Gorton District Centre

Plans to regenerate Gorton district centre are now well underway and in October 07 work is due to start on the construction of a large Tesco Extra store that will sit within the 3.5 acre site. The new supermarket will create a number of job opportunities for people in the area as well as creating a convenient place for local people to shop.

Work has now started to renovate the former Co-operative building into a £1.7 million market hall. The building will create 25,000 sq ft of retail space, enough to accommodate 74 stalls along with a purpose built shop unit for the chemist.

New East Manchester has also been working closely with GVA Grimley on proposals to impact the whole centre, which include:

• A scheme of urban realm and traffic improvements
• Refurbishment of existing buildings
• Reclamation and redevelopment of derelict sites
• To reserve a site for a new health centre