Muse submits plans for food hall as part of major South Manchester regeneration project

Placemaker, Muse, has submitted plans for a new food hall as part of its work with Manchester City Council on Wythenshawe’s £500 million regeneration plans.

The regeneration specialist is currently involved in a number of major schemes in Stockport, including the Stockport Exchange business district next to the train station, and, as ECF, the 8-acre Stockport 8 neighbourhood in the Town Centre West area, which will create over 1,000 new homes as well as new retail, leisure and office space.

Located within the three units next to the former Peacocks store, which has now been demolished, the new food hall is all set to become a vibrant destination for independents and local vendors to attract people with delicious and diverse food offerings, whilst keeping the town centre bustling throughout the day and into the evening.

Joel Chandler, senior development manager at Muse, said:

“We’re moving at pace with our plans to give the town centre the regeneration it deserves. The food hall will be a hive for a range of local outlets and will provide new spaces for the community to spend time in and give the town’s nighttime economy a major boost.

“We’re already talking with potential vendors about taking space in the food hall following some great conversations with the local community about what types of cuisine they would like to see. The aim is to ensure there’s something for everyone and share the very best of what Wythenshawe has to.”

The new food hall is part of a wider plan to refresh Civic which has seen £20 million of funding from the UK Government and a further £11.9 million from the Council. Construction of a new Culture Hub recently got underway, along with further plans to enhance the existing open spaces in and around Civic. Construction of this phase is expected to complete in 2027.

As part of the plans for Civic, work will soon begin on the public realm, outside space which will see new paving and landscaping, whilst the vacant office space above Iceland will also be transformed into modern new workspace to support local start-ups and bring new jobs into the town centre.

The team has also recently submitted three separate applications to create 422 new affordable homes for social rent across three locations in the town centre. This first phase of homes form part of the wider masterplan and will see up to 2,000 new homes created over the next 10 to 15 years.