Council plans to bring 148 new homes to a brownfield site next to the town centre have been given the green light.
The project, at Pyramid Park, will create a mixed housing scheme primarily aimed at younger adults and young professionals, small families and older people.
The 7.4-acre site was a former railway goods yard and sidings. Located between Market Street and Knowsley Street, the site is ideally situated for access to the town centre and public transport via the nearby Bury Interchange.
Public transport connectivity for this site will be further enhanced through provision of a new step-free access to Metrolink as part of the proposed redevelopment of Bury Interchange by Transport for Greater Manchester.
Work on the Pyramid Park scheme will begin in spring next year subject to planning approval.
The council has just been awarded £1.7 million from the Government’s Brownfield Land Release Fund to remediate the site, provide a new access road and prepare it for redevelopment.
This is in addition to the investment already secured by Bury Council as part of accelerating council owned brownfield housing sites.
