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Eastlands: Proposed Development Principles
Whilst the ERF covers a broad range of city environments, from existing housing and industry, underused and derelict land, world-class sports facilities, listed parks as well as historic mills and canals, it has been possible to identify an overall approach and a set of ongoing and overarching Development Principles which have been consistently applied. These are set out and refreshed in the remainder of this section and all future development proposals within the ERF area will be expected to contribute fully to the implementation and costs of delivering projects which fully align with these development principles. Close working with local communities whilst the process of change and development proceeds. This relies on the buildings and places created being entirely relevant to those who will occupy them. It also acknowledges that regeneration is about people not just buildings. This aspiration applies to a broad spectrum of needs from young to old, buyers to renters, families to the elderly and single, employer and employee. Creating excellent, sustainable neighbourhoods comprising: high quality homes, work places and other buildings; exciting and stimulating public facilities; and, spaces that engender a strong sense of place, community pride and longevity. Wherever possible restoring, reusing and thereby realising the huge potential of the remaining historic buildings, canals and river, streets, and parks in order to create a future urban environment that is distinctive and characterful and will underpin a sense of place and community longevity. Proposals should work with these assets in order to increase their visibility and accessibility. Responding to place, with particular regard to East Manchester’s iconic assets and places including its historic mills, Ashton and Rochdale Canals, the River Medlock, Etihad Stadium, Philips Park, Clayton Hall as well as numerous local streets, places, industrial structures and other features that will help to define distinctive neighbourhoods and local relevance. Deliver high quality contemporary buildings and places to enable the best of urban living and ensure the potential of local communities is realised. The use of contemporary design and construction techniques will also allow flexible buildings and high performance with regard to energy and operation. Design solutions are necessary for creating an enhanced street image and for establishing an efficient and attractive network between facilities for vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians. Alan Turing Way represents a highly visible frontage to the Etihad Stadium, the City Football Academy and other investments on the Etihad Campus which front this road. This should further develop through high quality architecture, public realm and tree planting in and around the Etihad Campus. Future development should consider inviting points of entry, and well considered visual and physical connections through the area. To continue to support high quality desirable places and destinations, the ERF area must also continue to overcome problems caused by large isolated facilities, with large surface parking provision, and, ensure that an appropriate network and hierarchy of streets is created. High quality community resources, surgeries, schools, shops entertainment and culture and public realm which reflects a growing population and needs and underpins a diverse community and economy. New schools and health facilities will be required, as will additional local retail, and other quality services along with high quality management of the place. Create spaces for all that are safe and secure, that encourage community interaction, but also provide retreat and quiet from busy urban life. Sustainable and resilient design which is fully accessible and inclusive and includes zero carbon homes with low energy and resource demand as part of the process of making housing affordable in the long term, creating cities of the future and delivering on Manchester’s zero carbon and carbon budget commitments. The area should benefit from extensive tree planting and landscaping to emphasise the green character of the area.
Encourage sustainable transport through a range of measures including; car charging, bicycle facilities, well-lit streets and paths and access to the tram and other forms of public transport. Resilient infrastructure with power, dark fibre and flexible energy sources that will ensure smart management of homes, businesses and neighbourhoods and flexible land use and occupation. Varied massing and density responding to the local context: a) The dominant mill buildings will set the tonal height and massing for structures in Holt Town; b) The city centre fringe’s scale of development with a density and massing that facilitates vibrant activity and a multiplicity of uses; and c) The tram system as an enabler of density and permeability and reducer of car usage. There is an opportunity to create a diverse, balanced mix of housing across the ERF area. This will include broadening the values of new housing to include both higher value housing and also affordable housing, including provision that is accessible to those on low or lower incomes. New housing should meet the needs of both existing and future residents, support economic growth and support the delivery of sustainable neighborhoods where people want to live, work and spend leisure time. Residential quality as a fundamental and an all encompassing foundation of stable and buoyant neighbourhoods, delivered in accordance with the Manchester Residential Quality Guidance. A diverse workplace offer – from commercial development aligned to the new technology and sports, leisure and recreation cluster at the Etihad Campus, and elsewhere co-working, live-work spaces, serviced offices, traditional offices, light industrial space for manufacturing and processing, all accommodated within mixed-use environments in an appropriate neighbourly manner. This will be underpinned by an economic and demographic analysis. This builds on the 2017 ERF formed around a number of consistently applied strategies: Section 3 of this document has already outlined the City Council’s Blue and Green Infrastructure Strategy, and the identified the important role that Manchester’s Eastern Gateway will play in relation to enhancing the City’s green and blue assets and improving quality of life. The Medlock Valley and Philips Park are core recreational spaces for East Manchester as well as the backbone for critical strategic footpath and cycleway provision. Philips Park is a listed open space with a high-quality environment and range of recreational facilities. It links directly to green spaces to the east that run in an unbroken chain to the Pennines along the Medlock. To the west, the green link is broken by the Etihad Campus and when it re-emerges, the quality is more urban and reduced. This section – the Lower Medlock Valley – is a key undeveloped asset, and one that can provide valuable direction for establishing a new character for the district and critical connections to the City Centre which will increase its use and perception as a city-wide asset. The four objectives set out in the Council’s Green and Blue Infrastructure will be applied to new development. In addition, three further specific goals are set for the transformation of the Valley: The appropriate ecological restoration of the river as an aquatic and terrestrial habitat. The attraction of increased people activity through the extension of continuous pedestrian and cycling trails connecting to the City Centre and the Etihad Campus and the creation of appropriate activity along the valley. The use of the improved valley lands as a ‘front’ for new development. 38 The improvement of the valley should be undertaken primarily for environmental and recreational purposes, and to enhance a natural asset, recognising that this can provide improved property value, provide an ‘address’ and a consistent sense of place deep into the Ashton Canal Corridor extending to the City Centre and through the Etihad Campus to Philips Park and beyond. The development of the HS2/ Northern Powerhouse Rail station at Piccadilly will have a transformative impact on the City, opening up new business and development opportunities. Delivery of the Council’s HS2 SRF will restructure road and open space patterns in the area, between the new station and Great Ancoats Street, improving the connection between the Ashton Canal Corridor and the City Centre. Specifically, the new road patterns will provide the potential for a clear and attractive route between the Lower Medlock Valley and Holt Town to the City Centre which does not exist today. Future development should be designed to engage with Philips Park and the Medlock River Valley. This will ensure a close relationship with the new neighbourhoods. An overarching strategy for the Medlock River Valley would ensure the best of the valleys potential is realised for existing and new residents and that landowners understand their obligations in contributing to the creation of an enhance park system. The Ashton Canal mirrors the route of the tram and is a primary route through the historic core and high-density neighbourhoods of the ERF area. It is another critical spine of the public realm structure, tying pedestrian and cycle routes east to west. The density of the canal corridor demands a significant upgrade in public realm adjacent to the canal – high quality lighting, security systems, additional bridges and access points as well as new links to neighbourhoods, both north and south. New development should: Promote connectivity to the canal through additional access points down to the canal towpath; Provide activity and natural surveillance; Improve the quality of the canal towpath to increase the effective width for pedestrians and cyclists; and In addition, there are important opportunities at the Beswick Street and Carruthers Street bridges for café style activity to animate these sections of the canal; The canal routes should be treated as key linkages as well as leisure and amenity resources. They are a character feature and opportunity to create a special setting for new buildings. Where the Ashton Canal crosses into the Etihad Campus, a landscape design could improve the connections to the Lower Medlock Valley and New Viaduct Street and provide an attractive setting for the dramatic confluence of canal, river and road that occurs there. The extent of works required will require a comprehensive use and design strategy, an implementation strategy that clearly sets out the contributions required of landowners and developers, and a management and maintenance strategy that deals with the upkeep of the public realm and waterways. Impact on the Community – a fundamental principle of the ERF is to ensure that new development areas are fully integrated with existing communities. This is both in terms of physical connections and the creation of inclusive and accessible buildings and places, as well as functional connections including employment and training initiatives, all as part of an overall requirement to maximise benefits for local communities. As part of planning applications, the potential impacts of new development on existing communities will need to be fully assessed and commitments to requisite levels of mitigation identified. Parking & Transport - transport proposals will be required which demonstrate the robustness of all plans, and these will include an unambiguous commitment to fund, independently of either the City Council or residents, the capital and revenue costs of an enhanced residential parking scheme. Utility Infrastructure - considerable investment in supporting infrastructure is required across the area. In particular, upgrades to the electrical supply system to provide for development and a growing population will need to be implemented. 39 A range of power solutions - will establish a robust power supply network, including a micro grid across key areas. Sustainable infrastructure solutions will anticipate developments in low carbon supply.
Whilst the ERF covers a broad range of city environments, from existing housing and industry, underused and derelict land, world-class sports facilities, listed parks as well as historic mills and canals, it has been possible to identify an overall approach and a set of ongoing and overarching Development Principles which have been consistently applied. These are set out and refreshed in the remainder of this section and all future development proposals within the ERF area will be expected to contribute fully to the implementation and costs of delivering projects which fully align with these development principles. Close working with local communities whilst the process of change and development proceeds. This relies on the buildings and places created being entirely relevant to those who will occupy them. It also acknowledges that regeneration is about people not just buildings. This aspiration applies to a broad spectrum of needs from young to old, buyers to renters, families to the elderly and single, employer and employee. Creating excellent, sustainable neighbourhoods comprising: high quality homes, work places and other buildings; exciting and stimulating public facilities; and, spaces that engender a strong sense of place, community pride and longevity. Wherever possible restoring, reusing and thereby realising the huge potential of the remaining historic buildings, canals and river, streets, and parks in order to create a future urban environment that is distinctive and characterful and will underpin a sense of place and community longevity. Proposals should work with these assets in order to increase their visibility and accessibility. Responding to place, with particular regard to East Manchester’s iconic assets and places including its historic mills, Ashton and Rochdale Canals, the River Medlock, Etihad Stadium, Philips Park, Clayton Hall as well as numerous local streets, places, industrial structures and other features that will help to define distinctive neighbourhoods and local relevance. Deliver high quality contemporary buildings and places to enable the best of urban living and ensure the potential of local communities is realised. The use of contemporary design and construction techniques will also allow flexible buildings and high performance with regard to energy and operation. Design solutions are necessary for creating an enhanced street image and for establishing an efficient and attractive network between facilities for vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians. Alan Turing Way represents a highly visible frontage to the Etihad Stadium, the City Football Academy and other investments on the Etihad Campus which front this road. This should further develop through high quality architecture, public realm and tree planting in and around the Etihad Campus. Future development should consider inviting points of entry, and well considered visual and physical connections through the area. To continue to support high quality desirable places and destinations, the ERF area must also continue to overcome problems caused by large isolated facilities, with large surface parking provision, and, ensure that an appropriate network and hierarchy of streets is created. High quality community resources, surgeries, schools, shops entertainment and culture and public realm which reflects a growing population and needs and underpins a diverse community and economy. New schools and health facilities will be required, as will additional local retail, and other quality services along with high quality management of the place. Create spaces for all that are safe and secure, that encourage community interaction, but also provide retreat and quiet from busy urban life. Sustainable and resilient design which is fully accessible and inclusive and includes zero carbon homes with low energy and resource demand as part of the process of making housing affordable in the long term, creating cities of the future and delivering on Manchester’s zero carbon and carbon budget commitments. The area should benefit from extensive tree planting and landscaping to emphasise the green character of the area.
Encourage sustainable transport through a range of measures including; car charging, bicycle facilities, well-lit streets and paths and access to the tram and other forms of public transport. Resilient infrastructure with power, dark fibre and flexible energy sources that will ensure smart management of homes, businesses and neighbourhoods and flexible land use and occupation. Varied massing and density responding to the local context: a) The dominant mill buildings will set the tonal height and massing for structures in Holt Town; b) The city centre fringe’s scale of development with a density and massing that facilitates vibrant activity and a multiplicity of uses; and c) The tram system as an enabler of density and permeability and reducer of car usage. There is an opportunity to create a diverse, balanced mix of housing across the ERF area. This will include broadening the values of new housing to include both higher value housing and also affordable housing, including provision that is accessible to those on low or lower incomes. New housing should meet the needs of both existing and future residents, support economic growth and support the delivery of sustainable neighborhoods where people want to live, work and spend leisure time. Residential quality as a fundamental and an all encompassing foundation of stable and buoyant neighbourhoods, delivered in accordance with the Manchester Residential Quality Guidance. A diverse workplace offer – from commercial development aligned to the new technology and sports, leisure and recreation cluster at the Etihad Campus, and elsewhere co-working, live-work spaces, serviced offices, traditional offices, light industrial space for manufacturing and processing, all accommodated within mixed-use environments in an appropriate neighbourly manner. This will be underpinned by an economic and demographic analysis. This builds on the 2017 ERF formed around a number of consistently applied strategies: Section 3 of this document has already outlined the City Council’s Blue and Green Infrastructure Strategy, and the identified the important role that Manchester’s Eastern Gateway will play in relation to enhancing the City’s green and blue assets and improving quality of life. The Medlock Valley and Philips Park are core recreational spaces for East Manchester as well as the backbone for critical strategic footpath and cycleway provision. Philips Park is a listed open space with a high-quality environment and range of recreational facilities. It links directly to green spaces to the east that run in an unbroken chain to the Pennines along the Medlock. To the west, the green link is broken by the Etihad Campus and when it re-emerges, the quality is more urban and reduced. This section – the Lower Medlock Valley – is a key undeveloped asset, and one that can provide valuable direction for establishing a new character for the district and critical connections to the City Centre which will increase its use and perception as a city-wide asset. The four objectives set out in the Council’s Green and Blue Infrastructure will be applied to new development. In addition, three further specific goals are set for the transformation of the Valley: The appropriate ecological restoration of the river as an aquatic and terrestrial habitat. The attraction of increased people activity through the extension of continuous pedestrian and cycling trails connecting to the City Centre and the Etihad Campus and the creation of appropriate activity along the valley. The use of the improved valley lands as a ‘front’ for new development. 38 The improvement of the valley should be undertaken primarily for environmental and recreational purposes, and to enhance a natural asset, recognising that this can provide improved property value, provide an ‘address’ and a consistent sense of place deep into the Ashton Canal Corridor extending to the City Centre and through the Etihad Campus to Philips Park and beyond. The development of the HS2/ Northern Powerhouse Rail station at Piccadilly will have a transformative impact on the City, opening up new business and development opportunities. Delivery of the Council’s HS2 SRF will restructure road and open space patterns in the area, between the new station and Great Ancoats Street, improving the connection between the Ashton Canal Corridor and the City Centre. Specifically, the new road patterns will provide the potential for a clear and attractive route between the Lower Medlock Valley and Holt Town to the City Centre which does not exist today. Future development should be designed to engage with Philips Park and the Medlock River Valley. This will ensure a close relationship with the new neighbourhoods. An overarching strategy for the Medlock River Valley would ensure the best of the valleys potential is realised for existing and new residents and that landowners understand their obligations in contributing to the creation of an enhance park system. The Ashton Canal mirrors the route of the tram and is a primary route through the historic core and high-density neighbourhoods of the ERF area. It is another critical spine of the public realm structure, tying pedestrian and cycle routes east to west. The density of the canal corridor demands a significant upgrade in public realm adjacent to the canal – high quality lighting, security systems, additional bridges and access points as well as new links to neighbourhoods, both north and south. New development should: Promote connectivity to the canal through additional access points down to the canal towpath; Provide activity and natural surveillance; Improve the quality of the canal towpath to increase the effective width for pedestrians and cyclists; and In addition, there are important opportunities at the Beswick Street and Carruthers Street bridges for café style activity to animate these sections of the canal; The canal routes should be treated as key linkages as well as leisure and amenity resources. They are a character feature and opportunity to create a special setting for new buildings. Where the Ashton Canal crosses into the Etihad Campus, a landscape design could improve the connections to the Lower Medlock Valley and New Viaduct Street and provide an attractive setting for the dramatic confluence of canal, river and road that occurs there. The extent of works required will require a comprehensive use and design strategy, an implementation strategy that clearly sets out the contributions required of landowners and developers, and a management and maintenance strategy that deals with the upkeep of the public realm and waterways. Impact on the Community – a fundamental principle of the ERF is to ensure that new development areas are fully integrated with existing communities. This is both in terms of physical connections and the creation of inclusive and accessible buildings and places, as well as functional connections including employment and training initiatives, all as part of an overall requirement to maximise benefits for local communities. As part of planning applications, the potential impacts of new development on existing communities will need to be fully assessed and commitments to requisite levels of mitigation identified. Parking & Transport - transport proposals will be required which demonstrate the robustness of all plans, and these will include an unambiguous commitment to fund, independently of either the City Council or residents, the capital and revenue costs of an enhanced residential parking scheme. Utility Infrastructure - considerable investment in supporting infrastructure is required across the area. In particular, upgrades to the electrical supply system to provide for development and a growing population will need to be implemented. 39 A range of power solutions - will establish a robust power supply network, including a micro grid across key areas. Sustainable infrastructure solutions will anticipate developments in low carbon supply.
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