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 the development of an innovative sustainable 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.
A masterplan and development strategy for Prestwich
In December 2007 Bury Council appointed the Urban Design and Regeneration Consultancy URBED, together with the specialist regeneration surveying practice ADGR, to produce a masterplan and development strategy for Prestwich. This strategy presents a long term vision that over the next 5 - 15 years will see Prestwich become a sustainable urban village which will develop a reputation for being a distinctive, ethical and creative place to live and work around a village centre that is a focus for the life of the community.
Consultation on the Strategy has now ended. To view the consultation draft Love Prestwich Village: Town Centre Development Strategy report and supporting documents go to the Prestwich consultation web 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.
Love Prestwich - Anti-litter Campaign
Become a Community Campion and sign up to Prestwich Anti-Litter Campaign today.
Go to Prestwich Litter Campaign web page.
Contact us
Planning, Engineering and Transportation Services,
Craig House, 3rd Floor, 5 Bank Street, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 0DN.
EMail: PrestwichRegeneration@bury.gov.uk.
Website: www.iloveprestwich.com.
