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g jones · 03-12-2006, 22:46

All the changes are good. I think renewal can bring fresh life into things.

The Blackburn Road demolition (Phoenix 1) is all down. Funded by John Prescotts Office through ELEVATE East Lancs. New housing will be built though the Council has only allocated 10% for affordable housing as it is opposed to cheap or socially rented housing.

Similarly the streets from there to and including Sacred Heart are Phoenix 2 and will also come down. Also funded by John Prescotts Office thru ELEVATE.

Facing there, the block in front of the Church will also come down for a prominent neighbourhood shopping square where the Church will feature (architectually) more prominently. Ditto funding above.

The large 4 storey steel frame is Health Authority (PCT) who are using a PFI to build 2 state of the art of Health Centres (the other going up currently at Paradise St) to replace 19C century doctors surgeries which exist throughout the area. The health centres are part owned; The PCT has 20%, The Health Authority 20% and Wrights Construction 60% (THE PFI contractor) ownership I believe. The Paradise St one is to house some North West teaching school as well (sch. of dentistry?).

The Scaitcliffe Lodge is Globe Enterprises Ltd. The Council only has a limited say as it only owns 33% in the company, its not the majority partner. Globe was set up by George Slynn some 10 years ago as an venture/investment company for the Council. Its growth has allowed the expansion at Scaitcliffe. The Lodge/Cycleway was cleaned up using £125,000? of government monies and is seperate. Owned by GEL, maintained by the Council.

The flats 54? are luxury flats as kitted out in the kitsch areas of Manchester. Luxury fittings. 1 and 2 bed. Not sure of the price. Development to be completed by Spring 2008. A picture has gone up on the board near Britcliffe Gardens. Demand is expected to be high.

03-12-2006, 22:46	#6
g jones Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,125 Liked: 14 times Rep Power: 732	Re: What's Happening to Accy? All the changes are good. I think renewal can bring fresh life into things. The Blackburn Road demolition (Phoenix 1) is all down. Funded by John Prescotts Office through ELEVATE East Lancs. New housing will be built though the Council has only allocated 10% for affordable housing as it is opposed to cheap or socially rented housing. Similarly the streets from there to and including Sacred Heart are Phoenix 2 and will also come down. Also funded by John Prescotts Office thru ELEVATE. Facing there, the block in front of the Church will also come down for a prominent neighbourhood shopping square where the Church will feature (architectually) more prominently. Ditto funding above. The large 4 storey steel frame is Health Authority (PCT) who are using a PFI to build 2 state of the art of Health Centres (the other going up currently at Paradise St) to replace 19C century doctors surgeries which exist throughout the area. The health centres are part owned; The PCT has 20%, The Health Authority 20% and Wrights Construction 60% (THE PFI contractor) ownership I believe. The Paradise St one is to house some North West teaching school as well (sch. of dentistry?). The Scaitcliffe Lodge is Globe Enterprises Ltd. The Council only has a limited say as it only owns 33% in the company, its not the majority partner. Globe was set up by George Slynn some 10 years ago as an venture/investment company for the Council. Its growth has allowed the expansion at Scaitcliffe. The Lodge/Cycleway was cleaned up using £125,000? of government monies and is seperate. Owned by GEL, maintained by the Council. The flats 54? are luxury flats as kitted out in the kitsch areas of Manchester. Luxury fittings. 1 and 2 bed. Not sure of the price. Development to be completed by Spring 2008. A picture has gone up on the board near Britcliffe Gardens. Demand is expected to be high. Last edited by g jones; 03-12-2006 at 22:51.