Tameside Industrial and Commercial Land Supply

Tameside Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment 2024

Paragraph 001 of the Planning Practice Guidance (PPG): Housing and economic land availability assessments states that plan-making authorities may carry out land availability assessments for housing and economic development as part of the same exercise, in order that sites maybe identified for the uses(s) which is most appropriate.

With regard to the above guidance Tameside Council has prepared a combined Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA).

It is important to note that identification of a site within the SHELAA does not imply that planning permission will be granted (if a site is not already subject to an extant permission). Similarly, it does not prevent the possibility of residential or economic development being granted on sites which have not been included within the assessment. All planning applications will be assessed individually against current planning policy and other material considerations.

The 2024 Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment has sought to identify the potential future supply of land for housing and economic uses for the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2039.

Downloadable Documents:

• 2024 Tameside Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment
• 2024 Employment Land Table – Office
• 2024 Employment Land Table – Industry & Warehousing

2024 Land Supply Online Map:

• Online Interactive SHELAA Map

Industrial and Commercial Land Report 2023-2024

For the purposes of the Industrial and Commercial Land Supply Report, employment uses are Egi, Egii, Egiii (business), B2 (general industry), and B8 (storage and distribution) plus sui generis commercial uses which have similar characteristics to industry or storage. This report encompasses an update on the employment land supply, completions and analysis for the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.
  
 The total supply of land available for employment development purposes in Tameside on 31st March 2024 was 77.89 hectares (see Appendix 1 of the PDF report below for the full listing).
  
The supply figure consists of:

• Vacant sites that are allocated or designated for employment use in the UDP, or that have permission for employment generating development; and 
• Non-vacant sites that have permission for redevelopment or for extensions to existing premises for employment purposes.

Sites are removed from the supply when development is complete or additional information comes forward relating to their future prospects.

The inclusion of a site in the available supply does not indicate any intentions of the owner(s) to sell the site or otherwise offer it for employment development. Much of the supply consists of (a) sites unlikely to be brought forward in the short to medium term, or (b) sites whose owners intend to develop for their own business purposes.

Download the Industrial and Commercial Land Supply Summary 2023-2024

 Site Submissions

The Council welcomes the submission of potential employment sites at any stage. Submission must include a clear plan showing the site boundary (in red) and any additional information such as suggested land use, constraints or ownership issues using the online form here: Site Submission Form

Download the Employment Land Supplementary Planning Document