Redevelopment Area 4 Harpurhey by Martin Dodge

Outline Planning Brief Redevelopment Area 4: Harpurhey 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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Foreword

Introduction

HARPURHEY. - Location and Character

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Communications

Form and Density

Family Structure

CJ.r Parking

Children's Play Spaces

Open Space and Landscaping

Schools

District Centre Shopping and Comm unity Fucilities

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Consultations

Phasing

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Appendix II

Appendix III

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Acknowledgements

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ILLUSTRATIONS 路 Photographs

Aerial Photograph !Of Harpurhey - sGale 6" to 1 mile (a pproxi ma tely ) Ha rpurhey - Today Ha rpurhey - Model illu s trating design principles

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Harpurhey - Locution - Strategy - Town Design Strategy

FOREWORD The Pl<Jnning f3rief for Harpurhey has been prepared by the City Planning Officer in conjunction with the Director of Housing. The overall conception and form of development has emerged as

result of continuous lia ison between the

two Departments, a nd represents u practical outline basis for implementation . Overl<:lys

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Continuous consultations have been held with ot he r departments of the Corporation concerned, notably those of the City Engineer and Surveyor, the Transport Manager , the City Estates and Va)uation ..

and the Chief Education Officer.

Office r, the City Architect

Harpurhey INTRODUCT ION

lOCATION Midd leton

. The City's accelerated slum-cleara nce programme should result in all the unfit dwellings being cleared within the next 10 years; this presents a unique opportunity to t a ckle redevelopme nt on a comprehensi ve basis and ensure that complete sectors of the City are rebuilt as real communities with a full range of social facilities. Chadderton

Outline planning briefs have already been prepared for Hulme, Beswick and Longsight which , considered together with the proposals put forward previously for the Rusholme Road area of the Brunswick Neighbourho od and the Higher Education Precinct, amount to a comprehensi ve planning context, which includes primary and secondary traffic routes, pedestrian routes, the siting of district and neighbourhoo d centres, schools, public open space, for a virtually continuous band of inner area redevelopme nt across the south and south - eastern sides of the city centre; a n area of some 1, 200 ncres. · The fourth major redevelopme nt area which is the subject of this planning brief is Harpurhey, an area to the north of the City Centre. A brief is in course of preparation for the Cheetham area which lies to the west of Harpurhey. It should be appreciated that redevelopme nt on the ground is already well advanced and in certain 2reas virtually completed, as in the Collyhurst, Miles Platting and Ancoats area to the south of Harpurhey. The area to which these outline proposals relate forms a fairly well defined unit for comprehensi ve planning purposes and is bounded by. the River Irk to the west, Boggart Hole Clough to the north, Lightbowne Ro ad to the east, and Queens Road and the Manchester- Oldham railway liae to the south. This area of some 920 acres had a population of about 36, 500 before any clearance commenced and lies about 2} miles to the north-east of the City Centre. Although it was necessary to cover such a wide area in formulating these proposa ls , rather less th an one quarter, that is just over 200 acres, is likely to be redeveloped over the next 10 years or s o, as part of the slum clearance programme. The major pan of this, some 170 ac res, is within a fairly continuous area to the east of Rochdale Road and south of Moston Lane, and it is primarily this area to which the more detailed proposals in this brief relate. The remainder of the redevelopme nt during the next ten years will be in respect of pockets of older property within the rest of the area, a nd is likely to be more limited in extent. It is not possible, at this stage, to define the detailed boundaries of these pockets.

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lt'.[\'.JI In the area to be redeveloped the population was about 15, 000 and the future population when the area is rebuilt should be about 10, 700. The future population over the wider area considered in this brief will fall to about 31, 000. This takes into account a reduction in population resulting from redevelopme nt in tre smaller pockets to be cleared elsewhere.

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LOCAT ION AND CHAR ACTER I

The physic al charac ter of this part of North Manch ester is marke dly differe nt from the rest of the City. The land, rising consid erably to the north, is cut by a series of relativ ely steep- sided river-v alleys which have strong ly affecte d past urban growth ; the Irk Valley , which has been heavily indust rialise d to the west, Bogga rt Hole Clough to the North, and the Maston Brook Valley which tuns east-w est throug h the centre of the area. Becaus e of the nature of these valley s the bulk of urban develo pment has taken place on the plateau betwee n them.

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The report of the Corpo ration 's mining consul tant indica tes that almost the whole of Harpu rhey, except for two small areas at Lodge Street in the extrem e south and Lightb owne Road in the east, is outsid e the area of workin g for which the l\ation al Coar Board has given notice of their intenti on to extrac t coal. A report receiv ed from the Distric t Valuer indica tes that the area is underl ain by coal-m easure s at varyin g depths , and these are associ ated with three major geolog ical faults. Althou gh at presen t no mining is taking place, the southe rn part of the area may be affecte d by subsid ence from projec ted future workin gs. Consu ltation s with the Corpo ration 's mining consul tant will theref ore be necess ary during the detaile d implem entatio n of the redeve lopme nt. Clay has been extens ively worked in the area east of Abbey Lane betwee n Church Lane and Maston Lane, with subseq uent tipping which has largely restor ed the land to its forme r level; extens ive tipping has also taken place in the valley of the Maston Brook, with partial culver ting of the brook and infillin g at the wester n end.

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Rochd ale Road,w hich is one of the major radial routes servin g the CityCentre , runs north/ south throug h the wester n part of the area. · Immed iately to the south east, Oldham Road runs paralle l with and to the south of the Manch esterOldham railwa y line. Queen s Road, which is part of a major cross City route, links these two radials on the southe rn fringe of the area; other roads of local im portan ce within the area includ e Maston Lane and Lightb owne Road.

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Histor ically, Harpu rhey grew northw ards from the City Centre mainly on higher ground along the line of Rochd ale Road, whilst variou s indust rial uses establi s hed themse lves alongs ide the River Irk in the valley . Conseq uently the ar e 2 within which the older proper ties lie, and which needs to be redeve loped first, i s _ ·::istly contain ed in a strip of land about a quarte r of a mile wide on the east side of Rochd al e Road, as well as a numbe r of more isolate d smalle r pocket s sc att ered abou t the remain ing area.

Within the remainder of th Harpurhey area there are pockets of older housing 111 will be cleared and redev · during the next ten years

A s m all a rea of reside ntial redeve lopme nt has alread y taken place to the we st of Rochd ale Road overlo oking the Irk Valley , and about l, 000 houses in the Lodge Street area have alread y been demol ished and rebuild ing is underw ay. A lirr,ited amoun t of new buildin g, mainly educat ional, has also taken place over recent years.

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Outsid e the area which is to be redeve loped initiall y, there are pocket s of inter-w ar dwelli ngs in areas of older proper ty; about 90 per cent of all dwelli ngs in Harpu rhey were built before 1914. In additio n, though the genera l charac ter is certain ly reside ntial, there are nevert heless many comm ercial and small scale indust rial premi ses scatter ed throug hout the area.

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As well as being a major traffic route Rochdale Road has a considerable shopping frontage serving the wider district; in addition there are significant groupings of shops on Maston Lane and Conran Street. The major shopping is in the vicinity of the Rochdale Road and Maston Lane junction, and this serves a fairly wide area of this part of the City. There are two large public parks of considerable landscape potential; Boggart Hole Clough to the north, which has retained its natural character as a wooded valley, and Queens Park to the southwest, formerly the grounds of Hendham Hall. The Corporation has provided many facilities such as children's playgrounds, tennis courts and bowling greens, which add to their attraction.

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The large grounds of Monsall Hospital, together with the sites of existing schools and a section of the Maston Brook Valley, form an extensive open area in the south-eastern part of Harpurhey. There are also the open areas of the Irk Valley to the west and the site of the former clay-pits to the east; a considerable proportion of this open land is under-used and derelict. When land for residential and other purposes is so costly to acquire it is even more important to realise the latent visual potential which exists. The use of this derelict land for much needed open space, playing fields and schools is also sound economics. COMMUNICATIONS PEDESTRIAN. The policy of separating main pedestrian and vehicular move ments adopted in other comprehensive redevelopment areas of the City is also applied to the Harpurhey area. A main north/ south pedestrian route links the residential area with the major shopping facilities to the north and many of the local community facilities will be located on this central route. ROADS. In the City's Development Plan Rochdale Road, Queens Road, Oldham Road and Lightbowne Road are shown as principal traffic routes. Oldham Road, the A62, is the major radial route to the north-east from Manchester and is to be improved to motorway or near motorway standard, together with Queens Road, which will become part of the Intermediate Ring Road. Rochdale Road, which crosses Queens Road on the southern edge of the area, will eventually re come dual carriageway and this improvement is not likely to take place until after 1982. Lightbowne Road will remain as a main distri ct-distributor on the eastern side of the area, whilst Maston Lane/Factory Lane performs a similar function in the north of the area. Both of these roads link Harpurhey with adjoining parts of the City.

Other Housing Areas Other Action Industry Regional Open Space Network

The area will be served by a circulatory local road system formed by con necting the existing lines of Church Lane and North Road with a new perimeter road running adjacent to Rochdale Road and peripheral to the residential area so avoiding through traffic within the residential area. This system will have connections with Lightbowne Road and Maston Lane and will give access from all parts of the area to the new District Centre, which will be located to the southeast of the junction of Maston Lane and Rochdale Road . Additional links with adjoining areas will be provided via Monsall Road, Thornton Street and Central Avenue. The local road system will connect into the primary road system at the junction of Rochdale Road/Maston Lane, the Rochdale Road/Queens Road intersection, and the junction of Thorpe Road/Oldham Road. RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM. A study is at present being undertaken into the development of a north/south rapid transit system from Manchester Airport in the south to Langley, in Middleton in the north. If a rapid transit facility was

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shown to be feasabl e it is suggest ed that the norther n part of the route should follow general ly the line of Rochda le Road. The proposa ls put forward in this brief have taken careful note of the value 0f rapid transit and would not present any major problem s of implem entation . On the contrar y the propose d Distric t Centre would be closely related to the line of the route and would clearly be a satisfac tory location for a transpo ration interch ange.

PUBLIC TRANS PORT. Rochda le Road is at present a major bus route and will continu e to provide through service s. Howeve r, if the Rapid Transit project is implem ented this will necessi tate further study in respect of these service s. The maih distribu tor roads within the housing area will also be availab le for local public transpo rt facilitie s, and in the detailed design of the residen tial area particu lar regard will be paid to the questio n of accessi bility to bus routes, with the areas of greater concen tration of dwellin gs being located adjacen t to such · routes.

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FORM & DENSITY . It will be possibl e to satisfy virtuall y all the open space and schools needs . of the future populat ion of Harpur hey, and also make a signific ant contrib ution to the open space system , by reclaim ing and utilisin g the existing large areas of open land. Becaus e of this, the area to be redevel oped within the next 10 years under the slum-c learanc e program me can be used almost entirely for buildin g purpos es. The major part of the initial Redeve lopmen t Area, about 170 acres, lying in a belt approxi mately { mile wide to the east of Rochda le Road and Queens Road, will be served by the new perime ter road creatin g a large area general ly free from through traffic. A simple and closely -knit form of housl.ng is envisag ed here with good access to the main local roads. The dwellin gs will be orienta ted toward s the main no r th/sout h pedestr ian route through the centre of the area and the open space system around the Maston Brook Valley. The area will be redevel oped within the framew ork of an average net density of 90 habitab le rooms per acre, as set out for Redeve lopmen t Areas in the Develop ment Plan; this allows for develop ment at reasona ble cost, and for an econom ic use of land. There will, howeve r, be local areas of greater or lesser intensit y of develop ment, depend ing upon the need to provide a high standar d of environ ment with variety and inter est, and with the bulk of the populat ion closely related to the main social and other fac ilities. The overall density for large areas like Harpur hey may be regarded as a resulta nt after meeting many inter-re lated require ments and, if these are met, flexibil ity in the resultin g density is an advanta ge. ·

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This approac h suggest s that the more intensiv e and higher develop ment should be located on the western edge of the area adjacen t to the local distribu tor road and bus routes. The remain der of the area should consist of compac t lowrise housing to meet the needs of familie s with small childre n who want to live at ground level. The amount of net housing land in this belt, after allowin g for ancillar y uses, will be about 145 acres, providi ng for an estimat ed populat ion of about 10, 700 after the redevel opment . It is clearly desirab le that regard should be taken of the existing commu nity and charac ter of the area in the detailed implemen tation of redevel opment . The redevel opment of tre pockets of older

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property within the remainder of the area will be the subject of further study when they have been defined more clearly as part of the clearance programme, am it is envisaged that the opportunity would be taken to relate such proposals to the general environmental improvement of the surrounding area. In this remaining area this may result in a net reduction in population from about 21, 500 to 20, 300. The effect of redevelopment over the area as a whole will therefore be a reduction of 5, 500 from the original population of 36, 500.

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FAMILY STRUCTURE The general policy in redevelopment areas is that the new dwellings should provide for a well-balanced family structure, meeting not only present demands, but also the needs of the next generation. The size of dwellings should be such as to give an occupancy rate compatible with both present and fature standards. (The Development Plan assumed a figure of 0.82 persons per habitable room; further investigations are being carried out so that more specific recommendations may be made). CAR PARKING The overall layout should provide for an ultimate standard of one garaging space for every dwelling, wherever possible closely associated with the dwellings themselves; in addition about one car space to three dwellings should be provided for visitors' cars. From a planning and environmental point of view these standards might most satisfactorily be achieved by using space beneath buildings, pedestrian decks, childrens' play areas, etc; parking facilities should be separate from delivery and service access. CHILDREN'S PLAY SPACES As well as making appropriate provision for children within the dwellings themselves, play spaces should be incorporated within the pedestrian areas of the housing layouts; the details of these will need to be agreed with the Director of Parks. As a general rule provision should be made for one toddler space (for age 2-5 years) of, say, 25 feet x 20 feet minimum, and one junior space (for age 6-10 years) of, say, 50 feet x 30 feet minimum for every 100 dwellings. There is also the need to provide play spaces for older children, with a minimum area of about ! acre. These should be related to the housing development, but will need to be carefully sited to provide hard areas for ball games with minimum noise nuisance. The overall ~rovision of play spaces for children will generally be to a standard of about 2 acre per 1, 000 population; this will be in addition to the provision of other public open space referred to. OPEN SPACE & LANDSCAPING The broad pattern of open space proposals for Harpurhey has largely been determined by the physical features of the area and the existing public parks. The proposals assume the reclamation of the Irk and Maston Brook Valleys and of the former clay -workings at Maston. This is part of the im plementation of the wider open space proposals for the whole of North Manchester, which envisages the development of continuous linear open space and recreational areas based upon the existing river valleys and canals, and the linking together of many of the existing parks. 6

It is therefore proposed that the existing open spaces in Harpurhey should be extended and linked together, and devel'o ped as a continuous major landscape d and recreation al area. This forms a dominant element in the overall proposals for the area. The Moston Brook Valley will be reclaimed by culverting , tipping and landscapin g, and linked at the south-wes t through to Queens Park. which in turn will be linked with the Irk Valley,als o to be reclaimed and landscape d. To the north the Maston Brook Valley will be linked to the former clay worl<mgs north of Church Lane and in the long term pedestrian links will be developed from the area to Boggart Hole Clough and the Irk Valley. This open space pattern will be further strengthen ed and extended visually by the location of schools and their playing fields. Because much of the land now proposed for open space would be in any event unsuitable for building, and bec a use these proposals are part of a muc~ider open space system; which will make a contributi on not merely to the Harpurhey area but to the whole City, it is appropria te and essential that they be treated on a generous scale. Looked at in terms of the purely local population it has 路 therefore been possible in this area to provide a much greater amount of open space than the 0. 7 acres per 1, 000 persons minimum envisaged in the Development Plan for redevelop ment areas. The proposals are in fact equivalent to nearly 1{ acres of public playing fields, and nearly 3 ~ acres of other open and recreation al space per 1, 000 persons, excluding adjacent areas iike Boggart Hole Clough and the remainder of the Irk Valley. The importanc e of adequate landscapin g in the redevelop ment areas cannot be too strongly emphasise d, and on the extent and quality of this will largely depend the success or otherwise of the scheme. As part of the detailed implementation it will be necessary to adopt a landscapin g policy and prepare a comprehensiv e landscapin g scheme for the whole of the Redevelop ment Area. This will take account of the major highways, and will a lso integrate the open space system, including schools, with the new residentia l areas, as well as having an important effect on the details of the housing l ayouts. The extent of landscape d areas which could be created, together with the existing parts which would be integrated in the overall scheme, could provide a centre for recreation and leisure activities serving a wide area on the north side of the City . . The planning -proposals present a great challenge and a unique opportunit y to achieve much more than me.rely residentia l redevelop ment. SCHOOLS Close consultati ons have taken place with the Chief Education Officer on the school requireme nts of the area and he has made the following proposals PRIMARY SCHOOLS Sixteen forms of entry will be required for Primary Schools, and these are a llocated as follows : -

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Mount Carmel R. C. 2 F /E (Junior only)

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St. Dunstans R . C. 2 F /E (junior onlv)

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St. Dunstans R.C. 2 F /E (Infants only)

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Holy Trinity C. E. 1 F/E

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These schools are distribute d throughou t Harpurhey an d are closely related to the r e sidential areas a.nd pedestrian system so as to provide a minimum home-to-s chool tr avelling dist a nce for the children, :rnd wherever possible, a void the need for young children to cross m a in roads. New schools sites and extensions to existing schools are also located wherever possible in relation to the overall open-spac e system so that th ey contribute to the character of the wider area and become part of the l andsca ped scene. SECONDA RY SCHOOLS . The C ity 's propos a ls for the reorganisa tion of Secondary Schools on Comprehe nsive lines provide for a new eight form entry mixed corn prehen si ve school to be known as the Maston Brook School on a site between North Ro ad and the Maston Brook Valley. The present site is about 19 acres, leaving a deficiency of some 5 acres for playing fields still to be met within the area adjacent, or as close as possible, to the site.

Propos a ls for the remainde r of the County Secondary Schools within the area are at present being reviewed. The two existin g schools are the Greenmount Secondary Modern School on Monsall Road, and the Harpurhey Technical High School for Girls on Church Lane.

The organisation of Church of England and Catholic Secondary Schools, is also under review. The existing Albert Memorial C. of E. School in recent buildings adjoins the area, just to the SOL1th of Queens Road,and the existing St. Anthony's R. C. School, also in recent buildings, is on a site north of Moston La .n e. The Moston College of Further Education occupies new buildings on a 3 acre site to the east of Ashley L<me and has no further land requirement s. DISTRICT CENTRE, SHOPPING AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES The existing shopping is mainly along Rochdale Road, Conran Street, and Moston Lane. The shops in the vicinity of the Rochdale Road/Moston Lane junction tend to be of the larger type, serving a much wider area of this part of the City, including Moston and Blackley, and catering for the more specialist demands as well as 'day-to-day' needs. Much of this existing shopping falls within the 111 ain area to be redeveloped and it is proposed that the major shopping needs of this and the wider area should be .met within a new District Centre in the area immediately to the south-east of the Rochdale Road/Moston Lane junction. As much residential accommodat ion as possible would be closelv associated with this District Centre to take advantage of the facilities provided,and the main loc <.ll roads and pedestrian routes would be focused on it with good access to the prinwry road system by means of a loc a l road junction with Rochdale Rood ot Moston Lone. The Centre would have major car parking facilities ;.ind in the event of a rapid transit system being installed along the line of Rochdale Road, ;:i station could be provided, linking directly into the Centre. It is envisaged thot the oreo served by this Centre would have a population of between 40, 000 and 60, 000,ond ;:is well as conwining major shopping and a substa ntial amount of residentiol accommodat ion would also include such facilities as n District Library, on Indoor Recrention Centre, a Public Hall, a Youth Club

and Community Centre and other public buildings. Further nncillnry and service

In additibn a' small centre of some 7 shops to meet local needs in the south east of th e area is being provided as part of the curren.t proposals for the Lodge Street area. ·· · · · · , ·-· · , _, · ' .. In the east of the area there is an existing concentratio n of shops on Moston Lane near its junction with Kenyon Lane, for which there are no present proposals. It is envisaged that this grouping of shops would 'c ontinue to cater for the local needs of this part of the area. The aim is to make provision for th e complete range of social and community facilities nec essary to ensure a full life for the area when redeveloped, and as many as possible of these would be related to the main pedestrian routes and the proposed centres. A separate schedule of the various requirement s which it is known at present will need to be provided within this area has been prepared giving the fullest information available nt this stage. A summary ·of 'this schedule is appended. COI\SUL T ATIONS Discussions nre being he ld with the Manchester nnd District Brewers' Society on the provision of licensed premises within the nrea. Further consultations on the detailed locotion of these will be necessnry as redevelopme nt proposals proceed. Further consultation will a lso be necess3ry with the Ch urches Planning Committee and other Church bodies on the requirement s for the churches in the aren . Discussions ore be in g held between the Corpora ti on and the Manchester Executive Council of th e l\ationa l He<.llth Service on how accommodnt ion for the various medicnl services can best be provided.

facilities such ns showrooms, petrol filling stations, etc. would nlso be associated with the Centre.

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This Centre is envisaged ns providing a visual ;.is well ns a social a nd commercinl focus for the whole of this nren, nml forms n key element in these proposnls.

Redev e lopm ent will be pha s ed in accordance w ith the programme of cl e arnnce be in g und eruiken by th ~ Medicol Officer of Health a nd this will influence the timing ancl,to some ex tent, the exact location of physical redevelopme nt.

In addition to this m nin District Centre there will be the need for local shopping within the residentinl nrens to me e t'day-to-day ' needs. After a llowing for the extent to which the District Centre is likely to meet the'dny-to-d ay'needs of the immediately adjoining residentinl aren, and assuming I shop to 250 persons as a rough guide, it is proposed thnt a group of about 1.'1 s hops s hould be provided at the southern end of Conran Street, associated with the ma in north/ south pedestrian route, with good access from the main local di s tributor road and as far as possible within an early stage of redevelopme nt. In addition it is suggested that a limited number (perhaps 2-3) single all purpose 'corner' type shops be provided in those areas rather more distant from a proposed centre, th e precise siting being dependant upon detailed la yo ut.

As previou s ly stoted th e nren included in the present slum clt:ar·:mce programme to be redeveloped during the next 10 years nmounts. to only about a ciuart er of the total areo includ ed in the stud y, and ;1 substantial pnrt of this is found in a belt of land to the east of Rochdnle Rond between Queens Road and Moston Lnne. It is expected that du.ring the sa1r.e period lar ge areas of open land, in the Irk Valley, the Maston Brook Valley and .on the former Moston clay-pits, will be reclaimed and dev e loped chiefly for open space and schools purposes.

The design of this local centre should allow for so me variation in size and type of shop, for the incorporatio n of other community facilities such as a clinic and other medical services, public houses, etc. and for th e provision of space to meet unforeseen future uses.

APPENDIX l SURVEY MATERIAL AVAILABLE ON PLANS AND ACCOMPANYING LISTS I

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APPENDIX II Consultations carried out with all Departments of the Corporation asked for 路 site requirements for the Harpurhey Comprehensive Redevelopment Area under the following headings : .:.

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Relation of building to new roads

Extent of Corporation Ownership

Whether comprehensive development with other buildings is desirable

Any special consideration

Any indict:ltion of building programme dates

Licensed Betting Offices Licensed Prem is es Land owned or maintained by the Parks Department

(b)

EXISTif\G BUILDINGS INTHE AREA

Industrial Premises Doctors, Dentists, Chemists and Ophthalmic Opticians Premises Retail Businesses on Mt:lin Roads Major Services - Gas - f\orth Western Gas Bot:lrd Major Services - Electricity - f\orth Western Electricity Board Major Services - Water - Manchester Corporation Waterworks Department

(c)

Do you have any existing buildings in the t:lrea

Are they to be retained or

Their useful life

enla~ged ?

INTERIM l.

Would you require an.y interim arrangements ma~i~1g to ensure continuity of service in the period between demoht10n and redevelopment ?

Mt:ljor Services - Sewerage - City Engineer and Surveyor Existing Education Facilities Mining Subsidence and Surface Clayworkings (Mineral Valuers' Report, 10th March, 1965 and Report of the Corporation's Mining Consultants, 12th December, 1962 and 10th December, 1964) G. P .0. Crown Premises G.P.0. Scale Payment Offices Scouts and Guides Premises

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FOR THE HARPURHEY COMPREHENSIVE REDEVELOPMENT AREA

Head of Department Date of memoranda stating requirements The Town Hall Superintendent (18 .11.64) (15.12.65)

Requirements

Public Hall Size of building - 5, 500 sq .ft. Size of site - 8. 500 sq .ft. Should have vehicular access and be located in a Civic Centre Not programmed.

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Existing Buildings and Ownerships

Interim Arrangements

Remarks

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Blackley Institute Gift of the Lewis Trust. Has a remaining life .of approx. 20 years.

The General Bus Shelters to be positioned wherever a fair number of Manager, Transport passengers are likely to collect, i.e. at bus stops connected Department with any proposed pedestrian system. (30 . 11.64)

The Medical Officer of Health (1. 12.64) (15. 4.65) (15.12.65)

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Not to be demolished before redevelopment takes place.

Time-Keepers Cabin and Brew-12oint Combined with public toilets at junction of Moston Lane and Worsley Avenue. Will be required as long as existing services and road pattern remain in area.

Further consultations necessary.

Six Public Conveniences as listed. Retention dependent on redevelopment proposals. All have recently been modernised. Under existing conditions Maston Lane / Rochdale Road convenience to be converted to a, convenience for men and women.

Would require interim arrangements.

Moston Combined Clinic To be located either near Maston l\eighhourhood Centre or to to the east of the District Centre. Standard building, Site area - 0. 5 acres. Should be accessible by public transport and be on a pedestrian route. Programmed for 197 3/ 7 4.

Temporary Maternity and Child Welfare Centre (Beech Mount) . Retention to exceed 4 years. . . not expected . .

New premises at Conran Street must be ready before demolition.

Maternity and Child Welfare Centre with Dental Unit Required in vicinity of Conran Street. Programmed for 1968/69 to coincide with the adjoining housing redevelopment.

District Nurses Training and Report Centre (Beech Mount) To be retained indefinitely.

Residential Hostel for Mentally Handicapped Adults Standard 30 Place hostel. Site area - 0. 5 acres. The hostel should have easy access to the Domett Street Adult Training Centre and to Rochdale Road, and should be within residential development. Programmed for 1967 /68. A site may be found outside the Comprehensive Redevelopment Area.

Blackle_y: Adult Training Centre, At Domett Street, Blackley Village. In process of adaptation to provide training facilities for 200 adult subnormals To be retained indefinitely .

Harpurhey Day Nursery Site required - 0 . 5 acres in the northern part of the clearance area. Programmed for 1970/ 71.

It is assumed that two existing nurseries outside the Comprehensive Redevelopment Area will be allowed to remain until new nursery is built.

Public Conveniences Standard pattern, dependent on redevelopment proposals.

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The Director of Cleansing ( 19.11.64) ( 15.12.65)

Land for Tipping The City Engineer and Surveyor has undertaken to invest1 gate the possibility of crulverting Moston Brook between Church Lane and Sunderland Street with a view to the partial tipping of the Valley. ·

The City Engineer and Surveyor (Buildings) (27. l l.64 ) ( 15.12.65)

No new buildings required.

The General Manager, Baths and Laundries . Department (28.11.64) (12.10.65) (15.12.65)

Indoor Recreation Centre. To be located in the District Centre. Not programmed.

Plunge Baths associated with Secondary Schools and Learner pools associated with Primary Schools to be prov ided in conjunction with the requirements of the Education Department. Not programmed. Laundry Facilities to be provided in conjunction with the requirements of the Housing Department. Not programmed.

The City Librarian (30.1 l.64) (15. 12 .65)

Separation and Incineration Plant. At Russell Road. This will be retained until after 1970 , when it will prove inadequate.

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Continuous disposal A new site of 3-4 of refuse is necessary acres will be required for a r .e fuse treatment plant to serve north Manchester in an area zoned for in dustrial use. Further consultations necessary.

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Highways Depot, Factory Lane. To be retained and enlarged. Enlargement programmed for 1966/ 68.

Further consultations necessary.

Harpurhey Public Baths and Laundry at Rochdale Road. Retention up to 15 years, depending on redevelopment proposals .

Existing services to be maintained as long as needed.

Moston Public Baths gnd Laundry at Dean Lane. Retention dependent on redevelopment proposals. .·

District Library New facilities required to replace the existing Maston libr ary . Site - 0 . 7 5 acres. Possibility that it m ay be located in th e District Centre. Not programmed.

_Harpurhey Library (Queens Park ) To be retained and enlarged.

Blackley Library To be demolished as soon as a new library is built in Blackley Village (outside the Comprehensive Redevelopment Are a).

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Moston Library To be replaced. Alternatively there is a possibility that this library will be rebuilt and enlarged on the same site. The Town Clerk & Civil Defence Officer (l. 12.64) (15. 12.65)

Training Centre Required near junction of Maston Lane and Rochdale Road and easily accessible by public transport. Not pro gr am rr. ed .

The City Treasurer (2l.12.64) (15.12.65)

District Rates Office Approx. 600 sq .ft. office accommodation in Civic Centre buildings. · Not pro gr am med .

District Rates Office at 253, Moston Lane, which is unsatisfactory and in need of replacement.

Further consultations necessary.

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The Director Art Galleries (16. 11. 64)

No further requirements.

The Chief Welfare Officer (25. 11. 64) (15. 11. 65)

Three Aged Persons Homes Each Home to be of a standard design and to accomm odate 40 persons, with a site of 0. 4 acres . Home 1 : Required in the Turkey Lane Area in 1968/ 69. Home 2 : Required in the northern part of the initial Redevelopment Area in 1972/73. Home 3 : Required in the Moston Area in 1975/76.

Three Aged Persons Clubs. Each to be associated with an aged person ' s home, an d two of which to have day attendance facilities. Club 1 : Required in the Turkey Lane Area in 1971/7 2. Club 2 : Required in the northern part of the initial . Redevelopment Area in 1973/74. Club 3 : Required in the Moston Area in 1975/76.

Park Art Gallery fo be retained indefinitely ;

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路 Rehabilitation and Emergency Accomodation Unit for Homeless Families If a site for this is not available in the Beswick Compr ehensive Redevelopment Area then a site may be required in Harpurhey, probably in the Turkey Lane Area. Programmed for 1967 /68.

Multi - Purpose Centre for Aged and Handicapped Perso ns. This is a possible requirement for the Harpurhey Are a. Programmed for 1968/69.

The Chief Civic Youth Club and Community Centre Education Officer Size of building - 14, 000 sq. ft. (Buildings other than This would be provided in the District Centre. schools) Not programmed. (15. 4. 65) (23.4.65) Youth Employment Bureau may be required in the Ha r purhey Area. Not programmed. Accommodation fo r School Welfare Officers may be r equired in the Harpurhey Area. Not programmed.

For school proposals see appropriate section in brief.

APPENDIX III Consu lt ations a lso carried out with various Government Departments and other organisations, and the fo llowing schedule lists the known requirements. S.CHEDULE OF KNOWN REQUIREMENTS (OTH ER THAN FOR 'fHE qoRIDRATION) FOR THE HARPURHEY COMPREHENSIVE REDEVELOPMENT A.REA 路 v

Name of Organisation Date of Letters stating reguirements

Requirements

Home Offi<.::e Prison DeEartment (28.1.65) ( 3. 6. 66)

Housing Site for Staff at Strangeway:s Prison. The southern part of the Redevelopment Area would be a suitable location.

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food ( 4. 11. 64)

Allotment provision should be a llowed for when redeve lopment takes plJce.

Ministry of Public Buildings and Works (11. 11. 64)

Offices to house Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance and National Assistance Board. Site of approximately 100 x 200 ft. required near junction of Maston Lane and Rochdale Road .

Existing Buildings and Ownership

North Western E lee t ric it y: Boa rd (26.11.64) (22.7.66)

New Service Centre : To be situated in the main shopping centre.

Remarks

Further consultations necessary .

Interim Arrangements

r 11 existing allotment sites totalling

just over 25 acres exist in the area, but many are no longer under active cultivation. New offices would be located most suitably in the District Centre

Conway: Street Branch Post Office North-East District Sorting Office at Factory Lane Both of these are new buildings.

r Service Centre Maston Lane

Further consultations necessary.

No further information. '

Manchester Regional Hos2ital Board (25.11.64)

No additional requirements

Beech Mount Hos12ital : to be retained for 10-15 years . Monsall Hospital : in ownership of Ministry of Health. To be retained indefinitely.

Churches Planning Committee (5. 5. 65) (11.5. 65) (9.7.65) (29.7.65) (26.10.65)

Roman Catholic Church : Site for new Church required near junction of Church Lane/ Hall Street. No further information.

St. George's Presbyterian Church to be retained. Chr ist Church and St. Stephen's Church of England Churches - one or both to be retained. Albert Memoria!:iSt. John's 1 Holy: Trinity and St. Luke's Church of England Churches to be retained. Rochdale Road Methodist Church to be retained . .Union BaQtist Church - to be retained . Osborne Road Salvation Army: Citadel to be retained. St. Aug!,!stine' s Church of England Church Discontinued. Lightbowne Road 1 Ashley: Lane and Market Street Methodist Churches Discontinued .

City of Manchester Boy Sc outs (8.12.65 )

One, Eossibly two, new sites in the Redevelopm ent Area. ;

~Jandaff Street Hut : to be relocated ftillrch Lane Hut : may need relocation. 3(e"ndon Avenue Hut: to remain.

Further consultation s necessary. ;

Manchester and District Brewers ' Society (13.7.65 )

25-30 Public Houses No further information at present

for existing premises see appropriate :naP.

APPENDIX IV ADDITIONAL INFORMA1JON CONCERNING CONSULTATIONS WITH DEPARTMENTS OF THE CORPORATION AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Police Department

Airport Department

Walter Street Police Station : to be retained until redevelopment takes place. Replacement will not be necessary. There is a possibility that a Training School, Stables and Sports Ground associated with Churnet Street (Collyhurst) Police Headquarters will be required in the Harpurhe y Section of the Irk Va lley. The proposed s iting of a Helicopter Station on Queens Road Tip (Cheetham) should be borne in mind in rel<ltion to height restrictions on new developments in the south-western part of Harpurhe y .

Children's Department

Child Guidance Clinic at L1thbury Roa d - Sunderland Street is a new building and will need to be retained. There is a possible requirement of a site for a Training Home for Adolesce nt Girls to serve North Manchester a nd to occupy 1. 5 acres a nd programmed for 1966/67 .

Direct Works Departme nt

The Depot at Mon sa ll Street h.:is now been relinquished. A new site for a depot to serve Harpurhey and Collyhurst is required, but this s hould be sited in .:in adjoining area z oned for Industrial Use .

Ministry of Defence

Propert y at 791 Rochd.:ile Road, No. 1832 Squadron A. T. C., and off Ru sse ll Road, Blackley A. C. F. Company . No further information.

Aerial photographs by Hunting Survey Limited.

The City Planning Officer would like to thank all departments of the Corporation and other organisations for their co -o pera tion and assistance in the preparation of this report.

Further consultations with these and many

others will be needed as proposals for the area develop.