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Regeneration in Tameside

Tameside's regeneration tracker: Godley Green Garden Village, Ashton and Stalybridge town centres, Destination Denton and two boards.

Research checked

The place

Tameside's regeneration spans Ashton, Stalybridge, Hyde and Denton. Godley Green Garden Village has outline consent for up to 2,150 homes across 11 phases, taken forward with MADE Partnership. Ashton town centre is being rebuilt through a Levelling Up programme covering the Town Hall, market square and former bus interchange, and Denton is delivering town-hall and public-realm works through a Levelling Up Fund award.

Who decides and delivers

Tameside Council leads planning and land decisions and is offering council-owned sites to registered providers through a prospectus process. Two neighbourhood boards decide local priorities: the Ashton Neighbourhood Board, already committing its first tranche of projects, and the Hattersley board, chaired by an independent chair. Jigsaw Homes, Onward Homes and Irwell Valley Homes are among the registered providers active in the borough.

What each edition tracks

Each quarterly briefing tracks Godley Green, the town-centre programmes and the two neighbourhood boards as they commit funding. 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 Ashton, Stalybridge, Hyde and Denton. Research checked 19 September 2026.

Regeneration projects in Tameside

Stalybridge received funding under the Town Centre Capital Regeneration programme for public-realm works across the town centre and a residential-development site at Stalybridge West. The council has approved disposing of 13 council-owned sites, mostly in Hyde and Denton, to registered providers for social and affordable homes. Town-centre masterplans have also been approved for Hyde and Droylsden, though published detail on homes and phasing there remains limited.

Construction and housing funding in Tameside

National funding and contractual decisions sit with Homes England and the National Housing Bank, while the Greater Manchester Combined Authority channels investment through the Integrated Pipeline and Good Growth Fund, including support for Godley Green Garden Village. Tameside Council is accountable body for Pride in Place funding in Ashton and Hattersley, and is offering council-owned sites to registered providers through a published prospectus process.

Who decides regeneration in Tameside

Tameside Council sets local housing need and planning policy and is accountable body for the borough's two Pride in Place neighbourhoods. The Greater Manchester Combined Authority shapes regional funding routes. The Ashton Neighbourhood Board decides which projects the Ashton allocation funds, the Hattersley board is developing its own plan, and MADE Partnership delivers Godley Green Garden Village alongside housebuilders and registered providers.

Ashton Market Square after the 2026 public-realm works Illustrative visualisation, AI-generated; adapted from a photograph by Peter Teal, CC BY-SA 2.0

Questions about regeneration in Tameside

What regeneration is happening in Tameside?
Godley Green Garden Village has outline consent for up to 2,150 homes across 11 phases with MADE Partnership. Ashton town centre is being rebuilt through a Levelling Up programme covering its Town Hall, market square and former bus interchange, and Denton is delivering town-hall and public-realm works.
How is construction and housing funded in Tameside?
Homes England and the National Housing Bank make national funding decisions, while the Greater Manchester Combined Authority channels regional investment, including support for Godley Green Garden Village. Ashton and Hattersley each hold a separate Pride in Place allocation, with Tameside Council as accountable body.
Who leads regeneration in Tameside?
Tameside Council leads planning and land decisions and is offering council-owned sites to registered providers through a prospectus process. The Ashton Neighbourhood Board and the Hattersley board set neighbourhood investment priorities across the borough.
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