Droylsden Town Centre

 

Creating a masterplan for Droylsden

Plans to start to shape a masterplan for Droylsden are moving forward following acceptance of £100,000 in Homes England and Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) Evergreen funding.
 
The external funding will support activity and will enable the start of plans to shape Droylsden into a more vibrant town centre.
 
The creation of a masterplan will help join Droylsden Shopping Centre and the Greenside Lane Retail Park currently owned by New Era, which are intrinsically linked with the Council-owned Concorde Suite building. As well as focusing on movement and public realm improvements, the masterplan will look to help facilitate long-term solutions for various town centre sites by maximising the investment made in recent years on the GM Pension Fund Head Office, Droylsden Library, Metrolink, Medlock Active, the former Jam Works site and Fairfield Road site, and Droylsden Marina.
 
The masterplan will outline short, medium and long-term goals for the wider town centre, which will span over 20 years enabling the Council to seek further investment and funding options to be able to implement the plan and then deliver the vision for a sustainable future for Droylsden.
 

Opportunity to have your say

We are currently looking for residents, businesses and visitors to share their ideas for a more vibrant town centre for Droylsden and have launched an initial fact-finding survey to draw feedback and views from the local community and stakeholders to help shape both its short and long-term future.

The creation of the masterplan for Droylsden would be the first step. The council would then need to look to seek further funding and support for outlined plans and actions identified in the masterplan.

A consultant team led by OPEN (Optimised Environments) including national agency Social Communications, are working closely with us, leading on shaping the vision and plan, and is keen to find out what residents of all ages, alongside stakeholders and community groups, really think of and want to see in the town.

The team will be holding a series of workshops with stakeholders alongside the survey to gain a better understanding of local views on how the town’s challenges could be addressed this includes things like empty shops, the need for a more diverse offer and improving the visitor experience.

You can take part in the survey online at www.droylsdentowncentre.co.uk