Thousands of people could soon live in Strangeways as masterplan revealed

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

Strangeways could become home to thousands of new homes under huge redevelopment plans — but there’s one big problem in the way.

Manchester and Salford councils have jointly released a development masterplan for the area, which includes blueprints to build 7,000 homes ‘across seven distinct neighbourhoods’, health facilities, and a park.

The authorities believe revitalising the area could create an extra 4,500 jobs for the cities. The ‘Strangeways and Cambridge strategic regeneration framework’ has been unveiled after GMP cleaned up the area, colloquially called ‘Counterfeit Street’, with Operation Vulcan.

The framework covers Salford’s Cambridge Industrial Estate in Broughton, and Bury New Road, Cheetham Hill Road, and Cheetham Park in Manchester. “We have an opportunity to create a platform for development and investment, enabled by the successful work carried out by the Operation Vulcan partnership, to support businesses to grow and prosper in these neighbourhoods — creating thousands of new jobs and support the ongoing growth of our city – alongside a major new public park and new homes, including council, social and genuinely affordable housing,” said Manchester council leader Bev Craig.