The document outlines Oldham Council's plans to invest £285 million to regenerate the town center of Oldham, creating 2,000 new homes, 1,000 jobs, and 100 apprenticeships. The goals of the investment and regeneration projects are to build quality homes, provide learning and employment opportunities, and create a more diverse, green, and sustainable town center. Key projects include redeveloping the Spindles Town Square Shopping Centre, creating a new Town Centre Linear Park, and developing a new theatre and performance space.

1. Creating a Better Place
Oldham Council

2. Welcome to Oldham

3. Unlocking investment – driving change
• Transforming Oldham through
town centre regeneration
• £285m investment
• 2,000 quality homes
• 1,000 jobs
• 100 apprenticeships.

5. by…
• building quality homes
• providing opportunities to learn,
develop new skills and gain employment
• having a diverse culture, leisure and night-time
economy
• attracting, retaining and growing businesses
• ensuring a safer, healthier, and friendlier environment
• ensuring Oldham is green, clean and sustainable.

6. Key projects
• Spindles Town Square Shopping Centre
• Town Centre Linear Park
• Theatre and performance space
• Northern Roots Country Park
• Many projects backed by successful bids to
– Future High Street Fund
– Towns Fund.

7. A closer look

8. A closer look
• Purchased for £9.5m
• Safeguards a key building at the heart of the town centre
• Releases existing Tommyfield Market site for new homes and
town centre linear park
• Releases Civic Centre site for new homes
• Working closely with community to shape plans.

9. A closer look

10. • A real USP for Oldham
• Connecting the existing and new parts of our town centre
• Green space in the heart of our town centre
• Opportunity to incorporate commercial space alongside residential
• Boosted by Accessible Oldham – £16m scheme to improve walking and
cycling routes and public realm
• Supports Green New Deal – to be the greenest borough in GM.
A closer look

11. A closer look

12. A closer look
• Five minutes from Oldham Town Centre
• Supported by Towns Fund
• Creating jobs, skills and business opportunities
for local people
• Anchor development – Alexandra Park Eco Centre
due to begin soon
• First phase of Eco Centre will provide Oldham Council’s
Parks Team with new workspace
• Masterplan consultation open now www.northern-roots.uk

13. Next steps
• Community consultation launching soon
• Local feedback essential in shaping detailed plans
• We want to work with partners who share this ambition
• Committed to measuring, managing and reporting social value
• A thriving town with thriving communities
Watch this space!