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1. Executive Summary
The 2006/07 financial year has seen further significant strides made in delivering regeneration on the ground in Ancoats, with an increased budget being secured, some large scale changes in project personnel being made to assist delivery, and most importantly further tangible achievements being delivered on the ground that build on the successes of previous years. The Agency’s CPO for Ancoats was made in October 2001, an Inquiry was held in June 2002, and the CPO was confirmed in September 2002. The CPO provided everyone with the confidence and certainty that the whole of the area was going to be transformed. To overcome the challenges facing Ancoats, NWDA and NEM are working closely together, with additional input also received from Manchester City Council, English Heritage and Ancoats Building Preservation Trust (now Heritage Works Buildings Preservation Trust). It is estimated that on site and in design are some 1800 residential units and over 50,000 square feet of commercial floor space. Developments completed during 2006/07 were: former George Leigh St School (office conversion); Phase 1 of Royal Mills mixed use scheme (recognised by four awards including the RICS and NW Insider), shell repairs to Murrays Mills and the former St Peter’s Church; starts were made on Express Networks III, BS41 and Sarah Point. Key milestones for the year head will include starts on: Heart of Ancoats, 4547 Bengal Street, Flintglass Apartments, the Stockbridge Airco site, and the Ice Plant. These developments will be complemented by further improvements to the public realm, including the construction of a new public square.