Prestwich Regeneration has submitted a planning application to Bury Council for the £100m+ regeneration of the Longfield Centre site in Prestwich Village.
Plans for the site comprise a new community hub featuring a library, flexible community space and health centre, a new village square, market hall and flexible retail and leisure spaces across the site, including a new gym.
The outline application submitted by Prestwich Regeneration, which is a joint venture between Muse and Bury Council, also includes the provision of around 200 new homes.
Stuart Rogers, director of project management at Muse, said: “This is a major moment for the future of Prestwich and the culmination of many months of in-depth community consultation. We’ve been blown away by the response from the local community and their passion. They had some really useful ideas and feedback, much of which we’ve been able to incorporate into the plans.
“One of the things people love about Prestwich is the many independent businesses already here and this really came through during the consultation. So, we decided to increase the amount of retail space by removing one of the residential buildings and added a larger market hall to provide smaller spaces for local retailers to thrive and grow. We’re also looking at how we can provide temporary space during construction for businesses so that the village can continue to be a bustling place for food, drink and shopping. The idea of the village square was also really popular so we’ve increased that in size and also included more green spaces and planting throughout the site.”
It is expected that a decision on the planning application will be made in spring 2024 with construction starting in mid-to-late 2024.
