Prestwich regeneration

Church Inn Prestwich Prestwich Village centre Radius flats in Prestwich

Please note: The Prestwich Local Area Partnership meeting on 20th May has been cancelled.

Go to Prestwich Local Area Partnership web page.

The centre of Prestwich has undergone a period of decline for many years despite having many of the raw ingredients that make up successful 'urban' villages (such as good community facilities, good access to public transport, good access to parks and green spaces, and the close proximity of residential areas to the retail centre).

There has already been significant investment in Prestwich in recent years; The Radius development (which brought town centre living and new retail space), a new M&S food store, and investment in the pedestrian infrastructure, but so far this has not yet been sufficient to reverse the decline of the centre.

However, major new development opportunities are beginning to emerge (including the potential redevelopment of the Longfield Shopping Centre and the creation a major new health care facilities) and Prestwich is likely to go through a period of significant change over the next 5 - 15 years.

Prestwich is therefore now at an important time where an innovative masterplan and development strategy is needed to guide the emerging development opportunities and to unlock the full potential of the village as a vibrant and dynamic place and key destination within the Manchester conurbation. In December 2007 Bury Council appointed the urban design and regeneration consultancy URBED together with the specialist regeneration surveying practice AGDR to develop this strategy. In January 2009 the Council also appointed the planning consultancy Drivers Jonas to undertake a retail capacity assessment to inform the conclusions of the strategy.

Love Prestwich Village: Town Centre Development Strategy

On 8 July 2009 the Council’s Executive Committee approved the Love Prestwich Village: Town Centre Development Strategy for implementation purposes and adoption as a non statutory Material Planning Consideration to guide and control future development proposals. The approved strategy will also form part of the evidence base for the Local Development Framework.

To view the approved strategy and its key supporting documents please open the links below:

Love Prestwich Village: Town Centre Development Strategy (Adopted July 2009):

Download Introduction (1mb 8 page pdf)
Download Part One: Prestwich Today (1mb 14 page pdf)
Download Part Two: Visioning (1mb 18 page pdf)
Download Part Three: Getting There (1mb 16 page pdf)
Download Part Four: Masterplan (1mb 20 page pdf)
Download Part Five: Implementation (1mb 8 page pdf)

Love Prestwich Village: Baseline Report (Final - July 2009):

Download Introduction (1mb 6 page pdf)
Download Part One: Urban Assessment (1.5mb 26 page pdf)
Download Part Two: Property Market (1mb 20 page pdf)
Download Part Three: Transport (1mb 10 page pdf)
Download Part Four: Opportunities (1mb 12 page pdf)

Download Prestwich Town Centre Retail Capacity Assessment (April 2009) (1mb 127 page pdf)

The approved strategy has been informed by an extensive process of public and stakeholder consultation. To see details of the results of this consultation process go to the Prestwich consultation web page.

Prestwich Winter Wonderland 2009

Go to Prestwich Winter Wonderland home page

Prestwich Local Area Partnership

Local Area Partnerships are the replacement to Area Boards and have been created to promote engagement and partnership at the local level. The overall objective of the Local Area Partnerships is “to improve the quality of life and achieve better outcomes for all people in our communities through ensuring service providers are responsive to neighbourhood needs and improve delivery". Partnership meetings are held six times a year, usually in the evenings, in local community venues. They are public meetings and everyone is welcome to attend.

Go to Prestwich Local Area Partnership web page.

Love Prestwich Festival

Prestwich Festival will be an annual 4 week calendar of events running for 1 month from 17 May til 21 June, giving the opportunity to showcase as many events as possible during this period. The intension is to build on its success year on year, just as events like Prestwich Clough Event and Prestwich Carnvial Event have. If you already have an activity organised during this period, would like to organise an activity in future years, or can offer your support to Prestwich Festival either by supporting the organising team or sponsoring any events, we would like to hear from you.

Go to Prestwich Festival web page.