Piccadilly Gardens set for refurbishment

After numerous attempts to get the scheme underway, the Manchester City Council have successfully appointed a landscaper to carry out the refurbishment of Piccadilly Gardens so as to make the area more family friendly while also discouraging anti-social behaviour.

A landscaper company by the name of LDA Design (Manchester) has been appointed to the Piccadilly Gardens project by the Manchester City Council which remains to be put before public consultation, a process now scheduled for the Spring of 2020, and were actually appointed to a previous scheme that was organised by LGIM Real Assets.

Going into further detail, the previous scheme was subject to much public support but was unfortunately abandoned due to financial limits.

However, new plans for Piccadilly Gardens outline the improvement of lighting, raising the grassed areas, new planting, re-laying damaged pathways, creation of a children’s play area, replacement of existing street furniture, and the transformation of the Pavilion Wall.

For some time now the Pavilion Wall has been something of an eyesore, but new plans show that it will soon be revitalised to become a green ‘living wall’.

Adding to this, plans have detailed how areas to the North of Piccadilly Gardens will be incorporated into the gardens themselves as well as Peter Street to the South and Mosley Street to the West.

The Leader of the Manchester City Council, Sir Richard Leese stated: “We know that Piccadilly Gardens is a major issue for a lot of people which they have strong views about. We are committed to funding and bringing forward a scheme which will both improve its appearance and help make it more of a welcoming, family-friendly space.

“We look forward to sharing further ideas and details with the public and having a conversation on how best to improve the gardens as soon as we are in a position to do so.”

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