Muse joins Northern Powerhouse Partnership

Placemaker, Muse, has announced it has joined the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, bringing its experience of long-term regeneration projects in the region to the organisation.

The announcement comes following the Government announcement that it will bring forward the Northern Powerhouse Rail link to improve transport connections between cities across the region. Work is also under way on a strategy for the Northern Growth Corridor, due to be published later this year, that aims to rival the Oxford-Cambridge corridor. Together, these developments present a renewed opportunity to link major transport investment with regeneration, development and long-term economic growth.

As new members of the Partnership, Muse will contribute expertise in infrastructure-led regeneration, masterplanning and delivery models that align transport investment with commercial development, housing and innovation-led growth. This includes experience of station and corridor-led development, long-term stewardship of places, and working across complex public–private partnerships to turn strategic infrastructure commitments into investable, deliverable schemes. The business boasts regional teams in the North West, Yorkshire and North East, and is involved in major regeneration schemes including at Stockport Exchange (pictures) and Stockport 8 (as part of the ECF partnership) as part of the UK’s largest town centre regeneration.

Muse will be represented on the Northern Powerhouse Partnership Board by its Managing Director, Phil Mayall, who also holds other strategic positions including Vice-Chair of the British Property Federation Regional Policy Committee, member of the Property Leaders Council, and Fellow of the RSA.

Phil Mayall, Managing Director at Muse, said:

“We are delighted to be joining the Northern Powerhouse Partnership. With the government’s continued focus on supporting transformation and accelerating regional growth, we have a real opportunity to make an impact and go above and beyond in delivering meaningful, lasting, change in the North of England.

“As someone born and raised in the region, I am passionate about the people, place, and potential which can be unleashed here. This is a sentiment shared by our skilled regional teams in the North, and by across the business. Drawing on our decades of experience as placemakers, we’re looking forward to sharing our insights, lessons, and learnings with partnership, to help best shape the future of the North of England.”

Baroness Elliott of Whitburn Bay, Chair of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, said:

“We’re delighted to welcome Muse to the Northern Powerhouse Partnership at a pivotal moment for the North. Muse has an established reputation for transforming our cities and town by creating places for people to work and homes for people to live in.

“With the Government confirming its commitment last week to delivering Northern Powerhouse Rail, and a strategy for the Northern Growth Corridor due to be launched in the spring, there is the opportunity to bring forward more ambitious plans for our cities and towns which otherwise could not have happened. Muse’s experience in infrastructure-led growth, masterplanning and long-term stewardship will be vital in helping ensure infrastructure investment brings benefits to the lives of Northerners wherever they live.”