City Planning Department, 1964-65 by Martin Dodge

Manch ester Corpo 1,ation

City Planning Department

Report of the City Planning Officer J. S. Millar, B.Arch., M.T.P.I., A.R. l.B.A.

1964-65

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To the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and members of the City Council

I have pleasure in presenting the first Report relating to the work of the City Planning Department of the Corporntion . I would like to thank the Chairman and Members of the Committee responsible for the work of the Department, for their consideration and encouragement, and also record my appreciation of the help, advice and co-operation received from other Chief Officers and their staff; last but not least my warm thanks to all members of the staff tor their unfailing support during this exciting and exacting period following the setting up of the new Department. I am, My Lord Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant,

Cover Photograph Model of outline proposals for an area of about 60 acres between Piccadilly and Oxford Road, which provides for a major extension to the City Art Gallery. The City Council is at present studying ways and means of incorporating an Opera House , whilst proposals have been put forward for a new theatre and for a film theatre in this area. The site forms a natural extension of the City's existing entertainment facilities and would form a focus for the artistic life of the region.

City Planning Officer

City of Manchester Town Planning and Buildings Committee

1964/65

1963/64 The Lord Mayor-Alderman Rob ert C. Rodger s, M.B.E. ,

Th e Lord Mayor- Ald erman Dr. Willi am Chadwick, J.P.

J.P.

Th e Chairman-Councillor A. O'Toole

Th e Chairman-Councillor A. O 'Tool e

Th e Deputy Chairman-Councillor E. Mellor

Th e Deputy Chairman-Councillor E. Mello r

* Alderman Mary Knight

Alderman C. E. P. Stott, J.P.

* Ald erman H. Lom ax, J.P. Ald erma n C. E. P. Stott, J.P.

Alderman Elizabeth A. Yarwood, J.P .

Ald er man W . White, M.C . (until J anuary 1964)

Councillor Sonia D. Alexander

Ald erma n Elizabeth A. Yarwood, J.P. Councillor J . Broderick

Councillor Sonia D. Alexander Councillor J . Broderick (appointed J anu ary 1964)

Councillor P. Buckley

Councillor W . A. D ownward

Councillor W. A. Downward

Councillor K. Eastham

Councillor D. J. Edwards

Counc illor N. Thompson (appointed January 1964) Councillor K. Franklin

Councillor K. Franklin Councillor C.H. Hall

Councillor P. W . Goldston e

Councillor F. Hatton, J.P.

Councillor C. H. Hall

Councillor W. Hi gg in s (until J anuary 1964)

Councillor F. Hatton, J.P.

Councillor H. P. Humphris

Councillor W. Hi ggin s

Coun cillor J. Hussey Councillor L. Kell y (appointed Nov emb er 1963)

Councillor J. Hus se y

Councillor 0. Lod ge, J.P.

Cou nci ll or L. Kell y

Councillor R. Mass ey (appointed Decemb er 1963)

Councillor T. Lav in

Counci ll or E. Mendell , J.P. (until Septemb er 1963)

Coun c illor 0. Lodg e, J.P .

Councillor May e Needoff Counc ill or R. Ma ssey

Counci ll or H. Platt

Coun cill or H. Piatt

Coun cillor D. J . Ed ward s

Coun cillor N. Thomp son , J .P.

* Coun cillor Viol et Wil son * Sin ce deceased .

Preface

It gives me great pleasure to preface the first report prepared by the City Planning Officer on the work of the Departm ent. It has been my privilege and pleasure during my term of office as Chairman of the Town Planning and Buildings Committee to take an active part in th e work of replanning the City and particularly in th e setting up of the new Planning Department in 1963, following the retirement of the former City Surveyor, Mr. Rowland Nicholas. Th e decision t o establish a City Planning Department was an expression of the City Council's determination to pursue with th e utmost vigour, the task of planning and rebuilding the City. Despite the national shortage of qualified technical personnel, in the planning and allied professions, the Departm ent has been fortunate in recruiting a highly qualified team which is enabling a rea l impact to be made on t he vas t probl ems of renewal which face the City . I hope that the progress which has been mad e even over the la st year will be taken as adequate justificat ion of the correctness of th e Council 's decision, and as a forerunner of greater things to come in the field of positive planning. In thes e first twel ve months or so, I believe the basis has been esta blish ed for rapid progress to be made in creating the vision of a new City.

Chairman of the To wn Planning and Building s Committee (1962-65)

Report of the City Planning Officer 1964-65

Contents

lnfrodu ctio n

Rev iew of Wo 1'k

Publi c Re lati ons Rec 1'uitme nt and Edu cati on

Appe ndi ces

Introduction

In presenting the first report of the City Planning Department it is appropriate to recoun t briefly the circumstances which led the City Council to establish a separate City Planning Department. Before 1963 the City's responsibilities as a Planning Authority under the Town Planning Acts were carried out by the City Sui veyor and Engineer' s Department. The 1945 Manche ster Plan and the Development Plan for the City approved by the

Minister of Housing and Local Government in November, 1961, are important milestones in the history of planning in Manchester. From about 1961 onwards , it became increasingly evident that the work of replanning the City did not lessen with the completion of the Development Plan . On the contrary a combination of factors underlined the need to strengthen the technical arm engaged on planning work; the determination of the City Council to secure comprehensive redevelopment in the replanning of large areas of the City, pressure from prospective developers, and the City's accelerated slum clearance programme, all placed heavy demands on the limited numbers of technical personnel , and in particular qualified planners, available. After careful consideration of the issues invo lved, the City Council, following the retirement in 1963 of Mr. Rowland Nicholas, the former City Surveyor, resolved that two new departments should be created to be responsible for the planning functions and estates and valuation functions previous ly undertaken by separate sections within the City Surveyor and Engineer's Department. The division of responsibilities between the Plann ing Department and the City Engineer's Department (which remains responsible for highway planning) makes inter-departmental team work essential, particularly at a time when the close inter-

departments on this and other matters of civic design. However, the task of planning a great city goes far beyond the necessarily restrictive aspects of the planning process and special attention has been given by the Department to the preparation of positive three-dimensional schemes for comprehensive redevelopment and renewal to act as a stimulus to redevelopment. Work also began earlier this year on the Quinquennial Review of the City Development Plan which will bring all the various schemes togethe r within a unifying framework, dealing with the policy aspects of land use, standards and transportation and the important questions of form and quality in development and redevelopment. The Department now employs a staff of 103. There are three technical sections with an Assistant City Planning Officer in charge of each, and an administrative section with a Chief Administrative Officer at its head. A complete list of all the members of the Department is to be found in Appendix 1. When the Department was established in December, 1963, virtually all the members of the planning section together with several members of the administrative staff, who were formerly part of the City Surveyor and Engineer's Department, becam e the nucleus of the new Department. At the outset a total of 30 technical and 13 administrative posts needed to be filled; the majority of senior posts were vacant.

re lationship between land use and traffic planning is being increasing ly recognised .

Despite the national shortage of qualified planners, 39 staff appointments had been made, by March 1965, of which 29 were technical and 10 were administrative.

The City Planning Department is responsible for the administration of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1962, (replacing the 1947 Act) in respect of the control of development within the City; the architectural

Taking into account resignations and retirements, only four technical posts were vacant at the end of the period under review.

as pects of cont rol und er th e T own and Co untry Planning Acts are the responsibility of the City A rchitect. In practice, the closest consultation and discussion takes place between the respective

T he successf ul recru itment of staff has bee n an essential factor during this initial period of formation and growth; the retention and replacement of staff is such an important prerequisite for continuous and

successful work in the future that the question of recruitment and education is discussed in more detail later in this Report. Throughout most of the period under review the Department temporarily occupied offices on three different floors of the old Town Hall pending the completion of new offices on the fifth floor of the Town Hall Extension. The Department's new home is much appreciated after the difficult and overcrowded working conditions which obtained before, and has already led to a material improvement in efficiency. The spacious and attractive entrance hall and enquiry facilities are particularly valuable because many members of the public visit the Department on business each day; the reception area is also suitable for mounting small exhibitions. The Department is very anxious that members of the public should feel welcome when they visit the Town Hall. A technical library has been established which now includes almost two hundred books and works of reference; twenty professional and technical journals are available on request in the reading room. A collection of coloured transparencies which has grown rapid ly is proving very useful for the giving of lectures and talks and also forms a permanent record of the Department's work. In July 1964, a Social Committee was formed to organise and promote social a'ctivities in the Department. The Committee has held a number of meetings during the period, which included lectures and lunch time talks on aspects of planning, at home and abroad , a dinner dance and excursions to several places of interest. A ll the meetings have been well attended and the Committee's work has been appreciated, parti cularly in view of the fact that many new members of the staff joined the Department during this period and these activities have helped everyone to get to know each other and eased the 'settling in ' process.

Review of Work

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Th e nature and emph as is of th e D epa rtm ent' s

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work has been influ ence d by t he need to rid th e City

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of t he ' im age' of gr im e an d obso lescence inh erited from t he fir st indu strial revo luti on, w it hout destro yin g

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its esse ntial c haract er and so much that is w orth kee pi ng . Considerable prog ress has bee n mad e and

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the need for a co mprehensive approa c h to renewa l,

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hulme

toget he r w ith an emph as is on t he qua li ty of environ -

beswick- bradford

w ith prospective deve lop ers and in th e formu lation of

m ent has bee n co nt inu all y str esse d in negoti ation s

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t he D e partment' s ow n planning propo sa ls .

longsight ro ad

has bee n sust ain ed throughout th e period un de r

harpurhey

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of sites and th e use of lane!. Th e impl ementa tion of man y schernes fo r which pl anning appro va l was giv en

wythenshawe

in th e pa st has pro cee ded. Th e forrnulation of pl a nning polici es a nd sc hern es as we ll as the ir

irk valley park

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rev iew. Many im po rtant po li cy dec ision s have bee n taken on major red eve lopm ent sc hemes, th e allo cat ion

withington

A ction Areas

The m o mentum of redeve lo pm ent in the City

impl ementat ion is a cont inuou s proc ess and in th e case of large sca le deve loprn ents co nsid erable peri ods

city centre- high e r education precinct

of time are in vo lv ed.

C leara nc e areas Hulm e. Photo by courtesy of Airviews (Manchester)

lid.

Redevelopment and Renewal

and the Mini ste r's decision was made lrnown on 23 rd Febr uary 1965. Th e City Council is now co nsid er in g t hi s w ith a view t o dec idin g on the appropr iate co ur se

KEY

From a hum an point of view, t he most imp o rtant

of ac tion to be taken.

problem facing the Ci ty is t he i mmense task of clea ring

~ pedestrian ways ~ high def'ISi ty housi ng

In the period between January 1964, and the encl

th e man y thousands of su b-sta nd ard hou ses which

of March 1965, seventeen areas within th e City had

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still remain. Th e City's slum c lea ran ce programme

bee n declared as clearance areas (in vo lving 6,050

w hi c h has fir st priority, provides a major imp etu s to

dwellings); eleve n hou s ing co mpul so r路y purchase

the comp rehensive planning of the w hol e of th e inn er

orders for redeve lopm ent purposes had been made;

area of th e Cit y wit hin a major strat egy of co mmuni ca-

t en public loca l inquiri es into s uc h areas had been

tions, district ce ntres and open space. Th e Med ica l

held and twe lv e areas had bee n co nfirm ed (involving

Officer of H ea lth is no w represe nting unfit hou ses at

5,011 dwe llings and totalling 195 acres ).

cily boundary lli slributor roads

r::~;~::~ public open space

~ netghbourhood

a rate of over 5,000 per year w ith th e objective of clear ing all th e remaining slums within the nex t t en years. Th e s hortag e of land ava il ab le for deve lopm ent

sca le of feet

500

1000

1500

2000

in th e City remains the central and most difficult problem. In practice, rath er less th an half th e population of th e areas being cleared ca n be re-housed

A New Hulme

Di agram s ho w ing p rin cipl es of c ir cu lati o n, pedestr ian ways, and patt ern of public open space in th e New Hulm e.

w ithin th e redevelopment areas th em se lves, beca use

of th e need to pro vid e acceptable space-s tand ards

Although th e principle of pedestrian an d ve hi c ul ar

not o nl y within th e dwe lling s themselves but also fo r

sepa ration was first app li ed in th e layo ut of the

public open s pa ce, playing fi eld s, sc ho ols, new

Bruns wick neighbourhood, part of w hi c h is now und er

roads, and co mmuni ty f ac iliti es, all of w hi c h toda y

co nstru ction , the fir st rea l opportunity for a co mpre-

require co nsid erabl e amounts of land.

hensive appro ac h was prese nted in Hulm e, w here an

Continued progress was made during the p eriod

area of mo rn than 300 ac res is no w being clea red and

towards meeting the nee d for hou sing sites outsid e

reb uilt; this ha s been co nce ive d within the framework

the City; ev id ence has bee n given at Lo ca l Publi c

of an ove rall town des ign , as part of the broad

Inqui ries wh il st di sc ussion s are sti ll proceeding

str ategy of urb an renewa l. Th e planning object ive is

betwee n the Corporation and o ther Authorities with

to ens ure that co mpl ete sectors of th e City are rebuilt

a view to red ucin g the deficiency . Th e present position

not ju st as hou sing estates but as rea l co mmuni iies.

on ho usin g nee d s in the imm ed iate future and ho w

A to wn des ign brief for the whole of th e Hulm e

t hese may be met, is sho w n in App end ix 2. Ho weve r,

area was produced in 1964, and the exper ience alrea dy

it is clear that eve n w ith all th e sites wh ic h ca n be

gained is proving of g reat ass ista nce in tack lin g ot her

foreseen at the momen t , t here will st ili be a defi cit

di st ri ct s of the City w here a com prehensive app roach

of 4,976 sites i n 1981. Th e biggest sin gle co ntribution

is neede d. Th e new areas of th e City s hou ld not on ly

to meeting th ese hous in g needs outside t he C ity

fun ct ion effic ientl y and be pleasant 11 laces in w hi ch to

wo uld be by t he T ow n D eve lopm ent sc hem e at

li ve; eac h one s hould exh ibit th e qu aliti es of

W est houg hton w hi ch it is envisaged w ould provide

indi vidu ality and hum anity w hi c h can best be s umm ed

some 12,300 dwellings. Th e Publi c Inquiry i nto th e

up in th e wo rd 'c haracter'.

City of Manchester's Compulsory Purc hase Order for

Th e new Hulm e com munity w ill have a popul ation

!and at W est houghto n was held in Nove mb er 1963,

of about 15,000, abo ut 5,000 new dwe llin gs, new

Hulm e Li b rary des igned by th e City Architec t , M r. S. G. Besa nt Rob erts.

centre

schoo ls, shopping centres, parks and play spaces, and a wide rang e of c ommunit y f ac ilities . Th e centra l

Interdepartmental Co -operation

featur e of th e new Hulm e w ill be an almost entirel y

Th e factors w hi c h have to be co nsid ered in

separate pedes trian system of circu lation so that th e journ ey to th e shops and schoo ls, w hich are located

att empting the renewa l of different reside nti al areas on th e sca le of Hulm e are many and comp lex . Abo ve

along the main pedes tri an ways may be mad e in comp let e safety; an important element in th e redeve lop-

all t he pro cess goes far beyond th e confines of any

ment will be th e proposed new Moss Sid e District Centre with a hu ndre d or more s hops and many

inte r-d epa rtm ental leve l. Th e formu latio n of space sta ndards , t he c ir cul ation patte rn and th e overa ll town design has been primaril y th e respons ibil ity of

t hat so me po st-wa r ho usi ng redev elop ment has already bee n ca rried out in th e St. George's and

the Pl anning D epartm ent in co nsul t at ion w ith man y ot her departme nts . Th e Director of Hou sing and hi s

Med lock areas. Th e work on the divers ion of services and th e

staff are d es ign in g t he majo r part of the res idential acco mm odat ion in Hulm e, and Messrs. Wil son and W omers ley, Archit ect s, are des igning, in co nsultation

in sta ll at ion of loca l main s serv ices, the design of new ped estrian ways, dist ri ct, loca l distributor and

Sub -ce nt re o n ei th er si de of St retford Ro ad in cluding about 1,000 dwellin gs . Th e City Ar c hitect has des ig ned

T he erect io n of dwe ll ings and ot her buildin gs w ill follow imm ed iat ely t he roa d s are com pl eted in eac h area. Th e prese nt programme envisages th e co m-

th e Stretf ord Road Library, no w nea ring co mpl etion, as we ll as many of the schoo ls, and is respo nsib le for

after. Wo r路k bega n in 1964 on t he new So uth Hulm e Seco ndary Sc hool, St. George's Prim ary Sc hoo l, and

Lower Kersal

with t he Direc tor of H ousing, a Neighbourhood

se rvi ce roads has alrea dy sta rt ed and w ork will co ntinu e until th e w hol e of the area has bee n rebuilt.

p letion of th e ho usin g d eve lo p ment by 1971 , and th e Di str ict Centre shou ld be comp let ed sho rtl y

Kersal

sin gle Committee or D epartm ent of th e Corporation . Th e To w n D es ign Bri ef is th e produ ct of co-operation and co mbin ed t ea m work, bot h at departm ental and

In co nsid erin g th e progress reac hed in im plem entin g th e brie f for Hulm e, it sh ould be born e in mind

publi c and co mmunity bui ldings.

C rumpsall

the d es ign in g of the proposed Di str ict Centre. Th e City Engin eer is re spo ns ible for the design and co nstruct ion of th e importa nt road propos als in thi s area and the Direc tor of Parks wi ll be res pon sibl e

The Four Areas of Redevelopment Fallow field

for t he impl ementation of landscap in g pro posa ls for the w hole of the area.

the final pha se of the St. Ignatius Roman Catho li c Secondary Sc hoo l ; t he co nst ru ct ion of th e new Mul be rry Street and Embden Stre et Primary Schools is already in prog ress.

Planning Briefs for ot her Areas

T o t he north of t he .area, work is in progress on Man c unian W ay w hi ch fo rm s the nort hern boundary

During th e peri od und er rev iew work on th e

of the Neighbo ur hood; it is programmed for co mpleti on by th e end of 1966. Certain 111u lt i-storey po in t block s design ed by t he Directo r of Hou sing , w hich

preparat ion of comprehensive plannin g bri efo for t hr ee ot her areas w hi c h toget her cove r 1,780 ac res has proceeded; t hese are:-

It s hould be empha sise d t hat these three areas tog et her路 with Hul111e do not rep rese nt t he who le of Manc hes t er' s slu111 clea rance probl em. Even tual ly virtuall y th e w hol e of th e inne r r-esident ial areas of

are strategica lly sited in relat ion to the new Hul 111e are no w being bui lt in adva nce of th e adjo ining

(i) Th e Besw ick /Bradfo rd area to th e east of the

deve lop111 ent, as a co ntr ibution to th e City' s i111m ediate

(ii)

Long sigh t t o th e south.

Ma nc heste r w ill requ ire renewal, and it is im portant t hat an ov eral l planning and des ign strat egy s hou ld

hou sin g nee ds.

(iii)

Harp urh ey to th e north-eas t.

be wo rked out we ll in ad va nce.

C ity Centre.

Industrial and Commercial Relocation

Improvement of Environment

Clearance and compre hens ive redeve lopm ent

Ini t ial progress has bee n made during the peri od

on t hi s scale resu lts in the need to relocate a large

und er review in the formulation of a po li cy for th e

numb er of indu stria l and commercia l firms. Although

improvement and reclamation of Janel along t he riv er

every effort is being made to me et this need, wherever possible at an ea rl y stage in the process of redev elo p-

va ll eys and ca nals in north Manc heste r. Thi s work

ment, difficulties are be in g met because of th e s hortage

space sta nd ards for th e w hol e of the City wi th a view

of sui t ab le indu str ial land at present in the contro l

to estab li sh ing a long t erm programme for the

is proc ee ding togeth er w ith a major路 review of open

of th e Corporation. Whil st this s hortage is likely to

impl ementat ion of open space st rategy w hi c h w ill

cont inu e for some time, the cleara nce of ex istin g

also be re lat ed to the planning of the major redeve lop-

unfit hou ses in areas all oca ted fo r indu str ial use will

ment areas already cliscussecl.

pro vide so me measure of assista nce and it is li ke ly

Of part ic ul ar interest are the proposa ls for the

th at fut ure act ion w ill have to be recommended to

Lo wer Irk Vall ey, an area of about 100 acres

make so me Janel in indu stri al areas ava il ab le for

immediately to the north of t he City Centre for w hi c h

relocation.

a genera l landscape treatment has been s ugg ested .

Fi ve clea rance areas for indu strial us e with a

It wo uld be po ss ibl e to create within a relative ly

tota l area of 37 acres we re cleclar ecl in 1963, and a

short t im e, th e first sectio n of a lin ear park wh ic h

furth er three areas w ith a total area of 23 acres were

co ul d eve ntu all y form part of a 'green fing er' st ret ch in g

declared in 1964. Clearance ha s already co mm enced

from Heato n Park on the north right to the edge of

in the Chancellor Lane and Ellesmere Street areas

th e City Centre.

w hi ch together provide approx im at ely 20 acres for

In J anuary 1965, th e Ro c hd ale Canal Compan y

indu st ria l use. Publ ic Lo cal Inquiri es in co nn ection

promoted a Bill before Parli ament to provide for th e

with the remaining areas, w ith one exception, s hou ld

de-navigat ion of the City Centre section of the cana l,

be held by the middl e of 1965.

bet wee n Leec h Street and the co nn ect ion w ith th e

T we nty two and a quarter acres of land at

Brid gewater Canal; the provisions of th e Bill als o

W yt henshawe were released by t he Mini ste r of

wou ld enab le th e already closed sectio n of the cana l,

Hou sing and Lo ca l Go ve rnm ent for in d ustr ial purp oses

between Leech Street an d the City Bound ary, to be

at the beg inni ng of 1965; par t of this area is

cu lverted. Th e c losed sect ion had already given

intencl ecl for the relo cat ion of firm s displaced by

cons id erab le ca use for co nc er n as a result of it s

recleve lo pment.

dere li ct cond iti on and especia ll y because of the

Th e City Estat es and Valu ation and the City

clanger to ch ild ren, seve ral li ves having bee n lost.

Pl anning Departm ent s are wo rkin g tog ethe r wit h th e

Th e Ci ty Coun ci l, ho wever , petit ion ed aga in st the

object of providin g rea l assistance to indu st ri es forced

Bill with the object of ensuring that th e already clos ed

to leave th eir ex isting premises through redevelop -

section co uld be dealt with comp rehens ively, by

ment schemes and other public works with a view to

mea ns of c ul ve rtin g an d land scaping, w hilst th ey were

red uci ng th e distu rba nce and alleviating hardship.

anxious that th e City Centre sec tion should not be

Th e probl em is beco ming increasingly serious as the

th e su bj ect of piecemeal deve lopm ent. The treatment

slum clea rance programme is accelerated.

of th e Ro c hdale Canal would repr ese nt anoth er stage

Irk V alley T oday .

IRK

VALLEY

PARK

first

St.1~e

Irk V all ey Par k : first stage proposal s.

towards t he impl ementation of the 'g reen finger' system of ope n space and recreational areas. The Department ha s also co-operated clo se ly with the Manc hes t er College of Science and T echnology in the preparation of a scheme for contro ll ed tipping and landscap ing for an area of 60 acres at Hardy Farm, Chorlton, to be developed as a sports centre for the Coll ege. Initi ally there we re strong objections to the proposals from lo ca l residents, and following a public meeting at which the proposals were exp lained, modifications we re made to th e original sc heme by the College. It was found possible to all ay most of the fears that had been exp ressed and planning permission has now been given to the development by the City Council.

District Centres

Withington Village Study mod el of preliminary proposals.

Existing shopping and social centres wh ic h provide majo r district facilities in outer areas of the City are being stud ied and comprehens ive proposals drawn up to ensure that any development fits in wit h an overall scheme and wi ll impro ve th e environm ent of the area. A study was mad e of the ex isting Withington Centre and preliminary id eas for its redevelopment have been discussed at a public meeting wi th lo cal

re sidents and occupi ers; the City Council ha ve approved the formulation of co mprehens ive development area proposals for submi ss ion to the Minister of Housin g and Lo ca l Government and work is proceeding on th e preparation of the necessa ry material. Work has also reached an adva nced st age on the preparation of a three-dimensional sc heme for the completion of the W yt hens hawe To wn Centre; this work is being undertaken as a joint op eratio n of the City A rc hitect's, Hou sing, City Estates and V alu ation, and Planning D epa rtm ents.

W yt11ens hawe Town Cen tre: Mod el of proposals.

New Wholesale Fruit, Vegetable and Fish Market At th e end of 1964, the City Council took th e important dec ision to re-site th e Whol esa le Fruit, V egetabl e and Fish market on the land at Gorton , former ly occupied by the locomotive works. As long ago as 1945, Smithfi eld had already become congested and in adequate for mod ern nee ds, and it was th en propos ed that the mark et should be redeve lop ed on a new site to th e north of th e ex isting mark et. Since that tim e the considerab le growth in traffic and th e nee d for a mu c h larger area mad e it necessa ry to reco nsid er th e origina l propo sa l. Following a co mprehensi ve tr affic s urvey ca rri ed out at the ex isting market in April 1963, and co nsultations betw ee n th e City Planning and Markets Departments which invol ve d resea rc h into the structur e and t rend s in who lesa le marketing , a joint report by th e City Planning Offic er and th e General Manag er of the Markets Departm ent was submitted to the Mark ets Committe e and to th e To wn Planning and Buildings

Above: Existing Mark et. Be/ow : Site for New Mark et at Go rton Locom otiv e Works .

Comm ittee in February 1964. After detailed consideration of the possible alternat ives , negotiations with British Rail ways for the purchas e of the Gorton T ank Works commenced and in Dece mber 1964, th e City Council approved a report from the Markets Committee reco mmending its acquisition.

New Retail Market Th e dec ision to res ite th e ex isting w hol esa le market left th e futur e of the ex isting Retail Fish Market at Smithfi eld in doubt and in 1965 following th e dec ision of the Mark ets Committe e to establi sh a new Retail Food and Fish Mark et, th e To w n Planning and Buildings and Market s Comm itte es rec omm end ed that a new Food and Fish Market s hould be pro vid ed within the area bound ed by Cannon Street, High Street, With y Gro ve and Corporation Street. 14

.,-n e s o\. d \J\a \<-ar e a s 1. n d ic a te \\W P ro p o s e d a re a 5 ol c '路a p' e d es tn n cir Cu \a ti o n .

The progress w hi c h has been mad e in the City

for th e Civic Area may now be seen 'o n th e g round '.

Cat hedra l Ar ea and for two ot her areas of th e City

Centre 111 ay be co nven ientl y d escr ibe d under two

Braze nn ose H ous e is now co 111p let e and al111 os t fu lly

fo r w hi ch Ad visory Sc hemes ha ve bee n prepa red

head ings:

let, w hil st anoth er office bu il ding is u nd er co nstructi o n

durin g th e period und er revi ew.

(i) Th e for 111ulat ion of thr ee-d i111 ensio nal propo sa ls

betwee n Bra ze nnos e H ouse and J o hn D alton Street,

fo r the com prehensi ve deve lopment of sub-

both i n accordance w ith the overa ll proposa ls for th e

sta nti al areas of th e ce ntre w it hin an overa ll

area . Negoti at ion s w ith deve lope rs fo r a further major

fra111ework plan fo r the City .

stage in t he deve lopment have reach ed an adva nced

(ii) Th e i111pl ementation of sc he111 es alr路ea dy pr epa red as a guide t o deve lopm ent and th e preparation of Comprehensive D eve lop111ent Ar ea proposals where necessary .

stag e. In the Lower Ci vic Ar ea, Scott is h Life H ouse w hi c h faces Cro w n Squ are is alm ost comp leted w hil st on the easte rn s ide of th e Squ are th e first phas e of a major deve lopment, w hi ch w ill pro vid e acco mmod ati on for the new City Educatio n Offic es,

Th e D epartm ent 's wo rk has been ca rri ed out in th e co ntex t of the Cit y Coun c il 's deter 111in at ion to sec ure co 111prehensive d eve lo p111 ent of the highest standard, w herever po ssib le. Wh en the Mini ste r appro ved th e D eve lopment Pl an for t he Cit y in Nove111ber 1961 , he as ked th at 111ore deta il ed proposa ls be produced and it ha s been necessa ry to think in thr ee- dim ensio nal t erm s on a larger sca le in order to resolve o utst anding deve lopm ent proble111s .

has no w beg un. Th e proposed Magist rates Court s now being des ign ed by Yorke, Rose nb erg an d Marda ll in co ll abora tion w ith th e City Ar c hitect will comp lete th e so uth sid e of Cro w n Square; anoth er office blo ck is und er co nstruction for Land Secu rity Trusts, oppos ite Gratrix Hous e on Qu ay Street, adjoining th e proposed Magistrates Court. Th e spee d with wh ich redeve lopment is proceed in g is enco uraging and at th e present rate of progress most of th e area shou ld

Four adviso ry sc he111 es co mpri sin g over ha lf th e

be deve loped by about 1970, al though it may pro ve

Central A rea of t he Cit y have no w bee n prepared

necessary to in voke C .D .A . pro ce dure to sec u re

and appro ved as a gui de to pri vate deve lopers and

its fina l co mpl etion .

hensive D eve lopment Ar ea propo sa ls; th e sche111es no w for redeve lop111 ent or w here redevelopment is li kely to t ake pl ace w ithin th e next t en yea rs and where th e appropriate for111 an d us es can be for eseen wi th reasona bl e cert ainty. Th ese proposa ls have been prepared aga inst th e backgrou nd of the d raft To w n Centre Map on w hi c h wo rk has been co ncurre nt ly pro ceeding, and within the co ntext of an overa ll strat egy of pedestr ian an d ve hi cular circu lation and land use . Two of th e A dv iso ry Schemes, for th e

Of direct re leva nce to thi s iss ue are th e Clauses co ntain ed in the Manc hes t er Corporat ion Bi ll , promoted in th e Par li amentary Sess ion 1964/65, to su ppl ement ex ist in g T own and Country Pl anning leg isl ation in order that th e specia l prob lems prese nted by new kin ds of deve lopment may be more speedi ly and ade qu ate ly dea lt with . Th ese are d es ign ed not on ly to sim pl ify th e procedure for the acq ui sitio n of land in appropri ate areas, bu t to enab le vo luntary agreements to be entered into with developers to ensure th e comp letion of an appro ved d eve lopm ent in acco rdanc e with an agreed programm e and to dea l w ith matt ers s uc h as t he provision of ca r parking and the provision and maintenance of pedestrian ways on or above grou nd leve l. Evidence was prese nted before th e Select Co mmittee of th e H ouse of Common s, in support of th e three Cl auses connec t ed with planning . Ap art from ce ntral area

w here appropriate as th e basi s of forma l Co111prehave been prepared for areas w hi c h are eith er ready

Manchester Corporation Bill

Pro g ress in implem enting th e Ad visory Sch eme

redeve lopment, th e new pow ers will be of ass ista nce

for the Cath edral Ar ea ha s not bee n as successfu l.

in dea ling with problem s of indu stri al relocation and

Although outlin e planning app rovals have been

th e rec lamation of dere li ct land .

g ranted for substant ial parts of this area, in c ludin g a major deve lopment taking in th e Corn Exc hang e site between Vi ctoria Station and Can non Street, and anoth er sc heme for the Mark et Pl ace Ar ea, th e prin ci pal obstacle to rapid prog ress has bee n the diffi c ul ty of un if ying owners hi ps in ord er to ensure co mprehens ive deve lopment; a probl em ref erred to in th e report of th e form er Cit y Surveyor and Engineer.

Market Street Area In addition to the Ci vic and Cathedra l Ar ea A dv isory Sc hemes, prelimi nary prop osa ls for w hat is referred to as "Th e Market Stree t Ar ea" bounded by With y Gro ve and Shud e Hill to t he north , an d King Street to th e south, and from Corporation

Ci vic Area betwe en th e To wn Hall and th e Courts

Th e nee d to ensure that imp ortant sites are

Street/Cro ss Street in th e west to Hi g h Street /

of Just ice (an area of abo ut 40 ac res ), and for th e

redeve loped in accordance with mod ern co ndition s

Fountain Street on th e eas t , an area of abo ut 25 acres,

Cath edra l A rea (about 25 acres), we re ap pro ve(in

and w it hi n a reaso nabl e time has led th e City Coun cil

have bee n drawn up . Mark et Street , th e Cit y's

1962 and 1963 respective ly.

to app ro ve th e preparation of Comprehensive

principa l shopp ing str eet, form s th e heart of th e area

Progress in impl ementing th e advisory sche me

D eve lopment Ar ea proposa ls for th e whole of t he

w hi c h has be en th e subject of man y enquiri es and 15

Top rig/JI:

Sco tti s h Lif e Ho use Bridg e Str eet.

Bottom rig/JI:

Mod el of Educ ati o n Offi ces fac ing Crown Squar e

Opposite:

Br aze nno se Hou se Civic Area

Buildings d esign ed by M essrs . Lea ch , Rhod es and W alker, Arc hitec t s. (Photographs by courtesy of the Arc/Ji/eels) .

appli ca tions for redeve lopment by prosp ect ive

an d att rac ti ve, qu a! it ies that are not only inh erently

Th e sc he me makes provision for ve ry c onsiderab le

deve lop ers; t hi s is und erstandab le in view of the

des irab le but as co mp etition elsew here in c reases,

ca r park ing fa ciliti es to be prov ided between Cannon

importa nce and va lue of thi s area , th e poor qua lity

a pre-re quis ite to co mm ercial s uccess. A ccess ibi lity

Street a nd Shude Hill. In addition it is no w

of t he ex isting layout and th e f ac t that many of th e

to th e shopping ce ntre by pr ivate ca r or pub lic

ag ree d th at th ere s hou ld be adeq uat e f ac iliti es

building s have or are reaching the encl of th eir

transpo rt wi ll be very much impro ved and Market

for public tr anspo rt ve hi cles in t hi s area to

eco nomi c li fe; this is clearly an area th at is rip e for

St reet itse lf, fr ee of traffi c, co uld be deve loped with

compe nsa t e for thos e lo st as a result of

redeve lopm ent.

arca d es and urb an lan e/ sc ape f eat ures, suc h as

redeve lopm ent. It has also no w bee n d ec id ed to

Th e propo sals env isage th e remo va l of not on ly

fountains, so t hat the w ho le area takes on something

locate a new Retail Food Market (prev iou sly

through traffic , but also pro vi de for th e eve ntual

of th e c harac t er of a we ll bu ilt and permanent

referred to) bet wee n W it hy Grov e a nd Cannon

remo va l of all serv icing from Market Street. Th is

ex hi bition. Intimate in sca le, it s houl d be li ve ly and

Street.

makes po ss ib le th e provision of redev elopment in

bust ling by clay, and gay and brightly lit at night.

T o th e rear of Mark et Street on th e so uth side is

dep th on eith er sid e of Mark et Street and the creation

Th e pedest rian ways have been cons idered in

the main c omm erc ial and bank ing co re w it h some

of covered and open pe d estr ian ways along

relat ion to t he overa ll pedest rian sys t em of ci1路culation

very n ota ble bui ldi ngs t hat co ntr i but e mu c h to the

trad iti o nal lin es of pedest ri an mov eme nt througho ut

ult imat ely envisag ed fo r th e w ho le of the Central

c haracte r of th e City . Du e to th e su bsta nti al na t ure

the area.

Ar ea with the aim of ac hiev in g a pattern of pedestrian

cf many of the ex ist ing build ing s redeve lopment in

A prima1路y objective is to ma ke th e hea rt of

and ve hi c ular seg regat ion progress ive ly as redeve lo p-

the past has been fr ag mented rather than com -

Manchest er's s hoppin g arna outstanding ly in vit ing

ment tak es plac e.

prehens ive. T he pro s pec t of further maj o r redeve lopment is th e reaso n for inc lud in g th e w ho le of th is area as far so uth as f\ ing Stre et in t he sc heme, alt hough nothing in th e nat ure of a 'c lea n sweep' is intend ed ; th e aim is to ra tiona li se th e circ ulation in the area, wh ich wo uld have been preju dice d by)urther pi ece mea l deve lopm ent , w hi lst retain ing the esse nti al sca le a nd c haracter of t he area . Th e opportunity has bee n ta ken of relatin g the comme rc ial and shopp ing areas by enco urag in g fr ee mo ve men t of pe destri ans t hrough mall s and wa lkways, extend ing from Market Street to a se ri es of pedestr ian precincts in and amon gst the ex isting and projected build i ng s in t he City 's busin ess area. Negotiati ons have con tinu ed w ith pro s pective developers interested in red eve loping sub s tantia l

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parts of thi s key area. Altho ug h planning permission has bee n g ive n for ce rt ain sites, it beca me appa rent that th e Ad visory Sc heme w ou ld nee d to be supp lemented by the formu lation of Comprehensi ve D eve lopment Ar ea propo sa ls and these ha ve no w bee n drawn up and s hould be ready for submission to th e Mini ster of Housing and Loca l Go ve rnm ent late r on this year. 18

Propos ed District Bank: King Stree t: designed by Casson, Cond er and Partn ers, Architect s (Drawing by courtesy oflhe Archilecls) .

T w o se parat e but related sc hemes for w hi c h a ppro va l has bee n g ive n are for th e redevelopm ent o f th e Di stri ct Bank on King Stree t w hi ch was th e s ubj ect of a c omp et iti o n, and a co111111 ercial deve lop 111 ent for a site i111111 edi at ely to th e north of Pall Mall betw ee n King Street and Mars den Street. Th e t w o sc he111 es we re th e subj ect of cons id erabl e negotiation s w ith th e Authority w ith a view to t he c losing of th e length of Pall Mall bet wee n King Street and Mar sden Street and t he cr eat ion of a new op en spa ce acc ess ib le to th e g ene ral pub lic. Norfo lk Street Prop erti es are no w bui ldin g th e fir st part of a s hopping an d co111m ercial d eve lop111 ent in Norfolk Stre et and ha ve recentl y receive d pla nning per111ission for th e redev elopm ent of th e se cond phas e of th eir sc heme w hich wou ld tak e in th e ex ist in g G.P.0 . bu ildin g and 1"11e frontag e prop erti es to Market Stree t.

Above: Picca di ll y Pl aza .

Art Gallery Area At th e beginnin g of 1965 , an out li ne sc heme was prepa red for an area of about 50 ac res, in c luding th e area i111m ed iat ely surroundin g th e Art Gall ery, w hi c h is als o th e s ubj ect of Co111prehensive D eve lo p 111 ent A rea pro posa ls; th e sc heme also c overs adjo ini ng areas, in c luding t he site bound ed by Lo vve r Mo sley St reet, Great Bridg ewat er Str eet a nd Ch epsto w St reet an d the area at t he rear of St. Andr ew's Hou se and th e new offi ce bui lding on Portland Street. It has to be emph as ise d t hat alt hough thi s part ic ul ar sc heme is ve ry mu c h of a prelin1i na ry nature, pro vision is mad e for a n op era hou se, an ext e nsion to th e Art Ga ll ery, a new t heatre and for other faci liti es of a kind th at differe nt iate th e heart of a great 111 etropo!itan region from an o rdin ary com111 ercial t o w n ce ntre.

D es ign ed by Co ve ll , M ath ew s and Partn ers, Ar c hitect s. (Photograph by courtesy of Architects )

Belo w : Bar c lays Bank , Yo rk Street. D es ign ed by G reen, Ll oy d and S o n, Arc hit ects. ( Photograph by courtesy of Barclays Bank Lid.}

Below: Ci vic Tru st S c heme, St. J o hn St ree t. (Ph otograph by courtesy of th e Civic Tru st .)

Markel Street of th e future , fr ee of traffic, with arcades and urban landscaping .. . deve loped so that the who le area ha s something of th e charac ter of a well-built and permanent exhibition.

Fro111 a pl annin g poin t of view thi s area is par -

a gu id e to cl eve lop 111 ent and w here necessa ry pro vid e

t ic ularl y s ui ta bl e for the acco 111111oclation of uses

th e ba s is for Co111pr ehensiv e D eve lop 111 ent Ar ea

oth er than th e us ua l co 111111 erc ial cl eve lop111en t of th e

propo sa ls.

offic e a nd s hoppin g va ri ety. Oxfo rd Road is tradition -

Th e i111p orta nt bui ldin g s co 111pl et ecl in t he ce ntral

all y part of th e City's entertain111 ent area w hil st th e

area durin g t he period und er rev iew are li ste d in

re111aining part of th e s ite is ve ry we ll related both

App endi x 3; si111 il arl y li sted are buildin gs und er

to th e To w n Hall and to th e Cent rn l Libr ary and to

co nstruction in App endi x 4 and 111ajor pl a nning

th e High er Edu cation Prec in ct; th e area at the

approvals in App endi x 5.

1110111 ent is for th e mo st part occupi ed by prop ert y

Th e work of the C ivic Tru st deserves s pec ial

of a lo w st a nd ard used for wa rehousing; this is a

111 ention. T wo sc he111 es have bee n prepared a nd

us e w hich attract s heavy traffic a nd which it ha s long

carrie d out und er th eir guidanc e, t he fir st in St. John

been acce pted s hould be encourag ed to mo ve out of

Stree t and th e seco nd in King Stree t. Th e T rust are

th e inn er c or e of th e Cit y.

an xiou s and w illing to 111 ake an in creas ingl y po s iti ve

Th e fr amew ork of th e out lin e sch eme co ns ist s of

co ntributi o n towards i111pro ving th e urb an environ111 ent

a c ontinuou s ped es trian sys tem at an upp er leve l ;

and th ere is already c los e co ll aboration betwee n the

along thi s pedest ri a n wa y t here wo uld be sq uares

officers of th e Tru st and t he D epa rt111 ent, w hi c h it is

deve lop ed as open spaces to pro vid e a n adequate

in tended to dev elop sti ll further in th e future.

setting for deve lo pm ent of the characte r in mind . In th e preparation of t his sc heme th e c losest co ns ultation has t aken place w ith th e Ci ty Ar c hi tec t , particul arl y in co nn ecti on w ith th e propos ed ex t ens ion to th e Art Gall ery. Although the sc he111 e 111u st be

Manchester Higher Ed ucation Precinct

regard ed as s ubj ect to mo d ification s in detail as more s pec ifi c infor111ation bec om es avai lab le of t he

During the period und er rev iew i111portant decisions

spec ial ised type of deve lopm ent to be included, it w ill

were tak en w ith regard to th e prep arat ion of a

support Co111prehens ive D eve lop111 ent Ar ea proposa ls

Co111preh ens ive Pl an for t he cl eve lop111 ent of th e High er

which shou ld be sub111ittecl to the Mini ste r of Hou s ing

Edu cation Prec in ct w hi c h cove rs an area of approxi-

and Lo ca l Go ve rn111 ent to wa rds th e encl of 1965. In

111ately 280 acres adjacent to and sout h of the City

th e 111 eanti111e, the Cit y Coun c il ha ve approved th e

Centre. Thi s area w hi c h is being d eve loped by th e

propo sa ls as a genera l guide to recleve lop111ent of t hi s

Uni ve rsity , the Coll ege of Science and T ec hnolog y,

area.

th e City and Edu cat ion Authorit y, and th e Un ited

During th e period und er rev iew a furth er s urvey

Man c hester Hospitals, for111s the larg es t and 111o st

of th e ext ent of new offic e acc o111111ocl ation c o111plet ecl

i111portant concentration of Hi gher Edu cational

or in the pro cess of bein g bui lt was carr ied out, and

fa c iliti es adjace nt to a 111 etropo li tan ce ntre in th e

repo rt s on this surv ey a nd on a su rvey carr ied out on

country.

the exte nt of wa rehou s ing acco111111oclat ion in th e

Ove r the last f ew years it had b eco111e in creasingly

Cit y C entre, were rec eive d by th e To w n Planning and

c lear th at a greater 111 eas ure of co 111p re hens ive

Building s Co111111itt ee .

planning and co-ordination was necessa ry to sec ure

Th ere are other areas of th e C ity w here deve lop ers

cl eve lop111 ent of a st andard ap propri ate to s uch a great

ha ve shown an interes t a nd w ork is pro ceed ing on

cen tr e of lea rning and in addit ion th e i111plication s

furth er Ad viso ry S c he111es w hi c h wo uld serve both as

of t he Robbins Report and th e need for a greatly

ex pa nd ed stud ent intake dema nd ed new thinkin g on

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t he ex istin g edu ca ti o nal pl ans for th e area. T owa rd s th e encl of 1963 a J o in t Pl anning C o mmittee was set

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up re prese ntin g th e Uni ve rsity, th e Coll eg e of

Sc ience and T ec hn o logy, t he C ity C oun cil and th e

United Manc hest er H os pitals a nd at th eir reco mme nd ati o n Mr. L. Hu g h Wilson was a ppointed

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Pl annin g C o nsultant in Marc h 1964, to produ ce a Compre hensive D eve lo pm ent Pl an fo r th e w ho le o f th e p rec in ct base d o n th e requirements s ubmitted by t he co nstitu ent bo di es. Th e Pl anning C on s ultant' s interim re po rt was publi s hed in Septemb er 1964, and was appro ved in prin c ipl e from a pl annin g po int of view by th e City Coun cil in D ece mb er of last yea r. Th e Con s ulta nts interim prop osa ls pro vid ed for th e c reation of a larg e educ ation al ca mpu s in c orporating th e ex istin g postwar buildin g s. Ultim ate ly, it is intend ed th at th ere w ill be so me 24 ,000 stu de nts w o rking in th e ca mpu s and of th ese bet wee n 8- 10,000 will be res id ent o n th e site and th e tot al day-tim e popul ation in cludin g st aff , s ho p wo rk er s, et c., is lik ely to be ju st un de r 40,000 . Th e Con s ulta nts have pl ace d great emph asi s on th e compl ete se pa ration of pedes tri a ns a nd ve hi cles t hrou g ho ut th e area and th e c reation of a tot al new environm en t w hi c h w ould encourage th e uni o n of "To w n a nd Go w n". Th e publi ca tion of th e interim repo rt has c rea t ed g reat inte rest and co nsid erabl e dis c ussion in th e c on stitu ent bodi es and a mong th e g eneral publi c; th e prin cipl es put for wa rd in th e interim rep ort have in ge neral pro ve d ac ceptabl e and th e Con sulta nts are now prepa ring t heir fin al propo sals . A numb er of importa nt new edu cation al building s have bee n eith er c ompl et ed or st art ed cl u ring th e period and new develo pm ents du e to st art w ithin t he next t w o ye ars suc h as th e Coll ege of Mu sic, th e Math emati cs Building , th e T ow n Pl anning and Ar c hit ectura l Building and th e Bu sin ess S c hool a re being plann ed and des ign ed in acc or da nce w ith th e 21

Above right : Stud ent Uni on Buil d ing . D es ig ned by Crui c ks hank and Sewa rd, Ar c hitec ts . (Photograph by courtesy of Arch itec ts). Abo ve left : Sk etch o f th e pro pose d Uni ve rs ity M ath emati cs Buildi n g. D es ign ed by Sc herrer and Hi c ks, Ar c hit ec t s. (S ke tch by cour tesy of th e Architects). Below : General view of m ode l o f int erim p rop osa ls fo r th e Hi gher Edu cati on Pr ec in ct. Co n s ult ants Hu g h Wils o n and Lew i s W orne rs ley (Ph o tograph by courtesy of the Consu lta nts).

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Consultant's proposals. Infor mation on the co n-

w ill be appare nt that this demands the closest

str uctio n and comp let ion of buildings is con tain ed in

co ll aborat ion between the City Engineer and

App endi x 6.

Surveyor's and Town Pl anning D epartments; a joint

Th e lo gical result of the compre hens ive approach

working gro up has been set up for the purpose .

w hi c h has been adopted in the precinct has bee n t he need to rat ionalis e th e allocation of land; the City Council has agreed to the amendm ent of the

Review of the Plan

D eve lopm ent Plan allocating the ne cessary land for the High er Education Prec in ct and designating large

The Cit y of Manchester D eve lopm ent Plan was

parts of it as s ubj ect to acquisition; this amendm ent

approved by the Mini ster of Hou sin g and Local

is to be submitted to the Mini ster of Hou sing and

Government in 1961. Th e first Review is required to

Loc al Government later this year. In add ition, at the

be submitted to the Mini ster of Hou sing and Local

beginning of this year, the Med ica l Offi cer of Hea lth

Go vern ment by the end of 1966. A s urvey and

represented much of the residential property in the

resea rc h into population and work in connection with

area between High er Cambridge Street and Upp er

the review has begu n and many of the proposals

Brook Street as unfit, and these areas wi ll s hortl y be

described in this report w ill form an impo rtant part

the s ubj ect of the Clifford Street and High er Ormond

of the Review .

Street, All Saints Compulsory Purc hase Orders.

A comprehensive basic survey of land and

Sub stan ti al progress is therefore being made towards

buildings in the City, the first for 22 years, is now

the impl ementat ion of the overall proposals.

being ca rried out and in addit ion to the permanent staff, 路15 temporary su rvey assistants have been engaged to ca rr y out this wo rk. It is the D epart ment's

Central Area Car Parking Th e growth in ve hi cle ownership in rece nt years

inten tion to maintain a continuous record system of all changes of land use in the City so that up-to-date inform ation is available at any time in the futur e.

has considerab ly increased the demand for space

Wi th the help of the City Tr easurer's D epartment,

for both moving and stationary ve hicl es in the Central

arrangements have been madP. for the survey data to

Ar ea of the City .

be recorded by computer and to fac ilitate the

Th e City Engin eer and Surveyor tog eth er wi th

continuous process of revision.

the City Pl anning Offi cer are currently exa mining th e present position w ith regard to car parking, with particular reference to the curre nt practice of requiring

Control of Development

car parking fac iliti es in private buildings related to floor area. Thi s study wh ich is of importance in

During the period un der review 3,400 applications

relation to both th e use of land and the high way

were received from private deve lop ers. In add ition

proposals in the City Cen tr e, will form an important element in the Draft Town Centre Map.

applications to display advertisements totalled 1,054. Furth er information on ap plications for permission to

Th e Draft To w n Centre Map together with th e

develop land, advertisements, purchase notices, land

supporting anal ys is must in ev itabl y consider the

c harges, ce rtif icat es of alternati ve development and

primary road network which serves the Centra l Ar ea

enforcement of planning co ntrol, is conta in ed in

and provid es the key to its basic structure, and it

App endi x 7 and 8.

Tower of student vill age, Fall owfield. D esigned by Building D esign Partn ers hip.

Ae ri al Vi ew o f th e Cit y Cen tre, By Courtesy of Airviews (M anchester ) Lid.

I 23

Public Relations

of Science and T ec hnol ogy to ex pl ain proposa ls for tipping an d landscaping at Har dy Farm, Chor lton, for use as pl ay ing fi eld s for th e Coll ege. Mode l making has become an essential part of th e D epa rtm ent's w ork. In 1964 acc ommodation was

It is now widely rec og nis ed that th e public need

prov id ed on th e top floor of the Old Town Hall for the

to be kept fully inform ed on planning matt ers . Publi c

making and display of mod els and th ere are now a

relations and consu ltation s are often of the greatest

va ri ety of power tool s ava il ab le for th eir construct ion.

importanc e to the successful formulation and impl ementation of planning proposals . Th e D epartment, from its inc eption, set out to est ablish and deve lop regul ar contact w ith bot h local and national newspapers , as we ll as th e relevant t ec hnical journals . In accordan ce wit h th e w ishes of

Th e 'w orking' model wh ic h was o rigin al ly propos ed for th e D epartm ent's own t ec hnical purposes an d w hi ch in c lud es th e City Centre and th e red eve lop -

In 1962 it was es timat ed th at th ere was a national

ment areas to th e south and eas t , suc h as Hulm e, ha s

shortage of about 2,000 qualifi ed plann ers. A report

been found in practic e to be a most us eful

rece ntly publish ed by th e Ro ya l Inst it ute of British

in strum ent for explaining planning proposals .

the Town Planning and Building s Committee , careful

Di stinguished vis itor s, memb ers of organi sation s

attention has been paid to kee ping th e Press full y

and indi vidua ls interested in th e rep lann in g of th e

informed of planning deci sions and also polic y reports;

City as we ll as prosp ec ti ve deve lop ers and their

relations wit h the lo ca l press are particularl y cordia l

architects have all found th e mod els of cons id erabl e

and th eir acc urate and helpful reporting has bee n

interest and va lu e.

greatly apprec iated.

Ar c hitects on th e Archit ect in Planning , suggests t hat eve n th is est im ate fa ll s short of the nee d today, and emphasis es particularly th e shortage of architect planners in th e Publi c Service. Th e public emphasis at th e prese nt tim e on th e necess ity and importance of ec onomic and ph ys ica l planning, t he creation of new se parate Pl an ning D epa rtm en ts (Bolton , Cardiff

Consideration is no w bein g give n to th e pro vis io n

and more rece ntl y th e ex pand ed planning functio ns of

T wo printed publications ha ve appeared during

of per manen t ex hibition space , eas il y access ibl e to

the Great er London Coun cil and the Boroughs), th e

t he period under revi ew and severa l more are in course

t he general public for th e displ ay of mod els and

increas ing staff requirements of planning consu ltants,

of preparation; descripti ve material ha s been prepared

draw ing s ; a perman ent, if chang in g ex hibition on th e

al l make it ex tr emely unlikely that this critical situ at ion

in the form of handouts on oth er aspects of th e

rebui lding of Man c heste r cou ld pro vid e an in va lu abl e

will be reso lved until training fac iliti es for plann ers

D epa rtm ent's work and it is intend ed to produc e a

information centre as we ll as a vehicle for pr ese ntation

are ve ry much ex pand ed. Th e setting up of more

co ntinuou s flow of inform ation both to press and

of prelimin ary schem es an d new id eas. Th e D epart-

New To wn Corporations s uch as Runcorn and

publi c.

ment is currently engag ed on preparing ex hibition

Da wley, w ith th e pos sibility of Ley land/Chor ley and

T wo small ex hibition s we re ar range d in conjun ct ion with p ub lic meeting s to inform local reside nts of pre limin ary planning proposa ls w hi c h mi g ht affect

pa nels and mod els illu strating va riou s as pec ts of its

Ri sley in th e futur e, al l su gg est that the sca rcit y of

w ork and it is hop ed t hat thi s will lead eve ntuall y to

plann ers ma y we ll becom e still more acute before

a numb er of smal l loc al ex hi bi tion s and perhaps a

any impro ve ment takes place . In th ese circ umstances,

major ex hibition in the future.

the mo st carefu l att ention is bein g given to publi c

t hem. An ex hibition exp laining the D epart ment 's fi rst

Recru itm ent & Education

relations , recruitment an d the pro vision of adequate

id eas for the redeve lopment of Withington Villag e

Co nsid erab le effort s ha ve been mad e to ex plain

was di spla ye d in th e loca l Library and aroused

th e wo rk and scope of th e D epa rtm ent's activit ies and

co nsid erabl e interes t; thi s vvas follow ed by a publi c

alth ough th ere is no w a grnater awareness of th e

fac iliti es for sta ff to purs ue part-tim e planning co ur ses w here they are avai lab le.

meetin g att en ded by mo re t han 400 peop le at w hi c h

effo rt s w hich th e Cit y is making in rep lanning th e

t he imp li cat ion s of th e proposals were exp lain ed by

City th ere is sti ll mu c h to be don e ; effect ive, po siti ve

qualified plann ers has bee n a pr im ary polic y objectiv e.

Officers of the Corpo rat ion. A publi c mee tin g was

planning de pend s on an inform ed publi c w ith an

Th e theory and pract ice of tow n plann in g embraces

also held jointl y with rep resentat ives of th e Colleg e

awa reness of the important iss ues in vo lve d.

a w id e ran ge of rela ted disc ip lines, in clu din g

Th e c reation of an inter-professional team of

architecture and landscape architecture, eco nomi cs,

of beginning a part-time clay release co urs e at

engineering, geo gra phy, socio log y and surveying.

Manch es t er Uni ve r sity in th e Autumn of 1965. T wo

Obviously it is impossible for one person to becom e fully qualifi ed in all th ese different subjects and th e

others are taki ng an undergrad uate clay re lease

basic planning training aims in genera l terms at giving the student an acq uaintance with these subjects, w ithout attempting to specialise . In many cases a student alrea dy qualifi ed in on e of the related di sc iplines, d ec id es to tak e his or her studies further and goes on to comp let e a planning course, which of necess ity is often on a part-time basis. In creased opportunities are bein g offered by planning author iti es themselves, by means of a trainee sys t em at a convenient university or schoo l of planning for staff w ho are already graduates in on e

co ur se.

attendance at th e fir st Op en Day th e res ults were ve ry encouraging and th ere has bee n co nsid era bl e interest in this approach to th e probl em of recr uiting staff; it is intende d to make th e Op en D ay an an nu al eve nt.

Th e D epartment held an 'Open D ay' in March 1965, to give an opportunity to students of va rious planning schoo ls to see someth ing of the work of the

Th e City Planning Offic er served as an ex t ernal

Departm ent at first hand, and to discus s the opportunities for emp loyment; thirty students spent a da y

Lee ds School of Planning in 1964, and ha s bee n

in the D epartment and looked over th e new offic es .

exam in er for th e official Diplom a co ur ses at the invited to serve as a n ex t ernal exa min er at Li verpoo l

As a res ult of th e Op e n D ay five st udents ha ve bee n

Univ ersity School of Civic D es ign . Seve ral senior memb ers of th e D epartm ent have contributed to the

appo inted and w ill take up their duti es later in th e yea r, with clay rel ease faciliti es to comp let e th e last

training of plann er s, lect uring and su rierv isi ng studio wo rk at both Lee ds School of Planning and at the

year of their planning course. Despite a limited

Uni vers ity of Man c heste r.

of the related disciplines ref erred to , and in some cases where training facilities ex ist for und ergraduates . This method of recruitment offering as it does a guarantee to the authority of potential qualifi ed staff, tog eth er w ith an increas ed competency in th e performanc e of planning work during th e training period, is becoming more and more imp ortant as an immediate method of overcoming the current shortage of qualifi ed planners. The contribut ion which this m ethod of training has mad e to th e work of th e D epartment is very considerab le ; at the present time twelve members of staff, some of them with considerab le exper ience in Local Governm ent, the majority already graduates in another disciplin e, are 011 part-time planning courses at Manchester Uni ve rsity or Lee ds School of Planning. Th ey hav e a day off eac h week in term time and under a national scheme for assistance to students, the Corporation pays 75% of fees and certain other expenses. In Jun e 1964 , three members of th e staff comp leted a part-time planning course; seven shou ld complete their co urs es in Jun e 1965 and three the following year. Three other graduate members of staff joined the D epartment in 1964 with the intention

Enqu iry Offi ce: City Pl anning D epartment.

Appendices APPENDIX 1 CITY PLANNING OFFICER J. S. Millar, B.Arch., Dip.C.D., M.T.P.I., A.R.l.B.A. DEPUTY CITY PLANNING OFFICER E. A. Rose, Dip.Arch.,Dip.T.P.,A.R.l.B.A.,A.M.T.P.I. ASSISTANT CITY PLANNING OFFICERS: City Centre and Special Projects J. K. Billingham, M.Arch., Dip.Arch., Dlp.T.P., A.R.l.B.A., A.M.T.P.l.C. . Development and Research T. V. Hughes, B.A., M.C.D., D.P.A., A.M.T.P.I. Redevelopment and Renewal B. Parnell, B.Sc.(Eng.), A.M.l.Mun.E. CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER D. W. Clerc CHIEF ASSISTANT PLANNING OFFICERS B. Barnett, B.Sc., A.M.T.P.I., A.R.l.C.S. D. J. Burns, B.A., M.C.D., A.M.T.P.I. K. A. Hornsby, Ph.D., B.A., M.C.D., A.M.T.P.I. F. Mortimer M. D. Pedley, B.A., A.M.T.P.I. H. Seddon, Dip.T.P., A.M.T.P.I. P. Shaffrey, B.Arch.,Dip.T.P.,A.R.l.B.A.,A.M.T.P.I. SENIOR ASSIST ANT PLANNING OFFICERS F. Bardsley, B.Sc.Tech., A.M.l.C.E., A.M.l.Mun.E. Miss E. B. Curtis, Dip.T.P., A.M.T.P.I. K. Eastham, Dip.Arch., Dip.T.P., A.R.l.B.A. I. N. Goldthorpe, Dip.Arch., A.R.l.B.A. J. R. Hill, Dip.T.P., A.M.l.C.E., A.M.T.P.I., A.R.l.C.S. * F. S. Kelf, Dip.T.P., A.M.T.P.1. R. G. Maund, B.Sc., Dip.T.P., A.M.T.P.I. H. C. Simmonds, A.R.l.B.A. K. Taylor, B.A., Dip.T.P., A.M.T.P.I. Miss D. Titterington, Dip.T.P., A.M.T.P.I. B. W. Webster, B.Sc.Tech., Dip.T.P., A.M.l.C.E., A.M.l.Mun.E., A.M.T.P.I. F. Williams, B.Arch., A.R.l.B.A., A.M.T.P.I.

MEMBERS OF S T AFF-APRIL 1965 GENERAL ASSIST ANT PLANNING OFFICERS D. Bayliss, B.Sc.(Civll Eng.). M. C. Bradshaw, M.A.(Cantab.) G. V. S. Clague, B.A.(Hons.)Arch., Dip.T.P. A. G. Coon, B.Sc.(Civil Eng.) Mrs. D. Crowder, Dip.Arch., Dip.T.P, G. M. Davison, B.Sc. J. Dean, Dip.T.P., A.M.T.P.I., A.M.l.Mun.E. A. E. Guy, LLB. R. I. Hazlitt, DiP..Arch., A.R.l.B.A. F. J. Helm, Dip.Arch. *J. Holyoak. V. Khor, B.Arch.(Bombay University) T. J. McHugh, B.A. R. Pierce, Dip.T.P. J. Waddington, Dip.T.P. M. D. Woods, A.M.l.Mun.E. PLANNING ASSIST ANTS 路 E. J. Bartley Miss I. Caldwell Mrs. M. Cochrane, B.A. L. G. Coop, B.A. J. W. Gray *P. M. Houghton Miss P. M. Johnson, B.A. * D. A. Kinley S. N. Leach, B.Sc. L. Meehan J. G. Millett Mrs. E. Patricios G. Peak D. B. Pickard *C. D. Sames, B.A. D. A. Scott, N.D.D., D.A.(Manc.) P. C. Seymour *J. R. Sutherland G. J. White GENERAL ASSIST ANTS J. E. P. Berry J. R. Collins * L. Jones G. M. Mellor *Resigned during the period up to 31st March, 1965.

CIT Y P LANN ING DEPARTMENT *T. J. Ritson G. Wilkins H. W. Wilson MODELLING L. McNally R. J. Mitchell DRAUGHTING Miss C. Atkinson Mrs. M. Ballam *Mrs. M. B. Davies Mrs. M. Done Miss J. R. Elton Mrs. V. Forrester Miss C. A. Hodgson Miss 0. P. Johnson Mrs. A. M. Jones Miss J. R. Pitt *Miss P. M. Wardle Mrs. B. Williams ADMINISTRATION Miss P. A. Brown F. Latham Miss P. J. Owen Mrs. E. Smith W. H. Snowden T. A. Thornton, D.M.A. SECRET ARIAL Miss E. C. Close Miss A. King TYPING Mrs. M. Casanova (Typing Supervisor) Mrs. M. J. Hancock Miss B. E. Lowe Miss N. L. Reddish * Miss M. Rossell Miss A. P. Stammers

APPENDIX 2

CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT HOUSING NEEDS IN THE FUTURE AND HOW THEY MAY BE MET

A . Housing needs to mid -1981. 1. 2.

Tota l housing need mid -1961 to mid -1981 (Medical Officer of Health's Estimate) (a) Municipal houses built mid -1961 to March 31st, 1965 . . (b) Houses built by private developers mid-1961 to March 31st, 1965 . (c) Estimate of private houses li kely to be built April 1st, 1965 to mid-1981

86,980 12,044 1,430 2,960 16,434

Total housing need April 1st, 1965 to mid-1981

70,546

B. A vailability of land to Mid -1981. 1. 2. 3. 4.

T own development schemes at Winsford, Crewe and Macclesfie ld (assuming half the total is available for Manchester) . . . . . . . Sites availab le or assumed to be available inside the City April 1st, 1965 to mid -1981 . . Sites available or assum ed to be available outside the City April 1st, 1965 to mid -1981 . . Other sites outside the City where C.P.O.'s have been made or negotiations are proceeding: Westhoughton . Bury Brook Farm, Dean Row II etc. Knutsford Marple.

4,775 34,002 8,263 12,300 2,480 2,700 500 550 18,530

T otal sites available to mid-1981 . . . T herefore total deficiency of sites at mid -1981 equals: 70,546 minu s 65,570 .

65,570 4,976

APPENDIX 3

CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT

I MPORTA NT BUILDI NGS COMPLETED IN THE CENTRAL AREA (DECEMBER 1963-MARCH 1965)

location

Brief Description

Offices

Area of uses- sq. ft. Shops Storage

Other Uses

Fountain Street/York Street

Ba rcl ays Bank

32,500

14,000 (Banking Hall Stro ng room)

£450,000

Brazen nose Street (Brazennose House)

7 storey office block with ground floor showrooms , etc.

94,400

14,400 (showrooms)

Caretaker's flat Car parking.

£500,000

Lower Byrom Street (Extn. to Astley House)

7 storey office block

55,000

Ground floor car park.

£250,000

Piccad illy (Rodwell Tower)

18 storey office block with showrooms

93,000

5,000

Ca r parking.

£400,000

Total:

Estimated Cost

£ 1,600,000

CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT

APPEND IX 4

I MPORTAN T BUILDIN GS UN DER CON STRUCTION I N THE CENTRAL AREA (DECE MBER 1963- MA RCH 1965)

Area of uses- sq. ft. Storage Shops

Other Uses

Estimated Cost

Brief Description

Offices

St. James' Square

9-storey offices and showrooms

53,000

11,000 (showrooms)

Car-parking

£450,000

City Road/River Place

3-storey warehouse

6,000

14,000

Car-parking

£90,000

Quay Street

Offices and shops

89,000

5,000

Car- parking

£375,000

29/35 Peter Street

6-storey offices and showrooms

27,000

8,000 (showrooms)

Car-parking

£105,000

Charlotte Street/ George Street

15-storey club and offices

44,000

27,000 (St. James' Club)

£300,000

John Dalton Street/Ridgefield

6-storey offices and shops

18,000

5,600

6,300

High Street/ Church Street

9-storey warehouse, showrooms and shops

59,500

36,500 (showrooms)

Market Street/ Brown Street

Office and shopping complex

131,000

total floor area

Piccadil ly Plaza

Hotel and other completion works

Mosley Street (Old Union Club Site)

7-storey office block with car park

40,370

£390,000

York Street/ George Street

Telephone Exchange

£450,000

Bridge Street/Dolefield

Scottish Life House 9-storey office blocks, shops, showrooms, public house

Location

60,000

2,000

£150,000

Car park

£300,000

£500,000

Hotel and anc ill ary uses

90,000 (shops, showrooms, etc.)

Total

£800,000

£360,000

£4,270,000

APPEN DIX 5

MAJOR PLAN NIN G APPROV ALS (DECEMBER 1963-MARCH 1965) Area of Uses sq. ft . Storage Shops

Other Uses

Estimated Cost

Brief Description

Offices

St. James' Square

9-storey offices and showrooms

53,000

11,000 (showrooms)

Car parking

£450,000

City Road/River Place

3-storey warehouse

6,000

14,000

Car parking

£90,000

3/5 Charlotte Street

4-storey office block

13,000

Car parking

£75,000

Quay St.

Offices and shops

89,000

5,000

Car parking

£375,000

29/35 Peter St.

6-storey offices and showrooms

27,000

8,000 (showrooms)

Car parking

£105,000

Charlotte Street/George St.

15-storey club and offices

. 44,000

27,000 (St. James ' Club)

£300,000

56/70 Newton St.

Office block

62,000

Petrol fill ing station

Crown Sq./Wood St.

Office block (first stage Education Offices)

65,000

John Dalton St./Rldgefield

6-storey offices and shops

18,000

Charles St./York St., Chorlton-on- Medlock

Offices and filling station

40,500

High St./Church St.

9-storey warehouse showrooms and shops

59,500

36,500 (showrooms)

Piccadilly Station Approach

Offices and shops

159,500

21,900

Market St./Brown St.

Office and shopping complex

131 ,000

Total floor area

£500,000

Manchester Corn Exchange

Comprehensive scheme

625,000

Total floor area

£7,000,000

Spinningfleld/Deansg ate

Extension to John Rylands Lib rary

King St./Marriotts Ct./ Brown St.

Location

CITY PLANNI NG DEPARTMENT

5,600

6,300

£150,000

Petrol station an d car park

Car parks

Petrol stationcar parking

£1,000,000

Shops, offices, club

44,800

14,500

1,800

Gt. Ancoats St./Lever St.

Offices and showrooms

20,000

27,000 (showrooms)

King St./Cheapside

District Bank

120,000

20,500

21,000 (canteen)

£1,750,000

King St./Pail Mall

Office block (London Assurance Group)

80,000

20,000 (stockrooms, ancillaries, etc.)

39,600 (Reform Club)

17,000 (Conference Room etc.)

£600,000

APPENDIX 6

CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT

BUILDINGS UNDER CONSTRUCTION-HIGHER EDUCATION PRECINCT ( DECEMBER 1963-MARCH 1965)

Development Pathology and Bacteriology Stage 2 of Williamson Building

location

Authority

Cost

Oxford Road/Brunswick Street

Manchester University

Oxford Road/Brunswick Street

Manchester University

£220,000

*C hemistry Building

Upper Brook Street

Manchester University

£ 1,250,000

Physics Building

Upper Brook Street

Manchester University

£ 1,150,000

Humanities Stage II

Leamington Street

Manchester University

£519,000

Mobberley Bu ilding Stage Ill

Oxford Road/Burlington Street

Manchester University

£50,000

College of Art Extension

Boundary Street West

Manchester Corporation

£ 600,000

College of Commerce

Aytoun Street

Manchester Corporation

£560,000

Oxford Road

Manchester Corporation

£800,000

Chemistry Bu ilding

Sackville Stre et

College of Science and Technology

£1,800,000

Students Union and Res id ential Tower

A ltrincham Street

College of Science and Tec hnology

£900,000

Sackvi ll e Street

College of Science and Tec hnology

£150,000

Botany and Zoo logy Stages 3 and 4 of Williamson Building

* John Dalton College of Tec hnology

* Paper Science Bui ldin g

£383,500

T otal

£8,382,500

*B uildings completed during the period. Ultimate Cost of all buildings under construction during the period Cost of all buildings completed during period

£8,382,500

£2,200,000.

CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT

APPENDIX 7

APPLICATION S FOR PERMISS ION TO DEV ELOP LAND (DECEMBER 1963-MARCH 1965)

Dec. 1963

J an. 1964

Feb. 1964

Mar. 1964

Apr. 1964

May 1964

J une 1964

July 1964

Aug. 1964

Sep. 1964

Oct. 1964

Nov. 1964

Dec. 1964

Jan. 1965

Feb. 1965

Mar. 1965

Tota ls

143

2,733

483

905

102

232

4,223

- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - 1. Applications for private development approved

227

211

147

165

214

112

188

218

148

181

179

145

149

142

164

- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - - - - - - - - 2. App li cations for private developments disapproved

3. App li cations to disp lay advertisements approved

Totals

- -- - - - - - - - - -- -- - - -- - - - - - - - - 53

104

- - - - - - - -- -- - - -- - - -- - - - - - - -- -

4. Applications for permission to display advertisements disapproved

- - - - - - - - - -- - - -- -- - - - - -- - - 364

306

228

302

320

165

305

314

215

281

264

226

221

259

CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT

APPENDIX 8 MIS CELLAN EOUS INFOR MATION

Approved

Dismissed

Allowed

Withdrawn

Awaiting Hearing

13 5

20 3

Complied with 16

Certificates of A lternative Deve lopm ent

Invalid 5

Land Charges

14,690

33 resu lted in action by t he Corporation

Pending 88

-7

102

483

Purchase notices served on the Corporation

Enforcement of Plann ing Contro l

Withdrawn

2733 100 905

Appli cat ions for Private Develo pment App li cat ions for Corporation Deve lopm ent App li cations for Pe rmi ssio n to Disp lay Advertiseme nts

App eals aga in st Refusa ls (Deve lopment) Appea ls aga inst Refusals (Advertis ements)

Disapproved

Postponed 5

Awaiting Minister's Decision 4 2

Pending 20

I 23 resulted in planning app li cat ion s whi ch were approved

7 in appea ls

5 prosecutions

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