'Watch this space': Major update in huge £70m plans to transform town centre after ten YEAR delay
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAltrincham’s £70million town centre development Altair - including an ice rink and multiple leisure outlets - which has stalled for more than a decade may yet move forward in the New Year.
Plans to transform 4.5-acre piece of land off Oakfield Road have been submitted to Trafford council’s planners three times in recent years, but work has never started on the site that has been mainly used as a car park.
The rundown Altrincham leisure centre was to be replaced by a new spa-type facility and 15 new outlets including restaurants, coffee shops, bars, a convenience store and offices in addition to 150 new apartments and town houses were part of the plan by developer Nikal.
However, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) understands that the specific plans for Altair have changed, although an ice rink is still part of the bid.
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