Background:
Over the past 2 years Trafford Council, the Old Trafford
Neighbourhood Management Board and Trafford Housing Trust have been
running a project to help develop a Masterplan for the Old Trafford
Area.
The aim is to address the issues in the area that have been
recognised as problems for the Community. The goal is to create
long-lasting and safe communities with quality housing, an
excellent environment, better access to training and employment and
improved facilities.
General overview:
The Trust and the Council want to help improve the area of Old
Trafford for the people who live there and for future people who
move to the area. This will include:
- Improvements to housing in the area to offer modern housing
that meets peoples needs in terms of size and quality
- Offering improved links to training and jobs in the local
area
- Improving the local environment and availability of shops and
facilities
To achieve this the Trust and the Council have undertaken a
study of Old Trafford, involving local residents to find out how
best the area can be improved. The Old Trafford Area has been
spilt into nine small projects to indentify how
the overall aims can be achieved. The projects in this plan are
general ideas of what can be achieved and will need further
developing before any works take place. It is likely that the
overall process will take between 10-15 years to achieve.
What improvements will be made to the Old Trafford Area
To start this process off the Trust and the Council have agreed
to concentrate on the Tamworth area and Trafford and Rylands Court
and Essex Way on Stretford Road. With this in mind it has been
agreed to:
- Demolish the 4 bird blocks, Osprey, Raven, Eagle and Falcon
with the aspiration to replace them with good quality family
housing in the local area
- Demolish Trafford and Ryland's Court with the aim to review the
needs of the area which may include replacing with family
accommodation or a much needed retail hub
- Retain the balcony blocks, including Princess and Empress
Courts and investing more money in these to improve the quality by
bringing them up to the decent homes and Trafford Standard
- Make improvements to the local open space to make it safer.
Improving the road connections and parking on the Tamworth
estate