Victoria North is one of 12 locations supported by government’s New Towns Taskforce
Manchester Council has opened consultation for the next stage of Collyhurst – a neighbourhood within the 15,000-home Victoria North regeneration programme.
Current residents of Collyhurst have been given the opportunity to feed back on the project’s second phase, which could deliver around 550 new homes, before the detailed design and planning steps for the scheme take place.
They will be asked to give their opinions on the mix of housing types required in the community, new walking and cycling routes through the neighbourhood and features that could be included in an extended area of the new Collyhurst Park space.
In phase one, which is currently under construction, 47% of new homes at Collyhurst have been ringfenced for social rented council housing.
Bev Craig, leader of Manchester City Council, said the next stage of delivery will have “a key focus on social rent, council and genuinely affordable housing.”
The council said that detailed proposals for future phases of development at Collyhurst will be put forward after public consultation on a phased basis, including a new tram stop at Sandhills, additional new housing, shops, medical facilities and a new school.
Its focus for the next few years will be to develop proposals for Collyhurst Village, with detailed plans for South Collyhurst being worked up in six to 10 years.
Victoria North is one of the government’s 12 new towns and is being delivered via a joint venture partnership between Manchester City Council and the Far East Consortium.
Up to 15,000 new homes will built between Victoria Train Station and Queen’s Park in Collyhurst over the next 15 years in seven new and existing neighbourhoods across 155ha.
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