Residential planning activity in Greater Manchester has slumped in the last 18 months, with developers submitting plans for just over 1,000 new homes in Q3 2018 – down from 11,000 at the start of 2017.
Developers have stayed quiet in recent months as they await the delayed Greater Manchester Spatial Framework to outline housing targets and strategy across the city region.
While activity is visibly taking place in Manchester city centre, the question turns to what will happen to development in the future.
Speaking to EG, Manchester City Council leader Richard Leese said he wants to see town centres around the city to deliver more homes, a view that Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham supports, having set up his Town Centre Challenge initiative for the region to deliver region-wide growth.
But what does the planning application data say about trends in Greater Manchester?
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