A £1bn blueprint to create 1,800 new homes, 7,400 new jobs and generate £412m economic activity in Bolton has been published by the council.
The masterplan sets out how the town centre will be transformed up to and beyond 2030.
Bolton Council has approved borrowing of £100m to kick-start the project across five strategic sites: Trinity Quarter, Cheadle Square, Crompton Place, Church Wharf and Croal Valley.
The £100m will be used to get the sites ‘development ready’ and deliver infrastructure and public realm projects.
Leader of Bolton Council, cllr Cliff Morris, said: ‘This masterplan shows how forward thinking and ambitious this council really is.
‘We now want to get to work as quickly as possible. We are already speaking to a number of developers and partners about delivering the different schemes outlined in the framework.
'Although it is ambitious we are confident that this is an achievable vision that identifies key areas of the town centre, and it will be a game-changer in terms of transforming the centre of Bolton.’
