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COMPARISON AND CONVENIENCE RETAIL NEEDS
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COMPARISON AND CONVENIENCE RETAIL NEEDSComparison retail developments appropriate in scale, are welcomed in all centres for the purposes of enhancing their vitality and viability and in underpinning regeneration initiatives to ensure that centres meet identified needs of local communities (RSS Policy W5) PROVISION OF LEISURE USESLocal policies should set out the number and scale of leisure developments they wish to encourage taking account of their potential impact, including the cumulative impact, on the character and function of the centre, anti-social behaviour and crime (PPS4 para EC4.2 (b)). Primary frontages should be largely reserved for retail development with leisure facilities amongst other things being targeted at secondary shopping frontages (PPS 12 para 2.17) Plans should ensure that there is provision for all members of the community for sport, recreation and cultural facilities (RSS Policy L1) MX1 areas within the UDP are identified as key locations for the development of a range of leisure facilities (UDP Policy MX1) REFERENCES (RETAIL AND TOWN CENTRES)DCLG (2009) PPS4 Planning for Sustainable Economic Growth. DCLG (2008) Improving Public Access to Better Quality Toilets – A Strategic Guide GONW (2008) North West of England Plan: Regional Spatial Strategy to 2021 Transport for GM and Greater Manchester Combined Authority (2011) Greater Manchester’s third Local Transport Plan 2011/12 – 2015/16 Salford City Council (June 2009) City of Salford Unitary Development Plan 2004 – 2016 – Policies saved beyond 21 June 2009 Salford City Council (2008) Salford West Regeneration Framework and Action Plan 2008-2028. DCLG 2011 PPG 13: Transport AGMA 2006 Manchester City Region Spatial Strategy Salford City Council (2008) Claremont and Weaste Neighbourhood Plan. Central Salford URC (2006) The Vision and Regeneration Framework for Central Salford EDUCATIONGENERALCreate 21st century learning environments that are designed to meet the needs of teachers and learners (Building Schools for the Future: Strategic Business Case, p. ii) Deliver better education standards in all areas, and in particular in deprived areas (Urban White Paper para 7.28) 3 Imperatives: Improve secondary school educational attainment; re-skill the adult population and reduce polarization and inequalities (Building Schools for the Future: Strategic Business Case, p. 9) To increase the percentage of learners who progress to higher education, to raise participation and achievement of young people in learning and to raise the quality and effectiveness of LSC funded learning (LSC GM Strategic Plan, p.10-13) Schools and colleges play a vital role in the life of local communities. Existing facilities sometimes operate from poor buildings and/or constrained sites, and the improvement and renewal of such facilities will therefore be supported (UDP Policy EHC1) Maximise opportunities to open up facilities in schools to the wider community (Claremont and Weaste Neighbourhood Plan – Statement 10). Improve diets in schools and ensure cultural sensitivity in meal provision (Community Plan, p.15) Ensure that creativity and cultural activity form an integral part of school life (The Cultural Strategy for England’s North West, p.11) 100% of primary and secondary schools to achieve the Healthy Schools Standard by 2009 and Healthy Schools Standards Level 3 by 2015 (Community Plan, p15) Strengthen the involvement of universities in the city’s broader social capital (GM Strategy p27). PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIESAddress accessibility (both in terms of location and physical access) for all members of the community to education (PPS1 para.16 & 27) Ensure that suitable locations are available for industrial, retail, public sector (e.g. health and education) tourism and leisure developments, so that the economy can prosper (PPS1 para.23) Particular attention should be given to improving access to and addressing spatial disparities in service and facilities provision in areas which have the greatest needs or where communities or the economy are poorly served (RSS Policy L1) Integrating and phasing the provision of public services (including lifelong learning) and facilities to meet the current and future needs of the whole community, ensuring that those services are conveniently located, close to the people they serve and genuinely accessible by public transport (RSS Policy DP2) Increase the range of accessible learning opportunities available in Salford (particularly for unemployed people, benefit claimants, older people, prisoners and those supervised in the community, low skilled people in work and families (Community Plan p.26) Ensure that provision pre and post 16 is inclusive and meets the needs of all young people, regardless of ability, special needs, ethnic background or gender (14-19 Agenda, p. 8) Ensure an inclusive approach in all of our schools and a closing of the inequalities gap (Building Schools for the Future: Strategic Business Case, p. ii) Promote the development of extended and/ or co-located provision (Building Schools for the Future: Strategic Business Case, p. ii) Transform learning and teaching through a city-wide e-enabled, e-learning strategy (Building Schools for the Future: Strategic Business Case, p. ii) Those involved with campus sites, including hospitals and universities should ensure different parts of the site are linked by appropriate walking and cycling routes (NICE Public Health Guidance 8 p9) Download 1.19 Mb. 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