Priority Areas

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Priority Areas

During the autumn community conversation, we asked for your views on the identified priority areas across Eccles Town Centre and how these spaces could be improved.

We have used this feedback, alongside the wider themes that emerged, to shape the priority areas within the draft masterplan. These areas focus on repairing and strengthening the town centre – making it safer, greener and more welcoming, and creating places where people want to spend time.

Together, they guide the town centre opportunities set out in the draft masterplan.

Priority Areas

Click each of the themes below to find out more.

Church Street

Church Street is strengthened as Eccles’s main high street, bringing shops, cafés and everyday services together in a clear, walkable core.

Better lighting, new planting and safer crossings will help make the street brighter, greener and more welcoming.

Hover over the hotspots to read more about the proposed changes.

Regent Street

Regent Street becomes the gateway to Eccles’s civic heart, linking the town centre with key public spaces.

New and improved spaces along the street will create more room for events, greener places to sit and safer streets for people walking through the area.

Hover over the hotspots to read more about the proposed changes.

St. Mary’s Gardens

St Mary’s Gardens is a quiet green space within Eccles town centre.

Improvements will help it feel safer, greener and more welcoming, while respecting its history and peaceful character.

Better lighting, clearer paths and new places to sit will make it easier to spend time here and walk through the gardens.

Hover over the hotspots to read more about the proposed changes.

Vicarage Walk & Church Square

Vicarage Walk & Church Square will create a welcoming gateway into Eccles town centre.

Vicarage Walk will be a new tree-lined route with places to sit, meet and spend time, making it a pleasant way to move through the town.

Church Square will be a new public space for events, activities and everyday social use, next to a community pavilion.

Click on the hotspots to find out more.

Vicarage Grove & John William Street

Vicarage Grove and John William Street form the main route between Eccles train station and the town centre.

Improvements will create a better first impression for people arriving by train, with greener streets, clearer routes and a calmer feel.

Changes to traffic, parking and planting will make it easier to move between the station and the town centre.

Hover over the hotspots to find out more.

Bridge Link Enhancements

The bridge links connect Eccles town centre with surrounding neighbourhoods, including Monton to the north of the motorway.

Improvements will make it safer and more pleasant to walk and cycle between neighbourhoods and the town centre.

Better lighting, clearer signs and more planting will help the bridges feel more welcoming and easier to navigate, encouraging more people to travel into Eccles on foot or by bike.

Hover over the hotspots to find out more.

Quick Wins

Quick wins are early improvements that can bring more life into Eccles town centre while longer-term plans move forward.
These could include short-term spaces for local traders, community events, more planting and seating, and activities for children and families.

They are designed to keep the town centre active and well used while bigger changes take shape.

Hover over the hotspots to explore potential quick wins in each area.

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Priority Areas

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Church Street & Regent Street

Church Street and Regent Street will be improved to feel brighter, safer and more welcoming, with better walking routes through the town centre.

Community events will help bring Church Street and the new public square to life. Changes to traffic and crossings near the station and along Regent Street will make it easier and safer to move between the bus station, train station and the rest of the town centre.

St Mary’s Gardens

St Mary’s Gardens is a key green space within the town centre and has the potential to play a bigger role in everyday life.

Improved lighting and clearer signs will make the gardens easier to find and feel safer to use. New features such as natural play areas and community growing spaces will encourage people of all ages to spend time here. The history of St Mary’s will be shared through storytelling and public displays, while improved paths will make it easier to walk through the gardens.

Vicarage Walk & Church Square

Vicarage Walk & Church Square will create a welcoming gateway into the town centre.

Vicarage Walk will be a new tree-lined route with places to sit and spend time. Church Square will be a new public space next to the mixed-use community hub, supporting events and everyday activity. Changes to Albert Street will slow traffic and make it safer and easier to walk into the town centre.

Vicarage Grove and John William Street

Vicarage Grove and John William Street form the main route between the train station and the town centre.

Improvements will create a greener, safer and more welcoming first impression for people arriving in Eccles. Changes to traffic, parking and planting will help calm the streets and make it easier to move between the station, nearby shops and the town centre.

Bridge Link Enhancements

The bridge links connect neighbourhoods north of the motorway with Eccles town centre.

Improvements will make these routes safer, greener and more welcoming. Better lighting, planting and clearer crossings will help people move more easily between neighbourhoods and the town centre, whether walking or cycling.

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