ORDSALL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK 3 YEARS ON Development Framework

ORDSALL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK 3 YEARS ON

Development Framework for Ordsall • • Prepared by BPTW architects. Walking audit of the estate. Exhibition 17 th to 25 th April 2004, at Ordsall Hall. Endorsed by Ordsall Langworthy Community Committee in October 2004. • Endorsed by the council cabinet in November 2004. • Formal legal agreement between the city council and LPC Living completed in May 2006. • 19 potential sites identified for development.

Key Proposals • Environmental and infrastructure improvements throughout the estate. • New development on currently vacant land. • New development to create natural surveillance to new and existing streets. • Improve ease of access through estate. • New primary school and children’s centre. • New retail centre on Trafford Road. • New community facilities. • New houses and apartments, with emphasis on family housing. • Longer-term opportunity for mixed development on Ordsall Riverside.

5 Key Issues • Number of new dwellings. • Ordsall Riverside. • Public services. • Play areas and open spaces. • New east-west road.

Infrastructure Programme • Most capital receipts and S 106 monies ringfenced for local infrastructure works. • Forecast investment budget of £ 7. 5 Million. • Indicative programme of infrastructure works: – Highways works: including East-West vehicle route and North-South pedestrian link. – Public open space improvements and environmental enhancement. – Contribution to the costs of constructing the new primary school and children’s centre. – Acquisition of land premises to secure development sites.

Progress: New Developments • Primrose Hill Community Primary School and Children’s Centre. • Quay 5. • Radclyffe Mews. • Hulton St. • Robert Hall Street. • Development outside the Partnership: Quays Campus, Ordsall Hall, Ordsall Riverside.

Progress: Infrastructure • • • Contribution to Primary School. Regent Square Park. Safe routes to school. North-South route. East-West route. Mini sweeper.

Review: Number of new Dwellings • 2004: around 2, 000 dwellings in the Ordsall estate. • Plus 230 apartments at Quay 5 etc. • BPTW forecast up to 1, 300 more new dwellings built under our Partnership, with 500 - 800 more likely. • Radclyffe Mews and Hulton Street add c 290 dwellings (130 family houses and 160 apartments). • Current forecast: 800 – 1, 000 new dwellings built under Partnership (500 - 600 family houses and 400 - 500 apartments). • Plus other development outside the Partnership.

Review: Ordsall Riverside • c 1000 apartments recently built, under construction or with planning permission. • Come up list of priorities due to developer and URC interest. • Emerging masterplan. • Irwell City Park opportunity. • New waterfront for Ordsall. Mix of uses. • Consultants suggest area could accommodate over 3, 000 more dwellings (including family houses). • Long term and less certain.

Review: Public Services 2004 Audit of Community Facilities: • Health Centre • Library • Primary Schools • Youth Centre • Family centre • Fit City • Humphrey Booth day centre • Lad’s Club • British Legion • Places of Worship • Ordsall Community Arts Since Then: • Community Café • Extension to Neighbourhood Building & Surestart • Primrose Hill Community Primary School and Children’s Centre • Community Room at Ordsall Hall • Oasis Academy • Emerging plans for new Community Hub & Health Centre

Review: Public Services Assessment by Service Providers: • Current gaps in provision will be met by Primrose Hill and new Community Hub/Health Centre. • Sea Cadets building provides poor accommodation for youth service, but no commitment to new building. Feedback from Community Consultation: • No evidence of unmet demand for further buildings. • Risk there are too many community meeting rooms.

Review: Public Open Space • • Ordsall Park Masterplan –focus for most activity. Monmouth Park –proposed refurbishment. Regent Square Park. Equipped Play Areas: – – – BPTW identified 5 sites. Ordsall Park –in Masterplan South Ordsall –deleted following public consultation Regent Square Croft –housing now proposed Neighbourhood building –consultation planned autumn 2007 Brassington Avenue –no consultation yet

Review: East West Route • • Detailed consultation not held yet. Hulton Street development will form 1 st phase. Will demonstrate proposed standard of traffic calming. Proposals to be developed as part of plans for St Clements School site.

Review: Infrastructure Programme • • • Remediation costs of Hulton Street site reduced income. Down by £ 0. 5 Million. Current Budget Forecast of £ 7. 0 Million £ 4. 0 Million committed to date: – Acquisitions – Contribution to Primary School – Regent Square Park – Highway works – Mini sweeper Next priorities: – Acquisitions – Highway works – Public open space

Taking Stock • Is the Framework still the right vision for Ordsall? • Have we successfully implemented the Framework so far? • Should we rethink our priorities?