Heywood town centre
Heywood is one of Rochdale borough's four townships.
The town has already witnessed improvements in recent years, for example,
enhancements such as the Memorial Gardens, the grant
funded improvements to many shop fronts and the creation of much needed business
space at The Old Police Station.
And the future looks even brighter, with more than a thousand new homes,
new shops, a market and better green spaces being proposed in a major redevelopment
plan.
The 10-15 year proposal has been developed as part of a joint partnership
plan called Sustainable Urban Neighbourhoods (SUN). A steering group has
been set up involving community representatives, councillors and Heywood
Housing Partnership Board.
In the past, Heywood has seen young adults leaving the area to work and
set up home elsewhere. But the plans for new housing, retail space, business
and community spaces - developed by urban designers Taylor Young – aim
to see Heywood revitalised and reverse that trend.
The draft plans have been developed on behalf of Heywood Housing Partnership,
Heywood Township, Rochdale Development Agency, Rochdale Boroughwide Housing
and Rochdale Borough Council.
The idea is to build a variety of properties on open land before demolishing
existing properties to make way for modern houses and apartments.
Proposals to improve landscaped areas, to refurbish street furniture and to replace signage can be viewed here and here.
You can find out more about what’s happening in Heywood by visiting
http://www.heartofheywood.org
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