Building a Better Oldham

Building a Better Oldham is an ambitious plan to transform Oldham.

It will unlock investment worth £285 million and create more than 2,000 new homes in Oldham town centre, 1,000 new jobs and 100 apprenticeship opportunities.

The ambition and vision is that we will be Building a Better Oldham:​

  • by building quality homes​
  • by providing opportunities to learn & gain new skills​
  • by providing opportunities to grow local businesses and create jobs ​
  • by ensuring Oldham is the greenest borough ​
  • by embedding sustainability, energy efficiency & low (zero) carbon​
  • by improving life-chances, health and well-being of our residents ​and local communities ​

New homes development

2000 new homes

We've partnered with Muse to develop 2,000 new homes.

Tommyfield Park plans

Tommyfield Park

Plans to create a new public park in the heart of our town centre.

Spindles shopping centre

Spindles Town Square Shopping Centre

Our plans to develop and improve the Spindles shopping centre.

Spindles retail area

Spindles: Retail Area

Opportunities and plans for the Spindles on-going retail offer.

Tommyfield Market

Spindles: The Market

A new era for Oldham's historic Tommyfield Market.

Archive Centre

Spindles: Archive Centre

A new publicly accessible Archive Collection Centre.

Event space at Spindles

Spindles: Event Space

The creation of a multi-purpose event space within The Spindles.

Royton Town Hall

Royton Town Hall

Comprehensive restoration has brought back the original Victorian splendour.

Public transport and travel improvements

Getting around

Town centre infrastructure improvements for pedestrians, cyclists and accessibility.

Cultural Quarter

Cultural Quarter and Public Space

Preserving our buildings and heritage to drive Oldham's cultural quarter.

The Egyptian Room food hall

The Egyptian Room

A modern food hall, featuring various casual dining-style food stalls.

Northern Roots Country Park

Northern Roots

Northern Roots Country Park will be within easy reach of our town centre.

Oldham Coliseum Theatre

Oldham Coliseum

We're putting culture at the heart of our transformed town centre.

The Hive co-working space

Entrepreneur workspace: The Hive

The Hive co-working space and enterprise hub is now open.