Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) and guidance
Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) build on and provide additional guidance to help in the interpretation of our core strategy.
We create SPDs to help you, especially if you're a developer, better understand:
- The intentions of our local plan.
- The steps you'll need to go through to submit a planning application.
- The information you'll need to supply to support a planning application for these sites.
Adopted SPDs
View our adopted SPDs about:
- Housing SPDs
- Retail and food SPDs
- Environment and nature SPDs
- Design guides SPDs
- Specific sites in the borough SPDs
Proposed SPDs
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is coordinating the production of 2 joint SPDs that relate to the Places for Everyone (PfE) plan.
- Holcroft Moss Planning Obligations SPD: seeks to provide further guidance on how the developers plan to make sure the new development doesn't harm the protected habitats and species of Holcroft Moss.
- South Pennine Moors SPD: seeks to provide further guidance on how the developers will make sure the new development doesn't harm the protected habitats and species of the South Pennine Moors.
Draft versions of these SPDs have been approved for public consultation. More information about these SPDs from the GMCA.