More than 300 invited guests attended an exclusive investor meeting, to learn more about the many exciting opportunities offered by the ongoing regeneration of Bolton.
The 'Invest in Bolton' event was held on Thursday 2nd March at Bolton Town Hall and gave delegates the opportunity to hear from industry leaders, regeneration experts, and the developers helping to build Bolton’s future.
Our regeneration masterplan with £100m set aside to clear brownfield sites and bring new developments to the town and district centres was a key discussion point for delegates.
Recently published research by Deloitte projects that the masterplan will deliver more than 4,000 new jobs, over 2,000 new homes and £565m of gross development value by 2040.
But regeneration under the Conservatives is already underway across the borough. There are many sites including Moor Lane, Central Street, Farnworth Green, and the Bolton College of Medical Sciences - which was supported by our successful Levelling-Up bid.
Bolton Council Leader, Cllr Martyn Cox, said:
“The council has made a huge commitment to the town centre and much of the difficult, expensive and hard work has already been completed.
“But this is not just about the council. The council is responsible for many different things and regeneration is just one of them.
“The investors in this room, have the knowledge, the skills and the entrepreneurial spirit to take the regeneration to the next level.
“This is the perfect opportunity for the private sector and smaller investors to play a part in the future of Bolton.”
Tim Heatley, co-founder of CAPITAL&CENTRIC which is leading the Farnworth Green and Neighbourhood Bolton developments, said:
“Bolton is one of the leaders of the pack in Greater Manchester towns in terms of bringing forward town centre living.
“We see in our Manchester City centre developments that some people, as they get older, they want more space and they are looking to move out and looking to places like Bolton.
“All the bones are here, good buildings, a good cultural offer and excellent transport connections.”
Harry Dhaliwal, of Moor Lane developers Step Places, told the audience why they chose to invest in Bolton:
“Before we invest in a place we do our research and Bolton has the X-Factor and makes sense from an investment prospect.
“Like all town centres, there has been a decline but there is a lot of potential here, the train station with great links to Manchester and the university plays an important role.
“There are new graduates coming through every year and there are many great local employers, so Bolton is a place where there is a lot of opportunity.”
