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Bury Market regeneration - design phase and project delivery

Business as usual

Bury Market will be open for business throughout the Bury Market regeneration project, including during the construction phase of the Flexi Hall and while enhancement works are carried out to the outdoor market.

The enhancements planned to regenerate Bury Market have been shaped by the feedback received from extensive consultation undertaken during 2023, when scheme designs were shared online, in the press, via social media, and at a series of face-to-face public drop-in sessions held at Bury Market.

In finalising the designs, feedback from members of the public, market traders and other Bury town centre partners and stakeholders has been considered.

Design stages

  • Winter 2023:  Public consultation 
  • August 2023:  Planning consent granted 
  • Autumn 2023 to early 2024: Construction designs prepared and further feedback sought from market traders and other town centre stakeholders

The enhancement designs are now developed in detail and construction has started on site.  

Computer generated image of the front elevation of a building. The words World Famous Bury Market appear on the roof of the building
Market canopy roof 1: Elevational view looking west from the Golden Mile'
Computer generated image of people walking around with a canopy roof above them
Market canopy roof 2: Elevational view looking east from the Golden Mile
Computer generated image of the front elevation of a building. The words World Famous appear on the roof of the building
Market canopy roof 2: Elevational view looking north from Angouleme Way

Site location plans and drawings

Project delivery

Now that the final scheme designs have been completed and approved, construction work has started.

Prior to this happening, enabling works were carried out. These included:

  • Setting up the contractor’s main site compound (to be located on part of the Market car park)
  • Erecting site hoardings (around the former Market Office in Murray Road and a number of vacant properties in part of Princess Parade that back on to Hilton Road and which Bury Council has acquired for demolition)

Project timeline and milestone activity

The timeline below shows dates of the main construction activities. Please note that dates shown are anticipated but may be subject to change.

  • From 23 September 2024 (for approximately 5 weeks): Gas main diversions on Angouleme Way/Market Street junction and Murray Road
  • Mid-October 2024: Contractor’s site compound set up starts at the market car park
  • Mid-October 2024: Erection of contractor’s site safety fencing around vacant properties 2 and 10 Princess Parade and the former Bury Market Office at Murray Road
  • End October/November 2024: Start surface water drainage works in Murray Road
  • End October 2024: Start domestic service diversions within outdoor market areas
  • End November 2024: Start canopy improvements to outdoor market areas (Frederick and Edward blocks)
  • Early December 2024: Start outdoor market canopy improvements (George, Wyndham, Georgiana, Garden, Princess blocks)
  • Early December 2024: Install contractor’s solid safety hoardings around vacant properties 2 and 10 Princess Parade, the former Bury Market Office at Murray Road and vacant properties 47 and 51 Market Street
  • January 2025: Start demolition of vacant properties (2-10 Princess Parade and former market office at Murray Road)
  • End February 2025: Start dismantling redundant bus canopy (next to Stand E Bury Interchange)
  • Mid-March 2025: Start demolition of vacant units (Nos 47 and 51 Market Street)
  • July 2025: Start Bury Market Flexi Hall construction
  • March 2026: Start landscaping improvements
  • July / August 2026: Scheme completion.