RYEBANK FIELDS NEEDS YOU!
Countdown to the Meeting
Manchester City Council's Planning Committee will determine our community-led, community-funded planning application, 143413/FO/2025, next week — a proposal to retain Ryebank Fields as a community woodland and meadow.
THIS IS A CRUCIAL MOMENT FOR THE FUTURE OF RYEBANK FIELDS
Planning Committee meeting
Manchester Town Hall Extension, Level 2, M2 5DB
Thursday 24 September 2026 at 2pm
If you can please come along and show your support for Ryebank Fields. We will be meeting outside the chamber at around 1:30 pm.
Once again, a huge thank you for your continued support.
Ryebank Fields - A Green Space Worth Protecting
Manchester City Council, Manchester Metropolitan University and their development partners often refer to the site as "Ryebank Road" or simply "Ryebank". Locally, it has long been known as Ryebank Fields — historically Ryebank Playing Fields. That name reflects its history, character and importance to the surrounding communities. Ryebank Fields is not an empty parcel of land awaiting development. It is a much-loved community woodland and meadow and one of South Manchester's most significant rewilded green spaces.
Ryebank Fields matters
- One of South Manchester's largest rewilded green spaces
- 120 homes are proposed on the site
- 1,400+ trees could be lost
- 25,000+ residents live within a 15-minute walk
We believe Ryebank Fields should remain a community woodland and meadow — protected for nature, climate, health and future generations.
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