To consider a report of the Executive Member for Economy and Regeneration.

1. That the final content of the Civic Quarter Area Action Plan (CQAAP), based on the CQAAP as submitted to the Secretary of State on 26^th November 2021 (see Appendix A) be approved, subject to the inclusion of:
   1. The final schedule of Main Modifications as recommended by the Inspector as necessary to make the CQAAP sound (see Appendix Cb);
   2. The changes to the policies map and parameter plans (see Appendix Bb); and
   3. The updated schedule of minor modifications (see Appendix Cc);   
2. That the submission of the CQAAP, as described in recommendation 1 above, to Full Council on 25th January 2023 for formal adoption be approved; and
3. That, based upon the urgency provisions detailed within the report, the decision shall not be subject to the call-in process. 

The Executive Member for Economy and Regeneration introduced the report and stated that the plan demonstrated Trafford Council recognised and valued the importance of strategic planning. The process had taken several years to conclude and had been subject to several reports to the Executive as well as a statutory examination phase. The Executive Member for Economy and Regeneration drew the Committee’s attention to the wealth of supporting information provided. This was not unusual as it would be a working planning document used in the determination of planning applications.

The Executive Member for Economy and Regeneration stated that the plan provided a coherent flexible long-term guide to the Civic Quarter’s future development. The Executive Member for Economy and Regeneration noted some key headlines from the report and the associated appendices. The highlights included the creation of new neighbourhoods with their own distinct identity, improving green infrastructure and promoting sustainable modes of Transport, the transformation of 20 hectares of Brownfield land, the delivery of green spaces, up to 4,000 new high-quality homes, and the potential for development of up to 50,000 square meters of new office and commercial space.  

The Executive Member for Economy and Regeneration informed the Committee that the plan would provide a mechanism to raise and coordinate developer contributions to support future development of the area. The Civic quarter area action plan was the first of several key strategic planning documents that would come to the Committee within the next year including the Trafford design guide and, hopefully, the adoption of places for everyone, which would support the new local plan.

The Executive Member for Economy and Regeneration concluded her introduction by thanking the residents, businesses, and developers that had taken part in the process and offered a particular thank you to the officers for the many years of work which had gone into developing the plans to this stage.

Following the introduction, Councillor Butt welcomed the report and the support for further development of the Lancashire County Cricket Club as a venue for world class sporting events.

The Executive Member for Economy and Regeneration then moved the recommendations of the report, the Leader seconded the recommendations, and they were approved by the Committee.

RESOLVED:

1)    That the final content of the Civic Quarter Area Action Plan (CQAAP), based on the CQAAP as submitted to the Secretary of State on 26^th November 2021 (see Appendix A) be approved, subject to the inclusion of:

a.    The final schedule of Main Modifications as recommended by the Inspector as necessary to make the CQAAP sound (see Appendix Cb);

b.    The changes to the policies map and parameter plans (see Appendix Bb); and

c.     The updated schedule of minor modifications (see Appendix Cc);   

2)    That the submission of the CQAAP, as described in recommendation 1 above, to Full Council on 25th January 2023 for formal adoption be approved; and

3)    That, based upon the urgency provisions detailed within the report, the decision shall not be subject to the call-in process.