A derelict shopping parade in North Manchester is finally set to be demolished this spring. Plans to knock down Eastford Square in Collyhurst, which has laid dormant for more than a decade, have now been approved by the town hall.
Manchester council now owns the building off Rochdale Road after acquiring the final unit following years of negotiations with its owner. The three-storey structure which has stood on the site since the council estate that surrounded it was built in the 1960s could now be knocked down within a few months.
It comes as 15,000 new homes are planned in the wider area on the edge of Manchester city centre under the Victoria North scheme. A new tram stop on the Bury, Rochdale and Oldham Metrolink lines is also planned near the site.
