ELTON RESERVOIR

Radcliffe, Bury

ELTON RESERVOIR

The proposals for the Elton Reservoir will create a new parkland community of lasting quality. It will provide around 3,500 family and affordable homes and deliver extensive new accessible green and blue infrastructure that enhances biodiversity and provides a recreational destination. The new neighbourhood will create a sustainable place with a unique character.

Key Facts


  • Affordable and family homes for the local community

  • Provision of a strategic link road to alleviate congestion through both Radcliffe and Bury town centres

  • Provision of a new Metrolink stop between Bury and Radcliffe

  • Provision on land for new primary schools

  • The creation of a “destination” parkland, providing a multifunctional green and blue infrastructure network, including the retention, enhancement and creation of footpaths and cycleways

  • Enhancement of the reservoirs and canal to provide opportunities for water-based recreation

  • £485 million estimated investment in the construction of the proposed development

  • 535 estimates jobs supported in retail and leisure businesses annually

  • £94.5 million estimated uplift in gross annual income from new employed residents

  • £24.9 million additional New Homes Bonus revenue

Sustainability


  • Provision of services and facilities to meet local needs, including schools, local centres, green and blue infrastructure and children’s play space

  • A substantial network of leisure resources, including a “destination” parkland with enhanced public access, areas of active recreation, increased biodiversity and improved natural habitats

  • High-quality place making which integrates the built and natural environment to provide an attractive neighbourhood with lasting character

  • Management and maintenance of valued habitats, including Sites of Biological Importance, to enhance biodiversity value

  • A new north-south link road, with a connection to Radcliffe, to alleviate congestion in the local highway network

  • New transport infrastructure, including a new Metrolink stop and Park & Ride between Bury and Radcliffe

  • Enhanced bus services to maximise local take-up

  • Retained, enhanced and new footpath and cycleways