The schemes that could change the face of Rochdale in 2021 and beyond Date published: 27 December 2020 Proposed Bright Hall at Rochdale Town Hall With the region’s long-term development plan hitting the rocks and Covid casting a long shadow over the economy, Greater Manchester’s future has rarely looked so uncertain. Yet Rochdale council bosses remain bullish about their vision for the borough – insisting they will push ahead with the ‘growth agenda’ they say is vital for its prosperity. Since Stockport’s voted to drop out of the doomed ‘spatial framework’ masterplan, Rochdale and the other eight boroughs have pledged to draw up a revised joint strategy – dubbed the ‘plan of the nine’ in some quarters.