It’s the latest Manchester suburb to see millions invested(Image: Manchester City Council)

Tens of millions will be spent improving a north Manchester suburb’s ‘focal point’ to become ‘somewhere people can take pride in’.

This week (October 27), Manchester council unveiled its final plans to rejuvenate Moston with a new public square, green spaces, and alley-gates to tackle anti-social behaviour and fly-tipping.

The £90m project could also see more than 100 homes constructed in and around the neighbourhood’s Moston Lane heartland.

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Money is being spent across Manchester’s suburban centres, including Gorton and Withington, leader Bev Craig explained.

“We have an ambitious plan for Moston and know that Moston Lane has a huge amount of potential,” she said.

“New homes, a new public square, investment into the look and feel of the area, work to attract new businesses and jobs and celebrating community pride are so important.

“Currently missing is a space that creates a proper focal point on the high street and the new public square will be somewhere local people can come together, put on events and take pride in their district centre.

“And we also know that this community needs more social rent and genuinely affordable homes – that’s why we are bringing forward two ambitious housing projects to meet demand.

(Image: Manchester City Council)

“This is only the start for Moston and our investment in this neighbourhood is part of a citywide commitment to improving high streets across the city, supporting local businesses and economic growth, while creating local spaces our residents want to spend time in.”

Moston’s makeover was first mooted in 2023, and this week’s announcement is the final £25m piece of the £90m puzzle to revamp the area.

Final details have confirmed the new public plaza will be built around Pym Street, and will require several demolitions — and for African and Caribbean food shop Moston Superstore to relocate.

The council says it has already ‘acquired a number of properties between Pym Street and Hartley Street’ for demolition to make way for the square, which will ‘front onto Moston Lane itself’.

Around the square, roughly 80 new apartments and town houses – including ‘social and genuinely affordable homes’ — are planned, with the blocks’ ground floor units earmarked for shops and cafes.

And between 30 to 40 family houses could be built on land between nearby Watermans Close and Ebsworth Street, currently grassland. The plot is currently being sold, and the town hall expects it to house homes and new ‘high-quality green space’.

Coun Craig said work in Moston completed over the summer was ‘a statement of intent’ about the council’s intentions, which included junction improvements at the Moston Lane/Broadway intersection.