A public consultation has opened today urging local people and businesses to have their say on the long-term vision for Moston Lane.
The Lane is the economic heart of the Moston neighbourhood and the Council has produced a development framework to help guide investment in the area over the coming years and support the area to meet its potential – including a new public square.
Moston Lane has been the heart of the local community for decades and boasts a number of heritage buildings alongside a range of local and independent shops and three small pocket parks.
However, visiting the district centre is undermined by the volume of traffic, informal car parking and limited opportunities for meeting and spending time in the area with friends and family.
The Lane also suffers from poor active travel opportunities, which means visitors are more likely to travel by car rather than walking and cycling.
A key aim of the proposals is to invest in a Moston Lane that puts people at the heart of the district centre – rather than the car – leading to a greener, more attractive and sustainable destination, enhancing the existing public spaces and creating a definite sense of place.
The Lane is surrounded by attractive green spaces – including Boggart Hole Clough, Moston Vale, Broadhurst Fields and Broadhurst Clough – and the proposals would look to promote improved sustainable travel through the wider neighbourhood.
The framework also responds to high demand for new housing in the city and the potential for Moston to support the delivery of more modern affordable family housing using across a number of identified sites.
Announced earlier this year, the Council successfully bid for national funding through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), which will be used to kick start the regeneration journey of Moston Lane.
£1million of this funding will be used for a range of projects in and around Moston Lane. These include providing enhancements to two public spaces at Moston Green and the Peace Gardens, investment in local heritage assets, as well as wider work to improve the local environment that includes new alley gates and commercial bin stores.
The public consultation will close on Friday 23 July and the findings will be presented to a future meeting of the Council’s executive committee.
