The head of strategy regeneration and development at Oldham Council presents on the borough development, joint ventures and the Capital Programme to promote regeneration in Oldham town centre

1. Oldham Council
Capital Projects Update
21st April 2016

2. Capital Programme
• In 2013 the Council launched an ambitious capital programme to promote
the regeneration of the Town Centre
• The programme has allocated £141M of capital over a 7 year period for a
number of Town Centre projects, including:
• Oldham & Royton leisure centres
• Old Town Hall
• Hotel Future
• Prince’s Gate
• Heritage Centre and Coliseum
• Independent Quarter
• The councils investment builds on £200m investment by Metrolink which
fully opened in 2014 and significant investment by First Choice Homes and
Oldham College in the Town Centre

3. Oldham Town Centre Regeneration

4. Oldham Town Centre Leisure Centre
• State of the art leisure centre suitable for
regional competitions
• Facility mix:
• 25m 8 lane pool - learner pool
• 8 court sports hall
• 4 lane indoor bowls hall
• 80 station fitness suite
• 2 no. group exercise/dance studios
• Enabling works started on site May 2014
• Main contract start on site July 2014
• Completed November 2015

5. Old Town Hall
• Refurbishment and extension to listed former Town hall
• 7 Screen Odeon with 6 restaurant units plus coffee
shop
• Major new public realm
• Terms agreed with Nandos and GKB. Strong interest in
remaining units
• Morgan Sindall completed the Enabling Works in Oct
2014
• Main construction contract awarded to Morgan Sindall
• Completion Autumn 2016

6. New Heritage Centre and Coliseum, Union Street

7. • A high quality theatre, heritage and arts offer governed under a structure to
maximise resources and operating efficiencies
• Phased approach
• Outreach and engagement programmes with strong volunteering and training
elements
• Providing wide ranging cultural, learning and wellbeing opportunities for local people
• Conservation and increased access to the borough’s heritage assets including
museum and archive collections and built heritage
• Enable continued development as a dynamic and sustainable producing theatre in
the North of England
• Preferred building contractor selected
• Heritage Centre construction works commence in February 2017
• Heritage Centre opens in November 2018
• Theatre construction works commence in March 2020
• Theatre opens November 2021
Heritage Centre and New Coliseum

8. Prince’s Gate, Eastern Gateway
• Masterplan led by BDP. The masterplan sets in context
existing developments, new opportunities and
infrastructure changes as a result of Metrolink
• Prince’s Gate will comprise of 140,000 of retail,
residential and refurbished listed buildings with M&S
and Aldi as anchor tenants
• Planning consent granted 20th April 2016
• Procurement of main contractor has now commenced
• Construction due to commence on early 2017, with
completion in Autumn 2018

9. Independent Quarter including Business Support
• Creation of Independent Quarter, assisting
existing and new Independents Businesses
• Strengthen the Area’s Strategic axis between
Main Retail Area, Prince’s Gate development,
Eastern Gateway/Metro-link, Cultural and
Business Quarters
• Improving the area’s Identity and
Distinctiveness
• Number of key strategic properties acquired
to assist delivery
• Engagement with Independent Businesses to
assist delivery
• 100 grant applications received, 75
progressing
• 22 new Independents Businesses have
moved into the area this year

10. Hotel Future
Vision:
• To deliver a quality 120 bed hotel in
the Town Centre including high
quality public realm
• To refurbish the QE Hall to enable a
viable conference and events venue
• To to support hospitality sector
training
• The project team have been working
with the Hotel Future (HF) team to
develop the training model to
progress the project.
• Works due to commence in early
2017 with opening in late 18

11. Joint Ventures - Foxdenton
Delivery:
• Joint Venture between OMBC, Foxdenton
LLP (JV: Seddon and Grasscroft)
• Covers 121 acres
• Hybrid planning application detailed for the
access road and outline for the remaining
approved March 2014 for circa 750k sq ft
employment space and up to 500 new
houses
• Detailed reserved matters planning for first
phase of housing has been submitted by
Redrow Homes
Construction:
• Spine Rd infrastructure works:
• civil engineering works start on site
spring 2016

12. Joint Ventures - Hollinwood
Vision:
• The Council entered into a Partnership Agreement with Langtree Plc to bring forward
13 acres of Council owned land for business / employment led uses at J22 of M60
• The Hollinwood Partnership has been set up to work closely with other major land
owners to co-ordinate development and marketing
Delivery:
• Outline planning approval
granted May 2013
• On-going discussions are taking
place with National Grid
regarding proposals for the
removal of the former
redundant gas holder adjacent
to the M60.
• Formal marketing of Hollinwood
Junction, as a premium location
/ destination for businesses, is
to commence in Summer 2016.
• Estimated completion 2020

13. Economic Impact Summary
Jobs Net Additional GVA £ p.a.
Old Town Hall 233 Permanent Jobs
172 Construction Jobs
115 Net Additional Jobs
£5.6m
New Coliseum & Heritage Centre 21 Permanent Jobs
20 Construction Jobs
£5.2m
Princes Gate 839 Permanent Jobs
40 Construction Jobs
£21.7m
Independent Quarter 50 Permanent Jobs
50 Construction Jobs
Hotel Future 111 On-Site Jobs
43 Off-Site Jobs
£4.3m
Foxdenton 2094 Jobs £5.3m
Hollinwood 750 Jobs £25.m
Totals 4,500 £67.3M