Bury and Radcliffe
Residential Community

Plans

The proposals for the Elton Reservoir will create a new parkland community of lasting quality. It will provide around 3,500 family and affordable homes and deliver extensive new accessible green and blue infrastructure that enhances biodiversity and provides a recreational destination. The new neighbourhood will create a sustainable place with a unique character.

Have Your Say

Residents of Radcliffe and Bury are being asked for their feedback on the exciting plans for this new sustainable neighbourhood – an investment in the area of over half a billion pounds.

Key Stats

• Affordable and family homes for the local community
• Provision of a strategic link road to alleviate congestion through both Radcliffe and Bury town centres
• Provision of a new Metrolink stop between Bury and Radcliffe
• Provision on land for new primary schools
• The creation of a “destination” parkland, providing a multifunctional green and blue infrastructure network, including the retention, enhancement and creation of footpaths and cycleways
• Enhancement of the reservoirs and canal to provide opportunities for water-based recreation
• £485 million estimated investment in the construction of the proposed development
• 535 estimates jobs supported in retail and leisure businesses annually
• £94.5 million estimated uplift in gross annual income from new employed residents
• £24.9 million additional New Homes Bonus revenue

Sustainability

• Provision of services and facilities to meet local needs, including schools, local centres, green and blue infrastructure and children’s play space
• A substantial network of leisure resources, including a “destination” parkland with enhanced public access, areas of active recreation, increased biodiversity and improved natural habitats
• High-quality place making which integrates the built and natural environment to provide an attractive neighbourhood with lasting character
• Management and maintenance of valued habitats, including Sites of Biological Importance, to enhance biodiversity value
• A new north-south link road, with a connection to Radcliffe, to alleviate congestion in the local highway network
• New transport infrastructure, including a new Metrolink stop and Park & Ride between Bury and Radcliffe
• Enhanced bus services to maximise local take-up
• Retained, enhanced and new footpath and cycleways

For more information about our land opportunities, please contact us using our enquiry form.