Transformation of former Central Retail Park set to go ahead after long-running saga
Plans for the future of a former retail park in Manchester city centre are set to be given the green light this week after years of fighting to turn it into a park. Central Retail Park on Great Ancoats Street - which was home to Toys R Us and Argos - was flattened after Manchester council bought it for £37m in 2017.
But Trees Not Cars - the campaign group which has called for the 10.5-acre site to become a green space - said the new plan is 'a good start, but not enough'. Councillors are now set to approve the revised masterplan on Wednesday following a six-week public consultation this year.
The public consultation on the revised Strategic Regeneration Framework for the former Central Retail Park received 574 responses. According to a council report, one of the largest groups of comments were about the current use of the site by skateboarders, with some calling for this to be allowed to continue.
Responding to the comments in the report, the council said it recognises that the communities of Ancoats and New Islington want more green space and highlighted 'significant new public realm investment' across the city centre. This includes a £34m plan which involves making Ancoats Green 'the green heart to the neighbourhood' in the next phase of development for the area.
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