Hello from everyone at the Environment Agency and welcome to our latest round-up exclusively for Rochdale Online.
As we have just a few weeks left before we end what has been one of the most unusual and challenging years many of us have faced in living memory to the archives, let’s take a look back at the environmental highs and lows of 2020.
We hope you enjoy reading. Here’s what we have been up to in Rochdale and the surrounding areas over the last twelve months.
38 debris screens cleared and the risk of flooding reduced
Over the last twelve months, our Operations Team have removed blockages and cleared debris screens throughout the local area. Although this activity falls under general maintenance, it is perhaps some of the most vital work we can do to help reduce flood risk to the community by ensuring the rivers and streams of Rochdale and Bury remain clear.
River Croal to be improved as part of £1.8 million project
The project is a key part of the Greater Manchester Environment Fund, which will be launched in spring
14:13, 19 DEC 2020
The River Croal (Image: Local Democracy Reporting Service)
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18 Dec 2020, 10:38
The joint venture between Greater Manchester Combined Authority and 10 housing associations plans to build 100 homes on a brownfield site in Castleton, part of a 7,000-unit programme covering land around the borough’s five stations.
Proposals submitted to Rochdale Council for the former Carcraft site in Nixon Street also include the allocation of land for a new primary school, catering for 420 pupils.
The planning application is for 102 three- and four-bed family properties. If approved, the redevelopment will represent a £17.5m investment into the area, and bring a better mix of housing to Castleton, which is currently dominated by terraced properties.
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Work has begun to knock down the Base building near the University of Manchester on Oxford Road and replace it with a five-storey, 91,000 sq ft workspace for computer engineering, manufacturing, science and technology companies.
The project, led by Manchester Science Partnerships comprising developer Bruntwood SciTech, Manchester City Council and the University of Manchester, was due to start earlier this year after planning consent was granted in January. However, disruption related to Covid-19 caused delays to the construction timeframe.
Caddick Construction is the main contractor on the £21m Base redevelopment, which marks the latest step forward for the city’s Oxford Road Corridor innovation district.