Key Local Studies

The three main benefits of doing this are that it saves time; takes advantage of expertise that is not available within the Council; and benefits from economies of scale in terms of accessing commercially available information and systems.

The research and studies that have been undertaken include:

On population, households and employment:

• Greater Manchester Forecasting Model (external link)

On housing:

• Greater Manchester Strategic Housing Market Assessment (.PDF, 760KB)
• Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment
• Wigan Housing Needs Study and other research
• Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation and Service Delivery Needs Assessment (.pdf, 587kb)
• Wigan Affordable Housing Viability Study (.pdf, 343Kb)

On employment:

• Wigan Employment Land Review
• Greater Manchester Employment Land Position Statement
• Manchester Independent Economic Review (External link)
• Market Appraisal of Key Employment Site Options (.PDF, 804KB)
• Testing the case for an employment site of exceptional quality in Wigan

On retail and centres:

• Wigan Borough Retail and Leisure Study
• Greater Manchester Town Centres Study

On transport:

• Transport Modelling
• Transport Infrastructure Options Assessment

On flood risk:

• Strategic Flood Risk Assessment
• Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment

On energy:

• Greater Manchester Decentralised Energy Study
• Wigan Energy Study (.pdf, 1278Kb)

On green infrastructure:

• Wigan Borough Open Space, Sport and Recreation Needs Assessment and Strategy
• Greater Manchester Green Infrastructure Project
• Wigan Landscape Character Assessment
• Greater Manchester Ecological Framework (.PDF, 801KB)
• Wigan Biodiversity/Ecology Study

On key sites and locations:

• Wigan Key Sites and Locations Viability Assessment (.pdf, 263Kb)

The evidence that has informed the Wigan Core Strategy can be found in the Core Strategy Examination Library and the Reconvened Core Strategy Examination Library.

Contact Details