Places for Everyone sets out Greater Manchester’s development strategy to 2039

Greater Manchester’s Places for Everyone plan for new homes, jobs and sustainable growth across the city region has come into effect, providing a blueprint for development across nine boroughs up until 2039. It will also ensure all new developments are sustainably integrated into Greater Manchester’s transport network or supported by new infrastructure.

Places for Everyone is a comprehensive joint development plan of the nine districts to determine the kind of development that takes place in their boroughs, maximising the use of brownfield land and urban spaces while protecting Green Belt land from the risk of unplanned development.

The plan supports the delivery of key infrastructure, while protecting important environmental assets.

Paul Dennett, City Mayor of Salford and GMCA Portfolio Lead for Places for Everyone, said, “This is a major milestone for our city-region, and the culmination of a process that first began 10 years ago.

“It’s been a complex journey but Places for Everyone is now part of the development strategy in the nine boroughs, opening up a new chapter in Greater Manchester’s devolution story. As a long-term spatial plan, we can use it as a tool to advocate for our people, places and businesses, maximise our strengths, and achieve our potential in a global economy.”

“Places for Everyone is the key to delivering the homes that our communities need, revitalising our town centres, rejuvenating our green spaces, and integrating new developments into our transport infrastructure. In addition having a plan for homes, jobs and sustainable growth is the best line of defence against costly unplanned development.”