Manchester's Core Strategy was adopted on the 11 July 2012 and is the key document in the Manchester Local Plan. It sets the out the long term strategic policies for Manchester's future development and will form the framework that planning applications will be assessed against.

• Core Strategy
• Adoption Statement- the formal notice given by us to adopt the Core Strategy.

Documents that supported the Core Strategy are:

• Sustainability Appraisal and appendices
• Infrastructure Delivery Plan

See the Core Strategy stages of preparation