Redevelopment Area 2: Beswick + Bradford by Martin Dodge

Outline Planning Brief Redevelopment Area 2: Bradford+Beswick This report has been digitised by Martin Dodge from the Department of Geography, University of Manchester. The digitisation was supported by the Manchester Statistical Societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Campion Fund. The copy of the report digitised kindly provided by David Kaiserman. Permission to digitise and release the report under Creative Commons license was kindly granted by Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives, Manchester City Council. (Email: archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk) This work is licensed under a Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. 6 August 2014.

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Con-Cents Introduction

~BS\ICK/BRADFORD

Residential

3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6

Family Structure

Car Pa rking

Density

Open Space and Landscaping

Children's Play Spaces

Location Topo graphy Physical conditions Subsidence Town Design Principles Pedestrian - Vehicula r Separation Ma jor Roads Local Roads

APPENDICES

I - IV

Schools

Shopping

Other faciliti es

Consultations

Phasing

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Illustra ti ons Photographs

Aoria l ;ph otograph of Beswick/Brc;,dfo r d - scale 9" t o 1 1.1i l e ( approx ) Mode l illustrating design principles

Ske tch e s

Redeve lopment

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Beswick/Br ad fo r d

Overl ays

- Ge n eral locati on - Location and

st r~tecy

Outline proposals

Implernent;:-,,tion ( surerii.lposed over aeri al pho t oc; raph )

- Circnlati,on p:ittern ( .superin posed over outline proposals ) II

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REDEVELOPMENT AREAS GENERAL LOCATION fAlLSWORTH

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Int roduction The first real

op ~rnrtunity

for a comprehensive appr oach in the rebuilding of l arge ar eas

of the City where unfit dwellings are being clea red was presented in Hulme, vrhere an a r ea of more than 300 a cres is now being clea.red and rebuilt; this has b een conceiv e d within the fr amework of an overa ll town design as part of the broa d s trategy of urb a n renewa l.

The

planning obj e ct:iYe is t o ensure t hat complete sectors of the Ci t y are rebuilt not just a s housing estat es but as real communiti es with a full r ange of social facilities. The City ' s a ccelerate d slm1 cle ar ance pro gramme should result in all the unfit dwellings be ing cleared in th e next t en years; t his presents a uni que opp ortunity to ta ckle further areas of the City like Beswick/Brr.t dford, Harpurhey and Longsight on a compre i1e nsive basis ; the scale of the op er a tion in each case i s s imila r to what is be i n g undertaken in the Hulme Ne ighbourhood. Outline planning propos a ls have now be en drawn up for the Beswick/Bradford r e sidential neighb ourhood, an ar ea of about 300 acres; a l though , they are of n ecessity not de路cailed at t his sta go, the prop os als f orm part of the broa der stra tegy of r enevTal in the inner-residentia l sector of the City.

In particula r they a re closely inter-conne cted wi t h t h e primary ro ad

network and pr oposed sub-regional line a r open space propos 2ls for the va lley of the River Me dlock. The present proposals establish the broad principles of t he scheme , and in some cas es are tenta tive an d will possibly need am ending L i the light of further more detailed design a nd r edeve lopment work.

In part icular, the Ne ighbourhood Centre will nee d to be ca ref ully con-

.s idered from a planning point of view to ensure th at the v arious uni ts of development form part of a complete and comprehensively plann<"d centre.

The imp ort ance of this outline p l anning

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brief is tha t it consider s the a raa as a whole, within t he y.rider context of t he City, and illustra t es a n ap proa ch to compr ehensive r ene wal which provides the basis for much more detaile d design work that must follow to crea te anothe r communit y with its own i dentity and char act er.

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BESWICK/BRADF ORD

The outline planning propos a l s f or Besnick and Br a dford cover an a r ea of about 300 a cres with a popul2.t ion of about 23 , 000 persons bounded by Ash ton Old_ Roa d, the line of the proposed Inner Ring Road (Pin Mill Brou ) a nd Ever y Street ; the ar ea is ab out 1 ~ mi l es from the centre of t he City . This pa rt of Be swick and Bra dford is v:ell define d ge ographically by the pat te r n of exis ting or proposed ma in roa ds and forms a v ery sa ti sfact ory unit for c omprehensive redeve lopment within whic h it would be poss ible to cre a t e a ne w neighbourhood wi t h a high s-i;andar d of environment and fr om which a ll through traffic could be exc l u de d; it i s v ery near to t he City Centre and is str ongly linke d to th e Ancoats a nd Mi l e s Pl atGing a r eas t o t he we st and t he Clayton a nd Opensh aw a r ea s t o the east by t h e existing highway netw ork . The ar ea of existing housing to the north of Asht on New Roa d is a lloc ated i n the Dev e lo;ment Plan for industria l use and will provide a possi ble sourc e of loc a l employment i n the futur e . Most of the existing shopp in g anc1 co mmunit y f a ci l i ties are a t prese nt located a long the frontages to Ashton Ol d Roa d and Ashton New Roa d.

Roa d propos als toge t he r ni t h the n eed t o pr ovide groupe d sh opping and other fa ci lit i es i n mode rn bui ld_ings makes it n ec e s sary to r elocate tl:e se exis ting

u s e s v1ithin the c ontext of the overall pl an . To ~ph;y

The a rea s l opes gently fr om the north- eas t to the sout h- nest 11it h the exc eption of t he Medlock Valley which runs north-south through the ar ea ; the vall ey pr ovides a cha llenging opportunity for extensive l andsc ap ing and the gro uping of v a rio us c at egori es of local open space which would be integra t e d wi th th e wi der, sub-regi onal open spa ce propo sa ls for the nh ole of t his

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944 v all ey v:i thi n the City ; the treatmen t of this Va lley is t herefo r e one of the key e l ements t o the success of a ny scheme f or t his a rea. physic a l Conditi <:?ns !Vios t of the

e~':i sting

houses are about

00 years old ; they are typical of their peri od bui l t

i n terra ces on a semi-gridi ron pa tt ern of s treets at a density of ab ou t 1+5 dVle l1ings pe r J- cre. There i s i n a dequ a te open spac e and many of the fa cilities Ylhich do exist , such as schools , a r e i n cramped and outworn buildings ; open space i s pra ctic a lly non- exi sten t, Subsidenc e A gene r a l r ep ort by the Cor;)Qration 1 s Mining Consul ca nts in Dece mber 1961+, indicates that wh ils t the Beswick/Bradf ord a r ea is not within the subsidence are a fr om project ed a nd an ticipat ed co a 1 worki ngs, it is l a r ge l y Hi thin the 1955 Not ice Area and .,-1ho lly with in the p ossible ult imatQ subsi dence a r ea .

The Mi ni ster has recent l y confirmed a dir e c tion unde r the Planning

Acts r e quiring the Nationa l Coal Boa rd t o apply for planning perri1ission for t h e n orking of certa i n seams , parts of which fall nithin the Bes Hick/Bradford a r ea .

The Miner a l Va l u e r

in h is r ep or t has a l s o mencione d the exi st a nce of a number of shafts i n the a r ea .

Furthe r con-

su l tati ons will be ne c e ss a r y wi th the Corporati on ' s Mining Con s ultant in the detailed imple menta tion of th e r edeve l opment

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Princ i ple s

I n evol ving th e outline pla n n ing proposa ls the a i m ho,s been not on ly to ma ke provi s i on for the rdde r a nge of f a cilities ne c es sary, but a t the same ti me t o en coura ge th e cre 2,tion of a n ur b a n e nvironment n hich ':;hil s t v e ry much p~c rt of the City, a l s o h.s, s an i ndivic:Lua li ty and cha r a cter of its mm . p ede,s trian - Ve hicul a r S!'.]2_ara tion The fundamen t a l princi pl e of s e pa r D. ting m£~ in pedestria n adopt e d .

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vehiculD, r movement s has been

A major 1.es t- eas t pedes trio.n rout e i s proposed through the centre linking the J\ncoa ts

a r eL1 to the wes t, ths main s ho pping 0,nd other c ommunity f a cilities a n (:_ th e n dividing t o l ink through to cl::·;yton and Open shm1 to t he e~: s t .

There wi ll .. L oo be th e ne od for subs i cHar y north -

south pedestria n routes nhich sh ould be pa rtic ula r ly r e l a ted to the propose d pr i n:a ry schools D.nd t o a >Jalkvmy sy s tera serving the Medlock V<-:. ll ey p ark. of th e systeEl of pede str i c.n

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'}here undorpc,s s es me,y be nee d e d as par t 2. ttra ctive a nd easy to u s e o. s po ss ible

the a pproa ches should be gradual so thD. t peopl e o.re l ed m:. tura lly int o th em . Major Roa ds Ashton Old Road, Ashton New Roa d

Eve ry i) t r ee t, the pro po s ed Jnte r me dia t e Ring Ro2.d 2Lnd the

propos e d I nn e r Ring Ro2,d D.r e a ll sho v;n in the City ' s Deve lopment Plc, n as pr in cip<"l tra f f ic routes .

Al thou g h not de s i gne d i n de t e,il 1J. t t hi s s t age it is li e ly the, t Ashton Old Roo.d , the

Inte rmedi a t e Ring Roo,d a nd the Inner Ri ng Roe.cl will b e c on s tructe d to u r b2, n rn oton·:IJ.y or ne a rmo t or vmy s t a nda rd nith a ccess only a t specic:.ll y desi5ned multi-l ev e l

junct i ons ; ground l e vel

connecti ons o. t limited points Yii ll be po ss ible on P"s hton l"ff•' Ro 2.d and Ev e ry Stree t.

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6 Loc a l Ro a ds The ai m h as b een to provic3.e only the minimum n u mb er of mai n loc a l ro ads (or dis trict distributor r oads ) ne c essary to satis f a ctorily s erv e t h i s and a djoining a r eas .

They must

give good a c cess to th e ma jor l oca l f a cilities and t he more intensive deve lopment and coul d i f necess a r y be u se d f or futur e publ i c tra ns p ort r outes .

The prop o sals the refore envisage

a ma in l oG a l road on the l i ne of Pa l merston St r ee t, a cro s::; the

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and running cent r a lly

we st-east thr ou gh the heart of the a r ea to Grey Mar e Lane , .1hic h '.rnuld be r etained_ ov e r most 1

of i :bs length to g ive a c cess to Ashton New Road i n the n urth and ac ro ss the I nterme diate Ri ng Ro a d to the south and east. t wo ma in loca l roa ds.

Th e neighbourhood centre nould be l oc ated. at the jun c tion of thes e

I t i s essenti a l t ,_1a t a lthough the n e i ghb ourhood c ent r e i s de si gne d on the

b a sis of pedestr ian-vehic u l a r separ a tion ; it i s sited so tha t it i s v e r y a c cessi ble to v ehic ula r tr affic and als o that ade qtta t e car- pa rking :for s ; oppe rs a nd oth e r s i s provide d.

The nhole of

Grey Mar e Lane between Ash ton Nm1 Ro ad and Ashton 01d Road ':fill i n a ny case n e e d to be r eta ine d for exis tir1g throu gh traffic until such time as t he Inte r mediate Ri ng Roa d is construct ed . A l oc a l distribu tor roa d in the f orm of a loop t o gi vE a c e ss to the southe r n pa rt o:f th e a r eo. i s sugge sted to av oi d c u tt i ng thr::mgh the c ent r a l 0pen s p 2.ce or pa rk a r ea . Residenti a l

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From the pCl i nt of vi eH of town des ign the ob j e ctiv e hc:.s been t o su[;cest a lively urb a n environment of city sca l e i;;hic h would h a v e an i mmediately appar e nt coherenc e or unity ; a very simp l e overall form for th e dwe l l i ngs i s t her ef ore s u gge ste d.

This would provide a central

c ore of more - intensive , l ar ge r scale de v e lopment rrhich could cake adv antat;e o:f the good a c cess p rovided by th e main. lo ca l roa ds a nd b e r e l a t e d in a v a riety of vmys t o the central ope n space imme di ate ly to th e s ou th.

Th e main 11est- east pedestria n way wou ld run t hrough the c entral

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7 core or spine ensuring that it 1.o;as lively and ,.,ell-us e d; a rride v a ri et y of soc i a l and ancillary faciliti e s vTOuld be grouped a long the ma jor pedestrian vays giving a hi gh level of access a nd c onvenience to the people living in the a r ea .

Nocla l points along t his central core, such a s

t he Neighbourhood Centre , could be emphasised with a limite d nur.1ber of ca r efu l ly sited higher buildings .

The areas on each side of this centra l core are envis aged a s predominantly two

and three storey housing.

Special attention will need to be g iv en to t he form of r es ident i a l

dev e lop ment al ongs ide the Medlock Val ley \'Jhere t he r e is an outst c>,!1 ding op ort uni ty to tak e advantage of the large sc a le l andscap ing and op en sp a c e 路creatmeffc of tho Valley .

It u ould be

desirabl e to define the valley ' s form by the us e of a ppropri a t e r esiden tia l units . Family Struc turE'._ The housing a cco mmodation should provide for a r easonably balcmc e d f a mily s tructur e so tha t no t only a re present demands met , bu路c also tha t the needs of tbe n ext ge nero.tion a re jntelligently a nticipa t ed as f a r a s possible .

'rhe size of drrellings should be such as to

give a r eas onable oc c upancy ( the Dev e lo pme nt Plan a s :-;ume s a t present a figure of O. 82 persons per r o om) .

Fu rthe r inv estiga tion is bein g c arried out on th ese as pects so thc:,t mo r e specific

r e comm endations may b e made . Ca r Parkin,,,g The overall layout should be capab l e of an ultimate gar a ge or parkint; provision of one spa ce for eve r y dwelling and a s much as possib :;_e of this should be clos ely a ssocia ted with the dwellin r; s themselves .

I n addi ti un off-stre e t pa rking provision sho Llld be rnilde for visitors '

c a r s ; ab out one space for ev e ry three duellings clos e ly a ssocia ted n ith t he due l lings.

From

a p l anning and environment a l point o? viev1 these sta nda rds could be s a t i sf a ctorily a chi ev e d by using spac e b eneath pedestrian decks , children ' s play spa ces, e tc.

Pa r king facilities should

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8 â&#x20AC;˘ be s ep arat e from deliv ery and service a cc ess . Den.sj;!,y It s hou ld be possible to sa-dsfy t h e ab ove a i ms at r eas onab l e co st and with the e conomic a l us e of l anil a nd p ro duce a high stanclara_ of des i gn o.nd environment wit h i n the f r amework of the a v erage n e t density of 90 habitable ro ms per a cre envis aged for redevelopment areas i n the Deve lopment Plan .

This average ov er the nho le of the rn~ ighbourho o d vrovld per i'<it l o caJ a r eas

of c;r eat e r or l e ss int ensive developmen t r esulting from the over a ll des i gn . overa ll av e r age densi t y for a l~rge a r ea like t his is r r-:ally

In fact th e

r csu l tant af ter satisfying many

i nter- re l a t e d r Gquirements ; in t his sense if these remlirmnents are met, some flexibility in the r esul tant density could b G a c cepted . The amoun t of net ho1_1_sing land, after a llo'..'ing f or open spa,,e, s chools and othe r a ncilla ry f a c iliti e s, i s likely to b e abo ut 160 ac r es plus about 8 a cres of nevi existing h ousing â&#x20AC;˘iJhich will r em2-in .

Assuming an a v ere.ge density 0f cbout

90 habitalJlo rooms per ac r e , or a bout 7L:-

pe rsons pe r a cre , th e tota l p opu L .tion aft e r r ede,re lopment is likely to be ab out 12,500 , This is a r eduction by n ec.rly half on th e existing populat ion an d it is c J.e a rly desirable th a t s peci a l ca r e is necessary i n the de t ail ed implementation of the r odev o1 opmcnt to p:ees erv c a s mu ch cont j_nuity with the exi;-;ting community <'.l s p ossible .

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'.rhe City-scal e l andsca1) ing a nd open spa.c e treatment of the lvledlock Vall ey was the main starti.ng point fo r the ope n spa c e proposals for thi s a r ea.

This Vall ey wil l b e part of a

mucn wider , e v e n r eg i on a l, ope n spac e system and it is e s se nti a l that it should b e tr eate d on a

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sc a l e .

Some 20 a cres a r e pr opo se d for this and in addition s chool playing

f i e l:'ls v1ill b 8 us ed to form a visua l exte nsi on to the Valley.

A c e ntra l open space or

路"1o-. 1n Park 1 of some 13 a cre s is 2"lso propo sed i mne di a t e l y sout h of the more int e nsive l y dev '3 l oped corG so that o,s r:e ll as providing a l a ndsc aped setting it i s i mmedi a tely 路wcc.osib l e for tho r es ident s .

The total amount of public ope n spa c e r.rould be equiva l e nt to

::;.hout 2.7 acres p e r 1,000 r es i de n ts .

The i mportance of ade quate l a ndsc aping cannot b e

8iili1:1<:,s i sed too strongly and on the extent and qu a lity of this wi ll l a r ge ly de pe n d the s uc ce ss o~

otherRise of the r ede v el opne nt.

The a i m has b ee n to provide as much open spa c e as

uo"lsib l e in the a r ea and to l ink it to ge the r so that the b es t us e c a n b e made of it .

T)art of the detaile d impleme ntation it '.'.'ill b e n e c es sary to prepare a compreh e nsive l a ndsc:aning

E che mo

for tho r.'hol e a r ea nhich t ak es路 particular acco unt of the major open spac e s

inc l udint sc hool s , th e ma j or hi gh i"rays a nd nhich is c l ose l y int egr a t ed with the mo r e detaile d housing rroposals.

\s \II.e ll as making 路what e ver provision is r equir e d for childr e n Hi thin the dwe llings the ms e lve s , p l ay spaces should b e incorporated within t h e pe de stri an a reas of the housing l ayouts.

The de t a ils of these \d ll need to b e agreed

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the Dire ctor of Pa rks but as a ge n e r a l

rul e _)rov i sion shoul d b e made on the scal e of one toddl e r s pa c e ( for age 2-5 years ) of say 25ft. x 20f t . minimwn and one junior spac e (f or a ge 6-10 years ) of say 50ft. x 30ft. minimum

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1 for ever y 100 d 1.re lling s . i,1L1~ -iurn <.1r e r of a bout

Thc:; r G i s o,lso the n ee d to lJrovido sup t:; rvi secl p l ci,y spa c e s of a e.cre e v e ry ~ n il e or so for the ol d e r chi ldre n :.:,nd c a r efully sited

hard a r e.J.s f or b a.11 go.r,1o s ar c a le o r e quir e d. School ::; :..,even f orn s of e ntry v1ill b e r equir e d for prima r y s chools .

The pr o r,o s eci p1·i nc,ry s c hools

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\ 2{ a cr es ) a n d a possibl e Te qui re ;;1e nt for o.. se pa r a t e nurs e ry school for the 1;e st part of the rn: ea .

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151 AE- f a r as seconcfary sc h ool s a re conc c rnod , the County o.nd Church of En[;land r eq_uir e rn8nts ,-·1.l l lie met outside the Bes,;i ck/Br aclfo rd area . Catholi c Se c on dary School

A ne .. four Foru . _,ntry , Rouan

( St. Luko ' s ) is )~c opos c d a ncl a s ite on Eillkirk Stree t is no··.·

1J 0 inc; cl ear e d for the s choo l building s.

l: total o.r eD. of a bout llt acres is }Jr oposed for

this school '1hi Gh \:ould e n ccble at l e;:i,s t -3-rds of its pl[•,ying fi e l ds t o b e provided in this positinn a nD. it may b e possibl e ., h e n tho detail ocl schome for t h e i"Io dl ock Vo.ll ey is 1.ra:-01.rocl to p1·ovide an .: :~ reo. r:-t p pr oaching the full r equire;·.1 c nt of 1 3%~ acres .

Bec :'-use cf the proximi ·cy of this 0,rec:: to the n o,jo r shoppi ng faciliti es in the City Ce nt~· E. a nd to the l ii:1it ed c0,tchl:tent areo. in this !Jost of the City it is f e lt t ha t o. r:ia jor

s lw pping an d c 0 1nr:iunity c ontr o of District sc <:-cl e ( i. e . siuilar to U n -.-.'yt hEmshn:..re or I'f oss Sid e Cen-cres ) \rould not b e necessary

ithin the B e s'.ric~c/Bradford a r ea .

It is pro posed

thac .we a l shcpping n eeds \.i ll b e l o.r ge ly net within a proposed Neighbourhood Ce ntre at the j w"ction of U- e hro ma in l oc c l ro a ds.

This Centre wo uld b o v e ry a ccessilJ l e o.nd conveni e nt

for the wh ole a r Ea a nd rrould b G the foc c~ l point a t the junc tion of tho ;:min p odes trian routes ['..n'i the culr.ino,t i on of the n o1·e int e nsive c e ntr<:~ l core of deve l oix:ient .

It is expe ct od that

the r e ,, · 11 l e a n eed fo r o,b out 50 shops in the d1ol e area to mee t loca l n ee ds ( abou t 1 shop fo r e-re r y 25 0 peopl e ) but this c an of n e cessity b o only a rough gui de a t this stage and vvlll n ee d r eassess ing as the desitsn proceeds .

It is sug_, e st e d that a b ou_t 30 to L,.O of these

sh.)ps I:l~- ~ht b e l ocat ed with in the Ne i g hbourhood Centi·e , provision b oing ;J.ade for ab out 30 units ;niti l lly in such a ' .'ay t hnt they coul d b e extended 0,t a l ate r s t a.ge .

The de sign

should a ll O\ f or a v a ri at i on in ',7idth of fro ntage and s iz e of uni ts to a llO\ . for varying demand .

It is sug este: d tha t the rer.mining sho:p s neede d '. :ithin the a r ea s h ould b e

1 2.

15 i2 distcibuted mainly in the fonrr of sinc;l e o,ll-purpose ' corne r' shops to give a high l e ve l of coiwc ni e nc e for the c &. sual purchases ;

the siting of those ;,- ill of cours e b e l a r ge ly

g ovc ".'ne d by the c1e t a ile d h ousin,:s proiJosal s.

It nay a l so b e; n eces sary to pr ovide a small

s .ir - c . .mtr e on the 1:10-in pudestrian rout e i;_1Uec1iat e l y to the -,.es t of the raihrc,y t h u size of r.rh i ch nould dep e nd u pon the housing prop o s a l s for the irrn-;,edi a t c l y surrounding area .

Pr ovision ni ll noo d t o b e i;mdG for t he co u~1 l o t e r c.n ge of socia l a n G. conuuni ty frciliti e s n e c e ss ury t o ensure a full lif e fo r the 0,r e2, ', h on r ede veloped .

It is lJr oposecl

tha-c o.. s uany e, s rcasibl e of the s e faciliti e s ,-,ould be gr oulJed o..lonc, the uain p eckstr ian r out 3s, with thos e s erving the a r ea as a i,;hol e l ocated Lie.inly \â&#x20AC;˘ ithin t h e Nei ghbourhood Ce rL~e .

It is envis age d tha t the Ne i ghb ourhood Centr e 11ould include a Librar y , I-Ioal th

C8:.1i.r8 , -" s :.;01,1b l y I-Ia l1, Post Office, l(_o,t e s Offi c e , Branch Pr obati on Office, Churche s, fubl i..c Ho u ses , Banks, et c.; o. s ._-10 11 as shop1Jint; o,nd \.-ould have d-"-e llings clos e ly a ss oc i o.t od i tr j_-C .

Conaultatio ns

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Discussions a r e b e ing h eld Tii-Ch the Manche st e r o..nd District Frowers ' Society on the pr ovision of lic ensed prooises n ithin the a ro a , and a provis iona l estiraat e of 20 s mall-type pub lic houses i n total is propos e d.

Further consulta tions on t h e deto..iled loc at ion of

che so Hill b e n ecessar y as the r odu v e l opiJent proposo,l s pro c ee d . Furthe r consultation i;. ill a l so b e nec ess ary ;,-i th the Churche s Planning Cor:uni ttee and 1

othe Âˇ'.' church b odi e s on the r oquircne nts f or -Che churche s in the a r ee, .

13. 105 953 Di3 c u~ sions a r e b e ing h e ld b et1. :ee n the Corp oro.tion a n d the i11i8.nchcst e r ,:;x e cutive

Cul'l1C ~ 1 of the Nationa l Heal th Se r vic e on hon tho va ri ous :ie dic a l

se rvic e s c a n b e provided

foe- , an l it is h oixJ d that it \:ill b e possib l e to hav e a cor1l;r e h c n s iv o Heal t h Ce ntre ._,_ssuci a 路cod \1i th the Ne i ghbourhoo d Ce ntre , \路ihich woul d c D. t e r for 1Jot h Local 1i.utho:ci t y a nd Geno r Rl Pr2ctiti on e r LlO dical s e rvic e s . Th e pr oposal s will a l so n ee d to oake provi sion fo r such do v e l opLle nts a s a n Age d Pe r sons iicmo , _,,n .t-1.~ e d Pe r sons Club , r o side nti::tl hes t e l s , a t raining c e ntre fo r tho :;;;hy si c a l ly disubl e d ,

bra nch i;robc-,tion off ic e , a youth c e n t r e a nu <'. Divisiona l Polic e Headqua r te r s.

I n the aetai l e d d es ign , ep a c e shoul d b e a ll ocat e d preferab ly adjac ent to the Centr G .:'or scme urrf on ssoon future u ses .

i s en visage d that s e r vic e f a cil ities for the area suc h as petr ol fi ll i n g sta tions

a rnl r ep :i.ir 2;2 r ages a nd p e r haps d i stributi on us es c oul u be l ocated a.d j c.,c e nt to the ~\.s hton ')J.d Roci.n./Int Er raodiat e Ring Ro a d junction '..i th good Qc:cess to t he f11a j or 2.s T:e l l 2. s loc 2..l r oa s ,

o.nC1 Ft.lso in a ssocic, tion wi th tho Neighbourhood Cent r e.

A. sepErate schr:idul e of th@ V'f.l.rious r oq_uir ouoDts which, it is k:uo:.m

will n eed to b e p r ovided fo r

\Ti

o.t present,

thin this a r ea has b ee n prepa r ed :'Siv ing the full e st

info r mc, cion known a t t his stage .

ii. srnrnnary of this s c he dul e is app e nded.

The p1路op oso.l s imt forrmr d in thi s brief will not b e r e2.li s e d i r.1f,1odi2.t oly, nor n i l l t h ey b e c a r r i e d out in one singl e ope r a tion.

Rathe r, r ede v e l opaon t is ph ased t o fit in

105 954 ,,1th tho Medic a l Offic e r of Heal th ' s s l ur;, cl ear a nc e pr ogr :iur.le a nd this r;ill aff e c t the t i _11i n g o,nd e x a ct loca tion of ~)hy sic al r e de v e loiJue n-t .

It is hop e d tha t buil ding

ope r a tio ns u ill co wne nc e ~ ithin th e n ext t wo to thr oe y ears a n d b o c a rri ed out c ont inuousl y ove r the n e xt de c o,d e .

APPENDIX I

AG':OiliP.AflfYING LI STS r1ia j or Servic es - Nod:;h rres t e rn Gc.s boc,r d

Jse

3ed

No rth '::e s t e rn Electric i ty Board

Manches t e r Corpor a tion ;·' 'ate n rnrks Dept.

!Janche st er City EnFjinee r ( se :1ers) [~ Surveyor 1

Bat t in~

Off ic es

Position of Telep hone Ca ble s Exi st ing Educc..tion Faciliti e s

3nc c

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, of

_;01· _.?0~ £:.ti on

)\ ·rH::d c..i· ~ r ia J.

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ee s

Mininc subsidence (Re)oTt of the Co:c·; or ation' s UininG Consultants, dc..ted 1 2t h De c., 1 962 a nd 10th De c., 1964). ( Hine r a l Valuer ' s Report 1 6th Februc,r y , 1 965 ) .

Owne r ship

r:Dinta ine d by Pa r ks Dej! t.

Dre · J. ses

· s , Dentidts , Chenists, Ophthal nic

Lcic:us

AE·EJ\TDIX II

cons u l ta ti ons ca rried out with a l 1 Depa.r trnents of the Corpora ti on a s ke d for

~-· i te

r equir ement s f or the Beswick/Bra dford

compr ehen sive Redevelopment Are a unde r th e following be e.dings : -

JEVv BUIL INGS REQUigEJLl]'T 'fHE AREA •.

1 • Type of build ing . 2 . size of building.

3. Si z.e of s i te . 4. Rela tion of building to new ro a ds . 5 . ': hethe r comprehensive development vri th other buildings is desirr..ble. 6 . Any spec ial c on s ider a tion s . 7 . Any indico.t ion of build ing progre.mme d a tes . b)

EXJS 'T'IlrG BUILDIJ\1 GS IN TH:C ARt:.A , 1 . Do y ou ha ve any existing buildings in the o,reQ?

2 . Are t hey t o be retai ned or enla rged?

3. Their useful life . :c)

TBRIM ·1. i, oul d y ou re quir e a n y interim arra ngements maki ng to ensure continuity of service in the period be t~ie n demolition a nd redevelopment.

of D~art m nt 'c):f '1e tt'er or ' e or .'.llldu m st at ln e qu · ~e me nts :ie

: Existing Bu i ldinEs an~

Re quir ements

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ate

.aths & Laundries 1 7 . 9 . 64 ~

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i Int erim .- . - i · .or - ...

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!:r:E:8:~2.fle.~eJ'.l_t s

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T•,;o or three smal l t eachins \Bradford Baths a ncl pools . Sit e area ·120 1 x 70 ' i I·aundri es in Barmouth St reet . Swimming near main ro ads and bus s t op s-should not be t oo n ear! facilities retaine d j for b enefit of a djac e nt h ousing . Not :Educ a tion Department. programmed . !Mode rnis ation of ! laundry t o start in !immedi ate futu r e as ! existing plant i s at I end of usefu 1 l ife.

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S ·~ !'.' vic os t o b e . ke pt o p u "r~ tion ·:g_th

J_n

cl osu;r.o of c c_~ rt c-:. i n. s e cti on s for the m i::i olir".ina t ed .

gr ~~ clrn -. 1

-i

acre . Good acc ess t o maj or ro a d - di s associat e d from other developm ent.

Chief ~duc aiJ.On )fficer ("19:'10 . 64) ~h

Jouth Ce ntre . Sit e area 3 a cre . Not programme d

rrill be required until ~ et io n of nerr 1 pc romp emises .

Furt he r consultatio ns ail l be necessary. 1

- -~ = - ~ - - - - - · - -+----~-~~~-~~~ ~~·=+---··- --~~-=-- - ----~~~~-~- ·----~ +~=-=-<-~· -~~~-~~-~ JM ill Street Headquarters , Divis ional Police In ot t o be r et ai n ed - but ! He a dquarters site a rea

'he Chief Con table 13 . 10 . 64) .

Renarks

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Lrdwick Lad s Club , P a l merston Street t o lb e rep l a c ed b y new y outh centre. 1 j2 . School Clinic , J a rvis Stre et to be r et a ined until 1 973 !1aft er which f 0,cilities ;tra nsferr e d t o new Jcombine cl clinic at !Cl a yton.

3. Housewifery Ce ntre, Po..lmerst on Stree t, t o be r e t o. ined.

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3. 65 . '•7 . 65 . 3

Highwo.ys)

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City Libr f' r iD. n

:-r-o . 4 .

Further conside r ( ti on necess.'.lry - like lihood of r e loc c. tion.

Butt errrorth Stree t High n .'.',ys De pot t o b e r e t n ined .

En ineer n.nd Ci veyor . .. • 10 . 4 . - Buildings )

Re t ention ond enl ar ge ! men t of But t ervm rth St . Highn o.ys De 1Jot. Site ·1 ' I o.r eo. 12 a cr es .

l!urthe r con sult['., t ions h.". v e t d;: en pl (~Ce •

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Br ['.,d f o rd Dis trict Librnry Bro oks h .:;,'.r Str ee t - rri ll not be r e qu ir ed u hen ne-,-r libr['_,ry i s bu ilt.

'. District Libro..ry with I ndul t & junior l endi ng ' fL~ cili ties 9 s ing le I ! s torey b u ilding 25 ,000 : sq . ft . Reo.dily o. cc es sible - but pr e fer o..bl y not on me.in rond - to be i Hithin l a rges t shopping , nre c. . Require d n s soon a s

Mob ile Libr .'.'. ry 1,; ill provid e necessrcry s ervices .

Re quir e t o lmmr c; t e::.rl y sfo.ge the s ize of m.".. in shopping oxen. I o. s this rrn y fund[Cmen t c.l ly o.lter Librc.ry provi sion .

~~~~~~~~~~~~'~p_o_s_s_ib~l_e_·~~~~~~-~~~-~~~~~~~~~~~-~--~~~~-~·~~-J,~~~~~~~-~--~~~ e Clerk to the stices . 2 . 10 . bi'.;:).

'. B.. nn c h Pr obn tion Offic e loca t e d in Y!e llingt on st. ; Grey Mc:. e Lone c:.reo. , ne o.r ; t o , but not on ma in ro n.d , i not a s so c i n ted ni t h other buildings.

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Furthe r con sulto.. tion s ne ces so..ry.

! Medical Officer f Hen.1th

1 . 1~.)

1 â&#x20AC;˘ Ma t ernity a nd Child

Wel fo.re Clin ic (wi th home nursing f a cilities ) to be in line ni th provisions of L.A. Building No t e No.3 . Site o.r ea 2 , 200/ 3 , 300 sq. yds . Accessible to public tr[tnsport & pede str:irm & vehicula r movement. Required o.s soon o. s possible.

M<--t er ni ty cmd Child

Y,Telf'.'..re Contr o , Mo.nipur Stree t. To be repl ccced.

2 . D[ty Nursery - 1+4- Pbces. Sit e o.r eQ 2, 300 sq . yds. in resident i al are a , but neo.r t o l oco.l industrial o.re ns - nea r mo. in roa ds and public transport. Required a s soon c s possible.

Day Nurseries ;::t Bc. rmouth St. nnd Bos .,orth St. - not to be r etccined, ha ve outlived useful life .

3. Fublic conveniences -

Retention of existing f o. cilities dependent on redevelopment proposal s.

s t o.ndar d pa t ter n dependent on redevelopment pro posals.

4-. Two r es iden t fr.l hos tels for mental pa tients - 30 gla ce hostels. Site o.r eo. 4 a cre ea ch - ea sy a ccess t o Asht on New Rd. a mongst r esidenti al property. Progr amme dependent on r edevelopment dat e.

T110

Adult Tro.ining Centre Every St. - to be r etained - remL'..ining life 20 yrs . & recrea tion sÂľ~ce required adjacent for up to 75 pa tients.

Interim arrC1-nge men t s necessccry unless demolition deferr ed.

I nte rim o.rrangemen ts required .

I'Further

consulta tions necessc;,ry.

22 .4 . 65 .

300 sec.t .::.11 purpose hc.11 with ::mcillc.ry rooms for smalle r meetings - t o be 路..r:i thin o..re<.-i.. for community f c. cilitie s . No t prog r o.rnme d.

Further consulto. t ions n e c essc.ry .

Bus shelters in ~ ppropr ic. t e positions - in connection with propos e d pc;des tr frn sys tern.

Furthe r consul k. tions ne ces sr:.ry c. t ;;, l .'.:'. t e r s t o. ge .

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-j

l ie Trc.nsport ).

-1 D~s~u~s~o~s-h~v~ be n n he ld - furth er I di scussions ne ces su.ry. -

'he City Tre surer .

21 .1o . 64. )

District Ra tes Offic e Si te a r ea 600 SQ. ft. pl us servic es t oilets etc . to be i-;i thin cen tr['..l community complex of buildings. Not pr.>gr .:w1me d.

Tenc.nt of No. 24 Gr ey Ale.re L".ne - to be re t ::1ine d until ner; premises o.vQil.::.ble.

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Furth er consulto.tions necess<'. ry.

路 ~t=~-~~~ rh Chief Welfo re 5f'ficer 2 . 9. 4 .)

Purpose built club a t 1 . Aged persons' Home I Bel l st. / Ba.rrnouth st. Sta nda rd construction To be O pe nsho.~.- . 40 beds - Site requir e d o.ined. t e r a c r e or l ess if within neighbourhood d eve lopme nt . Clo se t o main roo.ds. Pr ogr a mmed before 1968.

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Acc ess to be ma.in fained to club during r e deve lopment process.

P ossibil ity of centrc.l stc r es ni thin curtil .::. ge of Old Persons ' Home .

Chief W~fare 路 ficer 1拢on t-:a:;3

2. Aged Pe rsons ' Club a cre Site area compr e hensive development preferred ne a r to nevr major roads. progra mmed requirement af t e r some redevelopment ho..s taken pla c e .

Purpose -built unit for home le ss families/ emergency f a milies. Provision for E:. O women & children . Site a r ea ~ a cre to include pla y a rea . Nea r to ot h er schools or da y nursery comprehensive dev elopme nt with other building:; d es ira ble . Progro..mme d 1968/ 69.

She lte r ed workshop for physic a lly disable d for 60 persons , ne a r to new ro a ds and n ec,r t o City Centre a s possible. Pr ogrammed 1969/70.

No objection to vvorkshop beint e r ec ted in curtilage of Old Persons ' Home if separa te access provided.

APPENDIX III Consul t o.tions ier e also ca rri e d ou t . ,-,d..th va riou s Government De pa rtm en t s c. nd other Orga nis n tions, c.nd the follO\.ling

~hedule i · sts the lmmm r equireme n t s • SCHEDULE OF J\JITQi,,'JIT RE (\UIREMBJ\TI' S (OTHER THAN FOR THE CORPORATION) FOR THE m~ s-\T IC Kfl:RA DFORD COMP]EI-IBJ\TSIVE RF DEVELOPi'IIENT J\Rl'!_A ame of Or n.nis a t ion

The t n o existing Me th odis t Churche s in ,,_-ellington st. a nd Chc.rl e sHorth s t. to be r e plo.. ced by one nen Church.

site for nerl l.ie thodis t Church .

hurches Plo nning :ommittee

28 . 9. 64. ) :2 .1o . 64 . )

New Church of Englr..nd Wor ship Centre to b e a t t .::.. ch ed t o new Br dford Memoria l C. of E . School.

New Pa rish Hell for St . Aidan ' s Po.rish, n ea r to st . Aiden ' s Church.

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Rema r ks

Furthe r c>nsultc. tions ne cessa ry .

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Inte rim ts ArrQYlgemen .....,._._ -===

Exis ting 12_~ing s .::md pwr:iershi.£

Re u ire ment s.

st . Bri gid's Romun Cn tholic Church - like ly t o b e reta ine d.

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I! St . Aiden ' s Church. st. Aiden ' s Parish Ha ll off Grcrnge St. not to b e \! ret.::.. ine d.

I All Soul' s Church t o b e r e t ai ne d. st. J e r ome I s Chu rch. Sit e of Christ Church likel y to b e included in site of Brctdfor d Memoria l Scho ol, f or playing f i eld purpeses.

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Further consulta tions ne cessary.

New supply point r e quir ed site area 350' x 150'

Service Cen tre - Siting dependen t on r edevelop ment propos a ls and lo cat ion of main shopping centre.

Service Centre 366 As hton New Road

20 Public Houses

For existing premises see appropr ia t e map.

Pa lmerston Street Repair Centre - oHned by B.R. S . Parcels Ltd. - These premis es may be va ca t ed within 5 years - amal gamation scheme for sever a l depots under conside ra tion .

British Roa d 'fervices

'[27.10.64) (30.10.64 )

Master General ;pos t Office

Y.!entwor th Stree t Depot has remainin g life of 25 years ac3-di tional l a nd required if possible .

Likely to be phased out of area , therefor e, alternat ive site re quired outside the area.

Post Office 420/422 Asht on New Roa d

Further consulta tions necessar y

!!_nistry of Public ~ildings and Works Tfs.9.64. )

Programmed 1 967

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APPENDIX IV

pITIONAL INFORMATION crnc:' :RJITING CONSULTATIONS WITH DEPART1'.;llTTS OF THE CORPORATION' ioVERNME!NT DEPARTN""J£NTS AND OTHER ORG.Af\IISl\.TIONS. 0

Rem._1.rks

requirements or land o!med within a rea

Self conta ined communities would, no doubt, include the provision of a llotments.

• Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food. The Airport Director . • The Director of Art Ga.llerie s. , The Ministry of Avia tion. The Ministry of Defence. Direct Works Department •

Exi s ting Grey Mare La ne Mar ket - owners u i sh to redevelop discussion k ith Mc..rkets De partment re garding inclusion of such f a cilities in Neighbourhood Centre, but r:ould hl'..ve to be Council ormed - Further discussions necessE'..ry.

• Markets Department.

, Nava l La nds Office. , Manchester Regionn.l Hospita l Boa rd • . \'Ta terwork s Eng ineer a nd Ivlnnager.

o re uirements

but ovm l a nd within a rea . An a rea of the River Medl~ck a nd access th er e to a t the Sa ndbasin, Limekiln La ne. Existing Fire Sfation in Mill Stree t expe cted to be va co.ted 1966 - but l a ter if nen stD.tion a t Philips Pa rk not completed.

, The Rivers Department. • The Chief Fire Officer.

, The Tovm Clerk For a ny furthe r informa tion c ont a ct Distric t Esta t es Surveyor, Huntsb ank .

• British Ra il·ways.

10.

Aclmowl edgments Aerial photograph by Hunting Surveys Limited. The City Planning Officer would like to t hank a ll departm ent s of the Cor pora tion and other organis a tions for their co-operation and ass istance in the prepar a tion of this r eport. with those and many others

Further consultations ~ill

proposa ls for the area develop.

be needed as th e