{"id":532628,"date":"2025-10-28T05:43:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T05:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/532628\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T05:43:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T05:43:13","slug":"whats-happening-in-stockport-is-a-blueprint-for-the-whole-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/532628\/","title":{"rendered":"‘What’s happening in Stockport is a blueprint for the whole country’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Major changes are taking place in the town centre – with more on the way.\"StockportStockport Interchange was opened as part of the town’s regeneration work (Image: Stockport council)<\/p>\n

Huge changes could soon be on the way to Stockport as a regeneration project in the town centre looks to expand, bringing new homes, a school, and a health hub.<\/p>\n

A \u00a31bn scheme in the borough\u2019s biggest urban centre has so far focused on the west of the town.<\/p>\n

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This work, led by the council and Stockport<\/a> Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC), has brought the opening of Stockport transport interchange, a business district around the train station known as Stockport Exchange, and the building of new apartments.<\/p>\n

But a massive expansion is being planned to extend the boundary of work<\/a> across the whole of Stockport town centre.<\/p>\n

The Stockport MDC said a letter has been sent by Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham<\/a> to the government asking for approval of the expanded project.<\/p>\n

This is part of the formal process to widen the scope of the work.<\/p>\n

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If granted as expected, it would open the door for work to begin on the east of the A6.<\/p>\n

Stockport council<\/a> leader Mark Roberts welcomed the step, describing the changes taking place in Stockport as a \u2018UK-leading\u2019 regeneration scheme.<\/p>\n

He told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: \u201cThe MDC has already accomplished transformative change in the west of the town centre – from better transport links and vibrant green spaces to thousands of new homes, jobs and major investment – so it\u2019s only right to extend this success to the east.<\/p>\n

\u201cParliamentary approval would unlock inclusive growth across the entire town centre, accelerating the delivery of 8,000 much-needed homes, a new school and a modern health hub.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt brings our vision closer to reality for a thriving town centre that benefits everyone in the borough.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d like to thank Mayor Burnham for his continued support and partnership in helping us take this next step.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re proud that the success of our model is recognised across Greater Manchester and the UK as a blueprint for urban living and shows what’s possible when partners, investment and ambition come together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham previously said: \u201cThe change that Stockport has seen in recent years is plain to see \u2013 and the town keeps going from strength to strength. It is a pioneer of the Mayoral Development Corporation model, offering a blueprint for urban regeneration that the whole country can look to.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow we\u2019re ready to see Stockport\u2019s game-changing MDC expand across the whole town centre, delivering more sustainable homes and public space for the whole community.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Major changes are taking place in the town centre – with more on the way.Stockport Interchange was opened…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":532629,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,393,4884,2465,1288,2622,2627,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-532628","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-manchester","12":"tag-stockport","13":"tag-stockport-council","14":"tag-stockport-town-centre","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115450204033017042","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/532628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=532628"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/532628\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/532629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=532628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=532628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=532628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}