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The Tameside Council has hired independent design firm LDA Design to master the next phase of development for St. Petersfield, an emerging mixed business district in Ashton.

LDA is supported by TODD Architects, CBRE, Curtins and Partisan Studio.

The St. Petersfield site represents a significant regeneration opportunity for Ashton town center.

The site is home to the listed Ashton Old Baths and state-of-the-art data center that is now a successful digital hub and co-working space, and Henry Square, which is the heart of a network of historic networks. Iron roads.

LDA Design offers landscape-guided master planning, landscape architecture and planning services.

The consultancy is currently designing and implementing some of the UK’s most challenging public projects, including Strand-Aldwych in London, George Street in Edinburgh and projects in the city centers of Newcastle and Liverpool.

Working with officials from the Council’s Investment and Development Team, the master plan will aim to create a meaningful new “workplace” for people that will blend in with the wider city center and complement its prominent location, existing design and heritage Worth.

The plan will seek to bring together previous developments and draw the support of key stakeholders, existing residents and members of the surrounding local community.

Cllr Oliver Ryan, board member of the Tameside Council for Finance and Economic Growth, said, “We are very excited about the St. Petersfield Project and it will help bring this part of Ashton to life.

“The support we receive from LDA Design in creating a master plan for the area will be invaluable to our district for an area well positioned to attract new businesses and investments from Tameside and beyond.

“We believe the St. Petersfield site has great potential and the plan will show how we can develop it.”

Mark Graham, Director at LDA Design and Studio Manager in Manchester, said, “With the COVID-19 out of the way, it is time for a new kind of industrial landscape to emerge, where creative and digital startups partner with more established companies to create to create a diverse range of businesses in the city center and new employment opportunities for the people of Tameside.

“New work patterns will focus on everyday experiences. Our vision will respond by calling St.

He added: “We want to integrate St. Petersfield with the rest of the city center and create a vibrant neighborhood with a diverse mix of uses that compliments the emerging commercial offer.”