A blueprint to guide the regeneration and development of a large area of Old Trafford and Gorse Hill has been approved. Trafford council has given the thumbs up to the Civic Quarter Area Action (CQAAP) plan which covers 136 acres of land.
It includes Trafford Town Hall, Trafford College UA92, Lancashire Cricket Club, the former B&Q site on Great Stone Road in Stretford and the former Greater Manchester Police Chester House HQ site. Long-term plans for the area are for 50 acres of brownfield development alongside the delivery of 'quality green space', 4,000 new 'high-quality' homes and more than 500,000 square feet of new office space.
Trafford council’s executive member for economy and regeneration Coun Liz Patel said the proposals will bring new public realm, including a processional route between Lancashire Cricket Club and Manchester United and improved cycle and pedestrian connections.
