The Executive has decided to approve the consultation draft Trafford Wharfside Strategic Masterplan for a major sports-led regeneration scheme.

URL: https://democratic.trafford.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=1531

Decision Maker: Executive

Outcome:

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: Yes

Purpose: It was recommended that the Executive approve the consultation draft Trafford Wharfside Strategic Masterplan for the following reasons:   ·       To take advantage of the significant and transformative opportunity to bring forward the largest sports-led regeneration scheme in the UK since London 2012, delivering over £7bn of investment, 15,000 homes and 48,000 local jobs, in a new mixed use neighbourhood anchored by a new 100,000 seater stadium for Manchester United.  ·       To provide a strategic framework for planning decision making in the Trafford Wharfside area which reflects, underpins and evidences a substantial emerging Local Plan allocation, to enable investment decisions by the public and private sectors in development and infrastructure.  ·       To provide key placemaking, public realm and urban design principles for the area in an easily accessible and understandable format, to deliver a sustainable community with access to physical, social and environmental infrastructure and to set a framework and parameters for development and the determination of planning applications.  ·       To provide a firm basis for partnership working with the OTR MDC, Manchester United Football Club, GMCA, Transport for Greater Manchester and other public and private sector organisations.   

Content: It was recommended that the Executive approve the consultation draft Trafford Wharfside Strategic Masterplan for the following reasons:   ·       To take advantage of the significant and transformative opportunity to bring forward the largest sports-led regeneration scheme in the UK since London 2012, delivering over £7bn of investment, 15,000 homes and 48,000 local jobs, in a new mixed use neighbourhood anchored by a new 100,000 seater stadium for Manchester United.  ·       To provide a strategic framework for planning decision making in the Trafford Wharfside area which reflects, underpins and evidences a substantial emerging Local Plan allocation, to enable investment decisions by the public and private sectors in development and infrastructure.  ·       To provide key placemaking, public realm and urban design principles for the area in an easily accessible and understandable format, to deliver a sustainable community with access to physical, social and environmental infrastructure and to set a framework and parameters for development and the determination of planning applications.  ·       To provide a firm basis for partnership working with the OTR MDC, Manchester United Football Club, GMCA, Transport for Greater Manchester and other public and private sector organisations.    That the Executive:   (i)              Approves the draft Trafford Wharfside Strategic Masterplan for consultation. (ii)             (ii) Delegates authority to the Corporate Director of Place in consultation with the Executive Member for Economy and Regeneration to make minor changes to the draft Masterplan prior to consultation formally commencing. (iii)           Approves the consultation strategy. (iv)           Notes that following consultation and consideration of the consultation responses, a final Masterplan will be presented to the Executive for adoption. (v)             Notes that on adoption the Masterplan will be a development document forming part of the planning policy framework for the Trafford Wharfside area. (vi)           Notes that on adoption the Masterplan will supersede the previous Trafford Wharfside Development Framework and the Wharfside Masterplan, and these documents will be cancelled.   

Date of Decision: July 20, 2026