ORESA TOWN CENTRES

TOWN CENTRES

Examples of ORESA projects underway include:

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Rochdale Town Centre East

This is a major retail-led project which will transform the competitive position of Rochdale town centre; and regenerate a substantial quarter of it. A developer selection exercise will take place for the £200 million opportunity and a final decision is to be made in 2010. Work is underway to clear the site, ready for development in 2012.

West End/Educational Quarter, Oldham

A high quality mixed use development in Oldham Town Centre. The area includes the University Centre Oldham, The Oldham College and Oldham Sixth Form College, and is the location of the planned Regional Science Centre. The site is close to our HMR areas and would be enhanced by the further extension of Metrolink into Oldham Town Centre.

Oldham Town Centre – Mumps.

This is a key town centre employment site which will also include some housing investment. The catalyst for this is the newly located Metrolink station at Mumps, anticipated for completion in 2011.

Riverside Employment Zone, Rochdale

A major site within Rochdale town centre and immediately adjacent to the main Town Centre East Project, it provides modern quality business accommodation crucial to the plans to develop new sectors of employment in Rochdale. The £60 million municipal riverside development will provide 300,000 sq ft of office accommodation for Council, NHS and private sector staff with a town centre library, training and conference facilities nearby. The demolition of the existing Council headquarters will form part of the new retail development site.