Manchester United, Trafford Council, and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) have entered into a strategic partnership to maximise the growth and regeneration opportunities of the Trafford Wharfside area.
An advisory team, led by an independent director, will be appointed to support the ongoing work to develop an ambitious vision for the area around Old Trafford, with a focus on how a world-class stadium can catalyse wider regeneration, bringing social and economic benefits to all of Trafford and the surrounding city region.
The appointed director and advisory team will ensure alignment with the existing Trafford Wharfside masterplanning process and the work of the Old Trafford Regeneration Task Force, the group of local leaders and national experts set up in March to explore options for a new or redeveloped stadium at the home of Manchester United.
Technical and project management support will be provided by the advisory team to Trafford Council, GMCA and Manchester United as planning work intensifies, with the group also delivering important guidance to inform the final recommendations of the Old Trafford Regeneration Task Force.
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So basically, the wider Trafford regeneration project is now in partnership with the local authorities too.
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I’m looking forward to seeing how this pans out, as OT is largely surrounded by industrial units at the moment. There’s definitely scope for some gentrification/modernisation of sorts all around the ground, but having the council on board will certainly make any planning applications a lot easier to navigate, given that OT ought to be the centrepiece of any redevelopment of the area.
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Manchester United, Trafford Council, and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) have entered into a strategic partnership to maximise the growth and regeneration opportunities of the Trafford Wharfside area.
An advisory team, led by an independent director, will be appointed to support the ongoing work to develop an ambitious vision for the area around Old Trafford, with a focus on how a world-class stadium can catalyse wider regeneration, bringing social and economic benefits to all of Trafford and the surrounding city region.
The appointed director and advisory team will ensure alignment with the existing Trafford Wharfside masterplanning process and the work of the Old Trafford Regeneration Task Force, the group of local leaders and national experts set up in March to explore options for a new or redeveloped stadium at the home of Manchester United.
Technical and project management support will be provided by the advisory team to Trafford Council, GMCA and Manchester United as planning work intensifies, with the group also delivering important guidance to inform the final recommendations of the Old Trafford Regeneration Task Force.
So basically, the wider Trafford regeneration project is now in partnership with the local authorities too.
I’m looking forward to seeing how this pans out, as OT is largely surrounded by industrial units at the moment. There’s definitely scope for some gentrification/modernisation of sorts all around the ground, but having the council on board will certainly make any planning applications a lot easier to navigate, given that OT ought to be the centrepiece of any redevelopment of the area.