Alternative Planning Application

Community Involvement In Local Planning 

We believe that in order to reflect the needs, goals, and values of those who will be directly impacted by changes and to build more sustainable, liveable environments, community involvement in local planning is essential. Local authorities should engage with their communities and take their opinions into account when making planning decisions.

Community-Led Alternative Planning Application  

The consultation for the Alternative Planning Application closed on the 17th of May. We appreciate your generous donations which have helped to finance this planning application, and we also wish to thank everyone who took the time to complete the consultation form. There has been a fantastic response from the local and wider communities with over 700 contributions all in favour of preserving Ryebank Fields as a community woodland and meadow. 

What Happens Next

All your comments and suggestions will now be collated, fed back to our planning consultants and will be taken into consideration when writing the final version of our alternative plan to retain Ryebank Fields as a Community Woodland and Meadow. Once all the pre-planning formalities are in place we will be ready to submit our Alternative Planning Application (APA) to Manchester City Council. We hope to be in a position to do this by early July.