Shaping the future of Oldham Town Centre
Draft vision for Oldham Town Centre
A bold vision for Oldham is coming to life. Muse and Oldham Council are working together to transform the Town Centre, creating a vibrant, sustainable, and inclusive place to live, work, and visit.
Following endorsement of the Oldham Town Living Development Framework in November 2024, we are now moving forward with proposals for six sites – Prince’s Gate, the Civic Centre, the Civic Centre Tower, the Former Magistrate’s Court, the Former Manchester Chambers, and the Former Leisure Centre.
Building on our vision, these developments will help deliver:
High-quality homes
Improved public spaces
New opportunities for business and communities
The community consultation on these proposals was open from Monday 24th February to Friday 7th March 2025 and we have been carefully analysing each piece of feedback we received during this period to help shape our proposals. The planning applications for all six sites have now been submitted to Oldham Council and we would like to thank you for sharing your ideas and comments – this will help us shape the future of Oldham.
If you would like to be kept up to date with the outcome of our submissions, you can sign up for updates at the bottom of this page. We will also be posting updates on this website as our applications progress.
More information on each proposal can be found below.
The Development Framework
The Development Framework is a document which will guide planning and development in Oldham Town Centre by setting out our vision for up to 2,000 new homes in the Town Centre, across the five Character Areas.
Together, our plans will provide Oldhamers with a better choice and a greater supply of new homes, both available to buy and to rent. In designing and building these new homes, we want to celebrate Oldham’s industrial past while looking towards a bright, modern future. The homes will be built in a safer and healthier environment, prioritising local jobs and learning as part of the wider development of the areas. Our goal is to create an inclusive and welcoming place to live and spend time in, and we want to create the plan in conversation with you. In Summer 2024, we invited you to find out more about and to get involved in the community conversation. We took your feedback on board and our final plan was endorsed by Oldham Council’s Cabinet on Monday 18th November 2024.
What’s next?
Complete – Summer 2024
Community conversation on the draft Development Framework
Complete – Late summer 2024
Review of Community Conversation feedback and updates made to the draft Development Framework
Complete – Autumn 2024
Final Development Framework endorsed by Oldham Council on Monday 18th November 2024
Complete – Spring 2025
Planning applications for the six sites across the town centre have now been submitted, following a community consultation on the plans.
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A partnership
committed to deliver
Muse is a nationwide placemaker with almost 40 years of experience in creating mixed-use communities across the UK. This includes ongoing partnership working across Greater Manchester, including delivering regeneration in Prestwich and Stockport.
We have a track record of leading complex, area-wide regeneration projects, and the experience to accelerate new neighbourhoods, with the emphasis on delivery, quality, and sustainability. We’re working with partners in 40 places across the UK from Bradford to Brentford, from Salford to Lewisham, with close to 2,500 new homes and 800,00 sq ft of workspace currently on site and a gross development value of over £1.2bn.
As a network of regional businesses with a shared culture and goals, we combine local insight with the resources and capabilities of a large national player. Our regional teams are based in Salford, Leeds and London.
As part of Morgan Sindall Group, we have the financial strength of a leading UK construction and regeneration group with an annual revenue of £3.2bn behind us.
Our focus is on strong partnerships in the many places we work across the UK and our national strategic joint ventures, The English Cities Fund – with Legal & General and Homes England – and Waterside Places with the Canal & River Trust.
We’re Muse and with Oldham Council we’re building a brighter future, together.
To find out more about Muse, please visit museplaces.com
