (known as P4E). We previously reported on week 1. Last week they discussed matters concerning the brownfields first policy, the justification … Continue reading →

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Places for Everyone hearings: the first week

Posted on 6 November, 2022 by The Steady State Manchester team

post updated, 10 November The Greater Manchester Places for Everyone Plan is now being examined in a series of public hearings by the Planning Inspectorate. As one of the parties that made critical consultation comments on the plan, we have … Continue reading →

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Places for Everyone goes before the Planning Inspectorate

Posted on 29 October, 2022 by The Steady State Manchester team

November is the month in which the Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s Places for Everyone Plan goes before the Planning Inspectorate for its “Examination in Public”. Anyone can watch the hearings, which, as it’s a huge plan with many aspects, will … Continue reading →

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Save Greater Manchester’s Greenbelt (SGMGB) awarded the Viable Future Mark

Posted on 8 August, 2022 by The Steady State Manchester team

Note. This is the first article from our Viable Future Mark holders. Evelyn Frearson from Save Greater Manchester’s Greenbelt (SGMGB), explains what the organisation is, its aims, and what they are working on. SGMGB was established in 2017 as an … Continue reading →

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Greater Manchester’s Places for Everyone Plan: the Carbon Impact

Posted on 16 July, 2022 by The Steady State Manchester team

Please note – we have now (January, 2023) updated the calculations – the new version and an introductory blog post is at this link. _____________________________________________________________ Download the report, latest version (pdf, 0.6 MB) Download the previous version (pdf, 0.6 MB) … Continue reading →

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Greater Manchester is overspending its carbon budget and Places for Everyone will make it much worse.

Posted on 24 March, 2022 by The Steady State Manchester team

byMark Burton (Steady State Manchester)andMatthew Broadbent (Save Greater Manchester Green Belt) Download as a pdf file This post is also available at Save Greater Manchester’s Green Belt and The Meteor The Greater Manchester Environment Plan isn’t delivering. minor edits, 12 … Continue reading →

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Consultation Response: Places for Everyone

Posted on 1 October, 2021 by The Steady State Manchester team

Here is Steady State Manchester’s response to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s strategic spatial plan: Places for Everyone, formerly the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework. We have assessed the plan on the basis of its soundness (for the criteria set out … Continue reading →

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And then there were 9: Places for Everyone comments

Posted on 16 September, 2021 by The Steady State Manchester team

And then there were 9: Places for Everyone – the new GM Spatial Framework. Post updated 20 and 25 Sept, 2021 (minor updates and correction to carbon figures). Table of Contents Background Loss of Green Space Comments on the Integrated … Continue reading →

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