Part of Ashton's former bus station has been lying empty since the new Interchange opened
Council chiefs have agreed to buy the remaining site of the former Ashton-under-Lyne bus station as part of plans to regenerate the town.
It saw the previous bus station stands replaced by a concourse style building, with capacity for up to 145 bus departures an hour.The remaining part of the former bus station next to the Arcades Shopping Centre has been lying empty and unused since the new facility opened. This would be used to ‘unlock the site for future development’, alongside further private sector investment and change at The Arcades and Ladysmith Shopping Centre sites.The cabinet has also agreed to transfer three land assets to TfGM for £28k, which are the Freedom Gardens, former New Charter land, and the former Probation Services Office next to the new interchange.
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