Residents invited to consultation on Milkstone and Deeplish active neighbourhood

Active neighbourhood boundary map with details of consultation event

Residents in Milkstone and Deeplish are being invited to have their say on how their neighbourhood could be made safer with quieter streets and a cleaner, more pleasant environment.

The active neighbourhood proposals, which the council wants to develop with residents, are aimed at bringing a number of improvements for the benefit of people who live in the area.

The plans are for an area covering 4,000 properties and three primary schools, which is bordered by Drake Street, Manchester Road, Edinburgh Way, Queensway and Oldham Road.

The possible plans include upgraded walking routes and better pavements. Streets are to be made safer around schools and measures introduced to reduce traffic, stop shortcuts, and reduce speeding.

Councillor Daniel Meredith, cabinet member for highways and housing, said: “The council wants to work in collaboration with residents on these plans. What is being brought forward is not final and comments and involvement are most welcomed to decide how things will progress.

“We want to hear from residents about how the plans should take shape, what they think about the ideas we are presenting and how they feel about what we are proposing to do.

“The active neighbourhood is, by design, community-led to make the area a better place to live and enjoy and I hope residents will take ownership of this.”

Once the consultation process is complete the council has said that its intention is to have a trial period in the autumn, where plans are put into action, which can be further revised after being monitored before it becomes permanent. During this time engagement with residents will continue with the opportunity for further consultation.

Information leaflets have been sent out to residents, outlining what the proposals are and inviting them to consultation sessions taking place at Castlemere Community Centre, Tweedale Street, Rochdale, OL11 1HH, on 27 July at 4pm, 5pm and also 6pm as the first stage in the process to determine how the project will be delivered.

The plans are also online. By visiting the website, the online consultation can be viewed. Comments can be left which will be reviewed and considered by the team responsible for the active neighbourhood project.