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IRWELL FIRST STREET RIVER PARK

GREAT JACKSON STREET

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CONTENTS

FOREWORD 5 AREA PROFILES 28 INFRASTRUCTURE 82 NOMA 30 Transport 84 VISION 6 St John’s 33 Digital 89 Introduction and context 8 Spinningfields 36 Environment 93 Achievements since 2012 17 First Street 39 snapshot and key facts 20 LOOKING AHEAD 96 Corridor Manchester 42 Resident access to jobs Delivery 107 Central Business District 48 and skills development 26 Engagement 108 51 City centre experience 109 Mayfield 54 ANNEXES Medieval Quarter 56 110 Great Jackson Street 58 City centre map 112 Kampus 60 Links to key documents and websites 114 Salford Central and Greengate 62 Acknowledgements 115 Irwell River Park 64 Water Street 66 Retail Core 68 72 Northern Quarter 75 Chinatown 78 The Village 80

CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC PLAN 2015–2018

FOREWORD

Manchester city centre has The six years since the last Over the next few years, This revised City Centre changed dramatically over City Centre Strategic Plan significant further growth Strategic Plan seeks to: the past 15 years and is now was published have seen is expected in the economy • Demonstrate what has one of the most dynamic further transformational and population of the city been achieved since the centres in Europe. Significant growth – both in the city’s centre. This will bring both last Strategic Plan was private and public sector economy and in the opportunities and challenges, published in 2009 investment has led to a more population. A renewed including ensuring the vibrant and diverse cityscape, confidence in the commercial availability of the appropriate • Update the vision for the including modern iconic and residential market has infrastructure and adequate city centre within the buildings such as the Civil allowed the continuation of residential accommodation current economic and Justice Centre and Beetham existing developments and to support this growth. strategic context Tower, in addition to new the emergence of significant • Outline the direction of high-quality public areas. It new development, with the Critical to Manchester’s travel and key priorities has also meant the opening boundaries of the city centre success over the next decade over the next few years up of new areas to residential expanding to incorporate and beyond is a decisive in each of the city centre and leisure activity, creating new areas for people to live response to the challenges neighbourhoods an increasingly busy and and work in. and opportunities posed by animated atmosphere climate change. This next • Describe the partnerships throughout the daytime phase of growth for the city in place to deliver those and evening. continues to play a vital part centre will be part of the priorities. in the growth of the city’s city’s overall commitments New business sectors have economy and that of Greater on climate change, putting The Strategic Plan will shape established themselves in the Manchester as a whole. This us on track to become the activity that will ensure city, driven by the expansion is becomingly increasingly a dynamic low-carbon the city centre continues to of existing firms and the important as devolution economy, with high-quality consolidate its role as a major relocation of new companies. arrangements develop to green spaces and waterways economic and cultural asset Financial and professional allow more and more throughout. for and services, media and creative, decisions to be made at the North of . life sciences and leisure, the city region level. We advanced manufacturing, continue to work hard to Sir Richard Leese tourism, and the services ensure that the benefits Leader sector in particular, have secured by investment in grown and continue to grow. the city centre are enjoyed March 2016 by the communities of Today, Manchester city Manchester and Greater centre is a destination for Manchester through many things, including alignment with wider skills learning, work, living, and accessibility strategies. cultural experiences, shopping and relaxation.

CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC PLAN 2015–2018 5 VISION

6 CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC PLAN 2015–2018 7 INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT

The economic As both the economy and has already trebled over the geography of population of Manchester last decade, and subsequently Manchester have grown, large-scale further enhance the city mixed-use developments centre economy. city centre is rapidly incorporating commercial, evolving, with residential and leisure uses How we plan for growth exponential growth are driving change at its will be just as important as and significant boundaries. These growth itself. There will, developments include Ancoats for example, be greater development over and to the energy needs and higher recent years. east, the Green Quarter and demands for public services, NOMA to the north, and alongside the need to reduce

Castlefield and St George’s CO2 emissions and adapt to the south west. These to climate change. Our locations have increasingly operational management become attractive places to structures will need to be live for people working and flexible enough to respond spending their leisure time to these and control possible within the city centre. unintended consequences, such as antisocial behaviour. This growth has contributed additional residential Since the previous Strategic accommodation, commercial Plan was published in 2009, property and leisure there has been a significant destinations, and these change in the policy and locations (together with others funding context in which including the Irk Valley and the city operates, as a result New Cross) have a clear of the change of government potential to contribute to and the strengthening of the the city centre offer: their Greater Manchester City relationship with and Region structures. One of proximity to existing the key outcomes of this concentrations of activity has been the move towards demand their inclusion within greater local governance the city centre boundary. The and control, established first expansion of the city centre through the innovative City boundary to incorporate edge- Deal with the Government, of-centre neighbourhoods and now through the and developments will Devolution Agreement for increase a population that Greater Manchester.

8 Ancoats/New Islington Hilton Hotel

NATIONAL The arrangement was the CONTEXT – first of its kind in the UK NORTHERN outside and will play a pivotal role in helping to POWERHOUSE build a Northern economic powerhouse. The Greater There is a growing recognition Manchester Devolution at both a local and national Agreement will introduce level that by joining together a new elected Mayor, who the cities in the North of Improved transport Further priorities for will represent the combined England, an increasingly connectivity between the delivering the Northern authorities and hold powerful economic area can cities of the North is one Powerhouse include responsibilities for new be created that can help to of the major elements of strengthening science, delegated powers and rebalance and grow the building a stronger northern knowledge, and culture. resources. national economy, providing economic base. Manchester, Manchester is receiving the ability to compete along with the other northern investment to provide two Local authorities in Greater internationally. Manchester cities, has developed the centres of excellence in these Manchester will retain all is at the forefront of this Transport for the North areas – a new theatre and their existing powers. movement, and the city proposal to transform performance space at St However, the Devolution centre – as a key driver of the transport connectivity and John’s (Factory Manchester) Agreement will provide economies of both Greater capacity, improving journey and the £235million Sir additional tools to develop Manchester and the north times, reliability and quality. Henry Royce Institute for high-quality places for people west – will be a crucial These improvements to Advanced Materials Research to live, work and do business component in this connected transport infrastructure will and Innovation at The in. The alignment of our local Northern Powerhouse. widen and strengthen the , authorities’ powers will support North’s labour markets and which will link with satellite the delivery of the vision and In 2014, Greater Manchester improve business efficiency. centres in other core cities in objectives outlined in both local authorities agreed a the North of the country. the Greater Manchester and devolution settlement that A series of investments the Manchester Strategies. will assist in delivering are being developed across economic growth across the highways, rail, logistics, ports The scope of devolution region, while improving the and airports to deliver this includes housing, planning quality of life for residents. transformational change. The and transport, alongside This agreement builds on reregulation of buses is also of improving resident skills, the work of the Greater major significance, as it will health and social care, Manchester Combined enable bus services to support and reducing levels of Authority, pulling together improved access to the city unemployment across all Greater Manchester’s centre (and other destinations), the City Region. local authorities. playing a principal role in the future success of the city centre as a driver of employment growth.

CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC PLAN 2015–2018 9 GREATER of bold, collective action to Reform MANCHESTER help shape that success. The Development will need to take CONTEXT – priorities are also grouped a focused approach if we are around the key themes of THE GREATER to achieve our ambitions of Growth and Reform. reducing worklessness levels. MANCHESTER STRATEGY A key challenge for the future An employer-led skills system success of the Strategy will aligned to broadening the The Greater Manchester be defining how growth opportunities available to Strategy provides both proposals emerge over young people will drive our a vision for the city and the wider City Region, objective of reducing youth the elements that will be around both residential and unemployment. Improving addressed in delivering this commercial development, skills, alongside initiatives vision. The Manchester to ensure that they augment around digital and transport Strategy (see below) is aligned the existing growth connectivity, will encourage with, and strongly supports, trajectory of the city centre, self-reliance and a reduction the overarching Greater as well as build on the key in demand for public services. Manchester Strategy. assets and attributes of individual localities. The ‘Manchester family’ The vision put forward in of organisations, including the Greater Manchester Growth Manchester Solutions, Strategy is that by 2020 the In order to achieve the New Economy, MIDAS, Manchester City Region will ambitious growth targets for and Marketing Manchester, have pioneered a new model the city centre, creating the have been reviewed and for sustainable economic conditions for optimum and restructured to ensure that growth based around a more sustainable growth is essential. their work supports the connected, talented and The Greater Manchester delivery of the priorities greener City Region, where Strategy seeks to diversify the outlined within the Greater all our residents are able to economic base of the city Manchester Strategy. A new contribute to and benefit centre in response to changing group structure incorporating from sustained prosperity. market conditions, while all these organisations developing a market-facing has been established – The Greater Manchester investment strategy. the Manchester Growth Strategy recognises that The global distinctiveness Company, which operates Manchester is one of the of Manchester requires as a public/private UK’s most successful cities continued strengthening partnership between the and presents the ambition to cement the city’s position Combined Authority and to become one of the most as a desirable location to Greater Manchester Local successful cities in the world. invest in, live in and visit, Enterprise Partnership. The priorities included in the which in turn will assist refreshed Greater Manchester in both attracting and Strategy set out a programme retaining talent.

10 LOCAL CONTEXT – • play its full part in limiting The Manchester Strategy Growth THE MANCHESTER the impacts of climate is closely aligned with the Manchester city centre is STRATEGY change regeneration prospectus well placed to continue to for Salford, Salford 2025 – attract and develop new jobs. • be a place where residents A Modern Global City, A focus will be placed on The Manchester Strategy from all backgrounds can reflecting the joint approach improving productivity by sets a long-term vision for aspire, succeed, live well between the cities to develop increasing our skills base Manchester’s future and and feel safe describes how this will be and grow the regional centre. and the number of people achieved. The vision depicts • be clean, attractive, The vision for Salford 2025 accessing local jobs. Manchester competing with culturally rich, outward- is to: looking and welcoming. The economic aspect the best international cities • transform the skyline of the of delivering continued through its thriving economy city through outstanding The new Manchester Strategy, growth will involve further and vibrant sense of place. new infrastructure finalised in January 2016, development of new and As we continue to build and encompasses and builds on • strengthen and diversify existing partnerships with invest in the city by working the existing priorities of Salford’s economic base the private, charity and Growth, People and Place, voluntary sectors. The with our partners to drive • shape places and deliver and replaces the Community extended boundaries of the forward growth, our vision for outstanding environmental Strategy. The Manchester city centre, as described 2025 is for Manchester to be quality in the top flight of world- Strategy is influenced by the earlier, will provide additional class cities. The city will: Government’s announcements • fully connect people to the capacity for growth. Because regarding the establishment growth opportunities. of the contribution the retail • have a competitive, of a Northern Powerhouse. sector makes to the city dynamic and sustainable economy that draws on our distinctive strengths in science, advance manufacturing, culture, creative and digital business – cultivating and encouraging new ideas • possess highly skilled, enterprising and industrious people • be connected internationally and within the UK

The Manchester Strategy

CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC PLAN 2015–2018 11 centre economy, supporting developments and Place the retail sector is paramount partnerships to deliver Investment in ‘place’ will to achieving sustained schemes that respond to continue to create and economic growth. intelligence gathered about maintain a city centre that our current and projected attracts visitors and is an Residential development city centre population. attractive place to live, will also play a pivotal role in invest and work. This will achieving growth. Creating a In addition to residential and ensure that we have the city centre environment and economic growth, a sustained right local environment and infrastructure that encourages commitment to attracting infrastructure, both physical people to live and work here and hosting global and major and digital, for all users is fundamental. We are events will continue. These of the city. developing a range of tools will include Manchester to support a higher-quality International Festival and Creating an attractive and residential offer, including a variety of sporting events. safe environment through enhanced space standards Alongside this, continued effective street management and active interventions improvements and promotion and security will be essential. around site assembly, as of the city’s cultural and Collaboration with Greater well as clear regeneration leisure offer will strengthen Manchester Police and other frameworks, particularly at the sustained growth of agencies will continue to some of the edge-of-centre the region. reduce the impact of crime locations, such as New Cross. and homelessness. High- Progress is also being made People and reform quality, well-managed green through the development Services will be shaped to spaces, trees and waterways of an edge-of-city centre ensure that they are providing will be key features of the strategy, which is driving a the best opportunities for city centre, within both new market rental offer to local residents, in particular existing areas and those meet the needs of a younger, supporting access to the labour being transformed over more diverse population. market and encouraging the next few years. Central to this is the local communities to drive Manchester Life proposition, more of their own initiatives. which is utilising private In a city centre context, this investment aligned to central involves encouraging business funding incentives to create partners to engage in local a high-quality yet affordable labour initiatives, providing offer at the fringes of the city employment and training centre. Homes for sale is also opportunities for local an important component of residents, providing the our wider residential strategy. infrastructure to attract and This will involve kick-starting retain a skilled workforce, development resurgence in and making the city centre response to improving an inclusive place for all economic market conditions, people to access. in addition to identifying

12 CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC PLAN 2015–2018 13 FUNCTIONS OF THE over 90% of the city’s coming years, with another and leisure opportunities, CITY CENTRE employment in the professional 15,600 jobs predicted by and also in making the city and financial services sector, 2024. The highest levels of centre an attractive, vibrant The city centre performs and over 60% of all business growth are expected to be in and welcoming environment. a number of key functions service and technical jobs. the higher-skilled, knowledge- As highlighted in the next for the city and the Greater Cultural, creative and digital based, science and digital section, particularly strong Manchester City Region: industries are another key jobs, helping to continue population growth has been sector, with the digital and to grow the competitive a feature since the 2001 1) As a driver of economic creative economy a key driver advantage of the city and Census, along with a trend growth and a major of the city’s economic the City Region. towards a younger population. employment centre: performance. The research, The growth is directly related The city centre accounts for science and bioscience 2) As an increasingly to the city’s economic growth, over 40% of Manchester’s sectors, and their relationship popular residential centre: which has been driven by the total employment base, and with our universities, are The growth in the number considerable expansion of the is a significant driver of becoming increasingly of people living in the city key sectors outlined above. regional economic growth, important to the growth centre over the past 20 years Demand for city centre living hosting more than 10% of all objectives of the city centre is a major success story: from that embraces different tenure jobs in Greater Manchester. and Greater Manchester a few thousand in the late types is rapidly increasing, As of 2014, more than 141,400 as a whole, along with public 1990s to over 25,000 today, and is a key attractor for those people are employed in the administration, leisure, and nearer 50,000 within who seek different lifestyle city centre. It supports an tourism and the service sector. the expanded city centre choices. The residential exceptionally large proportion The city centre is set to boundary. It is testament to trajectory is expected to of the city’s knowledge-based experience further significant the work that has been done continue to rise as a result and higher-skilled jobs, with employment growth in the both in growing employment of the predicted continued

40% 141,400+ OF THE CITY’S PEOPLE ARE EMPLOYED EMPLOYMENT BASE N IN THE CITY CENTRE N COMES FROM THE A A L L P P CITY CENTRE C C I I G G E E T T A A T R T R E S E S C I T Y C E N T R C I T Y C E N T R

14 increase in employment in particularly rich in cultural our strong employment base the city centre. Further work assets, with facilities ranging and add to the dynamism needs to be done to ensure from the biggest indoor and sense of place of the that the city centre provides arena in Europe, to our city centre. The demand for the right quality and mix renowned hotel stays in the city centre of accommodation for our – the of our world- continues to grow, as does growing population in the famous Hallé Orchestra. the size, range and quality future, meeting the needs 2015 was a particularly of the hotel offer. Working of all age groups. Therefore, exciting year for culture, with Marketing Manchester, the Council is proposing to with the reopening of the we are continuing to improve introduce appropriate space , the visitor experience, standards and amenity following a £15million including the connections measures through the transformation, and the between places, and how development of a Residential launch of HOME – the new people navigate and utilise Design Guide for Manchester. independent cinema, theatre wayfinding tools, using both and arts centre at First traditional and new digital 3) As a major visitor Street. The diverse range of methods. This is especially destination: increasingly popular events, important given the major Manchester city centre is including the unique transport and development also increasingly becoming Manchester International schemes taking place over a destination of choice for Festival, and the huge variety the next few years. We will visitors, both from abroad of retail and leisure assets, continue to provide support and from other parts of the including restaurants, cafés, for current and future arts UK. The city centre is clubs and bars, all support institutions, creative

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industries, artists and events, and facilitate access to other sources of support, including Arts Council England. We will also need to address place priorities around events, including joining up funding sources and widening sponsorship opportunities to Kampus, Circle Square (the The 2009–12 Strategic Plan Manchester Strategy, and strengthen our event offer. former BBC site), Piccadilly, described how the city centre the emerging strategy to and Mayfield (where a major would drive Manchester’s create a Northern economic 4) As a place to relax and new public park is planned). ambition – reflected in the powerhouse to help rebalance spend time: Manchester Strategy – to the economic dominance A high-quality public realm In addition to providing be in the highest rank of of London. All these plans is essential to the character informal places for people cities globally. aim to strengthen the and appeal of the city centre to relax and get together, contribution of the city for residents, visitors and the city centre’s squares and It set out a vision for the city and the City Region to workers alike. There are a public spaces can be used to centre as a place: improve the economy of number of attractive green stage events and activities the UK by increasing both • to invest spaces within the city centre appealing to a wide range economic growth and itself, such as Sackville Park, of people. The network of • to work self-reliance. St John’s Gardens, Parsonage canals and waterways further • to live Gardens, Piccadilly Gardens add to the local environment and . As and provide opportunities for • to shop well as helping to create an leisure activities. attractive environment for • that people can get to and get around within all users, high-quality, Continuing to improve the well-managed green spaces, range and quality of the • that brings people together trees and waterways will be public realm through a to enjoy. key features that help the variety of activities is a key city centre to address priority. There are also This Strategic Plan seeks to climate change. several larger suburban parks take this ambition to the that are easily accessible by next level, within the new These spaces are being added public transport from the strategic context provided by to through a number of new city centre, such as Heaton the trends highlighted above, public areas planned at First Park, Park and the revised Manchester Street, NOMA, St John’s, Platt Fields. Strategy, the Greater

16 ACHIEVEMENTS SINCE 2012

The population of the city centre has Despite the economic • The continued continued to increase: from 19,000 in 2009 climate of this period, consolidation of to nearly 24,000 at the time of the 2011 we have achieved much Spinningfields, the success in continuing to city’s premier business Census. However, this figure rises to nearer attract investment and drive destination, which has 50,000 within the extended city centre development within the city entered its final phases boundary (including areas such as Ancoats centre since 2012. Notable of development. Over and New Islington). These areas are successes since then included: £1billion of private investment has created increasingly becoming popular places to • Committed and planned a destination of choice investments of around live, further boosting the popularity and for new businesses and £1.5billion over the next use of the city centre. has secured over 15,000 five years by the key jobs in the area. institutions in Corridor Manchester: The University • Completion of the of Manchester, Manchester Co-operative Group’s Metropolitan University, landmark new head office, the Central Angel Square, and University Hospitals Sadler’s Yard, the new NHS Foundation Trust public square, as part of (CMFT), Bruntwood, the NOMA redevelopment and Manchester Science in the northern part of Partnerships, which will the city centre. include new research, • The opening of the incubation and science National Football park facilities. Funding Museum in Manchester has been approved for in July 2012, following an the £60million Graphene £8.5million refurbishment; Engineering Innovation the museum attracted Centre (GEIC) and, in 350,000 visitors in less December 2014, funding than a year and welcomed was announced for the its millionth visitor in new £235million Sir October 2014. Henry Royce Advanced Materials Institute based at The University of Manchester, with satellite centres across the region.

CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC PLAN 2015–2018 The National 17 Football Museum £38.8m 260,000 £1.5bn THE ECONOMIC IMPACT PEOPLE ATTENDED INVESTMENT IN THE OF MANCHESTER N MANCHESTER N EXPANSION OF N INTERNATIONAL A A A L INTERNATIONAL L THE METROLINK L P P P FESTIVAL 2015 FESTIVAL 2015 NETWORK C C C I I I G G G E E E T T T A A A T R T R T R E S E S E S C I T Y C E N T R C I T Y C E N T R C I T Y C E N T R

• Delivery of a greatly • Completion of the first • Increased success of the • Completion of the enhanced St Peter’s Square phase of the First Street Manchester International £44million refurbishment through the completion redevelopment, including Festival (MIF). The 2015 of Victoria Station. of No. 1 St Peter’s Square, HOME – a new major Festival had an economic Work on the station was which is home to KPMG’s cultural facility for impact of £38.8million completed in October Manchester headquarters; Manchester – along with (up from £35.7million 2015 and is a key element refurbishment of the a four-star hotel, retail generated from the first of the rail Town Hall Extension facilities, serviced Festival in 2009) and was scheme, as well as the and Central Library; accommodation, car attended by almost Metrolink enhancements. and provision of the first parking and significant 260,000 people (an increase The Northern Hub will phase of new public realm, new public realm. from 224,000 in 2009). improve linkages and including the relocation connectivity to a number of the cenotaph. of northern locations.

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OVER THE COMING N THE CITY CENTRE N A A YEARS IN THE CITY L OVER THE PAST L P P CENTRE FIVE YEARS C C I I G G E E T T A A T R T R E S E S C I T Y C E N T R C I T Y C E N T R

• The completion of major • Significant investment in Based on results from the refurbishment and the hotel and leisure offer. 2014 edition of the Greater expansion of the historic Over the past five years, Manchester Forecasting Chetham’s School of 25 hotels have been Model (GMFM), 110,000 Music. developed, and a further jobs are estimated to be 25 are planned over the created in Greater • Around £1.5billion of coming years. Manchester over the next investment to support the decade. The city centre will expansion of Metrolink. With the UK economy be an important driver of This will include a Second having now surpassed its this growth in sectors such City Crossing for the pre-recession peak, the level as financial and professional city centre to improve of business activity and services, retail, and the linkages to the rest of strength of the private sector cultural and creative the conurbation. have put the city in a strong industries. position to drive on amid the ongoing economic recovery.

CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC PLAN 2015–2018 19 CITY CENTRE SNAPSHOT AND KEY FACTS

POPULATION

• The population of the city centre has trebled in the last decade and now stands at almost 50,000. This is attributable to the significant number of new homes created within the city centre and the development of new neighbourhoods, which expand upon the traditional city centre boundaries to incorporate such areas as Ancoats and New Islington to the east and the Green Quarter to the north. The city centre population will continue to rise as future planned residential developments expand the living concept. • A key feature of this growth has been a significant rise Manchester Day 2015 in the proportion of the population aged between • The Greater Manchester 25 and 29 (which has grown Forecasting Model by 50% across the city). (GMFM) predicts that This is attributable to the population of the city increased levels of graduate will reach over 570,000 570,000 retention, facilitated through by 2024, illustrating the PEOPLE ESTIMATED continued citywide TO BE LIVING IN THE N economic growth and A CITY BY 2024 L P

growth. C the increased attraction I G E T of graduate employers. A T R E S C I T Y C E N T R

20 RESIDENTIAL • Cultural and creative: over 27,000 people are working • To meet this growing in the cultural and creative demand, there will need to industries in the city be not just an increase in centre, representing more 70,000 homes for rent but a focus PEOPLE EMPLOYED IN THE than 15% of employment BUSINESS, FINANCIAL on stimulating residential AND PROFESSIONAL N in the sector in Greater A L SERVICES SECTOR P properties for sale where C Manchester. I G E the market is still frail, T A T R and supporting measures • Retail: more than 13,500 E S C I T Y C E N T R where the market is people are employed in showing signs of recovery. retail in the city centre, Locations that could drive which is 11% of the sector’s this include St John’s, total workforce in Greater Great Jackson Street Manchester (see Retail and Ancoats. Core section below).

ECONOMY AND INWARD EMPLOYMENT INVESTMENT

More than 140,000 people The city centre is an work in the city centre and important inward investment 27,000 this figure could increase by location for companies PEOPLE WORK IN investing in Greater CULTURE AND N over 15,000 over the next ten A CREATIVE L P Manchester. Since 2009, INDUSTRIES C years. The city centre accounts I G E there have been around 75 T for more than 10% of all A T R E S jobs in the whole of Greater inward investments, creating C I T Y C E N T R Manchester, and a number almost 5,000 new jobs and of sectors drive its economy: generating approximately £200million per year in • Business, financial and additional economic output. professional services: over 70,000 people work in the sector in the city centre, accounting for more than one quarter of employment in the entire sector in Greater Manchester (271,000 people).

CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC PLAN 2015–2018 21 COMMERCIAL space for accommodation DEVELOPMENT that is flexible and able to meet the needs of the market, Compared to other regional key growth sectors, and £32–sq ft centres, Manchester small and start-up businesses AVERAGE CITY CENTRE continues to perform very will be central to those plans.

PRIME OFFICE RENT N well with regard to the The subsequent masterplans A IN 2015 L P take-up of office space, and C and regeneration frameworks I G E T the city centre now has the for NOMA, First Street, A T R E S largest office market outside C I T Y C E N T R St John’s and Kampus reflect London. Average prime the increasing demand for office rents remain higher high-quality, flexible than regional and national commercial space, and also averages, surpassing the provide a range of residential £30-per-square-foot mark property options. in September 2013, and reaching a record headline rent for Manchester of £32 NUMBER OF per square foot in 2015. VISITORS AND Ongoing positive momentum ATTRACTIONS suggests a forecast of further 1m visitors rent rises to £33.50 by 2018. Manchester is one of the FROM OVERSEAS most popular places in the N IN 2014 A The impact of this is a L country for visitors from P

C I greater demand for not just G abroad. In 2014, it attracted E T A Grade A space, but a range T R almost one million overseas S C R E I T Y C E N T of commercial space that is visitors; this is a 78% flexible and attractive to the (430,000) increase since price-sensitive occupier. 2000, and behind only the As strategic regeneration capital cities of London and frameworks are developed for Edinburgh in the UK. key areas of the city centre,

22 Key attractions in the city LEISURE centre for domestic and international visitors include: The Greater Manchester Leisure Survey 2014 showed • Museum of Science an average spend of £35 per and Industry – day visitor and £79 per staying 78% 677,000 visitors visitor within the city centre. INCREASE IN OVERSEAS

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A This rises to £97 for those (430,000 PEOPLE) L • P

C I staying in paid-for G – 387,000 visitors E T A accommodation, and falls T R E S • National Football to £39 for those staying with C I T Y C E N T R Museum – over one friends and family. million visitors since opening in mid-2012 For every staying visitor in • HOME – the arts venue paid-for accommodation, an opened in May 2015 and is average spend of £58.16 is already proving a success. spent across businesses in the city centre, including restaurants, bars, attractions, RETAIL retailers, entertainment venues and public transport. Retail spend in Manchester £910m hit £910million in the past Of visitors to Manchester SPENT ON RETAIL

IN MANCHESTER N city centre, 28% reported A year, making it the top IN 2014 L P

C shopping destination outside they were visiting the shops, I G E T London. Figures released 18% eating out, and 7% A T R E S by The Heart of Manchester spending time in bars and C I T Y C E N T R BID (Business Improvement clubs. In comparison, District – see below) in its Greater Manchester had annual report, published 23% of visitors reporting just a month after its second they were visiting the shops, anniversary on 1 April 2015, 17% eating out, and 5% show the city’s retail sector’s spending time in bars and strong performance. clubs. These figures not only

CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC PLAN 2015–2018 23 show the important role are also among the most that retail, restaurants and popular in the UK, cafés play towards the visitor attracting more than experience, but they also show nine-million national the considerable income and international visitors generated for such businesses each year. This contributes by the visitor market. an estimated £90million to the local economy annually. Major events within the city • Pride: This attracts more centre include: than 40,000 visitors a • Manchester International year and generates some Festival: Attendance at £20million for the local the 2015 MIF was almost economy. 260,000, attracting both a • Political party conferences: national and international The Conservative Party audience. The Festival Conference held in 2015 generated an estimated generated an estimated economic impact value of £29million for the local around £38.8million for economy and attracted the Greater Manchester around 12,000 delegates economy. to the city. • Christmas Markets: As the first UK city to Top: Manchester host continental-style Christmas Markets festive markets in 1999, Bottom: Manchester Manchester’s Christmas International Festival Markets have continued to grow every year. With more stalls than any other UK festive market, the city’s Christmas Markets

24 HOTELS of a 71% increase in the Of the new additions to total number of hotel rooms hotel accommodation in There has been huge within the city centre over 2015, 45% of the rooms investment in the hotel offer the past ten years. Over this were four or five-star rated. in recent years. Since 2010, period, the number of rooms For completion in 2016 25 hotels and serviced rose from 4,990 in 2006 to or a later date, almost apartments have opened 8,550 in 2015. 73% of the new rooms are within the city centre. A expected to be four-star further six hotels/serviced In order to meet the continued rated, demonstrating apartments are currently growth in demand for further quality provision. under construction, five are accommodation as a result due to start on site in the of Greater Manchester’s near future, and another 14 buoyant visitor economy, hotels/serviced apartments are a further 1,570 rooms are in the development pipeline confirmed to open in the for the next few years. next few years. This demonstrates an increase With annual occupancy of 18% on current levels, rates at 80% during 2015, with most of these being hotel occupancy within the delivered by the end of 2017. city centre has reached its highest rate. These elevated occupancy levels have been achieved within the context

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Manchester’s Apprenticeships campaign

Strong economic The unemployment rate has Many of the growth sectors for example, a strong and growth in the city fallen significantly since 2013 that predominate in the city growing service sector. One centre has been and over the past decade there centre will create employment of the challenges for the city has been a large decrease in opportunities that require is to ensure that this work is the major driver of the number of working-age skills and qualifications at sustainable and pays a employment in the Manchester residents claiming level 3 and above. It is sufficient wage to enable conurbation, and an out-of-work benefit. important that the city’s residents to live full and an increasing number Working-age residents who young people and working- healthy lives. Working with are attracted to the city are age adults are equipped employers and building of Manchester more likely to be in work, with the qualifications and on the success of current residents are moving educational attainment in skills to succeed in this Reform programmes, there into employment. the city has improved, and labour market. However, is a need to ensure that those longer-term residents who there will also be entry-level furthest from the labour have previously been out of employment opportunities market are supported to work have found employment. for Manchester residents in, access those opportunities.

26 GROWTH SECTORS furthest from work and those Council and Jobcentre Plus. the potential to deliver large in low-paid employment will Staff within the Employer numbers of opportunities Manchester’s top four be priority groups for public Suite have built relationships for residents. forecast growth sectors over funding. A more demand-led with key city centre employers, the next ten years in terms of skills system with less public and advertise opportunities, Recent analysis of jobs and Gross Value Added funding will put more identify potential applicants apprenticeship take-up by (GVA) are: emphasis on employers and offer pre-employment Manchester residents during • construction investing in the skills of their support to help reduce the 2013/14 academic year current and future workforce. the cost and time pressures revealed that Business • business, financial and on employers. In return, Administration is the most professional services The Greater Manchester this enables Manchester popular for 16 to 24-year-olds • cultural, creative and Devolution Agreement residents to secure a higher and the second most popular digital provides opportunities to proportion of opportunities. for those aged 25 and above. create an integrated Pre-recruitment training is The city centre is likely to • research, science and employment and skills offered to residents who account for a considerable development. system that is much better need to top up their skills to proportion of these aligned to the needs of the compete for the jobs available. opportunities. The Health These four sectors have local economy. The further and Social Care sector is the a strong presence within education adult skills most popular apprenticeship the city centre and will programme will be APPRENTICESHIPS for those aged 25 and above, provide good-quality career redesigned by 2017. To AND LOCAL and is the second most opportunities for Manchester support the Reform LABOUR popular for 16 to 24-year-olds. residents. Many of the programme, devolution The Central Manchester employers in these sectors allows the expansion of The current volume of University Hospital have a strong track record Working Well from 5,000 to construction activity in Foundation Trust is one of of local employment. 50,000 Greater Manchester the city centre presents the major recruiters of residents, and for the opportunities across a range apprenticeships in the city. co-commissioning of the However, there are also SUPPORTING of construction trades and Work Programme, both professions. Employers apprenticeship opportunities RESIDENTS of which will support those are being encouraged to in a range of other sectors, INTO WORK furthest from the labour employ local people, and which we will actively market to gain employment the Construction GTA promote to local residents. The Manchester Work and in the city. A range of projects model, being managed by Skills Strategy 2015–20 is is already being delivered to the Greater Manchester The devolution proposals the strategic document that ensure Manchester residents Chamber of Commerce, is around skills development sets out the priorities and are supported to find work co-ordinating opportunities will also provide the platform provides a framework to with city centre employers. across the future pipeline through which a pipeline of drive changes within the of construction projects. good-quality apprenticeships work and skills system. The Projects that have already will be available. We will Strategy outlines a new, more EMPLOYER SUITE delivered significant numbers work with businesses at the demand-led approach to of apprenticeships and local local level to ensure that they The Manchester Employer work and skills, which will labour include First Street, actively engage with Suite is a free-to-access create a system to meet the the Town Hall Extension residents on their uptake. facility that matches growth needs of businesses and the St Peter’s Square Manchester residents to and enable residents from all refurbishment. Future employment vacancies in the backgrounds to obtain the developments at St John’s, city centre. Employer facing, skills and attributes employers NOMA and around the initiative is a partnership require. The Strategy Piccadilly Station also have recognises that residents between Manchester City

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28 CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC PLAN 2015–2018 29 MEDIEVAL NOMANOMA NEW CROSS ANCOATS SALFORD CENTRAL RETAIL CORE NORTHERN NEW SPINNINGFIELDS CENTRAL CIVIC CHINATOWN PICCADILLY ST JOHNS THE VILLAGE PETERSFIELD NORTH CAMPUS FIRST STREET CASTLEFIELD WATER FORMER BODDINGTON LOWER GREEN IRWELL KAMPUS GREAT JACKSON THE CORRIDOR MAYFIELD QUARTER & GREENGATE QUARTER ISLINGTON BUSINESS QUARTER STREET BREWERY SITE IRK VALLEY QUARTER RIVER PARK STREET DISTRICT

The Co-operative Group and NOMA (GP) Ltd, The area is located on art new buildings and public in partnership with Manchester City Council, the north side of the city realm will create a unique have begun a significant transformation and centre in proximity to the sense of place and character. Green Quarter residential New companies will be redevelopment of the historic Co-operative development and the attracted through a supportive Group estate and the surrounding area at the Northern Quarter. The business ‘ecosystem’ created northern gateway to the city centre. As a surrounding area includes in a range of offices in both result, a neighbourhood that has been a part Victoria Station, the Medieval heritage and new buildings. Quarter, the Printworks As well as providing of the Manchester city centre landscape for leisure venue, the Corn high-quality business and over a hundred years is being rejuvenated as Exchange, and proposed residential accommodation, a place to live, work, create and innovate in. developments at New Victoria. the area will offer a distinct The development and experience, based on the integration of the NOMA exploration of a series of neighbourhood will improve intimate spaces with a range functionality and linkages of independent and high- among these neighbouring end retail, restaurant and city centre areas, and better leisure uses. link the communities of north Manchester to the city Delivery of such major centre. It will also help to regeneration will be provide a catalyst that can undertaken on a phased drive further residential basis. Since the previous Angel Meadow Park development in the Lower City Centre Strategic Irk Valley and New Cross Plan was produced, the areas on the northern side construction of One Angel of the city centre, leading Square has been completed. to Cheetham Hill and Located in the heart of the Collyhurst. NOMA development, this award-winning building NOMA will become a distinct is the head office of the new urban neighbourhood Co-operative Group and that combines a vibrant mix the base for 3,000 of its of commercial activity, employees. The three-sided residential accommodation, 15-storey building has recreational amenities and immediately become a cultural facilities. Blending unique and unmistakeable the site’s history, values and piece of architecture on beautiful heritage buildings the city centre skyline. with innovative, state-of-the-

30 In addition, new areas of development and refurbished the northern part of the public realm have now been office space, alongside the city centre. This development completed. Angel Square creation of a new leisure and will include new public was completed concurrently retail destination. realm and active uses such with One Angel Square, and as restaurants, coffee shops Sadler’s Yard – a new public Access and connectivity and bars at ground floor square in the heart of the to the area will be much level, which will contribute Co-operative Group estate enhanced with the completion towards making the wider – was launched in December of the Victoria Station area a prime destination to 2015. Both spaces integrate improvements, the work, live, visit, shop, eat with the surrounding streets Chord and a new Metrolink and be entertained in. to improve connectivity and stop at Exchange Square, create vibrant, flexible space as part of the Network Rail that can be used for a range Northern Hub project, of events and activities. and Metrolink’s second city centre crossing. The The subsequent regeneration redevelopment of the New of the NOMA neighbourhood Victoria site, which lies will be phased over the next adjacent to the station, will ten years. The next stage to further regenerate the area, be delivered includes Angel adding to the residential Gardens – a new residential and commercial offer in

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KEY PRIORITIES

• Delivering the first phases of the • Establishing further temporary refurbishment of the historic uses to animate the area during Co-operative Group estate, the development, including The including City Buildings and Pilcrow, a bespoke temporary public , to provide house, situated in Sadler’s Yard. new commercial, retail, leisure • Co-ordinating with the and hotel amenities. development of New Victoria • Delivering the next phase of for commercial and residential commercial development at development. 2 and 3 Angel Square. • Integrating with new residential • Creating the first phase of new developments proposed on the homes – Angel Gardens. northern edge of the city centre. • Attracting new companies to the • Integrating with Angel Meadow, area working with MIDAS. a major park on the northern edge of the city centre.

32 MEDIEVAL NOMA NEW CROSS ANCOATS SALFORD CENTRAL RETAIL CORE NORTHERN NEW SPINNINGFIELDS CENTRAL CIVIC CHINATOWN PICCADILLY STST JOHN’S JOHNS THE VILLAGE PETERSFIELD NORTH CAMPUS FIRST STREET CASTLEFIELD WATER FORMER BODDINGTON LOWER GREEN IRWELL KAMPUS GREAT JACKSON THE CORRIDOR MAYFIELD QUARTER & GREENGATE QUARTER ISLINGTON BUSINESS QUARTER STREET BREWERY SITE IRK VALLEY QUARTER RIVER PARK STREET DISTRICT

St John’s is situated adjacent to Spinningfields, Castlefield and the . With scope for significant regeneration, there is an opportunity to develop a neighbourhood that epitomises Manchester’s character, culture and heritage.

St John’s will be a new unique city centre neighbourhood: a community of creativity and innovation where people can live, work and experience the best of the city.

Located at a key gateway to The development of the area the city centre and formerly will be achieved through a home to Granada TV, St John’s partnership between the has been a high-profile Council and . location for media and creative The partnership will create activity for more than fifty a residential-led mixed-use years. Building on the area’s city centre neighbourhood industrial and media heritage, for enterprise, art, culture redevelopment will centre on and living. The area is well many of the existing historic served by the city’s leisure assets on the site, including offer, neighbouring the the Bonded Warehouse, Museum of Science and the former Granada HQ Industry, and in proximity Building and Studios, and to the John Rylands Library, St John’s Gardens. Top: Bonded Warehouse Bottom: Initial CGI image of St John’s neighbourhood

CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC PLAN 2015–2018 33 St John’s Gardens the People’s History 1,600 and overall event with the studios being Museum, the Castlefield capacity of 6,600. Factory repurposed for a range of arena and Roman Fort, Manchester will stimulate activities, including cinema, and ’s Great further new creative and music and performance. Northern Complex. technology industry activity in the area. St John’s will St John’s will be the catalyst expand the cultural offer for significant additions within the city centre, to Manchester’s cultural attracting an international infrastructure. The area visiting audience and diverse will be the home of Factory cultural partners. The Manchester, a nationally redevelopment of the former unique, flexible arts and Granada HQ Building and performance space and arena Studios is also proposed to with a seated capacity of create a new event hotel,

34 The vision for St John’s The Village: includes: an intimate, low-rise, mixed-use ‘village’ of five-to • Providing a range and seven-storey building forms mix of high-quality that reinstate the historic residential accommodation tight-street ambience of the as part of the creation of area. The Village incorporates a vibrant, well-managed a layering of uses, including and sustainable new workspace, studio space, neighbourhood of choice, retail and leisure, together developing a sense of with a roofscape of residential community and encouraging uses and terraced gardens, long-term occupancy. KEY PRIORITIES providing activity and 24/7 • Developing Factory life for the new city centre Manchester as a nationally neighbourhood. The • Beginning the delivery of the unique arts and culture workspace will be aimed at early phases of the development, venue and performance key economic growth sectors, including the refurbishment of the space. including media and creative industries, and technology, historic Bonded Warehouse, the • Developing St John’s as a media and telecommunications Manchester Grande ‘event hotel’, major new enterprise, arts (TMT). Factory Manchester and cultural destination Village Phase 1, the energy centre is identified as being a within the city, significantly and St John’s Place, as well as key part of the profile of enhancing the attractiveness development in this location associated public realm. of the scheme to potential given the way it could anchor residents and occupiers, • Ensuring linkages to Spinningfields the creation of a distinct creating a distinctive sense neighbourhood, generating and Castlefield neighbourhoods. of place, and contributing new activity, increased towards the vitality of • Design and delivery of Factory footfall and extending dwell the area. time; it would significantly Manchester. • Creating a development enhance the attractiveness • Managing the impact of the that is fully integrated of the scheme for occupiers both functionally and within these growth sectors. Ordsall Chord work. physically with the city centre and adjoining city The Sky: centre neighbourhoods. a series of elegant residential towers that ‘float’ over the • Delivering redevelopment Village and provide views that retains and reutilises across the city centre. Taller the site’s key heritage buildings will be located to assets and integrates those the west of the site, towards features into a new city the River Irwell, where it centre neighbourhood. has been established through The vision and framework the adoption of previous are based on a two-tier Strategic Regeneration development concept: Frameworks that there is scope to accommodate buildings of height.

CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC PLAN 2015–2018 35 MEDIEVAL NOMA NEW CROSS ANCOATS SALFORD CENTRAL RETAIL CORE NORTHERN NEW SPINNINGFIELDSSPINNINGFIELDS CENTRAL CIVIC CHINATOWN PICCADILLY ST JOHNS THE VILLAGE PETERSFIELD NORTH CAMPUS FIRST STREET CASTLEFIELD WATER FORMER BODDINGTON LOWER GREEN IRWELL KAMPUS GREAT JACKSON THE CORRIDOR MAYFIELD QUARTER & GREENGATE QUARTER ISLINGTON BUSINESS QUARTER STREET BREWERY SITE IRK VALLEY QUARTER RIVER PARK STREET DISTRICT

Tucked between Manchester has the largest The area is a world-class Spinningfields has attracted Castlefield and and fastest-growing business quarter in addition over £1billion of private Deansgate, professional, commercial and to a modern hub of premium sector investment and boasts: legal centres in the UK after retail units, leisure destinations Spinningfields is one • 13 buildings developed London, and Spinningfields and a luxury residential offer. in total, including eight of the largest and is the prime location for the Spinningfields has attracted office buildings, delivering most successful growth of this sector. This international investment from 3,500,000 sq ft of Grade dynamic business location market-leading organisations regeneration projects A office space. combines stunning architecture within the property, retail and in the country. and high-quality urban professional service industries. • 450 residential apartments. design to create a mixed-use, • four new public squares. modern and distinctive quarter of the city centre • 165 commercial that is a prime attractor for organisations that have high-calibre organisations made Spinningfields represented globally. their home.

The Lawns, Spinningfields

36 The Avenue, Spinningfields Spinningfields is home to The Avenue, The Avenue North, Left Bank and The Lawns, providing a high-quality mix of retail, restaurant and event uses. The development has become a popular events destination within the city centre. Throughout summer, The Lawns hosts outdoor cinema Screenfields, while in autumn and winter the area is home to the Buy Art and Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fairs. Additional seasonal events The Civil Justice Centre, including key financial and such as the Easter duck race one of only two in the UK professional organisations. and a Christmas ice rink are and part of a wider group of Further developments complemented by a number court buildings, including currently under construction of pop-up bars and eateries. the Magistrates’ Court and (the XYZ Building and No.1 Crown Court, is located Spinningfields) will provide Spinningfields is also within Spinningfields. an additional 630,000 sq ft home to two of the city’s of flexible Grade A office key historic buildings: the Spinningfields now accounts and retail space for a range of People’s History Museum, for more than 35% of the occupiers. Upon completion on the left bank of the River city’s prime office space. of the masterplan there will Irwell; and the John Rylands The area now supports over be some 20,000 people Library, a breathtaking red 15,000 jobs within more employed in the area. sandstone building on than 165 organisations, Deansgate.

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The Allied London/ The area has become a Manchester City Council successful residential, leisure joint venture continues to and retail destination in attract and secure new the city centre. The unique KEY PRIORITIES international and domestic high-quality leisure experience investment. Spinningfields provided by the area’s encompasses new models event space and buildings • Continuing to develop the area, of management, with the has played a critical role generating a truly mixed quarter Spinningfields Business in enhancing connectivity focusing on ensuring sustainable Group maintaining the across the site and the wider area to ensure it sustainably city centre. This usage has long-term success. retains its position as a established Spinningfields as • Delivering the final phases of premier location for new not only a premier commercial and continued investment. destination, but also as a development, which include place that is vibrant during the XYZ Building and No.1 evenings and weekends. Spinningfields, in addition to a number of smaller buildings within the area. Major pre-lets have already been agreed for these buildings by NCC Group, Shoesmiths and PwC. • Ensuring successful links with the neighbouring St John’s development. • Continuation of events to further animate the area.

38 MEDIEVAL NOMA NEW CROSS ANCOATS SALFORD CENTRAL RETAIL CORE NORTHERN NEW SPINNINGFIELDS CENTRAL CIVIC CHINATOWN PICCADILLY ST JOHNS THE VILLAGE PETERSFIELD NORTH CAMPUS FIRSTFIRST STREETSTREET CASTLEFIELD WATER FORMER BODDINGTON LOWER GREEN IRWELL KAMPUS GREAT JACKSON THE CORRIDOR MAYFIELD QUARTER & GREENGATE QUARTER ISLINGTON BUSINESS QUARTER STREET BREWERY SITE IRK VALLEY QUARTER RIVER PARK STREET DISTRICT

First Street has The First Street development An updated development park, as well as a range of emerged as one is located at a prominent framework for First Street retail and leisure opportunities of Manchester’s gateway position at the was formally endorsed by and public spaces. north-western end of the Council in November most vibrant new Corridor Manchester, 2015 and this will inform the HOME: neighbourhoods, with marking the entrance to next phases of development. a new purpose-built a compelling blend of the city centre from the The 2015 framework lays the centre for international culture, leisure, retail airport and the South. It is foundations for substantive contemporary art, theatre, one of Manchester’s most progress to be made, film and books, opened at and office space set visible, exciting and unique building on the successful First Street in May 2015. within a destination development opportunities transformation of First The collaboration between rich in amenities and has established itself Street to date. the previous Library Theatre and with excellent as a distinctive new area Company and within the city centre. The First Street North: includes 500-seat and connectivity. mixed-use neighbourhood this has now been completed, 150-seat theatres, five cinema that is being delivered on delivering the cultural hub screens, a gallery space, digital the 20-acre site over the next envisaged. Development production and broadcast 10–15 years will provide new has incorporated HOME, facilities, and a high-quality commercial accommodation the first Melia hotel in café bar and restaurant. These targeted at growth markets. the UK outside London, are attracting significant First Street is also the Manchester’s first VITA footfall to the area and will location of HOME – a new residential development, a act as a catalyst for wider cultural facility developed 700-space multistorey car development. alongside retail, hotel and residential accommodation.

The development will deliver significant economic benefits for Manchester and the City Region. It is estimated that HOME will attract at least 850,000 visitors a year and create visitor spend of at least £21million. In addition to this, First Street Central will provide 2.24million sq ft of commercial floor space with the potential to accommodate 13,870 people.

HOME

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First Street Central: increased footfall and with HOME as its this will be a new office spending power to support centrepiece. This activity destination targeted at leisure and cultural uses is considered to be critical a range of commercial in the area. to providing an east–west occupiers, providing the connection from Oxford benefits of a highly accessible Creative Ribbon: Road Station to Knott Mill/ central but competitively the wider First Street area Castlefield and fully priced city centre location. provides a number of sites integrating the neighbourhood The new development where low-cost creative hubs into the wider city centre. framework estimates that the could be developed to further area will have the capacity grow the creative business to accommodate up to sector and establish First 2.24million sq ft of office Street as a new distinctive accommodation. and vibrant cultural district within the city centre. This First Street South: builds on the large number the latest development of cultural and creative framework identifies the businesses already in the opportunity to create a area, including the Hotspur high-quality residential Press building, as well as offer that would enhance on Oxford Road, along and reinforce the wider West to neighbourhood, providing Castlefield and Knott Mill,

40 Left: First Street Arch Right: Vita apartments

KEY PRIORITIES

• Delivering the first commercial • Continuing the branding, office building, within First Street animation and marketing of Central, comprising 235,000 sq ft the area, to start to create a sense and with an expected completion of place that will establish the date of September 2017. area as a place to visit and do business in. Activities will include • Delivering new residential-led the development of a strategy development at First Street South, for animating the new public to provide a new housing offer in space around HOME to help the city centre. drive footfall. • Taking forward the development • Developing the commercial phase of the Little Peter Street site for and taking forward a lettings residential accommodation, with strategy for First Street Central. a mix of occupancy type. • Working with Network Rail to • Investigating the feasibility and manage the Northern Hub work appropriate designs for potential at Oxford Road Station and creative hubs, both within and minimise the impact on the adjacent to the Hotspur Press First Street development. building and the railway arches along Whitworth Street West, to add to the creative offer and vibrancy of the area.

CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC PLAN 2015–2018 41 MEDIEVAL NOMA NEW CROSS ANCOATS SALFORD CENTRAL RETAIL CORE NORTHERN NEW SPINNINGFIELDS CENTRAL CIVIC CHINATOWN PICCADILLY ST JOHNS THE VILLAGE PETERSFIELD NORTH CAMPUS FIRST STREET CASTLEFIELD WATER FORMER BODDINGTON LOWER GREEN IRWELL KAMPUS GREAT JACKSON CORRIDORTHE CORRIDOR MAYFIELD QUARTER & GREENGATE QUARTER ISLINGTON BUSINESS QUARTER STREET BREWERY SITE IRK VALLEY QUARTER RIVER PARK STREET MANCHESTER DISTRICT

Corridor Manchester is a unique area of Corridor Manchester is Trust (CMFT), Bruntwood, Manchester and the UK. It is a hub containing economically the most ARUP, and Manchester world-class higher-education institutions, important area within Science Partnerships (MSP). Greater Manchester, with By 2025, the development a leading research and teaching hospital more job creation potential programme will deliver complex, and a rich range of cultural facilities than anywhere else. The area over £4million sq ft of – all intertwined with a significant number generates £3billion GVA commercial, leisure, retail of additional industries. There is nowhere else per annum, consistently and residential space of accounting for 20% of the highest quality. It is within the UK with the same concentration Manchester’s economic predicted that, through of facilities in one neighbourhood. output over the past five this additional investment, years. The area has more Corridor Manchester will than 60,000 jobs, over have a workforce of 74,000 half of which are within by 2025. Corridor knowledge-intensive sectors, Manchester has produced including health, education a strategic vision to 2025 and professional, scientific to capitalise upon the next and technical sectors. decade of opportunity.

The successful development Corridor Manchester is the of Corridor Manchester country’s major centre for the is fundamental to driving development of applications £3bn future economic growth and for the groundbreaking THE ANNUAL GVA investment in the Manchester material graphene.

OF CORRIDOR N City Region. Corridor Discovered at The University A MANCHESTER L P Manchester consists of of Manchester, graphene is C I G E T Manchester City Council, the thinnest, strongest, A T R E S Manchester Metropolitan most flexible and conductive C I T Y C E N T R University, The University material in the world. The of Manchester, Central area is now home to the new Manchester University National Graphene Institute, Hospitals NHS Foundation located at The University of

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42 Manchester, which will be opportunities and lead the centres in , the world’s leading centre world in this exciting new and . The Institute of research into graphene technology. will aim to drive and provide opportunities collaborations between for researchers and industry An additional significant academia and industry to to work together on a huge catalyst for growth and commercialise the UK’s variety of potential innovation within the city world-leading research in applications. and the wider Northern this field and will position Powerhouse will be the Sir the city at the forefront of The National Graphene Henry Royce Institute for future scientific innovation. Institute will soon be Advance Materials Research complemented by the and Innovation. Situated £61million Graphene at The University of Engineering Innovation Manchester, the Institute Centre (GEIC), located will become a world-leading on Sackville Street and base in advanced materials scheduled for completion science. In addition to the in 2017. Together, the key linkages with the GEIC two centres will position and National Graphene Manchester and the UK Institute, the Sir Henry in pole position to take Royce Institute will be advantage of these augmented by satellite

The National Graphene Institute

CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC PLAN 2015–2018 43 The

Corridor Manchester has seen England as an exemplar of the Exchequer George significant redevelopment of community engagement Osborne in September over recent years, which and regeneration. A 2014, and offers high- is beginning to transform further £220million of specification flexible the area. These initiatives investment is planned laboratory and office space. include: over the next seven years In addition, Citylabs 2.0 to provide world-class and 3.0, which will occupy • The University of buildings for science and the redeveloped old St Manchester investing engineering, and a new Mary’s Hospital on the £1billion over ten years Arts and Culture hub; CMFT site for purpose- to create an inspiring and there will also be major built office and laboratory progressive environment enhancements to the accommodation, and the designed for the 21st public realm that connects MSP Central Campus will century. On completion of the university and its form the Life Sciences the Campus Masterplan, 37,000+ students with Enterprise Zone, announced The University of the city centre. in 2015, to further enhance Manchester will be a the regional life sciences world-class facility with a • Citylabs 1.0 – a £25million cluster. world-class estate to match. flagship redevelopment by Manchester Science • Corridor Manchester • Manchester Metropolitan Partnerships (MSP) of building on its reputation University’s ambitious the city’s former Royal Eye as a ‘low-carbon laboratory’, ten-year £350million Hospital into 130,000 sq testing projects in a real-life investment in estates ft of bespoke-built city environment. This and facilities. This was biomedical facilities. area has been chosen to be completed in 2014 with It is a prime location the focus for the Innovate six new faculty buildings within Europe’s largest UK Internet of Things City and a new students’ clinical academic campus Demonstrator, as well as union headquarters. comprising CMFT to the multicity Horizon The £140million Birley and The University of 2020 Triangulum project Campus is cited by Manchester. Citylabs 1.0 for smart green growth. the Higher Education was opened by Chancellor Funding Council for

44 The Manchester School of Art interior

• The Corridor Manchester partnership progressing a range of initiatives to create the optimum environment for the knowledge economy to thrive and grow. Alongside the local business community, the partnership is making the most of its proximity to the key knowledge institutions, including schemes established to assist local residents to gain the required skills to access newly created jobs. • The Corridor Manchester Growth Fund. This was launched in April 2013 with £2million of funding provided through the The Manchester Government’s Regional School of Art exterior Growth Fund. The scheme ran until March 2015, providing grant funding for small and medium- sized enterprises to help incentivise them to locate or develop research and development-related activities in Corridor Manchester. The Fund supported the creation of at least 100 full-time jobs. • The Whitworth Gallery’s transformational £15million redevelopment. This has increased public space by 100%, creating a beautiful and inspiring environment where visitors can enjoy the internationally significant collections and the tranquil setting of Whitworth Park.

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• Continuing development of • Set in the heart of Corridor The University of Manchester Manchester on Oxford Road, the and Manchester Metropolitan four-hectare Circle Square at the University campus masterplans former BBC site is a major strategic to create high-quality learning development opportunity, and is environments that enhance the therefore a regeneration priority for student experience. Following this the city. A Strategic Regeneration consolidation, the priority will be Framework (SRF) has been developed to develop strategies for the sites no for the site. The vision for the area longer required. The redevelopment is to provide a high-quality, vibrant, of these sites, including the North mixed-use development that and Aytoun Campuses, will play will create a new and distinctive a pivotal role in the continued neighbourhood, taking advantage growth of the city centre. of the location’s unique attributes. • Delivery of the Sir Henry Royce • A masterplan has been produced for Institute and GEIC, with further Manchester Science Partnerships’ exploration to be undertaken Central Campus. The framework around the opportunities presented focuses on the expansion of the by both facilities. park from 250,000 sq ft to over one million sq ft within the next eight years. It also looks at improving connection points, shared spaces and public realm to create the right environment for academics, entrepreneurs and investors to interface.

46 The Whitworth Art Gallery and park

• Major public transport investment buildings; and promotion of is planned for Corridor Manchester, healthier living. This spine will be in particular the cross-city bus used to open up opportunities for package, providing high-quality a range of connected projects that bus infrastructure; there will also radiate out into the surrounding be cycling provision in the form residential districts onto the of off-road Dutch-style cycle lanes, Airport City Enterprise Zone, commencing this year. and back into the city centre. The Smart City Programme delivers • Corridor Manchester is the main innovative approaches around focus for the Manchester Future linking informatics and technology City demonstrator. This will with practical programmes for provide a series of projects that healthcare, planning and will lead to the development of delivering public services. a one-mile spine of low-carbon mobility; smarter low-carbon • Further exploiting the science energy systems; consolidated and knowledge base of Corridor freight distribution; smart, efficient Manchester.

CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC PLAN 2015–2018 47 MEDIEVAL NOMA NEW CROSS ANCOATS SALFORD CENTRAL RETAIL CORE NORTHERN NEW SPINNINGFIELDS CENTRALCENTRAL CIVIC CHINATOWN PICCADILLY ST JOHNS THE VILLAGE PETERSFIELD NORTH CAMPUS FIRST STREET CASTLEFIELD WATER FORMER BODDINGTON LOWER GREEN IRWELL KAMPUS GREAT JACKSON THE CORRIDOR MAYFIELD QUARTER & GREENGATE QUARTER ISLINGTON BUSINESSBUSINESS DISTRICTQUARTER STREET BREWERY SITE IRK VALLEY QUARTER RIVER PARK STREET DISTRICT

Manchester city centre The Central Business District At the heart of the CBD, continues to be a major (CBD) is home to a wide Manchester’s Civic Quarter driver of economic growth range of companies of varied (based around St Peter’s sizes across a range of business Square) is pivotal to the next in the City Region and a sectors and is fundamental to phase of growth of the city key location for domestic the city remaining a business centre economy. It is one of and international business destination. The CBD the most significant areas of investment. provides a pluralist model, open space within the city offering different value centre, characterised by one propositions for the range of the finest collections of of occupiers the city needs historic and modern civic, to accommodate, and has cultural and commercial facilitated growth within the buildings in the UK. It is retail, creative and digital also a major gateway and a sectors, as well as the major key arrival point to the city growth sectors such as centre and Corridor financial and professional Manchester specifically. services. However, the supply of available office space has The redevelopment around not kept pace with demand, St Peter’s Square is driven in so a key task will be to response to the city centre’s stimulate prudent speculative need for Grade A office space, development in appropriate which has seen constrained locations to maintain a levels of growth. The balance between demand and redevelopment has focused supply over the next few years. on creating the opportunity for more high-quality commercial floor space to enhance the magnificent location of the city’s key heritage assets. The past year has provided indications of increased take-up of Complex commercial space and of developers beginning to respond to demand levels. Addressing this issue will increase the city centre’s attractiveness as a business location.

48 The Bridgewater Hall

St Michael’s is a major site within the Civic Quarter. Its planned redevelopment provides an opportunity to make an important contribution to supporting the conference quarter, adding to the offer of high-quality hotels, which are needed if Manchester Central (see below) continues its drive to attract high-end conferences and international business associations. In addition, it has the potential to play a key role in linking and integrating Spinningfields restoration and extension A range of planned • The 11-storey with the Civic Quarter, of Central Library, delivered commercial developments redevelopment of No.2 allowing for continuous through £177million of will help to deliver much- St Peter’s Square. Work on high-quality accommodation public investment. As well needed additional Grade A this development is and public realm across this as a significantly enhanced office space and include: progressing well at the stretch of the city centre. public realm, the redesign northern end of St Peter’s of St Peter’s Square included • The redevelopment of Square, which sits in the The major transport changes the relocation of the Cenotaph No.1 St Peter’s Square, heart of Manchester’s civic being delivered in the city to the Eastern side of the completed in 2014, complex. This will deliver centre will significantly affect Town Hall, adjacent to providing a 13-storey, 190,000 sq ft of Grade A the area over the next few Princess Street. The extended Grade A office office space, in addition to years, with the upgrading St Peter’s Square tram-stop development of 268,000 5,500 sq ft of retail space, of the St Peter’s Square and revised traffic sq ft. KPMG moved into and have an underground Metrolink stop, and the arrangements will facilitate No.1 in December 2014, parking facility. The construction of the Second Metrolink’s Second City occupying 73,500 sq ft. completion date for the City Crossing and Bus Crossing, which will run Addleshaw Goddard are redevelopment is early Priority lanes all currently from the Square down due to take occupation of 2017. Ernst & Young have in progress. Princess Street and 56,000 sq ft, and DLA taken a pre-let of 41,600 Corporation Street to Piper are another proposed sq ft in the building. Transformation of the Civic Victoria Station. occupier of the building. Quarter is well underway, and the refurbishment of the Town Hall Complex is now complete, along with the

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• Manchester Central – another major asset of the Civic Quarter. This facility has established itself as a leading convention complex and is recognised as a premier venue for political and other major conferences. There is more potential to be exploited by Manchester Central: significant land at the rear offers the possibility of new commercial space, residential development and/or a hotel.

• Other developments, for example the former Odeon Cinema (Landmark), Peterloo KEY PRIORITIES House, London Scottish House, 40 Fountain • Encouraging the supply of more • Delivering the redevelopment Street, St James House, House, Grade A floor space, particularly outlined within the Strategic Heron House, Lincoln through supporting the delivery Regeneration Framework for House, Overseas House of commercial developments St Michael’s. The landmark and Brazennose House around the Civic Quarter. development includes proposals will all add to the supply for a range of uses, including and diversity of the • Co-ordinating the major transport commercial, residential, retail commercial offer in this work in the area with the part of the city centre. and leisure amenities. commercial and public realm developments taking place. • Working collaboratively with partners to finalise regeneration • Implementing a strategy to proposals, and bring forward continue to attract major development at the Grade II-listed conferences to Manchester Central. . Investigating and encouraging further development and • Delivering the Peterloo Memorial investment at the centre, including within the Civic Quarter prior to the Radisson Blu Hotel’s plans for the 200th anniversary of the event. the Theatre Royal on Peter Street.

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The wider Piccadilly area has the potential Development within the The SRF proposes a number for unrivalled major transformation over the Piccadilly area will improve of new neighbourhoods with coming years. The additional investment at linkages and connections with strong individual identities: the residential neighbourhoods These are: Piccadilly Station, provided by HS2 and the of Ancoats and New Islington. • Piccadilly North – Northern Hub (see Transport Infrastructure In addition, the Northern reinstating the historic section), represents a unique opportunity Powerhouse Rail proposals, street pattern. to transform and regenerate the eastern a key part of Transport for the North, will provide • East Village – mixed- gateway to the city centre. This will define further transport capacity use development with a new sense of place and provide important and connectivity, which will residential focus around connectivity and opportunities to major help drive economic growth canal basins. in Manchester and other regeneration areas in the east of the city. • Piccadilly Central – northern cities. an area of large office developments around public In order to respond to these squares and high-rise opportunities, a Strategic residential towers framing Regeneration Framework a new city park. (SRF) has been developed for the area surrounding • Mayfield – a new mixed- Piccadilly Station. The use city quarter on the starting point for the SRF banks of the remediated is the once-in-a-century river, including a major opportunity provided by new park. HS2 and the Northern The SRF will also provide Hub to create a world-class links to North Campus transport hub and arrival (the former UMIST point into Manchester, campus off Sackville transforming the eastern side Street) and Corridor of the city. The size of the Manchester area. area – approximately 140 acres – also means it is one of the largest regeneration Piccadilly Gardens opportunities within the city centre. Developing a growth strategy for the station area that embraces the planned infrastructure developments and a co-ordinated approach to commercial development will be a key priority for 2015/16.

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The SRF also proposes A major priority for the city a network of public spaces, is the redevelopment of the including a new boulevard former London Road Fire providing a strong connection Station. This Grade II*-listed between Piccadilly and building, which has been the communities of east vacant for over a quarter of a Manchester, a new arrival century, sits at a key gateway space and a new public park. to the city centre adjacent to Piccadilly Station. The sale Piccadilly Gardens and the of the building to Allied surrounding area have seen London was agreed in significant improvements November 2015, and the in recent years. Public and Council is working closely private investment has led to alongside the new owner new high-quality commercial to bring forward early and space and leisure facilities. appropriate development Piccadilly Gardens hosts proposals. a number of popular events, as well as being a popular space for people to meet and spend time. As a major transport interchange, and one of the largest areas of public use in the city centre, there is significant scope to increase the animation of the Piccadilly Gardens area, and we are looking at ways in which we can improve its maintenance and management, as well as the infrastructure.

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The Piccadilly SRF is a high-level document that demonstrates the potential scale of development that could be achieved. It sets the framework within which redevelopment proposals can come forward. It is expected that development would be phased; however, once the proposals around HS2 are further defined, considerable work is needed to refine the framework into detailed plans for the different components of the area. Priorities over the next few years include: • Agreement with the Government and partners of the final HS2 station design for Piccadilly, including integration of the Northern Hub scheme and other transport proposals, such as Northern Powerhouse Rail. • Developing a growth strategy for Piccadilly Station and the wider Piccadilly Station SRF area, to include a detailed plan – on a phased basis – for the different elements of the SRF area. • Management of Piccadilly Gardens and assessment of options to change the use profile of the area, and provide a range of events and animation. • Alignment of development with the delivery of a mixed-use scheme at the adjacent former MMU campus at Aytoun Street (Kampus – see page 60).

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DISTRICT Initial artist’s impression of the new public realm at Mayfield

The Mayfield area is included within the wider The Mayfield SRF has infrastructure and position Piccadilly SRF and as such is positioned for evolved in response to of the development will significant development. However, the size changing requirements attract major new employers, and market conditions, potentially including and scale of Mayfield demands an individual building upon extensive Government functions, approach through an SRF. scoping work undertaken and provide significant in 2010. The vision for the employment benefits for development is aligned with the city centre and Greater the opportunities presented Manchester. In addition through the HS2 scheme to becoming a commercial to create a distinctive new hub, the Mayfield area urban quarter that defines a will also offer desirable key gateway into Manchester. residential accommodation as well as retail and leisure At 20 acres, and adjacent to destinations. Coupling this Piccadilly Station, the scale vibrant mix of uses with a and location of the Mayfield major new park at its heart, development provide a Mayfield will become a unique opportunity not prominent city centre achievable in any other part neighbourhood with a of the city centre. Both the unique sense of place.

54 The SRF for the Mayfield area seeks to deliver: • Up to 6,500 new office-based jobs plus further job creation in retail and leisure. • 1,330 new homes. • 350 hotel bedrooms. • High-quality public realm, including a new six-acre city park. • Accelerated transformational change at the eastern gateway area of the city centre. • Spin-off regeneration benefits for surrounding communities, such as and east Manchester.

Initial artist’s impression of potential retail opportunities at Mayfield KEY PRIORITIES

• An ongoing delivery partnership with London and Continental Railways and Transport for Greater Manchester (the key stakeholder partners in the area) to continue to drive forward the redevelopment of the Mayfield area, including the imminent appointment of a private-sector development partner. • Continuing to consult with key landowners and other stakeholders as detailed plans are progressed. • Exploring opportunities for potential Government office relocations.

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Manchester Cathedral

Sitting close to the Located within the Medieval city’s retail hub and Quarter, Victoria Station the Salford city border, has recently undergone a £44million transformation the Medieval Quarter programme. The station is rich in cultural and was opened in 1844 and historical significance. encompasses a number of The area is home to Grade II-listed buildings and features that have been preserved and restored as and Chetham’s School part of the redevelopment. of Music – two of It is the city’s second- Manchester’s largest rail station and its redevelopment will facilitate renowned historical expansion and meet growing assets. passenger demand. The redeveloped Victoria Station will play a key role in boosting rail capacity across the North of England with faster, more frequent services, in addition to furthering the expansion of the city’s Metrolink network.

Based in the building, additionally incorporating Crossing tram-stop will boost situated within Cathedral a children’s activity area. The the profile of the Medieval Gardens, the National development of the Gardens Quarter, adding a unique Football Museum has has required improved food and drink destination quickly become one of the management of the area. within the Grade II-listed city’s major attractions. In building, and helping to 2013, the museum attracted The area has benefited from alter the dynamic of over 350,000 visitors, and it the development and Exchange Square. celebrated the milestone of pedestrianisation of the welcoming its one-millionth neighbouring Greengate area, visitor in October 2014. where a number of schemes Since the last strategic plan, are being delivered by Salford work has been completed City Council. Additionally, to improve the aesthetic the remodelling of the Corn and functional impact of Exchange and the opening Cathedral Gardens, of the new Second City

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• Developing a strategy for the area to provide an appropriate setting for the collection of historic buildings. • Completing improvements to the Corn Exchange, Manchester Cathedral and Chetham’s School of Music. • Integrating the expansion of Top: Corn Exchange Metrolink as part of the wider Bottom: Cathedral Gardens transport infrastructure around and Corporation Street. • Providing further workspace at Victoria Buildings at Victoria Station.

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To the south west of The Great Jackson Street The new framework sets It is proposed to create a the city centre, the area will be transformed out a vision to create a vibrant, safe, secure and Great Jackson Street into a primarily residential high-quality residential sustainable community, neighbourhood, building on neighbourhood, with incorporating a range of area sits at a main the opportunities provided high-value homes and dwelling types and tenures arterial gateway. The by its adjacency to the city top-class amenities that that include the private- area is bounded by centre and surrounding would support the growth rented sector and market Chester Road and developments, such as First of the economy. The area sales. This would include Street. The has different characteristics townhouses with their the River Medlock to will be utilised to create a to the mixed-use nature of own front doors and private the north and west, distinct identity and sense other residential areas in garden spaces, as well as and the Mancunian of place, which will be the city centre and there one, two, three and four-bed Way to the south. attractive to new residents. are already a number of apartments, providing an amenities and attractions attractive place to live for The site has a A new strategic development that would support its new a broad range of occupiers. number of current framework was approved function, including the The residential product uses, including car for Great Jackson Street in River Medlock, Hulme would need to be highly parking at street and 2015, which outlines the Park, Castlefield Basin, serviced and managed, and vision to deliver a new urban and a range of cultural this will be incorporated into below-street levels, neighbourhood. This new facilities at the adjacent the overall design of the area. light industrial units, framework takes into account First Street area. The size of individual units warehouses and the opportunities presented by would be expected to meet commercial premises. neighbouring redevelopments. the space standard guidelines

View towards Great Jackson Street

58 being developed by the They should also employ Council, and be large enough best practice in order to to provide for permanent reduce water consumption. homes. Developments will KEY PRIORITIES incorporate well-designed Regeneration within the and attractive communal Great Jackson Street area will facilities, along with private also encompass high-quality • Delivering the first phases of new amenity facilities, both at open spaces and provide residential accommodation. ground floor and at roof attractive public realm. terraces. Plans for the design Strong pedestrian linkages • Ensuring effective linkages to and ongoing maintenance will ensure residents and neighbouring development areas, and management of the public visitors to the area can easily in particular First Street, and to realm, including appropriate access neighbouring public boundary treatments, will realm spaces, including Hulme, including Hulme Park. also be provided as part of Hulme Park and Castlefield. • Ensuring high levels of individual planning proposals. Developments should achieve environmental and energy high levels of environmental management as part of the and energy management and development. performance, and help to reduce carbon emissions.

Initial artist’s impression of Great Jackson Street

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The Aytoun Street The vision for Kampus area is positioned is to create a vibrant and at the heart of the creative neighbourhood that will be distinguished by its city centre, adjacent mixed use. The area will to the Village and encompass significant Piccadilly. The area residential accommodation, was previously in addition to leisure and retail outlets. In keeping occupied by with Manchester’s residential Manchester and planning strategies, the Metropolitan residential component of University and is the development will provide desirable homes for those characterised by who want to live close to heritage buildings the region’s economic hub. of distinctive architectural quality. Kampus will also provide a distinctive leisure and retail The consolidation of offer. The position of the university faculties neighbourhood makes it into an educational an ideal location for hotel hub in Corridor accommodation. This will be supported by the provision of Manchester has Initial artist’s impression street-level cafés, restaurants provided the area with of Little David Street and bars, in addition to retail significant scope amenities. Collectively, this for redevelopment. will provide Kampus with a distinct sense of place, Development of the making the neighbourhood Aytoun Campus will an attractive place to both see the area become live and visit. Development known as Kampus. of Kampus will include the imaginative and creative reuse of heritage buildings within the area.

60 Initial artist’s impression of Kampus

The area is situated at a key Redevelopment at the site city centre gateway location provides a unique opportunity and benefits from excellent to secure the next phase of transport connectivity. this area’s transformation. KEY PRIORITIES Piccadilly Station, Metrolink It will build upon initiatives and bus stations all sit that have already secured adjacent to Kampus, and improvements to Piccadilly • Providing new, high-quality areas pedestrian linkages will Gardens, Piccadilly Station of open public realm. be provided as part of the and the surrounding environs development. but which have yet to deliver • Delivering the first phase of the the full potential of the Kampus development. Kampus will incorporate area, particularly as new new public streets and opportunities emerge from • Ensuring the delivery of linkages squares, providing the the plans to deliver HS2 to surrounding development areas potential to host outdoor to Manchester and as part and neighbourhoods, including events and markets. Linking of The University of Little David Street to this Manchester’s plans to vacate Corridor Manchester, Piccadilly, developed public realm will their North Campus. Mayfield and the Village. provide a key connection to both Piccadilly Station and the commercial core of the city centre to the west.

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The adjacent areas Salford Central is made up centre. The regeneration of Salford Central of two interdependent but initiative is anticipated and Greengate are distinct areas: Chapel Street to deliver private-sector and New Bailey. When investment of approximately becoming exciting complete, the scheme will £400million, 1.1million sq ft new city centre create around 11,000 new of commercial floor space, neighbourhoods, jobs, 2.3million sq ft of around 3,250 new homes and offering places to commercial space, 849 new potentially 5,000 new jobs. homes and 390 hotel rooms live, work, visit and across a 17-hectare site. The Significant progress has relax, and reflecting scheme is also delivering new already been made in the expanding award-winning public spaces delivering the transformation boundaries of the and improved pedestrian and of the Salford Central and cycle routes that will link Greengate areas, including: regional centre. Salford University to the city • Successful delivery of the Consequently, there centre through a revitalised first phases of Salford is a need for sites Chapel Street. Central, including a within Salford Central 143-bedroom riverside Greengate, located adjacent and Greengate to hotel, the fully sold Vimto to Manchester’s Medieval Gardens residential-led incorporate additional Quarter at the eastern end of mixed-use scheme at physical links with Chapel Street, is an integral Chapel Street, and the part of the northern side developments on the 600-space New Bailey of the city centre. Delivery Manchester side of multistorey car park at of the Greengate vision is New Bailey Car Park Irwell Street. the River Irwell, such underway and will reconnect as Spinningfields, the historic cores of Salford • The launch of the St John’s and the and Manchester via a network £13.3million Greengate of high-quality public realm Square in February 2013, Medieval Quarter. spaces, linking new homes providing an iconic new and commercial space to city centre public space. Manchester’s core retail

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• The construction of No.1 Greengate, a 497-residence complex of one, two and three-bedroom apartments, KEY PRIORITIES townhouses and garden apartments. • Successfully completing the range of • One New Bailey, an English Cities Fund commercial and residential schemes scheme, which will deliver currently under construction. 135,000 sq ft of Grade A Continuing delivery of high-calibre office space together with development and new public spaces ground floor commercial to ensure the continued growth and units and a new public square fronting transformation of these key areas. Spinningfields Bridge. • Ensuring that the cross-boundary • The Greengate linkages are provided to support and Embankment scheme, enable the successful growth and which will deliver 200,000 sq ft of Grade A office expansion of the city centre space fronting Greengate westwards, such as exploring the Square in 2016. potential for new bridge connections, and the linking of public realm schemes across the River Irwell.

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River Irwell

The River Irwell provides a key link connecting the Manchester, Salford and sides of the regional centre. The local authorities have been working in partnership over a number of years to deliver a new connected area of high-quality public

realm and open Strategic pedestrian and • Internationally acclaimed • Securing of funding space along the cycle routes across Irwell destinations along the to deliver infrastructure length of the River River Park will continue Irwell River Park corridor, for a water taxi service Irwell and to improve connections such as MediaCityUK, with five landing stages between Salford and Spinningfields, Greengate, between MediaCityUK Manchester Ship Manchester. Specific and the emerging Salford and Chapel Wharf. Canal from Salford achievements to date include: Central development. • Creation of a temporary These are transforming the Quays, through the • Over £660million of community park and play waterside environment and regional centre, to private and public area at Victoria Street, as creating new opportunities investment across the part of the experimental Peel Park and the for residential and 280-hectare new urban closure of the road, linking . commercial investment park, which has provided to the Cathedral and that will build confidence fantastic public spaces Greengate Bridge. in future growth. and over 5km of new route ways. • The completion of Bruntwood’s Riverside • The provision of three development, which has new bridge connections, created a new riverside two of which are in the connection and a direct city centre area: the link from Spinningfields £1.6million pedestrian Bridge to Chapel Wharf. connection between Spinningfields and New Bailey, and a new bridge at Greengate connecting to the Medieval Quarter; both of these opened in 2012.

64 Spinningfields Bridge

KEY PRIORITIES

The development of further sustainable complement and underpin transport connections and animation development aspirations at of the routes and spaces are major St John’s, Middlewood Locks priorities for the near future. Key and Salford Central Riverside. areas of focus include: • Developing new shared public • Creating new strategic bridge realm spaces around New Bailey connections between the University to manage traffic and pedestrian of Salford, Peel Park, the Meadows movement, and enhance and onto Chapel Street, utilising environmental quality. the opportunity through the RIBA • Collaborating to progress animation Design Competition. Exploring of key spaces along the River Irwell. the linkage potential to the River Animation of the river stretch Irwell through Middlewood and between and across to the Museum of Science Greengate/Medieval Quarter, and Industry. including Chapel Wharf, will • Maximising the potential arising become increasingly important from the Ordsall Chord and to stimulate use and vibrancy. linking to Salford Central Station, Animation of the waterway through where the priority for additional bespoke events will also help to platforms will become paramount. deliver Irwell River Park’s aspiration to create an international waterfront • Developing new cycle and destination at the heart of the pedestrian connections between Manchester City Region. Salford and Manchester to

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Positioned adjacent The Water Street area is a The Water Street area The SRF for the Water to the River Irwell, gateway to the south-western presents a unique opportunity Street area sets out the vision Water Street is edge of the city centre and to develop a locality that will to develop a sustainable is part of the Castlefield both complement adjacent mixed-use neighbourhood situated opposite Conservation Area. However, neighbourhoods and offer a that will encompass the Salford city this site has suffered from a significant contribution to the residential accommodation, border and a number lack of investment over recent continued economic growth office space and retail units, of city centre years, despite its proximity of the city centre. A Strategic as well as an exceptional to the heart of Castlefield. Regeneration Framework public realm that utilises neighbourhoods, Currently, the Water Street (SRF) for the Water Street the area’s riverside location. including Castlefield, area consists mainly of area is in place to guide Developing the Water Spinningfields and industrial warehouse investment and development Street area will improve St John’s. Since the structures and single-storey within the area over the next the connectivity and car parking, and has become five to ten years. linkages with surrounding previous strategic characterised by vacant and neighbourhoods, including plan, a revised underused sites and poor Castlefield and the relatively framework for public realm. isolated St George’s Island. regenerating the Water Street area has been developed.

View down Liverpool Road from Water Street

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• Implementing the first phases of the Water Street SRF. • Creating effective linkages with the neighbouring Castlefield and St John’s areas. • Managing the impact of the Ordsall Chord work. • Ensuring appropriate traffic Water Street management systems are in place, and working with and Transport for Greater Manchester.

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The city centre is The retail sector in the city A priority for the city is to a major retail hub centre employs in excess realise the redevelopment of within the UK and of 13,500 people in some the Ramada site. This was a 1,200 businesses, and key piece of the regeneration is a major tourism accounts for 11% of the plan following the 1996 IRA attractor for the sector’s total workforce in bomb and the redevelopment wider City Region. It Greater Manchester. of the bomb-damaged area is one of the largest through the Manchester The portfolio of major Millennium masterplan. retail centres outside designer brands acts as a This site occupies a strategic London and was significant attraction to location between the Retail worth an estimated international tourists, Core and the Medieval £3.4billion to the complemented by the Quarter, and has the potential growing mix of top-quality to augment the diversity of local economy in 2013. food and drink operators at retail, residential and leisure all ends of the market. facilities in this area.

Emerging from a difficult Key achievements since the economic context, many of last Strategic Plan include: Manchester’s major stores are • Footfall in the city centre among the best performing in has remained strong their own groups, and footfall despite challenging continues to be buoyant. King Street conditions for retail Many retailers have also seen nationally. Manchester an increase in average basket Arndale welcomes spend, or overall sales. The 42million visitors each year. city centre continues to house and attract a number of • In terms of revenue flagship stores within the generated, Manchester and was named the top retail surrounding shopping destination in the country destinations, such as New outside London for the Cathedral Street and King second year running in the Street. Opportunities exist 2014 Retail Vision Report for Manchester Arndale to by Callcredit Information improve its configuration and Group, generating utilisation so it can continue £910million in retail spend. to attract new occupiers and respond to the changing nature of the retail offer.

68 • The establishment of the • Further provision is Heart of Manchester BID, planned for independent which was launched in retail and other uses at April 2013 (see below). developments such as Circle Square, St John’s • A number of high-profile and First Street. stores have expanded or opened in the city centre, • In a recent Greater including the expanded Manchester residents’ Apple store in Manchester survey, 82% of all Arndale. Other significant respondents rated new lettings in the city Manchester city centre’s centre include Michael shopping offer as ‘excellent’. Kors, 7 For All Mankind, The areas within the city Rapha Racing Club, Joy, centre’s Retail Core have and Thomas Sabo. 13,500 distinct characteristics and PEOPLE EMPLOYED IN

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CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC PLAN 2015–2018 69 We must ensure that HEART OF Since its launch, the BID Manchester city centre MANCHESTER BID has supported and promoted remains sensitive to the Manchester’s retail offer changing dynamics of the The Heart of Manchester through a number of retail market, and maintains BID is a collective initiative initiatives and major events its reputation as a premier developed by Manchester’s to drive footfall, including: retail destination through a city centre retail community. continual review of the retail Launched in April 2013, Dig the City – a unique offer and targeted action. the Business Improvement city centre urban gardening District encompasses more festival offering a programme We have recently carried out than 370 retailers across of events aimed at families, research into the position Market Street, Exchange city workers and affluent of the city centre, both in Square, New Cathedral high spenders. relation to perceptions of Street, King Street, St Ann’s other city centres and of Square, and Deansgate, Chinese New Year – city shoppers who use its including many of the retailers centre celebrations that facilities. This has helped within Manchester Arndale. showcase contemporary us understand what needs to and traditional Chinese be done to further improve For a period of five years culture, attracting new and consolidate the position (2013–2018), the BID will visitors to the city centre. of the city centre as a major focus on delivering customer shopping destination. service and promotional Manchester Student initiatives that aim to Takeover – a student- In particular, the research improve the attractiveness exclusive evening of highlighted the need to attract of the city and encourage shopping, events, music and customers from a wider area more high-spending visitors. fashion to increase sales. and range of backgrounds to It is designed to improve shop in the city the whole year footfall and dwell time in City Centre Guide Book – round; it also highlighted the city centre through a a new promotional tool the need to encourage more mix of events and marketing. that showcases the best independent retail, and to With an annual budget of the city’s retail, leisure support the growing leisure of £1million, the BID is and cultural highlights. industry in the city centre to funded by the retailers promote footfall. and delivered by CityCo. City Hosts – providing a friendly and welcoming customer service on the streets and face-to-face liaison with BID businesses.

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• Sustaining PR to promote • Encouraging further national Manchester as the UK’s top events, such as Vogue’s Fashion retail destination, locally, Night Out, to assist in driving regionally and nationally. night-time retail footfall. • A retail-focused magazine to • Ongoing action to encourage more promote the city’s exceptionally independent retailers and leisure diverse retail offer. operators into the city centre to further diversify the offer and • Improving the performance of King attract footfall. Street. In spite of recent difficulties, King Street is still considered to be • Looking at introducing more one of the city’s most aspirational markets into the city centre in retail areas and work is underway different areas and throughout the to improve the offering. year, building on the huge success of Manchester’s Christmas Markets. • Integrating mobile solutions to ensure the retail core is up to • Redeveloping the Ramada block speed with developments in on Blackfriars Street. technology, and talking to customers in a cohesive way.

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With a unique identity and individualistic landscape, Castlefield offers an attractive residential location, a variety of popular visitor attractions, and a collection of vibrant restaurants and bars. Castlefield was Britain’s first Urban Heritage Park and is characterised by the Bridgewater Canal – the world’s oldest industrial canal – as well as its cobbled streets and tranquil backdrop.

Bridgewater Canal towpath The area’s heritage is an remains the world’s oldest excavated Roman fort dating remaining terminal rail back to 79AD, sitting beside station. In 2014, MSI the open-air Castlefield attracted 678,876 annual Arena, a location for a range visitors, making it the city’s of events. Alongside its most visited attraction. Roman and industrial context, Castlefield is also Within the area, there is home to the Museum of an active resident and 678,876 Science and Industry (MSI). business forum. The PEOPLE VISITED The MSI estate incorporates Castlefield residential

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72 Castlefield centre living with a tranquil, Castlefield will continue waterside backdrop. The to benefit from the growth accommodation offer within of bordering city centre the area is currently being neighbourhoods such as refreshed with the addition Spinningfields, First Street of the Potato Wharf and and the planned St John’s One Ellesmere Street area, which will provide a developments. The range of retail amenities developments will provide accessible to residents. modern waterside living, along with the differentiated offer of family-focused city centre accommodation.

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KEY PRIORITIES

• Delivering full integration with • Securing a long-term usage for the development of St John’s. the historic Upper Campfield Market building to add to the • Ensuring the Ordsall Chord is vitality of the area. designed and implemented in a way that minimises its impact • Working with local members and on the area. Castlefield residents to determine an appropriate framework for • Continuing to work with the guiding local decisions. Castlefield Forum to investigate the feasibility of improving the • The City Centre Regeneration Roman Gardens and of bringing Team will continue to work with forward additional public realm MSI and other stakeholders within in the area. Castlefield to ensure that the visitor offer and quality of amenities • Ensuring residential developments remains high. are balanced with the needs of the area.

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The Northern Quarter This non-mainstream offer as well as those operating identity. This can be done is a unique area of is important for any global within creative and cultural by building on the area’s the city centre. The city and gives the Northern industries. strengths to produce a Quarter a unique identity creative and cultural area is characterised within both the city and, Because of its nature, the destination with a high- by its distinctive to some extent, the UK. regeneration within the quality built environment architecture, red With a growing reputation, Northern Quarter is organic attractive to businesses and brick alleys and the area attracts a high and incremental and, residents, and providing number of visitors, providing therefore, more subtle and opportunities for private- converted grand an important contribution to ultimately less predictable sector investment. warehouses. The the economy of the city than in other parts of the city atmospheric centre. The area houses a centre. The aim of activity Since the last Strategic neighbourhood large number of small and within the area is to bring Plan, we have seen further growing digital, media and about change in a way that consolidation of the runs adjacent to technology-based companies, retains the area’s distinct Northern Quarter’s position the mainstream presence of Market Street and the Piccadilly area, yet the concentration of independent retail and leisure outlets in the area, and the hotbed of cultural production and consumption, set it apart.

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CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC PLAN 2015–2018 75 as a central creative quarter • Additional greening in the of the city. Key achievements area through provision of include: community outdoor space around the Church Street • Sustained high levels car park as part of Cityco’s of business occupancy Top: Mackie Mayor Garden City project, and within both Manchester Bottom: High Street, in Stevenson Square, Craft and Design Northern Quarter where a ‘green roof’ on top Centre (MCAD) and of the disused toilets, and Palace. new trees and hanging • The completion of the baskets have been Swan Square development, established. providing competitive, • Completion of the Hive flexible workspace for Phase 1 on Lever Street, small business start-ups, which is now home to the while also opening up the North West Arts Council entrance to the Northern and a number of other Quarter from Swan local businesses. Street/Tib Street. • Regular art displays and • Work is nearing creative events in public completion on the final spaces and businesses. phases of the Smithfield development, with One Smithfield Square now complete, providing 77 new apartments with ground-floor retail space. All the apartments sold off-plan, which affirms the renewed confidence in the city centre residential market. An initial ‘shell’ refurbishment of the Mackie Mayor building is also complete, in order to enable future development.

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• Building on the successes of (the developers of Smithfield) and the area’s evening economy by other partners to bring the building promoting usage as a daytime back into productive use. destination. This includes • Developing the currently derelict encouraging a range of events Cocozza Wood building on Oak within the area and the option Street, either in its own right or as of establishing regular markets. part of an extension of the Band • Increasing the area’s visibility on the Wall complex. through the systematic marketing • Considering further remodelling and promotion of the area, of Stevenson Square to further encouraging a greater variety of enhance the environment and people to visit and dwell within encourage further investment. the area, and new and more diversified investment. • Exploring options to develop connections to Ancoats/New • As part of the final phase of the Islington and New Cross, Smithfield development, securing spreading the creativity of the the future redevelopment of the Northern Quarter eastwards and Mackie Mayor building – the only maximising the opportunities remaining complete structure from presented by the growing the original historic Smithfield communities in those areas. Market. We will work with Muse

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Manchester’s Manchester’s Chinese and of great strategic Chinatown is community is the largest in importance to Manchester distinctively the UK outside London and as a city of distinctive areas. the third largest in Europe, Mancunian and with people of Chinese The area is predominantly representative of the origin constituting the largest served by restaurants, which Chinese community ethnic minority community represent a range of Asian within the city. The within the city centre. cultures and make up over 50% of the occupied space. area retains a strong Manchester’s Chinatown In addition, Chinatown is sense of tradition emerged in the 1970s. home to a number of and community Despite being moderately supermarkets, shops and spirit, while offering small in geographical scale, Chinese physicians. the area covers a concise, a unique visitor well-defined area lying at the To ensure continued growth experience. heart of the city centre. It is and development within strategically placed between the area, Manchester City the main Retail Core, the Council is working in Piccadilly Gateway and the partnership with Cityco and Civic Quarter. Chinatown relevant stakeholder groups, is characteristically and including business forums functionally different to any and resident groups. This other part of the city centre partnership working will Imperial Chinatown Arch

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be imperative to securing 1986. Chinatown acts as the further investment and showcase for the Chinese ensuring the continued community and our ongoing development of the area. relationship and commitment to joint working with China. At the centre of Chinatown, around Faulkner Street, are The area hosts the city’s the Arch and Pagoda, which Chinese New Year have signified the heart of celebrations. This event has the area since the 1980s, become one of the fastest- and represent a landmark growing visitor attractions feature celebrating the identity in the city’s events calendar. KEY PRIORITIES of the local community. It draws hundreds of As a residential location, thousands of visitors to the Chinatown is relatively city over the celebration While Chinatown is adding to the small when compared to weekend, presenting a city’s visitor and tourism offer and is a other global examples, with fantastic opportunity to approximately 420 residents celebrate Chinese culture must-see destination for international in the area. However, this and heritage as well as our visitors and tourists, the area has the is an increase of 60% over local Chinese assets. Over potential to significantly improve its the last decade, which is the past two years, these contribution to the economy of the city celebrations have been significantly higher than the centre and further develop as a unique wider city centre population extended to other parts trend of a 28% increase. of the city centre as part and distinctive cultural destination of the BID. serving both the needs of visitors Over the past few years, the and its own local community. city’s relationship with China Through the Manchester has taken centre stage as the Chinatown Community • Working collaboratively with drive to increase trade and Group – a wide-ranging businesses and residents to improve investment between the two group of organisations and the quality of the environment and countries has been placed at individuals with a direct future maintenance strategy. the core of the international interest in the health and agenda. Manchester hosted wellbeing of Chinatown and • Working with local partners on an President Xi Jinping and the flourishing Chinese and investment and development strategy Madame Peng on the final day South East Asian culture of their state visit in October within the city – the to ensure that Chinatown fully 2015, which included a lunch promotion and development exploits its potential. held by the Lord Mayor. The of Chinatown has become city also continues to maintain increasingly important to • Developing a strategy in conjunction its civic links with Wuhan, the work of the City Centre with CityCo and the Chinatown Manchester’s sister city since Regeneration Team. Forum to establish the area as one of the most eminent of its type in the world.

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Canal Street

The Village is a truly unique and vibrant area of the city centre. Flourishing gay culture has helped develop the area into a village- like community, complete with a combination of residential, commercial and leisure destinations.

Situated alongside A defining quality of the street affording outdoor securing approximately the Canal, area lies in it being the home space to the venues, and £20million in economic which runs through of the city’s lesbian, gay, proximity to the green space benefit every year. the city centre, the bisexual and transgender of Sackville Gardens. community, providing a Over recent years, the Village makes an safe and welcoming vibrant The Village hosts Manchester’s demographic of visitors essential contribution destination that is world- annual Pride event, which to the Village has become to the local economy, famous for its night-time attracts thousands of visitors increasingly inclusive of not attracting between and leisure scene. The Village from across the world. only the gay community, boasts a range of unique Manchester Pride has but tourists and families. 15,000 and 20,000 and distinctive assets, become a lynchpin event in The Village has effortlessly visitors each including a number of the city’s tourism calendar. welcomed this much wider weekend. Victorian and Edwardian Held over the August Bank audience without losing its buildings, a canalside Holiday, the event attracts sense of identity. With its location, a pedestrianised in excess of 40,000 visitors, vibrant night-time offer, it is

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one of the most effervescent areas within the city centre, and its range of dining options consistently attracts KEY PRIORITIES a cosmopolitan clientele.

The Village is home to one • Redeveloping the former Origin to enable them to strengthen the of the most concentrated site, on the Princess Street and daytime offer and provide a more clusters of independent Whitworth Street corner, which varied night-time offer. businesses within the will be key to diversifying the city centre. Among this • Developing and creating stronger area’s offer and strengthening commercial offer, the area links with neighbouring areas, as maintains a close-knit functionality and linkages with part of considering the future role business community, with other parts of the city centre. 25 of the area’s venues being and offer of the area, including the members of the Village • Working with the reformed Kampus development, which will Business Association. The Friends of Sackville Gardens see complementary redevelopment area has a commercial office group to look at holding various on the opposite bank of the canal. space offer in addition to a events in the Gardens, many of diverse residential component • Establishing a multi-agency which would involve the adjoining that includes students and approach to develop a long-term a proportion of the city’s Manchester College. Chinese population. vision for the area that capitalises • Maximising the use of the area’s on its unique identity and The area has a number of assets, particularly the canal strengthens its iconic status. transport links with the towpath and Sackville Gardens, neighbouring Piccadilly Bus and Metrolink stations. The Curve Bridge links the Village to Piccadilly Station and Piccadilly Approach.

CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC PLAN 2015–2018 81 INFRA- STRUCTURE

Since the last Strategic Plan, the infrastructure of the city centre has developed significantly in relation to sustainability, transport, and digital connectivity. In order to achieve the objectives set out for the city, continued further development of these activities will be essential to ensure the sustainable long-term success of the city centre.

82 CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC PLAN 2015–2018 83 TRANSPORT

The transport system Two key principles inform years the city centre has seen serving the city our approach to planning significant investment in centre is critical to and investing in transport in improved public transport the city centre: ensuring that facilities and connections. its current and future the city centre is the most As a result, over 72% of economic success. accessible place in north west peak-hour trips to the city An efficient transport England; and making it an centre are now taken using system is essential attractive and easy place to forms of transport other move around within. These than the car. Overall, the for a prosperous key principles are embraced proportion of non-car economy, improved within the draft Greater journeys increased from 63% accessibility, greater Manchester Transport in 2002 to 71.7% in 2012. mobility and a better Strategy 2040: Our Vision strategy paper. There is the potential for environment. In short, employment in the city a world-class city The city centre lies at the centre to grow by up to needs a world-class heart of the region’s rail and 15,000 over the next ten transport system. bus networks and is also years. This anticipated easily accessible by road. growth is expected to lead to Over 15million people 30% more peak-time trips to currently live within a the city centre. At the same two-hour drive of the city time, the population within centre. Over the past 20 and surrounding the city

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centre is expected to grow. steadily: from 7.6million The £44million refurbishment All this will result in the journeys in 1992/93, to programme at Victoria need for improved access into 31.2million journeys in 2015. Station was completed in and across the city centre by There has also been very 2015. This redevelopment an enhanced public transport rapid growth in rail patronage has enhanced the facilities system, as well as good over the past 20 years. at the northern edge of the walking and cycling routes. city centre, restored the An ongoing priority over the station’s period features, and The improvements to the city’s next few years is the delivery introduced new lighting public transport system have and co-ordination of the major and glazed entrances aligned been accelerated over recent transport infrastructure work with the Northern Hub years by the £1.5billion across the city centre through and Metrolink work. package being delivered Grow: a programme of work through the Greater to improve the connectivity In addition to delivering Manchester Transport Fund. of the city and to ensure economic growth, the Investments have included the maximum ease of movement devolution settlement will opening of new Metrolink for pedestrians, bus, tram impact on the city’s transport lines to Ashton, and train passengers, drivers infrastructure. Responsibility and Rochdale, East and cyclists. This will be and provision of the transport and Manchester publicised by a major budget now sits with the Airport. Since its inception, communications campaign Greater Manchester annual passenger journeys on to encourage greater public Combined Authority. The Metrolink services have risen transport and cycle use. devolution agreement will

CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC PLAN 2015–2018 85 present the Combined Authority with an opportunity to gain greater local control over the future shape of local bus services, including fares, routes and frequencies in response to local factors. Work is also being taken A major impact on the forward through Transport transport infrastructure for the North to develop within Manchester in the much-improved east–west long term will be delivered connections between the through High Speed Rail. cities of the North. The The Government announced Northern Powerhouse will the preferred route and significantly shorten journey stations for HS2 Phase times between Manchester Two (West Midlands to and Liverpool, Leeds and Manchester) in January Sheffield, and will provide 2013. There are proposals for a much-needed complement two stations in Manchester: to the north–south one at Manchester Piccadilly connections being provided and the other at Manchester by HS2. Plans are also being Airport. Overall, HS2 developed to further improve will provide a number of road connections between Top: Deansgate-Castlefield opportunities, including the northern cities. These Metrolink stop employment and supply- future investments will Bottom: Manchester Victoria chain opportunities for improve the accessibility of Station local businesses in the City the city centre from across Region. HS2 Ltd predicts the North and further that the whole HS2 scheme stimulate its growth as a could support a net increase critical driver of up to 30,000 new jobs of the economy within the within the Manchester Government’s planned Piccadilly area. Northern Powerhouse.

86 KEY PRIORITIES

Considerable further improvements • Completion of improvements to to public transport, and cycling Salford Central Station, including and walking routes are planned new platforms to enable the new over the short term to support the services provided by the Ordsall continued growth of the city centre. Chord to stop there, and an Schemes include: enhanced platform environment. • The Second City Metrolink • The Bus Priority Package – Crossing through the city centre one of the largest investments in to provide the capacity for the the subregional bus network for current and future extensions of decades (totalling over £50million). the network, which will result in This has the potential to deliver Manchester having the largest major improvements to bus travel tram network in the country. across the City Region. Within This includes the new station at Manchester it will deliver major Exchange Square and upgraded benefits to Corridor Manchester stations at Victoria, St Peter’s in particular, where a reduction Square and Deansgate-Castlefield. in general traffic is proposed, By 2021, the extensions and service providing the opportunity for improvements are expected to complementary improvements treble the number of passengers to the cycling and walking accessing the city centre by tram. infrastructure, as well as better public space and new ‘smart’ • Provision of new rail capacity travel information. through the Northern Hub railway schemes, which will improve links • Improved cycle routes and facilities, to a number of northern locations, including improved access to including Leeds, Sheffield, Liverpool the city centre from across the and Preston, and accommodate city, together with cycle maps, a further 44million rail journeys. education and promotion to Projects include a rail link encourage more people to cycle. between Manchester Victoria and Manchester Piccadilly Stations, and improvements at Victoria, Piccadilly and Oxford Road Stations.

CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC PLAN 2015–2018 87 • Measures to encourage further • Implementing the devolution traffic reduction and improved agreement to direct more traffic management in the city responsibility for transport centre, within the context of decisions and resources to Greater the draft Greater Manchester Manchester. Plans, through Rail Transport Strategy 2040: North, to devolve the management Our Vision, which will consider of rail franchises to local authorities congestion at a Greater Manchester across the North of England offer level, as traffic management the opportunity to ensure that rail currently is. In particular, seeking services are aligned with wider to eliminate city centre through plans to deliver economic growth traffic by encouraging more traffic across the region. This is a to use the Inner Relief Road, significant example of more while giving easy vehicular access devolved decision-making. to every part of the city centre. • Reviewing replacement car parking Initiatives will include smarter in the context of the changing signage and an intelligent Traffic nature of the city centre, to ensure Management System, and new parking provision is made at considering junction and road sites that are easily accessible from layout alterations (for instance, the Inner Relief Road. at the junctions of Trinity Way, Regent Road, Water Street and • With TfGM, exploring along ) to opportunities to improve improve traffic flows. wayfinding across the city centre, using a range of media to provide • Smart travel information to deliver accessible and consistent information, real-time traveller-focused journey as well as a welcoming environment information across all modes of for pedestrians and passengers. transport, allowing people to better plan their journeys, and smart ticketing giving access to all forms of public transport.

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Manchester’s The aim is to maintain Provision of access to Since the previous City ambition is to and continue to grow the high-speed, high-quality Centre Strategic Plan, become one of the competitive advantage for connectivity, underpinned by Manchester has taken a residents and businesses, reliable mobile connection to number of steps towards world’s most therefore promoting economic support growth, is critical to becoming a global leader competitive and growth. Manchester’s digital enable businesses to compete, in digital connectivity: inclusive digital and creative economy is innovate and grow, and to cities by 2020. increasingly important to the reduce their cost base. The city The connection voucher economy of the city centre centre has a comprehensive scheme has provided grants and Greater Manchester as availability of top-business- to help businesses get a faster a whole. At present, 69% of grade connectivity. Choice internet connection. The businesses across Manchester has increased and monthly scheme has also stimulated have access to super-fast prices have fallen, supported the market, resulting in broadband, with 23% having by the connection voucher increased choice and lower ultrafast broadband access. scheme (see below). prices for businesses, as well Manchester’s digital and as giving some 10,000 creative sector is growing faster than anywhere else in the UK outside London, and approximately 5,500 people Left: Manchester are now employed in this Central Library sector in the city centre. Right: Mi-guide screen, St Ann’s Square 5,500 PEOPLE EMPLOYED IN

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CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC PLAN 2015–2018 89 Square, St Peter’s Square and St Ann’s Square. Free access is also provided in Manchester’s libraries and in the Art Gallery. • Over 100 public buildings have free wi-fi available, including Central Library, where digital demand has never been greater. Since its re-opening, significant numbers of wi-fi sessions are logged daily across a variety of devices. • Manchester’s Central Library Demonstrator has a great range of modern- technology facilities for businesses to try for free. These include 3D printing, videoconferencing, the latest Apple Mac design programmes, and even 4K camera and screens at Google Glass; there is additional residents the • The provision of public Manchester’s Central Library also a wide digital Demonstrator option to access superfast wi-fi has expanded training programme. broadband. However, the significantly over the past scheme has now closed, few years. Free public wi-fi • To date, 650 businesses and our aim in the medium is available on the public have utilised connectivity term remains to secure near transport network through grants to fund the capital universal availability of Metrolink trams and costs of upgrading their superfast broadband in the many buses. business connectivity. city; we are therefore actively Together they expect • There are now over eighty working with a range of to create over 1,000 jobs Freebee Manchester access suppliers to encourage them as a result. points across the city centre, to invest in infrastructure allowing free wi-fi access in the city. for up to 30 minutes in key locations, including Albert

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• Manchester hosts the UK’s second high-speed Internet Exchange, based in Manchester Science Park. This dedicated fibre connection to North America makes the city a key hub for the global internet and highly attractive for tech investment – particularly as a location for power- hungry Call and Data Centres, internet, cloud and connectivity providers – and we need to build on this competitive advantage. • The UK’s largest private cloud – UKFast – was launched at City Tower in June 2013. • A network of ten miguide screens has been installed within the city centre. Developed in partnership with MediaCo and Magnetic North, these digital kiosks provide residents and city centre visitors with information about events, attractions, shopping, food and drink, accommodation and transport. Over the past 12 months the miguide screens have been well used, being viewed by over 3.9million people.

CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC PLAN 2015–2018 91 KEY PRIORITIES

The Manchester Digital Strategy was • Working with the universities to put in place in 2012 to facilitate the attract and retain graduates with city’s aim of becoming a leading digital skills. digital city and to promote digital • Developing high-level industry- connectivity. Actions of particular relevant apprenticeship frameworks importance to the city centre include: through Employer Ownership • Encouraging commercial and of Skills. residential development partners • Attracting private sector skills to provide improved connectivity initiatives, eg. the expansion of as part of the design and build Hyper Island, based in the city phase of developments. centre, and giving people the • Further development of innovation opportunity to learn and grow to hubs and ecosystems, including meet the technological challenges Madlab, Innospace, and of the future. Manchester Metropolitan • Further development and University’s ‘The Shed’, a recently availability of low-cost superfast opened digital innovation studio broadband products that suit situated on Corridor Manchester. smaller businesses with less • ‘Go on Manchester’, the Digital dependency on the internet Inclusion Campaign encouraging and residents. businesses to upgrade to faster • Working with partners such as connections, to have a presence, MIDAS and the Manchester and to trade and grow using the Growth Hub to support digital- web. Business and individual based business start-ups and Digital Champions are being relocations in the city centre. recruited to support and encourage people to learn digital skills.

92 ENVIRONMENT

In order to further Green and blue Improving the quality and develop and maintain infrastructure makes up 14% functionality of this existing a destination that of the city centre. Parks and green and blue infrastructure community spaces, canals, – for example by planting will continue to trees and planters, as well more trees, green roofs attract businesses, as greening through green and walls, and delivering residents and visitors roofs and walls, all play an new high-quality green alike, it is essential to important part in retaining infrastructure as part of new the character and appeal of developments – will continue develop a strategic the city centre. This creates to be a key part of the growth approach to the an attractive environment for of the city centre. However, environmental residents, visitors, workers there are practical problems infrastructure of and investors, adapting the with trees in some locations city to climate change and due to extensive underground the city centre. enhancing biodiversity. services for example. Further information is set out in the Manchester Green and Blue Infrastructure Strategy.

Low-carbon initiatives within the city centre will play a pivotal role in facilitating and sustaining a high-quality environmental infrastructure. Plans are currently being explored around the development of a number of city centre energy networks, with initial proposals centring on delivery within the Civic Quarter in 2017. This innovation will see the installation of a network of pipes that will provide hot water and electricity for a series of buildings. This will provide secure, affordable and low-carbon energy within the city centre.

Rochdale Canal

CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC PLAN 2015–2018 93 Green wall at Deansgate-Castlefield

Alongside this, the walkway along the river from A well-managed local opportunity to improve the Salford Quays through the environment and public energy-efficiency of existing city centre and on to Peel realm is key to the buildings and to install solar Park. Greater Manchester attractiveness of the city PV, along with new energy has been successful in centre. In 2014, the Council infrastructure, will help securing local sustainable invested in the installation city centre businesses and transport funding through of almost 700 new waste residents to contribute the Department for Transport and recycling bins within towards Manchester’s target to provide maintenance and the city centre. This was

to reduce 2005 CO2 infrastructure improvements supported by a Litter emissions by 41% by 2020. along the river. As part of Strategy, designed to change Future developments will this, the possibility of the littering behaviour of be shaped with the strategic developing an Irwell River residents, workers and delivery of the city centre’s Park Water Taxi (WAXI) is visitors. Council officers environmental infrastructure also currently being explored. continue to work with as a priority. businesses to ensure they are During the development aware of their responsibilities Manchester city centre has of industrial Manchester, in relation to waste disposal. a number of waterways at canals played a pivotal role its heart; these significantly in the prosperity of the contribute to the environmental city and are still important landscape, while enhancing today, augmenting the connections between the city character and enjoyment centre neighbourhoods and of the city centre. The the surrounding areas. Rochdale and Bridgewater Canals cut through the The River Irwell runs along heart of the city centre, the city centre boundary featuring heavily among with Salford. The Irwell the landscape of Piccadilly, River Park Scheme, described Castlefield, Deansgate earlier in this plan, is creating Locks and Canal Street. a high-quality, green

94 KEY PRIORITIES

• Improving the cleanliness, safety Greater Manchester Police, and usage of the canals. Projects Greater Manchester Fire and will include a scheme to enhance Rescue Service, the Canals and the lighting along the Bridgewater Rivers Trust, and Cityco. In Canal through Castlefield, to particular, the Group is looking improve safety and accessibility. at solutions for improving safety This should be delivered within along the Rochdale Canal, close the next two years. to Piccadilly Station. • Working in partnership with • Implementing the revised Peel Holdings, the Bridgewater maintenance agreement for the Canal will also benefit from Rochdale Canal. The agreement a cycle improvement programme, documents the partnership improving linkages between arrangements and shared roles Trafford and Manchester city of Manchester City Council, centre. This work will be the Canals and Rivers Trust completed in three phases: and Cityco. Effective partnership management will enable the – Section one: Europa Gate to successful maintenance of the Sir Matt Busby Way. city centre’s canals. – Section two: Wharfside Way • Exploring projects to animate and to Manchester Boundary. encourage use of the canals; for – Section three: Manchester example, a green installation at Boundary (west of Hulme Hall Bridgewater Basin (close to the Bridge) to Deansgate. Bridgewater Hall) to provide a habitat for various species, as well • A Water Safety Group is now in as a dramatic visual impact. place, involving officers from Manchester City Council,

CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC PLAN 2015–2018 95 LOOKING AHEAD

96 CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC PLAN 2015–2018 97 Left: No.1 Spinningfields CGI Right: No. 1 St. Peter’s Square

COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Although the commercial market is buoyant, unless strategic action is taken, the impact on availability will see supply squeezed, prime rental rates increase, and limited opportunities to satisfy large-scale and footloose enquiries.

There was significantly less availability of Grade A office space (250,000 sq ft) in 2014 compared to 2009 The market is also showing The market is responding Taking account of our (600,000 sq ft). In 2014, increased confidence in to these opportunities, strategic sites – such as over 80% of leased units Grade B supply in Manchester, evidenced by the number St John’s, NOMA, First in excess of 20,000 sq ft with an ongoing need to of developments that are Street, Piccadilly and were of Grade A quality, provide cheaper and more coming forward, eg. at Mayfield – we are confident underlining healthy occupier flexible office space to support Spinningfields, St Peter’s that there is sufficient demand for high quality. start-up businesses and SME Square and NOMA, capacity to support the level growth, alongside Grade A among others. of growth in commercial As we develop masterplans accommodation. However, space that we are anticipating for key areas of the city there remains increasing However, there are still some for the forseeable future. centre, space for commercial pressure to provide a growing underused smaller buildings, accommodation that is pipeline of accommodation particularly in the core of flexible and able to meet and protect strategic sites the city centre. We will also the needs of the market for commercial development; look at the opportunities to will be central. Tools such this is particularly the case develop strategies to encourage as the Greater Manchester at Grade A, in order to the development of privately Investment Fund enable us to satisfy demand over the owned buildings that could fast-track those developments next few years, as investor provide further affordable to ensure supply does not dry confidence increases and office space but have not yet up and support the liquidity new entrants to the market so far come forward for of the city centre market; seek out commercial space development. such tools are essential, as is in Manchester. the ongoing relationship with the private sector and property community.

98 CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC PLAN 2015–2018 99 Above: 1 Smithfield Square, RESIDENTIAL employment in the city centre has been supported Northern Quarter centre, as well as other by the opening of the New Above right: St Peter’s Demand for city centre Church, Ancoats factors, such as higher levels Islington Free School, which living that embraces different of graduate retention. provides a needed education models and tenure types is facility in the city centre. rapidly increasing and is a This significant growth key attraction for a younger is also aligned to major The Council is currently population seeking different demographic changes within undertaking work on a lifestyle choices, as well as the city: a decrease in the citywide basis to examine for people wanting to grow number of over-65s, a 40% the potential for further older within the city centre. increase in the 20–25 age primary schools, secondary The residential trajectory is group, and under-5s being schools and nurseries to be expected to continue as a the fastest-growing age established in developments result of the predicted group. This growth in in areas of high demand, continued increase in children living in the city including demand generated

100 by people living in the will be a result of increased Council’s draft Residential city centre. The Council employment in the city Growth Strategy, 2015. supports the principle centre economy, and these This recognises the urgent of creating additional are sectors that will continue need to accelerate the pace educational facilities to to underpin the city’s growth of housing delivery in cater for the growing city prospects in the future. the city given the critical centre population, and will relationship between work collaboratively with The next decade will see employment and housing established and reputable another surge in growth, growth, the importance of providers seeking to deliver with independent economic a vibrant construction sector, an appropriate offer for forecasts indicating that the and a successful housing families in the city centre. city will benefit from: market to widen economic performance. • A further 50,000 people Resident-based growth is choosing to live in the city, directly related to the city’s The city’s exciting and increasing the population economic growth, which has planned housing includes to over 600,000 been driven by the rapid affordable homes for sale expansion of a number of • An additional 43,000 (through shared ownership key sectors, particularly jobs, increasing city schemes) and affordable financial and professional employment to over homes to rent (through services, media and creative, 430,000 jobs. registered housing providers). public administration, The city centre also has a leisure, tourism and the The drive to provide new large sharing market, service sector. Demand for residential development is increasing its affordability. residential accommodation reflected in Manchester City

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CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC PLAN 2015–2018 101 The city centre has benefited Buy to Let market. However, New housing development from long-established owner-occupier properties will need to take into account residential neighbourhoods are also being brought the space standards being such as Castlefield, the forward in a number of areas, developed for Manchester, Northern Quarter and the including St John’s, Great as well as policies, such as Village. However, the need Jackson Street, First Street, Design for Access 2 and the to identify and develop new Mayfield, New Cross, Lower Code for Sustainable Homes, city centre neighbourhoods is Irk Valley and Ancoats. to provide appropriate, essential to satisfy existing accessible and sustainable and anticipated demand. To secure the successful homes for a range of age Expanding residential delivery of the Manchester groups, including young development across the city Residential Growth Strategy, people, families and older centre will also include the Council has entered into people. providing a differentiated a collaboration arrangement residential offer. Traditionally, with the Homes and the city centre residential Communities Agency (HCA), RETAIL offer has focused on apartment the Government’s housing, properties. New residential land and regeneration agency, As the UK’s top-performing properties will also need to focus both organisations’ retail destination outside to include family-focused efforts in delivering London, there will be a accommodation of varying residential development continued, concentrated sizes, with communal opportunities in the city effort to support and diversify facilities, a range of over the next few years. the existing retail offer in amenities, and a high level of addition to facilitating new environmental management. The collaboration, entitled entrants into the city centre. Manchester Place, provides The city centre and edge-of- the means by which the Retail patterns are clearly centre neighbourhoods are Council and the HCA will changing nationally and not only seen as locations ensure the delivery of agreed globally, with the growth where young and skilled strategic residential and of multichannel shopping workers will choose to live, commercial development formats. This is expected to but also where retirees will initiatives within the city, continue in future years. choose to live. Institutional helping to drive forward Manchester city centre, as investors are increasingly the growth of the residential with other city and town interested in the development market at the core of the centres across the UK, is of ‘Build to Rent’ apartment conurbation. sensitive to the evolving schemes; these are designed needs and dynamics of the and professionally managed A number of Priority retail market, and there has on a medium to long-term Investment Areas have been been an impact on the main ‘hold’ basis, given the agreed, which are consistent retail areas in recent years. continued restrictions on with the objectives of the For example, there has been mortgage finance and an Greater Manchester Strategy, a changing balance between increasing tendency for the Council’s Residential retail and leisure outlets in a economically active Growth Strategy, the number of areas. individuals in the age bands Manchester Core Strategy, 25–40 to rent property, and the relevant Manchester rather than purchase. Strategic Regeneration This builds on the existing Frameworks.

102 Despite this, Manchester Manchester currently has a LEISURE AND THE city centre’s retail offer strong offer with a higher EVENING ECONOMY continues to perform well, proportion of independent as highlighted elsewhere in retailers than both It is estimated that 150,000 the Strategic Plan. There is and Leeds, people visit the city centre evidence that formats such with areas such as the each weekend to enjoy the as ‘click and collect’ and Northern Quarter important nightlife. Manchester city ‘holistic shopping experiences’ in providing a different offer. centre has a wide range of are an important part of The development proposals leisure and cultural offers. enabling continued strong brought forward for NOMA, This includes over 200 performance, with a number St John’s, Circle Square and restaurants catering for a of the major stores reporting First Street will reflect the vast range of eclectic tastes, that these forms of shopping need to establish a niche cinemas, theatres, art are significantly boosting identity, differing from the galleries, music venues such their sales. Given the current retail and leisure as Bridgewater Hall and popularity of the city centre offer in other city centre , and a and the number of people retail districts. growing number of bars, who access it for work and pubs and clubs. leisure, there is considerable The next two years will also potential for these alternative see the Heart of Manchester The city centre and its types of shopping to expand BID come up for renewal. night-time economy are and diversify to help to At this point, the BID will extremely important to continue driving footfall have been supporting the Manchester. Having a and sales. retail offer of Manchester vibrant leisure and cultural city centre for five years and, offer is a key factor in Having a strong number of based on the impact and people’s choice about where independent retailers will delivered outcomes, retailers they live, work and visit. create an experience unique will decide whether to It also contributes hugely to Manchester, thus increasing continue to fund the to Manchester’s economic footfall in the city centre initiative. growth. Between 2007 and and differentiating the offer 2014, the number of licensed from other UK core cities. premises in the city centre

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City centre nightlife.

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increased from 609 to 827, the site is developed further. of the city centre’s workforce adequate provision to meet an increase of 37%. The As additional city centre and visitors will continue to demand. management of the night- developments are progressed travel in by car. There are time economy will continue there will be increased currently in excess of 20,000 Further opportunities to to be developed through a evening activity. Careful off-road and 2,000 on-street meet future parking demand partnership approach and management will be parking spaces available at increased densities include require careful management required to achieve a within the city centre to areas easily accessible from to ensure that licensed balance of commercial and meet this demand. Providing the Inner Relief Road, premises do not impact on residential uses with evening high-quality, secure and where additional facilities surrounding residential and entertainment venues. In convenient vehicle-parking have been provided by, for commercial premises. This some parts of the city centre, facilities remains a priority, example, the New Bailey partnership consists of eg. in Ancoats and St John’s, and we will continue to car park and at Greengate. Greater Manchester Police, there is a predisposition review car parking in the By providing facilities at Manchester City Council, against granting late-night context of the changing these locations, a significant and sector groups including drinking and entertainment nature of the city centre. number of traffic movements the Pub and Club Network, licences. and their wider impact can Hoteliers Security Group A number of surface and be removed from within the (HOSIG), and CityCo’s multistorey car parks have centre itself. In turn, this Business Crime Reduction CAR PARKING been lost to regeneration may provide opportunities Partnership. schemes in recent years and for environmental With increasing numbers of further losses will result from enhancements for certain The Northern Quarter people both working in and the redevelopment of other sites within the core, continues to thrive as a visiting the city, a focus on sites, such as Kampus, Great pending their redevelopment. night-time city centre ensuring good access to the Jackson Street and First destination. The area city centre’s amenities has Street. Additional parking provides a unique and been and will continue to facilities in appropriate independent bar and be a priority. proportion to the proposed restaurant scene. Similarly, development are seen as over the past few years, As outlined in the section integral to creating mixed-use, Spinningfields with its on Transport infrastructure sustainable developments, stylish restaurants and above, there continues to be and to ensuring that new outdoor socialising space has significant investment in the neighbourhoods are attractive become a primary evening region’s public transport to residents and businesses. destination. Following the network to ensure we can As has happened in the first recent launch of HOME, provide extensive, reliable stage of First Street, we First Street has begun to services to support our will be looking at bringing establish itself as an evening growing, thriving city, also forward large multistorey car visitor destination, and to reducing dependency on parks as part of large-scale, the increase in the area’s the car. However, we also comprehensive regeneration popularity will continue as recognise that a proportion schemes to ensure there is

104 Below:

TRANSPORT North (part of the Northern network, and radically transport systems that Powerhouse agenda) – is reducing travel times. Faster maximise access to skills The transport infrastructure being developed to support journeys would be delivered and promote sustainable section above identifies many major investment in rail by an electrified, high-speed commuting in support of of the future opportunities and other infrastructure. east–west railway, capable growth and efficiency. to improve transport This will focus on improving of speeds of up to 140mph connections, not just in the east–west connectivity, in places. It would establish a city centre but across the city building on the existing programme of surface and the region. At present, commitments to the The vision would develop a transport improvements to the North’s city regions Northern Hub and the freight strategy to provide the North’s major airports, are poorly connected to electrification of the better rail freight including Northern each other by transport TransPennine line, as connectivity between major Powerhouse Rail links to infrastructure and services. well as improvements to northern ports and freight – the A long-term programme to the East Coast Main Line distribution centres, biggest airport outside the transform the quality and to Newcastle. Together alongside a network-wide south east, where additional capacity of local rail and with HS2, the Northern reliability programme across routes to destinations in the other public transport Powerhouse Rail system the North’s motorway and world’s rapidly growing commuter systems in the will transform city-to-city trunk road system that would economies such as China North’s major city regions rail connectivity east–west resolve strategic bottlenecks and India, as well as those is required. and north–south, with the in the North. It would also to the USA and Europe, aim of connecting all our establish a clear long-term are increasing. A new vision for improved major city regions to the investment framework for transport services across the future high-speed rail city and county region North – Transport for the

CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC PLAN 2015–2018 105 Parsonage Gardens

Taken together, these ENVIRONMENTAL • CO2 – this will have transport innovations and reduced by 41% improvements would provide While the growth and • Adaptation – prepare for the long-term transport development of the city and actively adapt to a strategy and investment centre will present challenges changing climate programme that would help from a climate-change and transform northern growth, environment perspective – • Low-carbon economy help rebalance the country’s as in all cities – this plan sets – achieve a rapid transition economy, and establish the out the city’s commitment to a low-carbon economy North as a true powerhouse. to respond to this challenge, and the opportunity it • Culture change – embed low-carbon thinking Population growth, the presents. The growth and into the lifestyles and growth in residential and development of the city operations of the city. commercial development, centre will be guided by and the consequent the following objectives, expansion of the city centre’s taken from the city’s boundary demand a review climate change strategy of our transport-access 2010–20, Manchester: arrangements and car A Certain Future: parking strategies. Proposals on these will be brought forward for public consultation in due course.

106 DELIVERY

The City Centre The plan sets out the arrangements for delivering They set out the delivery Strategic Plan city’s ambitious development the Greater Manchester expectations of the area, demonstrates the plans within the context of Strategy and will be and where they are intended economic, infrastructure developed further through to be achieved. significant expansion and business growth. It also the Greater Manchester and economic includes the priorities over Devolution Agreement. In addition to the growth that have the next few years for each We work closely with the Manchester Growth occurred within city centre neighbourhood Manchester Growth Company, we work in to maintain momentum Company to support partnership with a wide the city centre over and provide further growth investment in the city centre, range of organisations and the last decade. and development. through providing support partners in order to deliver This development for businesses – whether new the aims and priorities set has been achieved The plan outlines both the or those looking at setting up out within the Strategic private and public-sector or relocating to the city Plan, including CityCo (the amid a backdrop partnerships formed to centre – and encouraging city centre management of recession and ensure the successful skills development. company), Transport for a weak economic delivery of the vision for Greater Manchester, Greater climate. the city centre. Regeneration or Development Manchester Police, Salford Frameworks have been put in City Council, Corridor As described earlier, the place for those areas where Manchester, as well as the City Centre Strategic Plan significant development is private sector. The Strategic supports the priorities of taking place, such as NOMA, Plan contributes to the the Greater Manchester St John’s and First Street. business and delivery plans Combined Authority, as These frameworks guide of those organisations; for set out in the Greater development in those areas example, there is a business Manchester Strategy. and are generally delivered plan in place to deliver the The Combined Authority though partnership aims of the Business provides the governance agreements and boards. Improvement District.

CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC PLAN 2015–2018 107 ENGAGEMENT

Active engagement A full public consultation The City Centre Regeneration The Council is currently by residents, process is carried out for Team participates in regular undergoing a corporate businesses and other all Regeneration and business forum meetings, review to examine how it Development Frameworks, as well as ward meetings can engage with all residents key stakeholders including direct notification with local councillors, throughout the city, with within the city to all residents and businesses which residents are welcome the intention of extending centre is encouraged in the surrounding area. to attend. The Council its engagement processes in a number of ways. Manchester City Council also facilitates partnerships even further. actively encourages with, and supports, local developers to undertake community groups, for thorough consultation example, through local exercises when developing community projects. This, planning applications, and alongside events such as also consults on all Manchester Day, helps to applications. install a sense of civic pride.

Manchester Day Parade

108 CITY CENTRE EXPERIENCE

Manchester today Manchester has always The city centre is a microcosm as a world-class city as is a city known been a city that has sought of these attributes, providing competitive as the best for many things – to exploit its advantages and a concentration of international cities. A city: to develop its contribution employment, residential, its knowledge, its • That stands out as into civic infrastructure and cultural and leisure enterprising, creative sport, its culture values. This tradition remains opportunities, and facilities and industrious and attitude, its strong. Today, we are a to suit all tastes and physical assets, city that still faces many requirements. The continuing • With highly skilled and challenges, but we are also diversification and evolution motivated people and its heritage a city with a reputation for of the city centre makes it • With residents living in and history. building on our strengths one of the most dynamic successful neighbourhoods and making opportunities centres in the UK. The city whose prosperity is happen. Manchester is has enormous potential to environmentally sustainable shaping and delivering create jobs and economic a new economic and social wealth for the benefit of its • Where all our residents are future for its citizens residents and the conurbation valued and secure, and can and the wider conurbation on a scale that could have meet their full potential. and, in doing so, is helping significant impact on the to redefine the UK’s national economy. Our vision is being delivered competitive performance. through a strategy that seeks We have a clear vision to marshal all the city’s for the future of our city. asset bases, not just its Our vision is of Manchester economic resources, and works towards an even greater build-up of the city’s skills and knowledge base. By facing the challenges, we will deliver a prosperous and more inclusive future for residents, providing the opportunity for them to share in the wealth being created.

CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC PLAN 2015–2018 109 ANNEXES

110 CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC PLAN 2015–2018 111 GREEN QUARTER LOWER IRK VALLEY CITY CENTRE MAP FORMER BODDINGTONS BREWERY SITE COLLYHURST

MEDIEVAL NOMA QUARTER NEW CROSS

SALFORD CENTRAL AND GREENGATE ANCOATS

RETAIL CORE NORTHERN ThCORRIDORe Corridor QUARTER MANCHESTER

NEW ISLINGTON

CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT SPINNINGFIELDS

CIVIC QUARTER CHINATOWN PICCADILLY

ST JOHN’S KAMPUS

THE VILLAGE PETERSFIELD WATER STREET

NORTH MAYFIELD CAMPUS CASTLEFIELD

FIRST STREET GREAT JACKSON STREET CORRIDOR MANCHESTER

112 GREEN QUARTER LOWER IRK VALLEY FORMER BODDINGTONS BREWERY SITE COLLYHURST

MEDIEVAL NOMA QUARTER NEW CROSS

SALFORD CENTRAL AND GREENGATE ANCOATS

RETAIL CORE NORTHERN ThCORRIDORe Corridor QUARTER MANCHESTER

NEW ISLINGTON

CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT SPINNINGFIELDS

CIVIC QUARTER CHINATOWN PICCADILLY

ST JOHN’S KAMPUS

THE VILLAGE PETERSFIELD WATER STREET

NORTH MAYFIELD CAMPUS CASTLEFIELD

FIRST STREET GREAT JACKSON STREET CORRIDOR MANCHESTER

CITY CENTRE STRATEGIC PLAN 2015–2018 113 LINKS TO KEY DOCUMENTS AND WEBSITES

Links to all documents discussed in this Strategic Plan, and relating to city centre development can be found at www.manchester.gov.uk/citycentreregen

Image courtesy of Simone Ridyard

114 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

For kindly supplying • 5 Plus Architects • London & Continental Railways the images used in • Adrian Lambert this document, • The Makers Market • Alan Williams Manchester City • Manchester International • Allied London Council would like Festival • Ask Developments to thank: • Marketing Manchester • Ben Blackall • MUSE Developments • Bennetts Associates • The Neighbourhood • The Bridgewater Hall • NOMA GP (Ltd) • Capital & Centric Ltd • Salford City Council • Carl Sukonik, • Simpson Haugh The Vain Photography Architects • CityCo • The Whitworth Gallery • Hufton Crowe

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