A £1bn blueprint that will shape and transform the future of Bolton town centre up to 2030 and beyond has been published.
The masterplan contains proposals to redevelop the town centre by creating 1,800 new homes, 7,400 new jobs and generating economic activity worth an additional £412m.
Some of the main proposals include:
• Trinity Quarter – a new hotel, office block and a multi-storey car park could be built at ‘Trinity Gateway’.
• Cheadle Square – On Queen Street creating student housing and a mixed used development to complement cultural venues such as the Octagon, Museum and Library.
• Crompton Place – the framework envisages transforming the empty BHS store with an upper floor food court overlooking Victoria Square.
It is hoped that work on the first phase of site clearance could start as early as Spring 2018