Alt and Sholver Partnership

What is it?

Alt and Sholver are two estates situated in the east of Oldham, on the outskirts of the town centre bordering open countryside. Alt and Sholver estates contain high numbers of social rented properties.

The Alt and Sholver project aims to significantly improve both estates over the next 8 to 12 years! The project will involve building over 1300 new homes for sale and rent, demolishing around 800 existing properties to create space for new homes and developing new areas of parkland and open space.

Who is Involved?

Over the past 18 months, a partnership of Oldham Council, First Choice Homes, Partners in Action, the Alt Tenants and Residents Association, and the Sholver Tenant Management Organisation have been working together to develop the Neighbourhood Plans for the Alt and Sholver estates.

We have been working with consultants from Deloitte and Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners, who specialise in working with residents to develop plans for regeneration in neighbourhoods that are experiencing problems.

How have tenants and residents been involved?

Over the last year tenants and residents have given their views about how the neighbourhoods can be improved at a number of events including:

July 2006- Launch event
August 2006- Estate walkabouts. Residents living on the estates took the team around the estates to get a ‘residents’ eye view’ of life on Alt and Sholver.
September 2006- Public feedback sessions. Residents had the chance to ‘hear back’ some of the early issues and ideas and think about some of the solutions; we also heard residents’ views about shops, environment and community facilities.
November 2006- Ideas for Change Event. Residents had the chance to see several options and discussed amongst each other and with Council officers ideas for improving the areas.

Why?

Everyone recognises that Alt and Sholver estates have experienced lots of problems. We’re looking at both areas because some of the problems you’ve told us about are very similar. The intention is to work in both areas to enable us to share a number of costs which will make the project less expensive in the longer term. Although the areas are different in many ways, similar problems include:

The estates are less popular than they were
The environment of the estates has got worse
Some properties attract tenants who cause problems
There are problems with anti-social behaviour
Some residents would welcome some private housing, rather than homes which the council have built
Some families want to leave the estate

What Is the Neighbourhood Plan?

The Neighbourhood Plans for the Alt & Sholver estates will identify the amount of change needed to provide new housing, better community facilities and improve the local environment. The Plans will show how we can improve the estates for residents who want to stay as well as to attract new people into the area. Therefore, the Neighbourhood Plans are looking to see how we can:

Improve the quality, range and choice of housing on the estates to encourage people to live here
Improve the quality of life for residents by investing in the environment
Solve some of the social and housing management problems, including anti-social behaviour

You can see the neighbourhood plans using the links below:

Neighbourhood Plan Feedback

What should I do next?

Information about the next stage of consultation will be made available online as soon as the information is complete. Please keep checking the website to see updates on the project.

If you have any questions that you would like to ask please contact the Alt and Sholver team:

Tel: 0800 077 8197
Email: asp@oldham.gov.uk

Alt and Sholver Partnership

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