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Outline Planning Brief Redevelopment Area 3: Longsight

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CONTENTS

Foreword Introduction LONGSIGHT

Appendix I Appendix II Appendix III Appendix IV Acknowledgments

- Location Subsidence Problems and Objectives Pedestrian and Vehicular Separation Major Roads Development Form and Density Remainder of Longsight Area Family Structure Car Parking Open Space a nd Landscaping Children's Play Spaces Schools Shopping Other Facilities Consultations Phasing

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INTRODUCTION

Large scale redevelopment over wide areas of the City, conceived within the broad strategy of urban renewal, will take place over the next ten years and beyond. The primary objective is to ensure that complete sectors of the City are rebuilt not as isolated housing estates, but as real communities with a full range of social facilities.

The City's accelerated slum clearance programme should result in all the unfit dwellings being cleared during the next eight or nine years; this presents a unique opportunity to tackle redevelopment areas on a comprehensive basis.

Longsight is the third major area for which an outline planning brief has been prepared. The first real opportunity was presented in Hulme, where an area of more than 300 acres is now cleared and is being rebuilt. The second was for the Beswick residential neighbourhood, an area of about 300 acres. These separate areas are nevertheless closely inter-connected with the circulation and land use proposals for the City as a whole. ·

A total area o( about 430 acres has been considered as part of a comprehensive plan for Longsight. The more immediate task is to redevelop a little over half this area - 260 acres - which is affected by slum clearance over the next eight or nine years. The proposals put forward in this brief, which covers the whole of the area, establish broad principles which are intended to form a ·framework on which more detailed study and design can proceed; in particular the relationship between the facilities to be provided at focal level and those in the existing district centre~ adjoining the area to the south, will need further study.

LOCATION

Longsight is about two miles to the south-east of the City Centre. The outline planning proposals relate to an area bounded by Hyde Road to the north, the proposed Inner Ring Road to the north-west, Upper Brook Street and Anson Road to the south-west, Dickenson Road to the south, and Longsight sidings and Liner Depot to the east; an area of some 430 acres with an existing population of about 26, 000. The area of early redevelopment, covering 260 acres has an existing population of about 20, 000 and J it is expected that the population on redevelopment will be approximately 11, 000.

The area which is subject to early clearance and redevelopment, forms a part of the larger obsolete high density collar of housing and mixed uses which encircles the City .Centre. To the south and east of Plymouth Grove, medium density better quality houses in the Victoria Park area with large gardens and many fine and mature trees contribute to a much more attractive residential environment.

The area as a whole is fa irly well defined by major roads and the railway and forms a reasonable planning unit within which it should be possible to create a new environment of the highest standard from which all through traffic could be excluded; part of Longsight is very close to the City Centre and the area is bounded by several major developments, inciuding the Hospital Precinct to the south­west, which will be largely redeveloped as part of a twenty year programme, the railway sidings and Liner Depot to the east, and the existing Longs ight district shopping centre to the south.

Two major routes, Stockport Road, which is also the A6, and Plymouth Grove, pass through the heart of Longsight. Stockport Road, which presents the major problems from a planning point of view, carries a very heavy volume of through traffic and is also one of the major district shopping streets in the City. Plymouth Grove carries a lesser volume of traffic and generally separates the

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obsolete housing areas to the north, which are to be redeveloped in· the next ten years, from the better quality housing and m ore attractive area to the south.

The area slopes gently from east to west and .has no outstanding physical feature, though the Victoria Park area is rich in mature trees which will clearly need to be cared for and retained.

Apart from a few isolated groups of dwellings and part of Victoria Park, most of the existing houses are over 8(J years old. The area to the north of Plymouth Grove largely consists of higher density and unfit houses at an average density of between 45 and 50 houses per acre. There is inadequate public open space and many of the facilities which do exist, such as schools, are in cramped and outworn buildings.

SUBSIDE NCE

The report of the Corporation's Mining Consultant indicates that the whole of the Longsight area is outside the area of working for which the National Coal Board pas given notice of their intention to extract coal. A report received from the District Valuer is generally in agreement with the observa tions of the Consultant but also draws attention to a small area ·to the north east of the railway goods depot in which· structional precautions are advisable if multi ~ storey development is proposed. It also refers to the position of three major geological faults in the Longsight a rea where similar precautions would be advisable.

PROBLEMS AND OBJECTIVES

The existing problems in the area may. be summarised as follows:-

i) Totally obsolete dwellings and buildings to the north of Plymouth Grove (Phase 1 Redevelopment).

ii) Heavy through traffic on Stockport Road (A6).

iii) Over -extended linear shopping frontage to Stockport Road.

iv) Pedestrian/ vehicular conflict, accidents, environmental intrusion.

v) Inadequate open space, school sites, playing fields etc.

vi) Inadequate social and community facilities, sport, recreation etc.

The objective in drawing up outline planning proposals is not simply to make provision for the wide range of facilities necessary, it is to overcome the principal problems referred to above, and at the same time to encourage the creation of an urban environment which~ whilst very much part of the City, also has an individuality and character of its own.

PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR SEPARATION

· The policy of separating main pedestrian and vehicular movement adopted in other comprehensive redevelopment areas of the City is also applied to the Longsight area and the first phase of redevelopment includes proposals for the re -organisation of the primary and secondary road system (including the re -routing of Stockport Road) to allow for the creation of a large residential area free from through traffic, with a safe and attractive environment; an open space system and direct pedestrian ways.

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MAJOR ROADS

In the City's Development Plan, Upper Brook Street/ Anson Road, Hyde Road, the Inner Ring Road, and Stockport Road are shown as principal traffic routes. With the exception of Stockport Road these three primary routes provide well -defined and logical boundaries to the redevelopment area, and are intended to be constructed and improved as high capacity limited access roads with specially designed multi-level jun~tions.

However, Stockport Road runs through the middle of the residential area and divides the area which is to be redeveloped over the next ten years into two parts. Its retention, (and ultimate improvement to near motorway standards), in its present position would create further very difficult circulation problems in the area quite apa rt from its negative effect on environment, and attendant problems of noise, dange~ and visual intrusion. Afte r considerable study and consultation with the City Eng ineer, an amendment to the original Development Pl an proposals is suggested, which involves a diversion of Stockport Road to the east of the main railway line and Liner Depot in the vicinity of Belle Vue Stadium, this diver sion occurs completely outside the Longsight Redevelopment Area. It has been considered in principle by the S.E.L.N.E.C. Highways Committee and is included in the S.E.L.N.E.C. programme for the mid 1970's. In the meantime that part of Longsight north of Plymouth Grove will be st.i.bstantially redeveloped, and an interim solution is essential to divert Stockport Road east and north adjoining Longsight sidings and Hyde Road. In the short term this diversion will carry the full weight of the A6 traffic, but in the long term it will be a normal es tate distributor road on the northern perimeter of the r edevelopment area.

Stockport Road is one of the most important problems posed by the redevelopment of Longsight and its solution is a basic factor in the replanning of the area.

Plymouth Grove will function as a main local distributor road providing access directly in to the redeveloped housing areas and linking to the Longsight District Centre to the south and the Brunswick Residential Neighbourhood to the north.

Between these two roads is located the area comprising the bulk of the redevelopment. The northern perimeter road will in the long term link into the proposed junction of the Inner Ring Road and Hyde Road providing access for local traffic into the major road system. It will also provide access to the Liner Goods depot, keeping traffic from the Depot to the perimeter of the redevelopment area. Both these main distributor roads are envisaged as 'bus routes providing public transport within about a !- mile of all dwellings. Further studies are proceeding on public transport routes in the future Longsight including the possibiHty of bus ways free of the proposed general highway system.

DEVELOPMENT FORM AND DENSITY

Area to be redeveloped within next 10 years.

The development form features housing, which is the dominent land use element, being as continuous a network as possible and contrasting in spatial terms with the subordinate land use elements of large scale open space, transportation routes, district and neighbourhood centres and other landmarks.

The radial re -organisation of vehicular circulation resulting from the diversion of Stockport Road will provide a large well defined traffic free unit, bounded by Plymouth

· Grove in the south, to be completely redeveloped to accommodate in the region of 10, 000 persons. Its salient feature will be freedom from through traffic and a high degree of pedestrian and vehicular segragation. A simple and closely knit form of housing will be designed

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providing good vehicular access to the main local roads. The dwellings will be orientated towards the maih pedestrian route and the central core of open spaces, schools and other community facilities. The main pedestrian spine will be located in the general position and direction of the present Stockport Road, and the open spaces, schools, neighbourhood centre and other facilities will be related to it, to provide a high l evel of pedestrian access and convenience in relation to the housing. T he intention is to provide a safe, attractive and convenient environment for the pedestrian, but at the same time with quick vehicular servicing and access to the main local roads, and thence to the major road network.

The a rea will be redeveloped within the framework of an average nett density of 90 habitable rooms per acre, as set out for redevelopment areas in the Development Plan . This allows for redevelopment at reasonable cost and for an economical use of land. There will, however, be local areas of greater or less intensive deve°lopment depending upon the need to provide a high standard of environment with variety and interest, and with the bulk of the population closely related to the main social and community

. facilities. In effect, the overall average density for a l cirgc area like this is really a resultant after satisfying many inter -related requirements; in this sense, if these requirements are met,then some flexibility in the resultant density could be accepted .

The amount of nett housing land, after allo'tving for open space, schools and other ancillary uses, is expected to be about 150 acres in this area of initial redevelopment. Assuming an average nett density of 90 habitabl e rooms per acre, or apout 7 4 persons per acre, the total population, after redevelopment, is likely to be just over 11, 000. This is a reduction by nearly half of the existing population, and it is clearly desiruble that special care is taken in the detailed implementation of redevelopment to preserve as much continuity with the existing community as possible.

REMAINDER OF LONGSIGHT AREA

South of Plymouth Grove the existing character gradually changes and becomes more attractive, particularly to the south of Hathersage Road in the Victoria Park area, with large old dwellings in tree lined grounds, and better quality housing with a comparatively long life . This is generally a pleasant residential environment, and except for small pockets of older dwellings it is unlikely to be affected by redevelopment in the foreseeable future. South of Hathersage Road it is anticipated that the existing character and form of development will remain, and where small pockets of property fall due for redevelopment these will be treated in sympathy with the general park-like character of the area. The opportunity may also arise to initiate a programme of renewal in this area where some of the older, b:.it still attractive dwellings offer the opportunity for improvement of existing facilities. The emphasis here will be the improvement of what is still an attractive, if older, residential area.

About 6, 000 people living in the area between Plymouth Grove and Dickenson Road will remain unaffected by redevelopment and renewal in the first stage. However some clearance will take place in the area between Plymouth Grove and Hathersage Road where the predominant character will be one of transition between the tight urban form of the area to the north and east and the Victoria Park area to the south. Where renewal takes place, an open form of development is envisaged with a park like character well related to the linked open space to be provided to the north east of Plymouth Grove .

,\s one might expect in an area of the character of Victoria Park the existing residential density is rather low and is less than 30 persons per acre . It is not expected that this area will be affected generally by redevelopment for a considerable time, although renewal processes will gradually be undertaken in character with

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FAMILY STRUCTURE

It is the general policy in redevelopment areas that housing accommodation should provide for a reasonably balanced family structure so that not only are present demands met, but also that the needs of the next generation are intelligently anticipated as far as possible. The size of dwellings should be such as to give a reasonable occupancy (the Development Plan assumes at present a figure of 0. 82 persons per habitable room). Further investigation is being carried out on these aspects so that more specific -recommendations may be made.

CAR PARKING

The overall layout should provide for ultimate garage or parking provision of one space for every dwelling, closely associated with the dwellings themselves. In '.-1ddition about one car space for every three dwellings should be provided for visitors' cars. From a planning and environmental point of view these standards could most Satisfactorily be achieved by using space beneath buildings, pedestrian decks, children's play spaces, etc. Parking facilities should be separate from delivery and service access.

OPEN SPACE AND LANDSCAPING

Longsight has no outstanding physical features which immeqi ately suggest an open space pattern. A series of linked open spaces is therefore proposed closely related to the main pedestrian route,. which should be a lively pedestrian thoroughfare linking the various hubs of social activity . The open space system will contain a Town Park and primary schools in which the play areas will form a visually continuous open area. As an integral part of this strategy, the Town Park_ of some 13 acres will be located centrally to serve initial redevelopment and also the area to the south. The park would provide a landscaped setting as well as recreational facilities for ' the neighbourhood. A park of this size represents a standard of approximately 1. 1 acres per 1, 000 population in relation to the redeveloped areas which it is to serve, and a standard of 0. 7 4 acre per 1, 000 population in relation to Longsight.

In addition a further area of approximately 27 acres between Plymouth Grove and Hathersage Road as mentioned above might ultimately be redeveloped partly for residential · purposes in a park-like setting. This would ultimately improve still further the open space and recreational facilities to be provided in the neighbourhood.

The importance of adequate landscaping in the redevelop­ment areas as a whole cannot be emphasised too strongly, and on the extent and quality of this will largely depend the success or otherwise of the redevelopment. As part of the detailed implementation it will be necessary to prepare a comprehensive landscaping scheme for the whole area which takes particular account of the major open s paces, schools and major highways, and which is closely integrated with the more detailed housing proposals. Every effort will be made in the detailed housing design to take advantage of the two existing small park areas, namely Plymouth Grove Park and a Recreation Ground at South Street, and to incorporate them in whole or in part into the housing layout.

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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 and Cemeteries, but as a general rule provision should be made on the scale of one toddler space (for age 2-5 years) of say 25ft x 20ft. minimum, and one junior space (for age 6-10 years) of say SOft. x 30ft. minimum, for every 100 dwellings_. There is also the need to provide play spaces for older cluldren of 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, and also to take into account the noise aspect.

The provision of play spaces for children will be generally to to a standard of about~ acre per 1, 000 population. This will be in addition to the provision of other public open spaces referred to in the preceding section.

SCHOOLS

. Ten forms of entry will be required for primary schools as follows: -

Ross Place County ( 1 F /E) 3{ acres (Existing school to remain)

St. Clements C. of E. ( 1 F /E) 3{ acres (New sc,11001 - incluJe<l \dthin the 1 % 5/ ti8 schools buil<ling programme)

St. Stephen's C. of E. ( 1 F /E) 3{ acres (New school)

Plymouth Grove County ( 1 r /E) 3{ acres (Existing school to be a<lapteJ a n<l exte n<le<l)

St.. Chrysostom's C.ofE.(l f/E} 3{ acres (New School - inclu<le<l within the Hili5/ li8 schools builJing programme)

New County Primary (1 f /E) 3{ acres (New school)

St. Aloysius R. C. ( 1 F /E) 3{ acres (New school)

St. Joseph's R. C. (2 F/E)

St. John's C. of E.(1 F/E)

6! acres (Existing school site to be enlarged)

3i acres (New school)

These schools have been distributed throughout the area to provide a minimum home to school travelling distance for the children, and as much as possible to avoid young children having to cross the main local roads. Whenever possible their open space character will be integrated with the overall open space provision and pedestrian way system. A new school for educationally sub-normal children (2 ~ acres), and a civic youth club and community centre are also proposed.

Secondary school proposals fall within the Council's present re -organisation plan to secure comprehensive education. Ardwick School is proposed to be an eight form entry comprehensive school for Boys and Girls, accommodated in existing 'school premises in Devonshire Street, and in the exis ting Nicholis School to the north of Hyde Road, which lies just outside the Longsight Redevelopment Area. The school is substandard in site and playing fields, and it is proposed to extend it on land adjoining Nicholls School to the north of Hyde Road. At some time in the future it seems likely that the School buildings will be re -grouped and re-built on this site north of Hyde Road, However, there is not sufficient land available there to provide a reasonable standard of playing fields and consequently it is proposed that an additional area of at least 5 acres should be provided within the Longsight Redevelopment area as close as possible to the Nicholls School site.

VictoriLJ Park Sch~ol is to form the Lower School of a proposed nine form entry Comprehensive Central Boys 3chool, and St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Technical Girls School is to be a four form entry school. Both are located in the a rea to the south of Hathersage Road where redevelop­ment is not expected to take place for many years. The sites will ultimately require extending to provide an adequate allocation of playing fields.

SHOPPING

At present there is a continuous ribbon of shopping along both sides of Stockport Road. It is a busy shopping street serving a population drawn from a considerable distance, particularly its southern portion immediately to the south of the redevelopment area which forms the nucleus of the existing Longsight shopping centre which serves the wider district.

This centre is sufficiently large and commercially attractive to draw people from a considerable distance in Longsight, Gorton and Levenshulme for both "convenience" and "durable" shopping. It provides for the local shopping needs of a considerable part of the area to be redeveloped. In addition Longsight is only about 2 miles from the major shopping facilities of the City Centre.

Much of the remaining shopping frontage to Stockport Road falls within the redevelopment area and will be replaced by a small neighbourhood centre as part of the rebuilding operations, which will be located in a convenient and accessible position related to the main pedestrian route, and with direction vehicular and service links to Plymouth Grove and the interim Stockport Road diversion. It will be offset slightly towards the north-west of the neighbour­hood to take account of the proximity of the existing centre to the south of .the area and will be purely local in character to serve the immediate redeveloped area.

A rough guide to the total amount of shopping provision would be 1 shop to 250 persons, but in Longsight this will need to be modified having regard to the influence of the existing centre which is not immediately affected by redevelopment proposals. Thus in the first stage it might be reasonable to assume that of a total of 11, 000 persons to be accommodateq approximately 5, 000 would be served by the existing District centre. The remaining 6, 000 persons would then require a total of about 25 shops.

It is suggested that the Neighbourhood Centre would be of a fairly small scale accommodating about 20 shops, and the remaining 4-5 shops would be single all purpose "corner" type shops whose siting would be dependent upon the details of the layout, but generally would serve those areas which are not too closely related to the Neighbourhood Centre or District Centre. The design of the Neighbourhood Centre should allow for some variation in size and type of shop and for the possibility of a limited extension of shopping at a later stage.

The area to the south of Plymouth Grove is also served by existing groups of shops in Hathersage Road, Dickenson Road and Laindon Road.

OTHER FACILITIES

Provision will need to be ma de for the complete range of social and community facilities necessary to ensure a full life for the area when redeveloped. As many as possible of these facilities will be related to the main pedestrian routes and others with a wider service area will be located in relation to the existing centre. Facilities to be provided include a public hall, district library, district rates office, telephone exchange, North Western Electricity 13oard service centre, Methodist Church, combined clinic, churches, public houses, banks, etc.

Other specialised services include four aged persons homes, two aged persons clubs, Church Army Hostel, Civic Youth Club and Community Centre, and a Divisional Police Headquarters. In the detailed design, sites should be left for any unforeseen fµture uses, preferable adjacent to the Neighbourhood Centre.

Service facilities such a s petrol filling stations and repair garages, and possibly also distribution uses, could be located between Hyde Road a nd the distributor road in the vicinity of the Hyde Road/Inner Ring Road intersection.

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This area will have good access from both the major highway network ahd the internal road system. Such uses will be integrated with the general landscaping adjoining Hyde Road.

A separate schedule of the various requirements which,so far as is known at the present, will need to be provided to serve the redevelopment area, has been prepared giving the fullest information available at this stage. A summary of this schedule is appended .

CONSULTATIONS

Discussions are being held with the Manchester and District Brewers' Society on the provision of licensed premises. Further consultations on the detailed location of these will be necessary as redevelopment proposals proceed.

Further consultation will also be neces~>ary with the Churches Planning Committee and other church bodies on the requirements for the churches in the area.

Discussions are being held between the Corporation and the Manchester Executive Council of the National Health Service on how accommodation for the various medial services can best be provided.

PHASING

The proposals put forward in this brief will not be realised immediately, nor will they be carried out in one single operation. Redevelopment is phased in accordance with the programme of clearance being undertaken by the Medical Officer of Health and this will influence the timing and to some extent the exact location of physical redevelopment. Over the next 10 years this will be chiefly in the areas to the north and east of Plymouth Grove and the remaining area to the south will be renewed gradually beyond that time.

APPENDIX 1 SURVEY MATERIAL AVAILABLE ON PLANS AND ACCOMPANYING LISTS

Land use

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Extent of unfit properties and programming

Bus routes and stopping places

Age of buildings

Licensed Betting Offices

Licensed Premises

Extent of Corporation ownership

Land owned or maintained by the Parks Department

Industrial Premises

Doctors, Dentists, Chemists and Ophthalmic Opticians

l3uildings of Architectural and Historic Interest

Major Services - Gas - North Western Gas Board

Major Services - Electricity - North Western Electricity Board

Major Services - Water - Manchester Corporation Waterworks Department

ivtajor Services - Sewerage - City Engineer and Surveyor

Existing Education Facilities

Mining Subsidence (Report of the Corporation's Mining Consultants, dated 12th December, 1962 and 10th December, 1964). (Mineral Valuer's Report - dated 12th February, 1965.

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APPENDIX II

Consultations carried out with all Departments of the Corporation asked for site requirements for the

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(a) NEW BUILDINGS REQUIRED IN THE AREA

l. Type of building.

2. Size of building.

3. Size of site.

4 . Relation of building to new roads .

5. Whether comprehensive development with other buildings is desirable.

6. Any special considerations.

7. Any indication of building programme dates.

(b) EXISTING BUILDINGS II:' THE A REA

1. Do you have any existing buildings in the area?

2. Are they to be retained or enlarged?

3. Their useful life.

(c) INTERIM

1. Would you require any interim arrangements making to ensure continuity of service in the period between demolition and redevelopment.

Name of De~artment Date of letter of memorandum stating requirements

The Town Hall Superintendent (18.11.64)

The Chief Constable (2L 11. 64)

,Ihe City Librarian (30.11.64.)

SCHEDULE OF THE CORPORATION'S REQUIREMENTS FOR THE

LONGSIGHT COMPREHENSIVE REDEVELOPMENT AREA

Requirements Existing Buildings and Interim Ownership Arrangements

Public Hall - Longsight Public Hall - No demolition before Size of Buildings - 3, 000 sq .ft. Retention or enlargement new premises Size of Site - 5, 000 sq .ft . - depends on development plans - available. should be loc ated in Civic Centre. has a remaining life of 30 Not programmed. years.

Divisional Pol ice I-leadguarters Longsight Divisional Suitable To be erected on present site, Headquarters Station, accommodation to but size of buildings not yet Training School, Police ensure continuity of known. Should have easy garages, workshops and service between access to main roads - should single officer's hostel. demolition and not be integrated with other Only police garage and redevelopment. buildings - 'protected ' workshops to be retained -accommodation required. have remaining life of Not programmed. 20 years .

District Library with adult .Longsight Library, Hayley Mobile Library and junior lending facilities, Street - redundant, but Service could serve but without separate reference retain as long as possible during any interim department. A single storey until new premises are period. building required on site available. approx. 5, 000 sq. ft. in area. Readily accessible, but preferably not on main road. Should be in largest shopping centre in area. Programme - as soon as possible within redevelopment period.

Remarks

Further consultations necessary.

Further consultations necessary. Possible requirement of additional space for police purposes.

Further consultations necessary. The size and siting of new premises dependent on ultimate extent of residential area to be served by the District Centre in Longsight.

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The Medical Officer of Health

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Combined Clinic. To be located in more southerly part

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programming 1971/73.

Public Conveniences Standard pattern -dependent on redevelop­ment proposals.

Maternity and Child Welfare

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Heal th Centre - assumed to be

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Day Nursery, Daisy 13ank Road

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Day Centre and Club for Mentally Ill, Da isy Bank Road

to be retained indefinitely, may be enlarged within present

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Victoria Park Junior Training Centre, 9 Anson Road

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hostel for mentally disordered.

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Hostel (corner of Plymouth

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Indefinite life.

Six Public Conveniences listed - Inte rim arrange-

retention de pe ndent on ments would be

redevelopment proposals - all required.

recently modernised.

Further consultations necessary.

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Tue General Manager, Baths and Laundries Department (28 . 11. 6 4 . ) (12.10.65.)

The Chief Welfare Officer (1.12.65.)

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Requirements are inter-related with those of the Education and Housing Departments .

Indoor Recreation Centre To be located in main civic centre serving the area. Not programmed.

Four Aged Persons' Homes Standard design for 40 persons - site requirement 0.75 acre or less if integrated with other development. Situation with interesting outlook. One of these will be provided after 1975/76. The remaining three homes will be provided at the rate of one annually between 1972 and 1975.

Two Aged Persons' Clubs with day attendance facilities - should be part of comprehensive redevelop­ment - could be within curtilage of Aged Persons' Homes. Programmed - 1970/73.

Victoria Baths, Hathersage Road - not to be retained but has about 15 years remaining life.

South Street Laundry Not to be retained - life dependent on redevelopment.

Aged Persons' Home. Newbury, 80 Daisy Bank Road. To be replaced by purpose-built premises. Programme 1969/70.

Emergency Accommodation

Sites not to be relinquished until suitable alterna­tive accommodation is provided.

"Greenmount" 220A Plymouth Grove - if emergency accommodation unit is provided in the Beswick/ Bradford area, it will not be retained. Length of useful life not known.

Rehabilitation Unit Birchfield House, 200 Stockport Road -Not to be adapted or extended. Length of useful life not known.

Further consultations necessary.

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The City Treasurer {21.12. 64. - and resolution of the Finance Committee 9. 2 .64.)

The Chief Education Officer {23. 4. 65.)

The General Manager Transport Department 30 .11. 64. {Buildings) 22. 4. 65. {Public Transport)

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District Rates Office Office accommodation required on site 600 sq.ft. in area plus services -ground floor of any civic building within main centre. Not programmed.

Civic Youth Club and Community Centre size of building - 14, 000 sq.ft situated within reasonable access to a main road in the southern part of the area. Not programmed.

Bus shelters to be positioned wherever a fair number of passengers are likely to collect i.e. at bus stops connected to any proposed pedestrian system.

District Rates Office at present in a reading ·room at the Public Library, 422 Stockport Road - to be replaced by new accommodation.

Existing youth clubs are on the periphery of the area.

Further consultations necessary.

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Consultations also carried out with various Government Departments and other Organisations,

and the following schedule lists the known requirements.

Name of Organisation

North Western Region G.P.O. (25.1. 65.) (18.~.65.)

Ministry of Public ~uilding and Works (11.11.64.)

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SCHEDULE OF KNOWN REQUIRMENTS (OTHER THAN FOR THE CORPORATION) FOR THE LONGSIGHT COMPREHENSIVE REDEVELOPMENT AREA

Requirements Existing I3uildings Interim and ownershi_e Arrangements

Tele[:>hone Exchange - Longsight I3ranch Office no further information 1 Vernon Street, M/c.12 . available.

Scale payment offices - StockEJort Road I3ranch no further information Office and South Ea st available. District Office

117 Stockport Road, M/c.12.

Manchester {Old} South East District Office, Rose Grove, Manchester.

Longsight Branch Office 371, Stockport Road, M/c.12.

- Longsight M. P. N . I. Local -Office. Lime Grove. At the time of writing the surrender of these premises was anticipated about Sept. 1965 on removal to a Crown Building now under construe -tion at Matthew Lane, Longsight.

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Remarks

Further consulta-tions necessary

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Surplus to require-ments and available for disposal.

Not in use.

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Further Church Army New Hostel - accommodat ion C hurch Army Hostel , -(11. 2. 65.) for 100 men and adminis trat ive 174, Plymouth Grove, consul tations

. . I remaining life 4 to 5 years. necessary. sect 10n - s ite area 2 acre. Programmed 1967 /68 . · Negotiations for rebuilding

on the existing site in progress. (New Hostel)

North Weste r n Service Centre No service centres " Elect ricity Board should be s ituated in main wi thin area -

(26. 11 . 64 .) shopping centre - no further Bax Road Depot The future of this information available. Not programmed.

The Electricity Board depot which is situated request the retention of in a primarily this depot . residentialy area will

be the subject of future regotiations with the Electricity Board .

Central Elec tricity - New Grid Supply Point - Further

Generating Board at Curzon Street consultations

(9 .11 . 64.) To be reinforced in 1970. necessary.

A new cable route installed between Longsight and Stockport.

Manchester and 20-25 Public Houses For existing premises - " District Brewers' see appropriate map. Soc iety (13.7 .65. )

S::hur ches ' Pl anning Roman Catholic Church St. Matthews Church - " Committee and Presbytery in C .of E. - not to be retained . (5. 5. 65.) the vicinity of Holbeck St. Clement ' s Church -

Grove. C .of. E. - to be retained . Site of ~· acre required St. Stephen 's Church as soon as possible. C.of E . - to be retained.

St. John 's Church -. C. of E. - to be retained .

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APPENDIX IV

ADDITIONAL IN FORMATION CONC ERr\ING CONSULTATIONS \VITH DEPARTMENTS OF THE CORPORATION, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER ORG1\ l'\ISATIONS.

1 . The Chief Fire Officer

2. British Railways

3. Br itish Broadcasting Corpora tion

Upton 5treet F ire Stc.1t ion - not be be enlarged, but reta ined until l 970/7 1 - services to be transferred to a new sta t ion to be s ituated in the Margaret Street J\rea - Bell e Vue.

.-\dequa te access required to Liner Train Depot, ,\rdwick.

T he ac ti vities taking place in the premises li s ted below will be tra nsferred to the new Headquarters building to be loca ted in the All Saints area. l) 364 Pl ymouth Grove. 2) Part of 129 Stockport Road.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Aerial photographs by Hunting Survey Limited and Airviews (M/c) Limited.

The City Planning Officer would like to thank all departments of the

Corporation and other organisations for their co -operation and

assistance in the preparation of this report. Further consultations

with these and many others will be needed as proposals for the area develop.

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