Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council - Unitary Development Plan 2006

APPENDIX A

EMPLOYMENT LAND SUPPLY

Policy No Site / Policy name Type of Site / Comments Status Area (ha)
EC/7 Kingsway Business Park Strategic greenfield site (Note: the area shown is the approx. area likely to be available for B1-B8 uses) Committed Allocation 100.0
EC/8 Development Sites in designated Primary Employment Zones (EC/2)
EC/8(a) Waterfold Farm, Heap Bridge, Heywood Greenfield site Committed Allocation 3.8
EC/8(b) Hareshill Road, Heywood Greenfield site, restricted to B1 & B2 Committed Allocation 13.7
EC/8(c) Cowm Top (land north of Cripplegate Lane), Castleton Greenfield site Committed Allocation 7.3
EC/8(d) Site at Buckley Road /Buckley Brook Street, Rochdale Brownfield site Allocation 0.4
EC/8(e) Site at Buckley Road, Rochdale Brownfield site Committed Allocation 0.3
EC/8(f) Land north of Oldham Road, Middleton Brownfield site Allocation 5.2
EC/8(g) Site on Heywood Distribution Park, Pilsworth Road, Heywood Brownfield site Allocation 5.4
EC/8(h) Site on Heywood Distribution Park, Pilsworth Road, Heywood Brownfield site Allocation 7.7
EC/8(i) Site on Smallbridge Business Park, Rochdale Brownfield site Allocation 0.5
EC/8(j) Site on Smallbridge Business Park, Rochdale Brownfield site Allocation 2.4
EC/8(k) Site on Pilsworth Road, Heywood Brownfield site Committed Allocation 4.4
Total in Primary Employment Zones 51.1
EC/8 Development Sites in designated Mixed Employment Zones (EC/3)
EC/8(l) Land at Sparthbottoms, Rochdale Brownfield site Allocation 0.5
EC/8(m) Land at Roeacre Street/Bradshaw Street, Heywood Brownfield site Committed Allocation 0.9
EC/8(n) Site on Belfield Road, Rochdale Brownfield site Allocation 1.0
EC/8(o) Site on Belfield Road/Mayfield Street, Rochdale Brownfield site Allocation 0.8
EC/8(p) Site of former Rex Mill, north of Middleton Road, Middleton Brownfield site Allocation 1.5
EC/8(q) Land adjoining Eagle Technology Park, Queensway, Rochdale Brownfield site Allocation 0.8
Total in Mixed Employment Zones 5.5
EC/9 Sandbrook Park, Rochdale Brownfield site Allocation 3.1
R/4 Areas of Opportunity (R/4) Mixed use development sought including an element of employment uses (area not specified) as indicated below. 
R/4(a) Ealees, Litlleborough B1 permitted Allocation N/A
R/4(c) Two Bridges Road, Newhey B1 required Allocation N/A
R/4(d) Birch Hill Hospital, B1 permitted Allocation N/A
R/4(f) Canal Basin, Rochdale B1 / B2 permitted Allocation N/A
R/4(g) Assheton Way / Townley Street, Middleton B1 permitted Allocation N/A
R/4(h) Sefton Street / Green Lane / Railway Street Heywood B1 required Allocation N/A
R/4(i) Trub Farm, Castleton B1 required / B2 & B8 permitted subject to amenity Allocation N/A
R/4(j) Rooley Moor Road, Rochdale B1, B2 or B8  required subject to amenity Allocation N/A
Total Employment Land Supply 159.7