A new CGI animation of the multi-million pound project shaping the future of Oldham town centre has been shared with the Local Democracy Reporting Service. The video, screened for the first time at the real estate conference UKREiff earlier this week, shows how several major developments could change the skyline of the borough.
A three-dimensional map outlines plans for four new building complexes that are a part of Oldham Council’s partnership with city-building consultants Muse. These are the current Civic Centre, due to be turned into a hotel and apartment complexes; the former magistrates court; Oldham’s former leisure centre and ‘Prince’s Gate’; an underused carpark in Mumps, all of which will be converted into housing and shops.
The animation shows new yellow and red-brick buildings between five and fifteen stories high.
Video: Muse/Oldham Council
A three-dimensional map outlines plans for four new building complexes that are a part of Oldham Council’s partnership with city-building consultants Muse. These are the current Civic Centre, due to be turned into a hotel and apartment complexes; the former magistrates court; Oldham’s former leisure centre and ‘Prince’s Gate’; an underused carpark in Mumps, all of which will be converted into housing and shops.
The animation shows new yellow and red-brick buildings between five and fifteen stories high.
Video: Muse/Oldham Council
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00:00My name is Councillor Rude Shah and I'm the leader of Oldham Council.
00:04Oldham isn't just like any other place. Oldham is a place with heart, it's a place with history
00:10and it's a place with huge potential. People have been telling me for so long that they want to see
00:15real change and I couldn't agree more. That change is coming and this is change that you can see in
00:21and that you can believe in. Together with our fantastic partners at Mews we're delivering one
00:27of the most ambitious town centre regeneration programmes anywhere in the country. It's not
00:32just about bricks and mortar, it's about creating a town centre that works for local people somewhere
00:38we're all proud to call our own. We're bringing life back into the town centre with up to 2,000
00:44quality homes, a modern flexible new spindles development with a brand new market, brand new
00:50event spaces, co-working hubs and a reimagined town square that puts people at the centre of it all.
00:55This is about building a town that works for you. With more than 800 new jobs created,
01:02new businesses, more green space and better opportunities right on our doorstep. And we're
01:07not going to stop just there. From a new 8,000 square metre park to the creative quarter and the
01:12£70 million transformation of Boundary Park, we're building the kind of place that brings people back to
01:17Waldoom, where they want to live, where they will work, invest and enjoy their lives. We're investing in
01:24clean energy, in our local talent, in education, in culture and in our heritage because we know that
01:31when Oldham thrives, our people thrive. This isn't just about regeneration, it's renewal, but it's
01:38renewal with a purpose. It's your town centre brought back to life with a future that's greener,
01:43fairer and full of opportunity. Oldham is changing and I couldn't be prouder to continue leading us
01:50into this next chapter, but let's build it together.