Have your say on the future of Ancoats & New Islington and New Cross
Manchester people are being asked for their views about two key areas in Manchester city centre. The updated draft development guidelines for Ancoats and New Islington together with neighbouring New Cross were agreed by Manchester City Council’s Executive in July and aim to give clearer guidance on the city’s long-term ambitions for the areas and guide planning decisions.
Information is available on the Council’s website at www.manchester.gov.uk/citycentreregen, where the draft document can be read in detail and the public can give their ideas. Local businesses and stakeholders are now being consulted on the refreshed guidelines and a public drop-in session is being held at St Michael’s Church in Ancoats on 29 September.
Ancoats and New Islington has seen significant developer interest since the last framework was approved in 2014 with regeneration expanding to northern parts of Ancoats and along the Ashton Canal and Pollard Street. The Draft Neighbourhood Development Framework sets out the long-term ambitions for the area as a high quality, sustainable and distinctive residential area that will support future residential growth as part of the planned expansion of the city centre in the next 10 to 15 years.
New Cross spans an area on the city’s north eastern edge bounded by Swan Street; Livesey Street; Rochdale Road and Bromley Street; and Oldham Road. The new framework will provide clear development principles within this area to ensure high quality new development, ensure that opportunities for residential and commercial development are maximised and guide how regeneration will progress.
The drop-in session at St Michael’s Church, Ancoats, will run from 2pm to 7pm on Thursday 29 September 2016. Members of the public are invited to come along to find out more, speak to Council officers and provide feedback and comments.
Cllr Bernard Priest, Deputy Leader of Manchester City Council, said: “We have recognised the northern fringe of the city centre as key for the city’s growth. Ancoats and New Islington have been a focus for some time, but New Cross joins the neighbourhoods as an important area for residential development to support the city’s growing population.
“Finding out what Manchester people think is crucial as ultimately it will be those people living in these communities, so I would urge as many people as possible to be part of the consultation.”
