800 new homes plan as major shopping centre redeveloped

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Development plans for the Millgate shopping centre in Bury include building up to 800 new homes. Bury Council has published an update to its strategy for the town centre shopping complex after it aquired the centre and wider estate alongside joint venture partner Bruntwood in April 2022.

The council said the regeneration of the 15 acre Mill Gate estate is long term project which will take place over the next 15 to 20 years.

The council describe it as having ‘the potential to deliver one of the North West’s most ambitious regeneration projects’. In the report the Bury Council’s cabinet, Steven Manifold, major projects manager at the authority, gave details of the overall aspirations for the site.

He said: “The current vision puts forward proposals to deliver 120 homes within its first development phase, with up to 700-800 over the entire masterplan period. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features “Improvements are also proposed to public realm and retail accommodation.