United welcomes Greater Manchester growth plan
Manchester United has welcomed the Greater Manchester Growth Plan announced on Thursday, including backing for the Old Trafford Regeneration project.
The project was highlighted as part of a new 10-year strategy to drive economic growth and social improvement across the city region.
Mayor Andy Burnham hailed the Old Trafford Regeneration project as the UK’s biggest sports-led scheme since the London 2012 Olympics, creating a new leisure and business destination and 15,000 new homes around a new 100,000-seat football stadium.
He confirmed Lord Sebastian Coe, who led delivery of the 2012 Olympics, as Chair-designate of a new Mayoral Development Corporation set up to drive forward the Old Trafford scheme.
Mayor Andy Burnham hailed the Old Trafford Regeneration project as the UK’s biggest sports-led scheme since the London 2012 Olympics, creating a new leisure and business destination and 15,000 new homes around a new 100,000-seat football stadium.
He confirmed Lord Sebastian Coe, who led delivery of the 2012 Olympics, as Chair-designate of a new Mayoral Development Corporation set up to drive forward the Old Trafford scheme.
There was also an initial commitment of £26m for 382 new homes as part of the Trafford Wharf development – the first major investment in the Old Trafford Regeneration area.
The support for the project came as Mayor Burnham set out a vision for Greater Manchester to become “a second city to rival any other on the planet by 2050” with every district to benefit from “regeneration at a pace and on a scale not seen before this century”.
The support for the project came as Mayor Burnham set out a vision for Greater Manchester to become “a second city to rival any other on the planet by 2050” with every district to benefit from “regeneration at a pace and on a scale not seen before this century”.
Collette Roche, Manchester United Chief Operating Officer, said: “We are delighted to see the Old Trafford Regeneration project at the heart of Greater Manchester’s wider growth plan for the next decade.
“We want to build the world’s best football stadium as a new home for Manchester United and a venue fit for the biggest international events, including the 2035 FIFA Women’s World Cup, surrounded by a vibrant business, leisure and residential district served by excellent transport links.
“We want to build the world’s best football stadium as a new home for Manchester United and a venue fit for the biggest international events, including the 2035 FIFA Women’s World Cup, surrounded by a vibrant business, leisure and residential district served by excellent transport links.
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“We are determined to play our part, together with other stakeholders, in making this vision a reality, and unlocking the huge benefits it can deliver for the surrounding community and wider region.”
A report from Oxford Economics previously estimated that the Old Trafford Regeneration project could add an estimated £7.32 billion annually to the UK economy, creating 91,600 new jobs.
A report from Oxford Economics previously estimated that the Old Trafford Regeneration project could add an estimated £7.32 billion annually to the UK economy, creating 91,600 new jobs.
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