Shaping Tameside’s local plan for the future

Everyone who lives, works, and studies in Tameside is invited to have their say to help create the final Local Plan for the borough.

This plan will shape planning policy for the next 15 years, ensuring that Tameside continues to thrive and meet the needs of its residents and businesses.

The Local Plan has now entered the second stage of consultation for community, resident, and stakeholder involvement in shaping the future of development across the borough.

The new draft has been developed using feedback from the initial scoping consultation carried out last year and outlines the preferred policy approach across seven key themes: Homes, Jobs, Centres, Transport, Places, Environment, and People. There is an opportunity to comment on each.

Tameside’s Local Plan is made up of policies from four plans. Homes, Spaces, Places is the final document in the local plan, adding to the already adopted Places for Everyone, Minerals, and Waste Plans. It sets out a vision, strategy, and range of policies for the future of Tameside.

The plan recognises that any development must be supported by adequate infrastructure, including community services like health and education, roads, public transport, digital connectivity, and utilities. Ongoing discussions with relevant stakeholders are being held to ensure these needs are met.

Cllr Andrew McLaren Deputy Leader Growth, Housing and Homelessness said: “The views of everyone across the borough are crucial to help shape the plan and Tameside’s future. We’ve listened to your concerns from the Scoping consultation and that’s why this plan contains a number of policies relevant to the feedback so far by including specific standards for new green spaces, controlling the number of hot food takeaways and ensuring safeguards in relation to new Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO’s).”

“We want to prioritise the things that are important to everyone whether it’s sustainable development, protecting green spaces, supporting brownfield redevelopment, or connecting community facilities and conserving our heritage assets. While doing this we also need to balance the need for growth, affordable homes, continued job creation with support for local businesses, town centres and better public transport for thriving communities.”

The consultation is open until June 2, 2025. Residents can complete the feedback form at www.tameside.gov.uk/homesspacesplaces .  Written copies are also available at Tameside Libraries.