Report of the Strategic Director (Growth and Development) attached

This report sets out the final version of the Wythenshawe Hospital Campus Strategic Regeneration Framework (SRF) following the public and statutory bodies consultation exercise on the Draft SRF,

The Committee considered a report of the Strategic Director – Growth and Development, which set out a proposed Strategic Regeneration Framework for the Wythenshawe Hospital Campus . The report also detailed the outcome of a public consultation exercise with local residents, businesses and stakeholders.

Key points and themes of the report included:-

·                The Framework envisaged the development of the Wythenshawe Hospital Campus and its environs as a sustainable health village over a 10 to 15 year period enhancing the Hospital whilst diversifying uses to include complementary commercial, leisure and retail set within a high quality, greener public realm;

·                An overview of the key principles in relation to transport including public transport and servicing of the site; and

·                Details on the consultation process and outcomes of the public consultation centred around:-

·                Enhancing the quality of health care facilities

·                Creating a welcome environment for all users, including accessible green space

·                Improved accessibility by foot, cycle and public transport

·                Expanding the type of land use, including complementary development that creates employment, key worker housing and step-down care facilities

·                Creating a sustainable health campus, which delivers on the Hospital Trust’s commitment to be net Zero Carbon by 2038

·                Other considerations in relation to maximising benefits to local communities

The report would also be considered by the Executive at its meeting on 17 March 2021.

The Committee heard from Councillor Rawlins, Ward Councillor for Baguley who spoke in support of the proposed Strategic Regeneration Framework.

Some of the key points that arose from the Committees discussions were:

·                There was unanimous support for the proposals contained within the SRF, especially the proposal for a single point of entry for patients;

·                There would be a need to ensure the issue of parking on local residential streets was addressed as the SRF progressed;

·                It was hoped that the commitments around local employment would come to fruition in the future;

·                The attempts to develop an improved walking and cycling infrastructure was welcomed;

·                The focus on net carbon within the SRF was also welcomed;

·                There was support for key worker accommodation on site as well as proposals for sensory gardens for patients;

·                How satisfied were Officers with the overall level of response from the consultation that had taken place and how would engagement continue going forward;

·                Was there any reason why there had been no reference to the use of Facebook as part of the consultation exercise, as this would have reached a much larger audience than just using Twitter; and

·                Was there any potential conflict between the new SRF and the 2004 SRF for the broader Wythenshawe area.

The Director of Strategic Projects, Manchester Foundation Trust (MFT) advised that the engagement had in the main been digital due to the restrictions the pandemic had had.  However MFT had worked closely with the Council on the engagement for the proposals within the SRF to ensure this had taken place as best as possible in the circumstances across all aspects of the community.  The response from this consultation had helped shape and revise the final SRF proposals.  She also advised as plans developed a co-designed approach would be adopted with Assurance Group and Consultation Forum being developed as proposals progressed as ell as engagement with specific groups.  It was confirmed that MFT did use Facebook as part of the consultation exercise and would continue to use this social media platform for future engagement.

The Leader commented that in 2004, SRF’s covered the entirety of the city, which included East Manchester at the time.  This was because the Council had access to resource streams to enable it to tackle regeneration on a whole city basis.  It was due to the impact of austerity and government cuts that prevented the Council from maintaining this level of regeneration and had to move to more localised SRF’s.

Decisions

The Committee endorse the recommendations to the Executive, as set out below.

·                The Executive is recommended to note and comment on the outcome of the public consultation on the draft Wythenshawe Hospital Campus Strategic Regeneration Framework.

·                The Executive is recommended to approve the Wythenshawe Hospital Campus Strategic Regeneration Framework and request that Planning and Highways Committee take the Framework into account as a material consideration when considering planning applications for the area.