Area
Regeneration in Bury
Bury regeneration: town-centre renewal at Mill Gate, Radcliffe's paper mill homes, Prestwich Village and its Pride in Place board.
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The place
Bury's regeneration centres on the town centre and the district centres of Radcliffe, Prestwich, Whitefield and Ramsbottom. Bury town centre is planned for more than 1,800 homes across Mill Gate, Pyramid Park and the Interchange, with Bruntwood as joint-venture partner on Mill Gate. Radcliffe is delivering over 800 homes, including around 400 on the former paper mill site, alongside a new leisure hub. Prestwich Village is being transformed through a joint venture with Muse.
Who decides and delivers
Bury Council leads planning and land decisions, releasing sites through its Asset Transformation Programme, while the Combined Authority shapes regional priorities and funding. The Radcliffe Pride in Place Neighbourhood Board, led by an independent chair, is developing the borough's only neighbourhood plan, backed by a ten-year funding allocation. Registered providers active locally include Onward, Great Places and Morris Homes, development partner for the paper mill site.
What each edition tracks
Each quarterly briefing tracks the town-centre schemes, Radcliffe's emerging neighbourhood plan and delivery against the borough's affordable housing shortfall. It is dated to the day its research was checked, 19 September 2026 for this edition.
Current edition
Q3 2026
As at 19 September 2026
Funding, places and delivery. A briefing for the organisations bringing forward homes and regeneration across Bury, Radcliffe, Prestwich, Whitefield and Ramsbottom. Research checked 19 September 2026.
Regeneration projects in Bury
Bury Market, a VINCI-built scheme, has reached external completion, and the Radcliffe Hub combining leisure, library and market space is expected to follow. Around 200 further homes are planned in Bury's part of the Northern Gateway, part of the Atom Valley Mayoral Development Zone, while Elton Reservoir, Walshaw and Simister/Bowlee are strategic allocations totalling over 6,300 homes, with draft development frameworks consulted on in early 2026.
Construction and housing funding in Bury
National funding and contractual decisions sit with Homes England and the National Housing Bank, while the Greater Manchester Combined Authority aligns investment through its Integrated Pipeline. Radcliffe's Pride in Place board is developing a ten-year investment plan, due to government in November 2026, with a full funding allocation to follow. Bury Council releases council land through its phased Asset Transformation Programme and individual regeneration disposals.
Who decides regeneration in Bury
Bury Council sets local housing need and planning policy and is accountable body for the Radcliffe neighbourhood programme. The Greater Manchester Combined Authority shapes regional priorities and tenure mix. The Radcliffe Pride in Place Neighbourhood Board decides local investment priorities, and partners including Morris Homes, Great Places and Hive Homes deliver named housing schemes on the ground across the borough's district centres.
Questions about regeneration in Bury
- What regeneration is happening in Bury?
- Bury town centre is being rebuilt around Mill Gate, Pyramid Park and the Interchange, with Bury Market recently completed. Radcliffe is delivering homes on the former East Lancashire Paper Mill site and a new leisure hub, and Prestwich Village is being transformed through a joint venture with Muse.
- How is construction and housing funded in Bury?
- Homes England and the National Housing Bank make national funding decisions, while the Greater Manchester Combined Authority channels regional investment. Radcliffe's Pride in Place board holds a ten-year funding allocation for neighbourhood priorities, with Bury Council as accountable body.
- Who leads regeneration in Bury?
- Bury Council leads planning and land decisions and releases sites through its Asset Transformation Programme. The Radcliffe Pride in Place Neighbourhood Board sets neighbourhood priorities, and housing associations including Onward, Great Places and Morris Homes deliver affordable homes.
The Bury handbook
Planning and building-regulations guidance for the area, published separately.
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