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--J JS Millar B Arch MTPI ARIBA City Planning Officer Manchester

Outline Planning Brief Redevelopment Area 5: Openshaw

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Contents

Foreword 3 Introduction 4

Location and Character 6 Communications 10 Residential - 16 New Housing Car Parking 18 Play Spaces Improvement Schools 20 Shopping and Community Facilities

Industry 22 Open space and landscaping 24 Consultations 25 Phasing

Appendix I 26 Appendix II 27 Appendix III 34

Acknowledgments 36

Illustrations

Photographs Ae:rial Photograph of Openshaw scale 4! " to 1 mile (approximately) 7 Openshaw - Today 14 Model illustrating design principles 23

Sketches Location 5 Strategy 11 Town Design Strategy 1 7

Overlays Implementation (superimposed over aerial photograph) 7

May 1967

Graydon Street Housing

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Foreword

The Planning Brief fo r Openshaw has been prepared by the City Planning Officer in consultation with the Director of Housing and other depa r tments of the Corporation concerned, notably those of the City Engineer and Surveyor, the Transport Manager, the City Estates and Valuation Officer, the City Architect and the Chief Education Officer.

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Introduction

Tli.e slum clearance programme has presented a unique opportunity for the redevelopment of large areas of the City on a comprehensive basis which will ensure that they are rebuilt as real communities with a full range of social facilities.

Over 48, 800 dwellings have now been dealt with under Housing Act clearance procedures, of which approximately 2 8, 600 have already been demolished and the remaining 26, 000 unfit dwellings in the slum clearance programme should be represented by 1971, and actually cleared by 1974 or 1975.

The outline planning briefs which have already been prepared for Hulme, Longsight and Beswick, together with the comprehensive redevelopment pro­posals already taking place in the Rusholme Road area of Brunswick and the Higher Education Precinct provide an overall planning strategy for the whole of the south and east sector of the inner areas of°the City; on the northern side of the City, redevelopment on the ground in Collyhurst, Miles Platting and Ancoats is well advanced; outline planning pro­posals have already been prepared for Harpurhey, and the planning brief for the Cheetham area to the west of Harpurhey wi~l be completed shortly.

Each planning brief whilst setting out broad planning proposals for the district to which it relates, also forms part of the wider strategic framework of the inner areas of the City, including primary and secondary circulation, pedestrian footpath and open space systems etc .

Openshaw, the fifth major area for which an outline planning brief has been prepared, lies to the east of ·Beswick about three miles to the east of the City Centre, and is bounded by Ashton New Road to the north and Ashton Old Road

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to the south. The preparation of pro­posals for adjoining areas at Gorton to the south and Clayton to the north will complete the overall planning strategy for the eastern sector of the inner areas of the City.

The area to which these outline propo­sals relate is about 500 acres, although well over half the area comprises one of the City's major industrial complexes . The remaining somewhat scattered residential areas have a population of about 15, 000, of which only about half will be affected by redevelopment over the next 10 years or so, in the main areas fringing Ashton New Road and Ashton Old Road.

The future population after redevelop­ment will be just over 8, 000; a further slight fall may occur after this time as a result of longer term planning requirements.

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Location and character

The dominating factor in considering a redevelopment strategy for Openshaw is undoubtedly the character and extent of existing industrial enterprises in the area. There are no distinctive physical features; the area is virtually flat but rises gradually from the west to east. The major industrial complex consists of large industrial concerns such as the English Steel Corporation, Clayton Aniline Chemical Works, and A.E.I.; the land coverage of these concerns is very con­siderable. There are also many smaller and medium sized works making intensive use of their sites particularly along the Ashton Canal and the Stockport Branch Canal. It will be appreciated that the study area is in close proximity

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to a further industrial complex covering a wide area to the south in Gorton. This wider industrial complex on the eastern side of the City dominates the environ­ment and parts of the area in their present state are unattractive for residential development.

Industry is surrounded on the north and south by largely outworn residential property along Ashton New Road and Ashton Old Road, most of which is to be redeveloped. There is a rather larger area of housing of varying c haracter on the east side of the industrial complex in Higher Openshaw, which consists of fairly old properties near Ashton 'Old Road to be redeveloped, pre-1914 dwellings which are in good condition and will not be redeve loped within the clearance programme, and pockets of inter-war housing including a council estate.

To summarise, over half of Openshaw consists of industrial establishments providing considerable employment, about a quarter of the area comprises old and obsolete housing to be redevel­oped, and the remaining quarter, houses in better condition which will remain largely undisturbed for some time.

The Ashton Canal traverses the northern part of the area from west to east, and together with the Bridgewater Canal, the Trent and Mersey Canal, the Peak Forest Canal and the Macclesfield Canal, forms part of the Cheshire Canal Ring. This section of the Ashton Canal is now disused and rapidly falling into disrepair, but still supplies 'water to adjacent industrial firms. A subsidiary Stockport 13ranch of the Canal cuts through the area in a southerly direction. To the south of Ashton Old Road in the Gorton area this branch is being filled, and in the near future the northern section in Openshaw will also be filled.

_ The industrial concerns which line both

Ashton Canal - now disused and rapidly falling into disrepair

sides of the Canals clearly owed their original siting and growth to the canal system.

Ashton Old Road and Ashton New Road are major radial routes providing convenient access from all parts of the area to the City Centre and to the industrial and residential areas to the east. Grey Mare Lane/Pottery Lane

·to the west and Fairfield Road/Edge Lane to the east are parts of existing cross City routes linking the north and south of the City. Ultimately the radial routes will be considerably improved and the Intermediate Ring Road and the proposed major road known as Route D/23 will be constructed to provide

far more effective cross City movement.

Most of the existing shopping and community uses are located along or near Ashton Old Road and Ashton New Road and will ultimately be affected by

- the road proposals.

The George Street Recreation Ground at North Road is the only existing public playing field in the area.

The report of the Corporation ' s Mining Consultant indicates that nearly all the area to the west of the Stockport Branch of the Ashton Canal is within an area of working for which the National Coal Board has given notice of their intention to extract coal. The whole of the area with the exception of a small pocket in the vicinity of Louisa Street is within a possible ultimate subsidence area. Subsidence may also result from pro­jected and anticipated future working in the north eastern part of the area and to a small degree, shallow mine workings may extend into the area from the north-west. Consultations with the Corporation's Mining Consultant will therefore be necessary during the detailed implementation of redevelopment.

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munications Com

. f main aration o N The sep ements PEDESTRIA d vehicular mo~ e rede-·an an hensiv

pedestn ther compre . will a lso be adopted m o s of the City possible.

ment area wherever velop 0 Openshaw, es are applied t pedestrian rout ss the area Two marn which would cro·rst in the suggested est The fl f the line of

st tow · ge o . from ea ld take advanta ether with

orth wou 1 which tog to be n sh ton Cana , would have the A. d open areas dscaping associa~e t of detailed lan the south the subJec The second m of resi -proposal~. the principal ar~l:s and other would lm lo ment, sc.ho 'and would dential deve p ·ce facilities, . oute

. d servi d tnan r social an h primary pe es the Beswick provide t e rea and also to west. within the a d Centre to the

Neighbourhoo ·an routes h edestn rth-sout P . f the

Additional t:~ Lane, the lt~~ ~he now. along Clay ch Canal, a ·11 provide k ort Bran - Pass wi Stoc p d Eastern By h the area abandon.e links throug d 1 roads to pedestrian two major ra .ia for pedes-between the outh, catermg ·a1 h north and s the industn t e ment to trian move

·t for opportuni Y haw Eastern by-pass,laanmenities in Opens . genera improving

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including ·dential areas Primarily res1 .

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complex and the Clayton residential a r ea to the north, as well as the Gorton industrial and proposed wholesale market area to the south.

MAJOR ROADS. The proposals for Openshaw are for an area bounded by Ashton New Road, Ashton Old Road and the proposed Intermediate Ring Road, and Route D/ 23, all shown as principal traffic routes in the City's Development Plan. Ashton New Road will be improved to dual carriageway standards incorpor­ating ground level connections with secondary roads at a limited number of junctions .· The Intermediate Ring Road and the Ashton Motorway are prog:i;ammed for construction after 1976, and the construction of Route D/ 23 and impr'ovements to Ashton New Road are programmed for the period after 1982.

An overpass will be constructed across the Ashton Motor way to provide a direct road link from the major highway into and out of the proposed Wholesale Market, and also an incidental secondary road link between Openshaw to the north and the Gorton Industrial and Market area to the south. In the short term the area will continue to be served by the two major radial roads Ashton Old Road and Ashton New Road, and by the existing cross-City r outes Grey Mare Lane/ Pottery Lane, and Fairfie ld Road/Edge Lane.

LOCAL ROAD.S. A main local distri­butor r oad is pr oposed t o serve the belt of residential and ancillary development in the south of Openshaw, which will incorporate existing roads for most of its length. New short lengths of road will needto be provided as redevelop­ment takes place to pr ovide a continuou.s r oute which will cross the Intermediate Ring Road at Grey Mare Lane joining the main spine road in Beswick, and giving direct access to the Beswick Neighbourhood C'entre. To the east the

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distributor road will cross the line of Route D/23 and join Ashton Old Road east of Fairfield Road. Along this length the new Ashton Motorway will be constructed to the south of the existing Ashton Old Road which will ultimately become part of the local distributor road system serving the housing area immediately to the north.

In the short term it is ant icipated that there will be difficulty in securing a road link through the belt of industrial property lining the Stockport Branch Canal and until such a link can be secured a diversion southwards will be necessary. These proposals taken together with the spine road proposed for Beswick will provide a continuous main local distributor road serving the whole of the residential

areas of Beswick and Openshaw suitable for local public transport needs. Clayton Lane will link the main east­west distributor road with Ashton New Road, providing the major access to the large industrial complex of Clayton Aniline Company, a nd the English Steel Corporation . To the east Fairfield Road/ Edge Lane will a lso connect with the east-vvest distributor road and with the Ashton Motorway . Temporary access to the proposed industria l estate deve l -opment at Crabtree Lane will be from the south a long Louisa Street; this would be discontinued when a n improved permanent crossing of the cana l i s constructed t o the north to give access from Ashton New Road.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT. The two major

Permanent crossing of canal here to give access to new Industrial Development-

bus routes se r ving thi s area at the present time are a long Ashton New Road a nd Ashton Old Road. In additioI1 there are cros s -City routes a long Grey Mare. Lane/Pottery Lane a nd Fairfield Road/ E dge Lane; these are less frequent s-ervices. When the Ashton Motorway, the Intermediate Ring Road and Route 0/23 are eventually constructed, bus

· stops on these major routes are likely to be limited to points on the s lip roads at the major intersections. However, the pr oposed main loca l distributor road will provide an alternative local bus route, which will become increasingly important after the Ashton Motorway is const r ucted. Ashton New Road will continue to serve as an important bus route for the northe r n part of Openshaw and Clayton.

Crabtree Lane

Openshaw TODAY

obsolescence

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Residential

NEW HOUSING. There is an acute need to provide as much land as possible within the City for rehousing purposes, Although the general character of much of the area would be far from ideal, the district is conveniently located to places of employment and the City Centre.

About a quarter of the Openshaw area, some 115 acres, is likely to be redevel­oped during the next 10 years, as part of the present slum clearance programme, and of this, about 58 acres, in the southern part of the area, will be developed for residential or ancillary purposes, excluding some 20 acres required for major road works along Ashton Old Road.

The new housing will be provided in two main locations. The first in the south ­west, adjacent to the proposed Inter­mediate Ring Road and Ashton Old Road, would hav~ a population of about 1, 500 people, including a pocket of existing inter -war housing which still has a substantial life. This area will be very close to, and have good pedestrian and vehicular links with the proposed Beswick Neigbourhood Centre to the west of the Intermediate Ring Road, which will provide a wide range of shopping and community facilities. Because of the proximity of the major roads and industry to this area, the new housing here should be predominantly low rise with substantial landscaping in the areas adjoining the major roads. The second will be in the south-east, adjacent to Ashton Old Road and on each side of the pr oposed major highway D/23. After allowing for shopping and other ancillary facilities to be provided in this locality it is envisaged that this part of the new development might accommodate about 750 people.

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Town design strategy

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is an acute and as possible ing purposes. 3.cter of much ~om ideal, the :.:ated to places y Centre.

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rovided in two .tin the south­•osed Inter­hton Old Road, ' about 1, 500 • of existing till has a ea will be very ~destrian and ~oposed

itre to the west load, which of shopping

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The second adjacent to tch side of the l/23. After other ancillary 1 this locality Lrt of the new modate about

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CAR PARKING. The overall layout should provide for an ultimate standard of one garaging space for every dwelling, wherever possible closely associated with the dwellings themselves; in addition about one car space to three dwellings should be provided for visitors' cars . Where it is not possible to provide garages or garage

- space individually with each dwelling these standards might satisfactorily be achieved by using_ space beneath children's play areas, etc; parking facilities should be separate from delivery and service access.

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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 to be agreed with the Director of Parks. As a general rule provision should be made for one toddler space ( for '1.ge 2 -5 years) of, say 25 feet x 20 feet minimum, and one junior space ( for age 6 - 10 years) of, say 50 feet x 30feet minimum for every 100 dwellings . There is also the need to provide play spaces for older children, with a minimum area of about ~acre. These should be related to the housing deve l­opment, but~will need to be carefully sited to provide hard areas for ball games with minimum noise nuisance. Having regard to the scattered character of the residential development in Openshaw, it is particularly important to ensure that there are adequate play spaces in close proximity to each major nucleus of housing to avoid young children having to move considerable distances to such facilities.

The overall provision of play spaces for children will generally be ro a standard ot about ~ acre per 1, 000 population; this will be in addition to the provision of other public open space referred to.

Consideration is also currently being given to the general question of play centres within the City to provide indoor play facilities under supervision. Any general standards agreed for such facilities would be applied to the Openshaw area, if appropriate.

IMPROVEMENT In Openshaw there are two substantia l areas of existing housing, which although mainly between 60 and 70 years old and without such ,basic amenities such as baths, indoor W. C. 's, etc., are structurally in relatively good condit ion , and which the Medical Officer of Health considers would be. suitable for improve­ment to prolong the ir physical life for a further 20-30 years. Such action to maintain and prolong the satisfactory life of the overall housing stock within the City wherever possible is clearly desirable .

Meech Street-area suitable for improvement

The first area of some 11 acres contain­ing about 400 houses is in the Meech Street area in the centre of Openshaw between North Street and the existing industry to the north and i s adjacent to an existing park and primary school. The second is tn the south -east adjacent to Ashton Old Road and the Cityboundary

and is about 16 acres in extent, contain­ing about 480 houses.

SCHOOLS Close consultation has taken place with the Chief Education Officer on the school requirements for the area which are :-

PRIMARY SCHOOLS. as follows:-

Five schools, of one form of entry each, will be provided

School

1. Openshaw C. E. 1 F/E

2. St. Clements C . E . 1. F/E

3. Clayton Brook County 1 F/E

4. Elysian Street County 1 F/E

5. St. Vincent's R.C. 1 F/E

Acres Required

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These five schools may result in a slight over provision of primary accommoda­tion for the resident population within the area, but the need to maintain a minimum home to school travelling distance for children residing in the scattered pockets of housing makes it unreasonable to reduce the overall number of schools. It is expected that some children living in the Higher Openshaw area to the south of Ashton 20

Remarks

New School

Existing School to be extended.

Existing School.

Existing School.

New School.

Old Road might attend the schools in the eastern part of the area. · In all cases provision will be made for access to and from the schools to be as safe and convenient as possible.

SECONDARY SCHOOLS. All non-Catholic children will attend schools outside the area following the closure of Wheler Street Secondary School. St. John the Evangelist R. C. Secondary Schools for Boys and Girls will remain and are likely to be extended to bee ome a .6 F /E school (3 F /E Boys/3 F /E Girls). The present site is about 8 acres in extent of which nearly 7 acres are within the City, the remainder being in Droylsden Urban District. The school will ultimately req:uire additional land for playing fields and this might be provided within the adjacent area, or as close as possible to the existing site.

SHOPPING AND COMMUNITY F ACILITIES

The main shopping facilities at the present time are along Ashton New Road and Ashton Old Road, with a more con­centrated group at the junction of Fairfield Road, Ashton Old Road and Ogden Lane which serves the Higher Openshaw area generally.

Much of this ' existing shopping falls within areas to be redeveloped and new grouped local shopping facilities will need to be located within the residential areas served from the main local dis -tributor road and accessible from the footpath system.

The new housing to the west of the area will be within easy walking distance of the Beswick Neighbourhood Centre; because of this only a limited number of all purpose "corner type" shops are suggested in this-part of Openshaw to meet the day to day needs of the local residents, the precise siting being dependent upon detailed layout. There

are also existing corner shops in the Meech Street area which will remain.

Local shopping facilities will be needed to serve population living in the eastern part of the area and it is pro­posed to locate approximately a dozen shops to the north -west of the junction between Ashton Old Road and the proposed Route D/23. This local centre would incorporate other community facilities such as public houses, churches etc. and the phasing of it would need to take account of the likely stages at which existing frontage shopping on Ashton Old Road might be removed. In addition to this local centre it is anticipated that existing "corner type" shops will continue to cater for the local needs in the housing areas which are some distance away.

It is also proposed that the narrow belt of land between North Street and the Ashton Motorway, which because of its proximity to the industry and the major road is not suitable for actual housing, should be used for various ancillary and community services. These would include such uses as an adult training centre and associated hostel, a rehabilitation centre and emergency accommodation unit for homeless families, a sheltered workshop for the disabled, including blind persons and a central stores and garages for welfare services.

A separate schedule of the various requirements which will be needed within the whole of the Openshaw area has been prepared giving the fullest information available at this stage. A summary of this schedule is appended.

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Industry

As well as the existing substantial and well -established industry covering over half the Openshaw area, it is proposed that the very narrow belt of existing housing between Ashton New Road and the industry alongside the Ashton Canal should be redeveloped for industrial purposes, as and when clearance takes place. This will make a valuable contribution to the City's urgent need to provide for the relocation of industries which are being displaced from redevelopment areas elsewhere.

In addition planning permission has recently been given for comprehensive industrial/warehousing development on 18-! acres of vacant and derelict land south west of Crabtree Lane adjacent to the Ashton and Stockport Branch Canals . Particular attention has been given in the layout of this proposed development to the landscape and open space potential of the two canal routes. It is hoped that this development will be carried out immediately.

South of this proposed development, on each side of the Stockport Branch Canal, the existing industry is likely to remain for some time. However, the opportu­nity will be taken as it arises to develop any land that becomes available as landscaped open spaces which would accommodate play areas for older children and garage facilities to serve the adjacent housing areas, and which would also give access to the proposed pedestrian route on the line of the Stockport Branch Canal.

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As well as the existing substant ial and well -established industry cover ing over half the Openshaw area, it is propose d that the very narrow belt of existing housing between Ashton New Road and the industry alongside the Ashton Canal should be redeveloped for industr ial purposes, as and when clearance ta kes place. This will make a valuable contribution to the City's urgent need to provide for the relocation of indus tries which are being displaced from redevelopment areas elsewhere.

In addition planning permission has recently been given for comprehens ive industrial/warehousing development on 18! acres of vacant and derelict la nd south west of Crabtree Lane adjacent to the Ashton and Stockport Branch Canals . Particular attention has been given in the layout of this proposed development to the landscape and open space potential of the two canal routes . It is hoped that this development will be carried out immediately.

South of this proposed development, on each side of the Stockport Branch Canal, the existing industry is likely to remain for some time. However, the opportu­nity will be taken as it arises to develop any land that becomes available as landscaped open spaces which would accommodate play areas for older children and garage facilities to serve the adjacent housing areas, and which would also give access to the proposed pedestrian route on the line of the Stockport Branch Canal.

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Open space and landscaping

The importance of landscaping cannot be over emphasised. Although much of Openshaw will remain unchanged during the foreseeable future the success or otherwise of the new development that does take place will largely depend upon the extent and quality of its landscaping. A comprehensive landscaping scheme for the whole area will need to be prepared relating the open spaces, schools, housing etc., industry, highways and pedestrian routes. Such a scheme will also need to take account of any future decision of the retention or closure to navigation of the Ashton Canal.

It is proposed that a new public park or open space, including playing fields, be provided in the north-east of Openshaw between Ashton New Road, Route D/23 and the Ashton Canal, on land which at the moment is mainly derelict. The allotment gardens south of the canal are well used, and by substantial tree planting on adjoining land could be linked visually to this new public park, resulting in an open area of some 20 acres.

In addition it is expected that the existing school playing field in Sandywell Street (about 3 acres) will become available for public use when the existing secondary school closes. The existing recreation ground and park in North Road ( about 6. 25 acres) will also be retained.

It is envisaged that the Stockport Branch Canal will be fille._d in and developed as a landscaped open space and walkway, together with pockets of additional land adjoining which at the moment are vacant or are likely to become available for redevelopment.

In total it is expected that after redevel­opment there would be about 22 acres of public open spac~, including public

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playing fields, in Openshaw, which would be equivalent to about 2. 6 acres per thousand people. This would be in addition to the 0. 5 acres per thousand people of children's play areas that would be provided, giving an overall total of about 3. 1 acres per thousand people.

Consultations

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

Further consultation will also be necessary with the Churches Planning Committee and other Church bodies on the requirements for 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 various medical services can best be provided'.

Phasing

Redevelopment will be phased in accordance with the programme of clearance being undertaken by the Medical Officer of Health and this will influence the time and have a definite bearing on the exact location of physical redevelopment. The main areas of redevelopment to be undertaken during the next 7 to 8 years as a result of the

· clearance programme adjoin Ashton New Road and Ashton Old Road.

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Appendix I

SURVEY MATERIAL AVAILABLE ON PLANS AND ACCOMPANYING LISTS

Land use

Aerial Photograph

Contours

Extent of unfit properties and programming

Bus routes and stopping places

Age of Buildings

Density of Dwellings

Extent of Corporation Ownership

Licensed Betting Offices

Licensed Premises

Land owned or maintained by the Parks Department

Industrial Premises

Doctors,. Dentists, Chemists and Ophthalmic Opticians Premises

Retail Businesses on Ashton Old Road

Major Services - Gas - North Western Gas Board

Major Services - Electricity - North Western Electricity Board - Central Electricity Generating Board

Major Services - Water - Manchester Corporation Waterworks Department

Major Services - Sewerage - City Engineer and Surveyor

Existing Education Facilities

Mining Subsidence and Surface Clayworkings (Report of the Corporation's Mining Consultants, 12th December, 1962 and 10th December, 1964)

G.P.O. Crown Premises

G. P. 0. Scale Payment Offices

Scouts and Guides Premises

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Appendixll

Consultations carried out with all Departments of the Corporation asked for site requirements for the Openshaw Cq~prehensive Redevelopment Area under the following headings :- ·

(a)

(b)

(c)

NEW BUILDINGS RE.QUIRED IN THE AREA

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2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

Type of building

Size of building

Size of site

Relation of building to new roads

Whether comprehensive development with other buildings is desirable ·

/ Any special considerations .

Any indication of building programme dates

EXISTING SITES AND BUILDINGS IN THE AREA

I. Do you have any ex isting sites or buildings in the area?

2. Are they to be retained or enlarged?

3. Their useful life

INTERIM

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

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SCHEDULE OF THE CORPORATION'S REQUIREMENTS

FOR THE OPENSHAW COMPREHENSIVE REDEVELOPMENT AREA

Head of Department Dates of Memoranda stating requirements

The Town Hall Superintendent (2.11.66) (14. 11. 66)

The City Librarian (17 .11. 66)

The Medical Officer of Health (7.12.66)

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Requirements

Lending Library, to serve area east of Ashton Canal· (Stockport Branch). · Ordinary Lending Library-single storey 5, 000 sq. feet approximately. Readily accessible to main roads but not situated on same. Should be in largest shopping area. Not programmed.

Public conveniences - standard pattern. 1. Adjoining Ashton Old Road, preferred site in service area providing vehicle parking facilities, including buses. Siting must be considered in relation to provisi.on in the Beswick C .R .A. 2. Dependent on position of shops, public buildings and road development within area. Also point of bus interchahge. Necessity of provision can only be determined when proposals for adjoining Beswick area are known. Programme - to be determined by the rate of major redevelopment.

Adult Training Centre for the Mentally Sub-Normal 200 places Size of site 1. 75 - 2. 00 acres. Easy access to direct bus routes serving Ancoats, Clayton and Longsight areas and Hostel (be low); ease of access for double-decker buses . Programmed for 1970/72.

Existing Building~ and Ownership§

Whitworth Public Hall. Not to be retained. Has existing life of IO years .

Trevor Street Cara van Library Retention until plans for ultima~e development known. Existing life of IO years. Essentially a temporary library.

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Semi -detached house - 21 Herne Street . To be retained indefinitely.

Three Public Conveniences listed 1 . To be retained until replacement. 2. Modern construction - to be retained indefinitely. In good condition

Interim Remarks Arrangements

No demolition until Area to be served by new premises are facilities to be available in Beswick provided in Beswick. C.R.A. Neighbourhood Centre.

No demolition until Area to west of new premises are Ashton Canal available . (Stockport Branch)

to be served by facilities in Beswick C.R.A . Further consultations necessary.

Occupied by a municipal Midwife.

Further consultations necessary.

Further consultations necessary

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The Waterworks Engineer and Manager (29.11 .66)

The City ~ngineer and Surveyor (Main Drainage) (29.12.66)

The Chief Welfare Officer ( 11. 11. '66)

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Hostel for Mentally Sub-Normal Males Standard 25 place . Size 0. 75 acres . Easy access routes to adult training centre (see above) and if possible, bus routes to. City. Siting in conjunction with housing development and community facilities, including shops . Programmed for 1971/ 73 .

Intercepting Sewer to eleviate overloading of existing sewers. Programmed for 1967.

Sheltered Workshops for Disabled Persons, including Blind Persons. Single storey building with capacity for 200/250 persons. Site 2 acres . Open plan modern workshops. Access for very large vehicles required. Must be accessible to blind persons using public transport . Parking space for two furniture vans, 30 visitors cars and invalid cars. To be linked with new Central stores (below). Programmed for 1967.

Central Stores and Garag~ - single storey building site­approximately 0. 75 acres. Must be accessible to pantechnicon type vehicles. Provision for garage accommodation for approximately 30 vehicles below ground level . Accessible to public transport . To be erected in conjunction with sheltered workshop above. Programmed for 1967 .

Rehabilitation and Emergency Accommodation Unit for Homeless Families Two storey building containing 8/ 10 self-contained flats of 2, 3, and 4 bedrooms for families . Communal accommodation for 10 women and 50 children. Site-approximately 1 acre . Accessible to pantechnicons. Garage space for two vehicles . Parking space for four vehicles. Accessible to public transport facilities . Programmed for 1967.

: Further consultations necessary .

Godley Trunk Main No.I. (30")- Ashton Old Both trunk mains to Road and Mill Street - useful 1 ife SO years be maintained Trunk Main(~' ) Clayton Lane and through demolition Wilson Street - useful life of more than and redevelopment . 100 years. Main supply to Clayton Aniline Chemical Works.

New drainage system will be adequate to deal with the flow from the area after redevelopment .

Further consultations necessary . Transferred from Beswick C.R.A.

Further consultations necessary Transferred from Beswick C.R .A.

Further consultations necessary. Tran sf erred from Beswick C .R .A.

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·The General Manager Bus shelters to be positioned wherever a fair number of Transport De,Rartment passengers are likely to collect, i .e. at bus stops (Buildings only) connected to any proposed pedestrian system . (28 . 10.66)

The General Manager Plunge Baths associated with Secondary Schools . Baths and Laundries Learners Pools associated with Primary Schools to be (1.11.66) provided in conjunction with the requirements of the

Education Department. Not programmed Laundry Facilities. to be provided in conjunction with the requirements of the Housing Department. Not programmed.

The Director of Public Cleansing (24 . 10. 66)

The Director Additional Play:ing Fields, Childrens play space etc. of Parks (19. 1. 67)

The Director of Works Sub-depot for house maintenance. (20. 1. 67) Yard and Workshops within reasonable access of the ( 1. 2. 67) main roads, with access for heavy lorries.

Not programmed .

The Chief Education Youth Centre - to replace existing centre in the Crossley Officer House Centre. (Buildings other than schools)

( 15. 2. 67)

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Whitworth Baths to be retained for a period of 15 years .

Victoria Street Depot Not to be retained

St. Barnabas Churchyard - maintained by the department. Redevelopment scheme proposed . . George Street Recreation Ground 6. 25 acres - to be retained indefinitely. Edge Lane Allotments 10. 23 acres.

Youth Centre in the Crossley House Centre To be replaced if demolition of present site is necessary .

Sandywell Street Central Kitchen - to be retained for at least 5 years.

St . Anne's (Openshaw)R. C. Primary School Dining Room and Scullery in

· Rosina Street - to be retained until new school is provided in Auden shaw.

Further consultations necessary .

Further consultations necessary.

Further consultations necessary.

The Depot will not be retained under the organisation programme, and will probably be transferred to the Estates Management Committee within about 2 years.

Further consultations necessary.

Further consultations necessary.

Further consultations necessary .

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Appendix Ill

Consultations also carried out with various Government Departments and other organisations, and the following schedule lists the known requirements.

SCHEDULE OF KNOWN REQUIREMENTS (OTHER THAN FOR THE CORPORATION) FOR THE OPENSHAW COMPREHENSIVE REDEVELOPMENT AREA

Name of Organisation Date of letters Requirements stating requirements

Head Post Office . G. P. 0. (24.11 . 66) North West Region G . P . 0. ( 19. I. 67)

Central Electricity Grid Substation Generating Board . Site approximately 1 . 5 - 2 . 0 acres . (6.1.67)

Gas turbine station Site -approximately 5 acres.

North Western 6, 600 volt substation - size 20 feet by 23 feet approximately Electricity Board Two new cable r outes - from (23. l. 67) (i) Stuart Street Sub-station to Gorton West Sub-station.

(ii) Droylsden Grid Supply Point to Gorton Sub-station.

Ministry of Public J.3uilding and Works (11.1.67)

Manchester Diocesan Combined Parish Hall and Verger's House or Flat -Dila_eidations Board preferably to the west of St Barnabas Church . (26 . 1.67) Site 70' x 120' plus parking ~pace. Vehicular and pedestrian ( 6.2.67) access .

Parsonage Site 110' x 60' . . Detached from above. Vehicular and pedestrian access. Landscaping in all cases.

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Existing Buildings Interim Remarks and Ownership Arrangements ----

Bradford Branch Office To remain until new 420 Ashton New Road building in Beswick

Neighbourhood Centre is provided .

Openshaw Postmen's Delivery Office. Deficient in size. Further

Mill Street Extension probably consultations necessary by 1970 necessary .

East Automatic Telephone Exchange. Deficient in size . Further Mill Street . Extension probably consultations

.. necessary by 1970. necessary .

Further consultations necessary.

Cable tunnel - approximately 4 feet below ' Further the surface; dimension of 7 feet by 5 feet. consultations Site - underneath Queen Street. necessary . To be retained. Existing Cable Routes - Sub-stations (33, 000 volt and 6, 000 volt)

Ministry of Social Security Extension of Crown Crown Building, Mill Street/Fastnet Building being Street. considered.

F urther consultations necessary .

St. Barnabas' Church, - to be retained. St. Barnabas · Further St . Barnabas · Verger's House St. Barnabas' Vergers House, and consultations Rectory . Rectory to be necessary. Parish Hall - to the south of Ashton Old retained until Road - to be relocated nearer the Church. alternative

accommodation is provided.

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Acknowledgements

Aerial photographs by Hunting Survey 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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