Tender: Integrated Impact Assessment for Greater Manchester Spatial Development Strategy

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The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is seeking a supplier to deliver an Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA) to support the preparation of a Spatial Development Strategy (SDS) for Greater Manchester. The statutory SDS, introduced through the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025, will provide a strategic planning framework for the city-region over a 25-year plan period and, once adopted, will form part of the development plan for Greater Manchester's local planning authorities (Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, and Wigan). The SDS is a high-level statutory planning document that will set strategic policies covering growth, housing, employment, infrastructure, the environment, and transport.