This order may be cited as the Old Trafford Regeneration Mayoral Development Corporation (Establishment) Order 2025 and comes into force on 23rd January 2026.
The Old Trafford Regeneration Mayoral Development Corporation (Establishment) Order 2025
Published: Tue 16th Dec 25
This Order legally establishes the Old Trafford Regeneration Mayoral Development Corporation, effective January 23rd, 2026, granting it authority over a specific Mayoral development area defined by a designated map.
The Secretary of State makes the Order by exercising powers under the Localism Act 2011, as modified by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2017, following notification from the Mayor regarding the area designation and the corporation's intended name.
Arguments For
Establishes a focused body with specific powers granted by the Localism Act 2011 (as modified by the 2017 Order) to drive regeneration in the designated Old Trafford area.
Provides clarity on the geographical extent of the Mayoral development area via a specific map referenced in the Order.
Streamlines administrative processes for regeneration projects by establishing a dedicated Mayoral Development Corporation, which can expedite planning and development decisions.
The establishment follows necessary statutory procedures, including notification by the Mayor regarding the area designation and corporation naming.
Arguments Against
Creation of a new corporation might lead to duplication or jurisdictional overlap with existing local government planning functions in the area.
The precise boundaries of the Mayoral development area rely solely on an external map, which requires consulting specific physical or digital documents for full understanding.
The Order states no significant impact on the private, voluntary, or public sector is foreseen, suggesting a potentially limited scope or that significant impacts have not been fully assessed or detailed within the Order text itself.
Centralization of planning powers into a Mayoral Development Corporation may reduce direct democratic oversight compared to decisions made solely by constituent local authorities.
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 198 of the Localism Act 20111 (“the 2011 Act”) as modified by article 4 of, and the Schedule to, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 20172(“the 2017 Order”), having been notified of the designation of a Mayoral development area, and of the name to be given to the Corporation for the area, by the Mayor pursuant to section 197(6)(b) and (c) of the 2011 Act as modified by article 4 of, and the Schedule to, the 2017 Order.
The Secretary of State formally institutes this legal instrument using powers granted by Section 198 of the Localism Act 2011.
These powers are updated ('modified') by Article 4 and the Schedule of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2017.
The action was taken only after the Mayor officially informed the Secretary of State of both the geographical area designated for Mayoral development and the specific name chosen for the new Corporation, according to powers in Section 197 of the 2011 Act.
Citation and commencement1.
The official title for this legal text is the Old Trafford Regeneration Mayoral Development Corporation (Establishment) Order 2025.
The provisions outlined in this Order become legally active starting on January 23rd, 2026.
Mayoral development area2.
(1)
The Mayoral development area is the area of land shown bounded externally by the inside edge of the red line on the map.
(2)
In paragraph (1), “the map” means the map marked “Map referred to in the Old Trafford Regeneration Mayoral Development Corporation (Establishment) Order 2025” of which prints signed by a Deputy Director in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have been deposited, and are available for inspection, at the offices of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and at the offices of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.
The defined Mayoral development area consists of the specific parcel of land bordered externally by the inner edge of the red line shown on a map referenced within the Order.
This map is officially named "Map referred to in the Old Trafford Regeneration Mayoral Development Corporation (Establishment) Order 2025."
Official, signed prints of this map are held by a Deputy Director in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
People can inspect these maps free of charge at the offices of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, or at the Greater Manchester Combined Authority offices.
Establishment and naming of the Old Trafford Regeneration Mayoral Development Corporation3.
There is established a corporation for the Mayoral development area named the “Old Trafford Regeneration Mayoral Development Corporation”.
This clause formally creates a new corporation intended to operate within the boundaries of the previously defined Mayoral development area.
The official name given to this newly established body is the “Old Trafford Regeneration Mayoral Development Corporation.”
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Miatta Fahnbulleh
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
The Order was executed under the authorization of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
The document was signed by Miatta Fahnbulleh, who held the position of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, on December 11, 2025, acting on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Explanatory Note (This note is not part of the Order)
This Order establishes a Mayoral development corporation in relation to an area, designated as a Mayoral development area, which encompasses the area shown bounded externally by the inner edge of a red line on the map referred to in article 2 of this Order. Copies of the map may be inspected free of charge by prior appointment with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local Growth Delivery Unit, at 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Tootal Buildings, 56 Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 6EU3.
The power to designate and establish the corporation is set out in section 198 of the Localism Act 2011, as modified by Article 4 of, and the Schedule to, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/612).
The Corporation for the area is to be called the Old Trafford Regeneration Mayoral Development Corporation (article 3).
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this Order as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.
The Explanatory Note confirms that the Order creates a Mayoral development corporation for an area defined by a red line on a map mentioned in Article 2.
Copies of this map are available for inspection by appointment at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in London, and at the Greater Manchester Combined Authority offices in Manchester.
The legal basis for establishing the corporation and designating the area is Section 198 of the Localism Act 2011, which is subject to modifications made by the 2017 Statutory Instrument (S.I. 2017/612).
Article 3 of the Order names the body as the Old Trafford Regeneration Mayoral Development Corporation.
Finally, the note states a full impact assessment was not necessary because the Order is not expected to have any significant effect on the private, voluntary, or public sectors.
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